Sonoma Academy announced Thursday morning that Ben Ziemer will be its new boys soccer coach this fall.
Don’t now where he’ll find the time, but Ben will now be an assistant to brother Marcus at SSU and then coach under his brother Chris (SA’s athletic director). All that in addition to running the NPSL and being the head coach of the Sonoma County Sol.
Hopefully, he’ll be able to remember all the players…

Here is the official SA press release…

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Santa Rosa, CA, Thursday, June 4, 2009- Benjamin Ziemer, one of the top soccer coaches in Northern California, will join Sonoma Academy as head coach of the boys’ soccer program, the school has announced. He will replace Mike Peller, who is moving to the East Coast.
Ziemer currently coaches the Sonoma County Sol in the National Premier Soccer League and also assists his brother, Marcus Ziemer, who is head soccer coach at Sonoma State University.
He also helped organize and currently manages the Nor Cal Premier Soccer League, which provides programs for soccer clubs throughout Northern California and is considered one of the most progressive soccer organizations in the United States.
Sonoma Academy Athletic Director Chris Ziemer, also a brother to Benjamin, said Ziemer will be a “great asset” to Sonoma Academy’s soccer program. “His coaching experience at college and semi-professional adult levels will definitely enhance our program, plus his extensive background in coaching youth will be key here at Sonoma Academy. I think it will be exciting for the boys to work with someone who coaches teams playing against Stanford or the University of California San Diego in the morning, then works with them in the afternoon. The boys will enjoy playing for him. He will create a challenging, positive and fun environment where the students will grow both as athletes and people.”
Ziemer played youth soccer and high school soccer in Sonoma County and began his collegiate career at Fresno State and Santa Rosa Junior College before playing his last two seasons at Sonoma State University. While at SSU, he earned All-Conference and All-Far West honors before moving to Germany, where he played professionally.
In addition to coaching several Sonoma County soccer teams, Ziemer coached the Olympic Development Program state teams. He has been a Hoek Method Camp coach for more than eight years and has directed more than 150 Ziemer Brother camps in Northern and Southern California, Oregon and Nevada. He currently holds a USSF “A” coaching license and a German “B” license.
Sonoma Academy, located at the base of Taylor Mountain in south Santa Rosa, is an independent college preparatory high school serving students in Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties.