Former Billiken Cal McKee is in his third season as an assistant coach on the Saint Louis University women’s soccer staff.
McKee formerly served as the Girls Academy Director at St. Louis Development Academy. He has coached soccer, primarily girls, in the St. Louis area since 2016 and was head coach of the 2019 U16G USYS national champions.
McKee is a 2008 graduate of Chaminade College Prep, where he was a teammate of Saint Louis men’s soccer assistant coach Kevin Stoll and a member of the Red Devils’ 2006 state championship team. He played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher from U10 to U23 and was coached by, among others, Billiken men’s soccer head coach Kevin Kalish.
McKee played three seasons at Santa Clara University, including the 2010 campaign when the Broncos were West Coast Conference co-champions and played in the NCAA Tournament. He transferred to SLU, played for the Billikens in 2011 and graduated from the University in December 2012.
“We are thrilled to have a coach of Cal McKee’s caliber on our staff,” head coach Katie Shields said. “We had the privilege of getting to know Cal in his role with STLDA, and we have tremendous respect and appreciation for his impact on the women’s game in St. Louis.
“Cal has been one of the elite youth coaches in St. Louis who has played a significant role in developing some of the best St. Louis talent, including Billiken All-American Emily Gaebe,” Shields said. “He has tremendous tactical and technical sophistication that will continue to elevate our quality of play. As a former Billiken player, Cal has a thorough understanding of what it means to be a student-athlete at SLU. He embodies our departmental values of trust, caring and a commitment to excellence.”
