Women’s Soccer Coach Profiles

Steve Vissia

Head Coach

Coach Vissia will begin his first year as head coach of the women’s soccer team at Grace Bible College this fall. Steve is a graduate of Spring Arbor University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies and a Masters of Arts in Education.  As a player at SAU he served as captain in 1997 and was a four time letter winner.  He previously was the boys’ varsity soccer coach at Fremont High School for twelve years and is continuing as the girls’ varsity soccer coach for his fifteenth season.

As a head coach Steve led his teams to five district championships (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009), two regional titles (2007 and 2009), and two state semi-final appearances (2007 and 2009).  He has been named District “Coach of the Year” six times (1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009), Regional “Coach of the Year” twice (2007 and 2009), Western Waterways Activities Conference Soccer “Coach of the Year” (2006), Muskegon Chronicle Soccer “Coach of the Year” (2005 and 2006), and State of Michigan Public School “Coach of the Year” (2007).  Steve is also nationally licensed by the USSF.

Coach Vissia currently teaches Social Studies at Fremont High School.  Steve is married to wife Heidi and has four children, Grant (8), John (5), Caleb (3), and Esther (1).

Contact Coach Vissia at:  svissia@gbcol.edu

Laura Yon

Assistant Coach

Laura is a first year assistant coach at Grace Bible College.  Laura is originally from Fremont, Michigan where she graduated from high school and played four years of varsity soccer.  Laura attended Montreat College in North Carolina where she was a four-year letter winner.  After complete her degree from Montreat she was selected as a member of the USA Women’s Deaf Soccer Team.   As a defensive starter Laura helped lead her team to win a gold medal in the 2009 Deaf Olympics in Taipei, Taiwan.  Laura has been playing soccer at a high level for the past ten years and also has previous coaching experience at the high school leave.

Laura currently lives in Twin Lake.  She is married to her husband James.

Erich Heger

Goalkeeping Coach

Coach Heger is in his first year of assistant coaching at Grace Bible College.  Erich comes to Grace soccer with 7 years of Division II High School coaching experience as a goalkeeping coach.  He has coached both boys and girls at Fremont High School.  Under his direction his keepers have achieved All-State honorable mention recognition and multiple All-District and All-Conference honors.  He has also provided personal training for individuals and currently coaches his daughter’s team at the club level.  He has obtained his MSYSA Goalkeeping Certification and USSF D-license.

Erich and his wife Teresa have been married for 13 years and have 2 daughters, Stephanie (11) and Anna (10).  He works as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Michigan.