Bio

Jason Higgins enters his second season as assistant men's soccer coach at Viterbo University for the fall 2019 season. Prior to Viterbo, Jason was the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at NCAA Division II Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii and NCAA Division III Thomas College where he achieved the school's first NCAA tournament berth in school history.
Previous to Thomas College, Jason was the assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross where the team reached the championship match of the Patriot League Conference. He also held the title of National Coach for the Northern Mariana Islands where he created the U14 National Men’s and Women’s teams while being responsible for the technical development of the Senior National Teams.
Jason also was also an assistant at Southern Methodist University and was heavily involved as an assistant in all aspects of the program. During his tenure at SMU, two of his recruiting classes were ranked in the top ten in the country. With Jason’s assistance, SMU reached the Final Four in 2005 and was ranked #1 in the country for a large part of the 2006 season, earning the #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Jason was responsible for all team travel arrangements, recruiting, scouting of opponents, game administration, and office administration. Jason also assisted with on-field coaching, off-season conditioning, coaching clinics, budget, and summer camps.
Prior to his involvement with SMU, Jason served as the head assistant men's soccer coach at the University of Dayton. During that season, Dayton compiled an 11-7-1 record, making a trip to the Atlantic 10 conference semi-finals. His responsibilities included but were not limited to: recruiting coordinator, scouting of opponents, practice and game management and travel arrangements. During his tenure in Ohio, Jason also was involved with the Olympic Development Program for the 1986 boys team.
Prior to his Dayton experience, Jason served as the Director of Operations at Rutgers University. During his time there, the Scarlet Knights were consistently ranked in the Top 25 in the nation. He was involved with all aspects of the program and enjoyed a trip to the second round of the NCAA Soccer Tournament His major responsibilities included but were not limited to: travel coordinator, film editing, game and practice management, and day to day office administration.
Higgins has also held the position of Head Coach at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas, for two seasons. There, he recruited and coached the American Southwest Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year. His initial season ended with a 4-15 record, but his squad rebounded to post an 11-5-2 mark in his second year, while consistently starting eight of his 17 recruited freshmen.
From 1999 to 2001, he was the assistant men's varsity soccer coach at his alma mater, Springfield College in Springfield, Mass. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Springfield in May 1999 and obtained his Master's degree in Education from the same college in May 2001.
Higgins holds a USSF "B" license and the Advanced National Coaching License.