KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 15, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Friday the association’s 2023 National Staff and Coach of the Year recipients for senior and junior college, high school, and youth/club soccer, as voted on by the coaches in their respective divisions and levels.Twelve of the 14 college staff award winners (six men’s and six women’s staffs) claimed the national or CCCAA championship in their respective division in 2023.These staffs will be honored at the United Soccer Coaches Awards Banquet on Jan. 12, 2024, at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, Calif. in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention. Each Regional Staff of the Year appeared on the ballot for National Staff of the Year, along with the addition of staffs from all schools which reached the semifinals of their respective championship.
2023 National Coaches of the Year
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS |
HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL |
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Large Public School Boys |
Ron Eden, Brentwood High School (N.Y.) |
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Small Public School Boys |
Darren Allen, Mount Abram Regional High School (Maine) |
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Private/Parochial Boys |
Marty Berman, Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) |
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS |
HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL |
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Large Public School Girls |
Jamie Schneider, Spencerport High School (N.Y.) |
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Small Public School Girls |
Eric Degnan, Monson High School (Mass.) |
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Private/Parochial Girls |
Curtis Blair, Baylor School (Tenn.) |
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HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT |
Richard Dunnigan, Jesuit High School (Fla.) |
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YOUTH/CLUB |
Bobby Puppione, The St. James FC (Va.) |
2023 National Coaching Staffs of the Year
| COLLEGE MEN | SCHOOL |
| NCAA I Men | University of Notre Dame |
| Head Coach: Chad Riley | |
| Assistants: Jeffrey Rowland, Michael Graczyk and Christopher Rolfe | |
| NCAA II Men | Franklin Pierce University |
| Head Coach: Travis Brent | |
| Assistants: Diego Thielen, Jon Paul Navarro and Riley Brooks | |
| NCAA III Men | St. Olaf College |
| Head Coach: Justin Oliver | |
| Assistant: Matthew Gibbons, Ben Braman, Tyler Keith and Brian Sullivan | |
| NAIA Men | MidAmerica Nazarene University |
| Head Coach: Kevin Wardlaw | |
| Assistants: Atanas Karagyaurov and Alistair Hughes | |
| Junior College I Men | Monroe College |
| Head Coach: Marcus DiBernardo | |
| Assistants: Jonathan Avila, Filip Kula, Massimo Garguilo and Jay Myers | |
| Junior College II Men | Iowa Lakes Community College |
| Head Coach: Ben MacRae | |
| Assistants: Nick Semnani and Nick Erdmann | |
| Junior College III Men | El Camino College |
| Head Coach: Michael Jacobson | |
| Assistants: Steven Barrera, Miguel Sanchez and Richard Fernandez |
| COLLEGE WOMEN | SCHOOL |
| NCAA I Women | Florida State University |
| Head Coach: Brian Pensky | |
| Assistants: Bobby Shuttleworth, Aaron Brunner, Andrew Hudson and Sarah Buckley | |
| NCAA II Women | Point Loma Nazarene University |
| Head Coach: Kristi Kiely | |
| Assistants: Tanner Wolfe, Mark Yeeles and Duarte Andrade | |
| NCAA III Women | California Lutheran University |
| Head Coach: Frank Marino | |
| Assistants: Shannon Pennington, Brenton Frame, Chloe Montano and Tony Castro | |
| NAIA Women | William Carey University |
| Head Coach: Danny Owens | |
| Assistants: Ryan Weir, Larissa Caldas and Shawn Hunter | |
| Junior College I Women | Iowa Western Community College |
| Head Coach: Adam Sanchez | |
| Assistants: Jamison Parkhill | |
| Junior College II Women | Jones College |
| Head Coach: Dolores Deasley | |
| Assistants: Tori Brook, Shawn Hunter and Elizabeth Theriot | |
| Junior College III Women | Folsom Lake College |
| Head Coach: Donald Ribaudo | |
| Assistants: Pat Powers, Robert Gray, James Pierce and Teo Delgado |