Jay Mims

Last updated

Jay Mims
Personal information
Full name Jason Mims
Date of birth 1977 (age 45–46)
Place of birth Memphis, Tennessee
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999 Saint Louis Billikens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000 Cincinnati Riverhawks 10 (2)
Managerial career
2001–2010 Creighton Bluejays (assistant)
2011 Penn State Nittany Lions (assistant)
2011–2018 Omaha Mavericks
2018–2019 Real Salt Lake (academy director)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs (assistant)
2019–2022 Union Omaha
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the Chief Operations Officer for USL Championship club Memphis 901.

Contents

Playing career

Mims grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He then attended Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a four-year starting midfielder from 1995–1999. [1] Mims then played one year of professional soccer for the Cincinnati Riverhawks where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals. [1]

Coaching career

College career

After Mims retired from professional soccer he was hired as an assistant for the Creighton Bluejays. [2] He spent nine years with Creighton before he was hired by the Omaha Mavericks as the first head coach in their soccer program's history. [1] While there he brought the program national success, until leaving in mid-2018 for a spot in the Real Salt Lake academy system. [3] [4]

Real Salt Lake Academy

Mims accepted a position working with the Real Salt Lake academy. [3] While there he primarily worked with the U-18 and U-19 development teams. [3] Moreover, when the head coach of the Salt Lake reserve team, Real Monarchs, left the team, Mims joined as an assistant to Jámison Olave. [4]

Union Omaha

On May 7, 2019, Mims was announced as the head coach of the new USL League One club, Union Omaha. [5] Mims was named League One Coach of the Year in 2021. On December 16, 2022, Mims resigned from his position with Union Omaha. [6]

Memphis 901 FC

In December 2023, Mims returned to his hometown to act as Chief Operations Officer for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Kreis</span> American soccer player and coach

Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of the United States under-23 team. From 2021 to 2023, he also served as an assistant coach for MLS club Inter Miami CF. He coached Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and was previously an assistant coach under Jürgen Klinsmann for the United States men's national soccer team. Prior to that he was the head coach of New York City FC and Real Salt Lake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Real Salt Lake</span> American professional soccer team

Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. Founded in 2004, the club began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league.

John Hackworth is an American soccer coach who is currently Director of Coaching for St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer and the interim head coach for the club's MLS Next Pro side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jámison Olave</span> Colombian footballer and manager (born 1981)

Jámison Olave Mosquera is a Colombian former footballer who is currently the head coach of USL Championship side Real Monarchs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Cruz</span> American soccer player

Daniel Arthur Quimby Cruz is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of USL Championship club Louisville City FC.

Justin Hughes is a former American soccer player, who currently works as an Investment Advisor with Renaissance Financial in Omaha, Nebraska.

Joel DeLass is an American soccer coach and former player.

402 FC was an American amateur soccer team based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

Bob Warming is an American soccer coach is currently a technical advisor for Union Omaha in USL League One. A veteran college soccer coach, Warming has coached eight other men's college soccer programs across the United States, including Penn State University, his previous coaching stint, and Creighton University, on two separate stints. Additionally, Warming has coached at Old Dominion University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte, both NCAA Division I institions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Real Monarchs</span> American soccer team

Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is an affiliate of the Major League Soccer (MLS) club Real Salt Lake. Real Monarchs are based in the Real Salt Lake training facility in Herriman, Utah, playing out of Zions Bank Stadium. As with Real Salt Lake, the club is owned by David Blitzer and Ryan Smith.

The Omaha Mavericks men's soccer team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League.

Connor Sparrow is an American soccer player who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.

Ricky Lopez-Espin is an American former soccer player.

David Ochoa is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national under-21 team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Memphis 901 FC</span> American professional soccer team

Memphis 901 FC is an American professional soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Union Omaha</span> Soccer club

Union Omaha Soccer Club is an American professional soccer team based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2020, the team made its debut in USL League One (USL1).

Dion Jeremy Acoff is an American soccer player who plays as a right back for Union Omaha in USL League One.

The 2020 USL Championship season was the tenth season of the USL Championship and fourth under Division II sanctioning. This was the second season under the name "USL Championship", having used the name "United Soccer League" through 2018. Real Monarchs were the defending USL Cup champions. The 2020 season saw 35 teams participate in two conferences during the regular season.

Braxton Taghvai-Najib is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Inter Miami CF II.

Ben Pirmann is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of USL Championship club Charleston Battery.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Creighton University Athletics - Jason Mims - Staff Directory - Creighton University". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Boone, Tony. "Jason Mims, UNO's first and only men's soccer coach, takes job with MLS franchise Real Salt Lake". Omaha.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Real Monarchs part ways with assistant coach, add injured RSL player to staff". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Boone, Tony. "'I love this city': For Jason Mims, returning to Omaha to coach pro soccer is a dream come true". Omaha.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Union Omaha announces resignation of Head Coach Jay Mims". USLLeagueOne.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Clayton, Josh. "Memphis 901 FC Announces Jay Mims as Chief Operations Officer". Memphis901FC.com. Memphis 901 . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.