Berkowitz was an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. for the past seven years before accepting his first collegiate head coaching position. He was promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2004, a position that he held for his final three seasons.

A native of Wantagh, N.Y., Berkowitz also served as the recruiting coordinator and the goalkeepers coach for the Runnin' Bulldogs Division I program.

Gardner-Webb's goalkeepers flourished under Berkowitz, as
graduates Hilary George and Edie Hering both finished their careers among the top three in career shutouts in the school record books. In 2001, George earned NCCAA All-
America and All-Tournament honors after setting school records with 7.5 shutouts and a 0.81 goals against average.

While at Gardner-Webb, Berkowitz's duties included all aspects of coaching, coordinating recruiting, assisting with budget preparation and management, fund raising, monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes, scheduling and making travel arrangements.

Berkowitz was an assistant men's soccer coach at Averett University, a Division III institution in Danville, Va., from 1998-2000.

A 1997 graduate of LIU Southampton College, Berkowitz was three-year starter for the nationally ranked squad and was a team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He set school records for career wins and shutouts during his college career, and helped the Colonials to ECAC championships in 1994 and 1995. He also earned the Southampton College Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior. Berkowitz was a graduate assistant coach at LIU Southampton for the 1997 season.

Berkowitz graduated cum laude with departmental honors with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration and Sports Marketing from LIU Southampton College, and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Gardner-Webb University, which he earned in August 2006. He has also completed credit hours towards a Master's of Arts in Teaching from Averett University.

Berkowitz has extensive camp experience as well, including six years as co-director of the Gardner-Webb Girls Soccer Academy, where he organized and managed all aspects of the camp including marketing and promotion, staff organization and curriculum development.

His other experience includes serving as the goalkeepers coach for the Gardner-Webb men's soccer team, a stint as head coach of the Greater Cleveland County Soccer Association U-18 Boys' Premier Team, and the director of coaching for GCCSA goalkeepers.