[1][2] After finishing his playing career, Shoop became an assistant coach at his alma mater while completing a master's degree at nearby Kent State University.
In Starkville, Shoop worked with future Major League Baseball stars Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro, among others.
[3] After his time with the Bulldogs, Shoop became head coach at Birmingham–Southern, leading that program for seventeen seasons.
Under Shoop, the Panthers claimed a pair of Big South Conference titles and appeared in the Athens Regional.
[1][2] After BSC decided to move their programs to Division III, Shoop accepted the head coach position across Birmingham at UAB.