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2009 Western Michigan Men’s Soccer
BEN
PIRMANN
ASSISTANT COACH
Michigan State, ’08
First Season
ALLEN
RIDDLE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Dunstable Grammar, ’62
First Season
COACHING STAFF
Joining the Bronco staff in April 2009, Pirmann will be involved in all facets of
the program, with his primary responsibilities at Western Michigan including the
areas of compliance, travel, video analysis, camps and scouting.
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Michigan State, Pirmann concluded
his career with the Spartans in the fall of 2008, leading MSU to a Big
Ten Championship. Pirmann was also part of the Spartan squad that won the
conference crown in 2004 and made an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007.
After sustaining a preseason injury in his senior year, Pirmann returned to Michigan
State for a redshirt senior season in 2008. Earning a bachelor of arts in
communication last May, he is currently concluding a master’s degree at MSU
in kinesiology with a concentration in coaching.
A midfielder, Pirmann amassed 13 assists and scored one goal during his career,
leading MSU in assists in 2006. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten
selection and was the Spartans’ recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship award
in 2008. Pirmann was also a member of the PDL organizations West Michigan
Edge (2007-08) and Indiana Invaders (2005-06).
Pirmann has been a USSF licensed coach since 2006 and holds a National B
license. He worked as a student assistant coach at Michigan State in his year off
due to injury and continued his duties following his final season. He has worked
high school and youth camps at Michigan State and Notre Dame.
Riddle joins the Bronco men’s soccer staff after working in a similar capacity for
the Kalamazoo Outrage PDL side in 2008. He will assist the coaching staff with
various administrative activities including equipment and co-ordinating travel
arrangements.
Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Riddle spent a large part of his life living in
New Zealand where he represented Wellington City and Miramar Rangers football
clubs.
The father of WMU head coach Stu Riddle, Allen and his wife Mary reside in
Oshtemo, Mich.
TIM
HERRMANN
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
Western Michigan, ’00
10th Season
Tim Herrmann oversees the strength and conditioning program for men’s soccer,
women’s soccer, men’s basketball, baseball, volleyball, golf, women’s tennis,
dance and also works closely with the football team.
The Santa Maria, Calif., native first joined the department as a strength and
conditioning intern in 1999, later becoming a graduate assistant in 2000 and
being elevated to a full-time position in 2002.
Herrmann oversees the daily operation of the Read Fieldhouse and Seelye Center
weight rooms, where 15 of WMU’s 16 varsity programs train. He specifically
develops and implements strength, speed and conditioning programs for his
designated sports teams.
His numerous responsibilites also include daily scheduling of the weight rooms,
overseeing the graduate assistant program and the maintenance and purchase
of weight room equipment.
A certified strength and conditioning specialist since 2000 by the National
Strength and Conditioning Association, Herrmann possesses a pair of degrees
from Western Michigan. He earned his bachelor’s in exercise science in 2000
and was awarded a master’s in exercise physiology two years later.
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