Longtime Parkland High School boys assistant coach Scott Mang has recently taken the head coaching job after Patrick Birns stepped down last month as Parkland boys head soccer coach.

Mang has been with the Trojans program for the last 10 seasons, and it was an easy decision to take over the reins.

“I am very excited to say the least,” said Mang. “I always wanted to teach and coach and be an influence to kids. I am humbled and blessed to be in this position. I get to be with awesome young men and coaches every day. This is one of the top jobs in the state. I’ve been around Parkland for over 20 years with youth programs and the varsity so I’m very familiar with what they are looking for.”

During his tenure, the Trojans amassed an overall record of 164 wins, 43 losses and 10 ties. Parkland also competed in the PIAA State Tournament (2013, 2016, and 2021), won the District 11 Class 4A Championship (2013 and 2017), the East Penn Conference Championship (2015 and 2017), and the Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Championship (2013).

Coach Mang helped groom one All-Region, four All-State and many All-Conference players over the last 10 years. At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Mang was chosen as the Assistant Coach of the Year in Pennsylvania by his peers in the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association.

“The Parkland program is the big red machine,” Mang said. “Pat [Birns] was great to be around for the last 10 years. To see what he did and what the administration did for the support of the program is amazing. The facility is second to none and the booster club works year-round to provide for us. Pat is one of the nicest human beings I know and always wanted to take care of people.”

Before coaching with the Trojans, Mang served as an assistant coach under women’s head soccer coach Leslie Kiernan at Muhlenberg College (2005-2014). He also was head coach at Northwestern Lehigh High School from 1998-2001, winning a District 11 2A Championship with the Tigers.

Even though he hasn’t been a head coach in over 10 years, he has been around the game and knows what to expect.

“I’m trying to wrap my head about what’s going on and the finer details of things still,” said Mang. “We have a bunch of assistant coaches coming back to help me, so I will have a lot of help. The coaching staff and the consistency is going to be great for our kids and the transition. We have a nice group of players coming back and upperclassmen with experience that will help us out. We also have really solid goalkeeping.”