Education
In 1995, Kalish graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas-Mercy High School.
In 1995, Kalish graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas-Mercy High School.
He played professionally in the National Soccer League. His senior season, he was the Most Valuable Player of the Midwest Championship and a Parade Magazine High School All American. In 1995, Kalish entered the University of Connecticut where he was a two-year starter on the men"s soccer team
He played defender as well as attacking and holding midfield.
Following his senior season, he transferred to Saint Louis University. He finished his collegiate career with two season as a Billiken.
He was a 1998 First Team All American. He graduated in 1999 with a bachelor"s degree in marketing.
In 2007, Saint Louis University inducted Kalish into its Athletic Hall of Fame.
During his collegiate career, Kalish continued to play club soccer with Scott Gallagher, winning the 1998 U-23 National Championship with them. In 1998, the Saint Louis Ambush of the National Soccer League drafted Kalish. He did not sign with them.
On February 8, 1999, the Kansas City Wizards selected Kalish in the third round (26th overall) of the 1999 Master of Library Science College Draft.
The Nashville Metros also drafted Kalish. On November 16, 1999, Kalish signed with the Ambush.
When the Ambush folded at the end of the season, Kalish moved to the Buffalo Blizzard. On January 26, 2001, the Blizzard traded Kalish to the Kansas City Attack for Chris Handsor.
In 1999, Kalish served as an assistant coach with the Saint Louis Billikens.
In 2000, he moved to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as an assistant. In 2008, he became the Cougers" head coach. On December 6, 2013, he resigned to assume a position with the Saint Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club that would allow him to spend more time with his family.