In her first year as an assistant coach for the Falcon women’s soccer team, Candice Silva joins the staff with an extensive playing career and budding coaching career. Most recently, she served as an assistant coach at Cypress College over the last two years, while she is currently a coach with the OC Premiere teams and a trainer of the girls U-9, U-14 and U-15 teams. As early as a high school senior, Silva was giving private lessons, while she coached the Troy High girls freshman team from 2003-04. She has also served as an instructor at the Jack Hyde Soccer Camps from 2006-07.

At the time she was getting her first coaching experience, Silva was a member of the Cypress College team and helped lead them to the 2004 state championship after they advanced to the championship game her freshman year. In both seasons she earned the Haas Scholarship, as well as the Faith Awarded, which is given to the Most Inspirational Player. Silva’s career continued at San Francisco State University, where she was their Team Captain in each of her seasons, while she was also an al-conference honorable mention choice as a junior. A graduate of Troy High in Fullerton, Silva was a two-time 1^st Team all-league selection, as well as a 2^nd Team All-CIF choice her senior year. In addition, during her senior year, she was named her school’s Female Athlete of the Year and received the team’s Most Inspirational Player.

Silva earned her AA degree from Cypress College, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from San Francisco State. She is currently working on her Masters of Science degree in Physical Education at Azusa Pacific University and is in line to complete her degree in February, 2010. Silva is also a 2^nd Degree black belt in tae kwon do.