KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 19, 2025) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Friday the association’s 2025 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.
These staffs will be honored at the United Soccer Coaches Awards Ceremony on Jan. 16, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa., 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.
2025 National Coaches of the Year
| HIGH SCHOOL BOYS | HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL |
| Large Public School Boys | Aziz Haffar, West Des Moines Valley High School (Iowa) |
| Small Public School Boys | Buddy Hayford, Twin Valley Middle/Senior High School (Vt.) |
| Independent Boys | Jay Wood, St. Christopher’s School (Va.) |
| HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS | HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL |
| Large Public School Girls | Greg Davidson, Hamilton Southeastern High School (Ind.) |
| Small Public School Girls | Amy Dunlap, Indian Hill High School (Ohio) |
| Independent Girls | Avi Dubnov, Miss Porter’s School (Conn.) |
| HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT | Steve Mastronardi, Elmira High School (N.Y.) |
| YOUTH/CLUB | Todd Hill, New Haven (Conn.) Youth Soccer |
2025 National Coaching Staffs of the Year
| COLLEGE MEN | SCHOOL |
| NCAA I Men | Furman University |
| Head Coach: Doug Allison | |
| Assistants: Bret Boulware, Brandon Tucker and Charlie Arndt | |
| NCAA II Men | Midwestern State University |
| Head Coach: Michael Meachum | |
| Assistants: Patrick Fitzgerald, AJ Francois and Carlos Gonzalez | |
| NCAA III Men | Tufts University |
| Head Coach: Kyle Dezotell | |
| Assistants: Adam Batista, Cristian Wood-Suvak, Luca Napora and Zach Abdu-Glass | |
| NAIA Men | Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
| Head Coach: James Peterson | |
| Assistants: Cedric Muteshi and Stevan Djukic | |
| Junior College I Men | Daytona State College |
| Head Coach: Joe Avallone | |
| Assistant: Jonathan Lopez | |
| Junior College II Men | Phoenix College |
| Head Coach: David Cameron | |
| Assistants: Pedro Mendoza, Ethan Dougherty and Carmen Esnal | |
| Junior College III Men | Cerritos College |
| Head Coach: Benjamin Artiaga | |
| Assistants: Chris Lekavich, Alejandro Diaz, Tony Leone and Jeffrey Payeras | |
| COLLEGE WOMEN | SCHOOL |
| NCAA I Women | Florida State University |
| Head Coach: Brian Pensky | |
| Assistants: Bobby Shuttleworth, Erwin van Bennekom and Micah Bledsoe | |
| NCAA II Women | Florida Tech |
| Head Coach: Katy Freels | |
| Assistants: Scott Wilson and Olivia Simmons | |
| NCAA III Women | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Head Coach: Jim Conlon | |
| Assistants: Taylor Imming, Amanda Kesler and Sidney Conner | |
| NAIA Women | Keiser University |
| Head Coach: Alex Adams |