Men's Soccer
Simmons, Ali
Ali Simmons
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- alexander.simmons@shu.edu
- Phone:
- (973) 761-6429
Seton Hall men’s soccer and head coach Andreas Lindberg announced the addition of Ali Simmons to the coaching staff ahead of the 2019 campaign. Simmons will join The Hall as an assistant coach by way of Barry University.
Simmons has been a member of the coaching staffs that won each of the last two NCAA Division II national titles. He was an assistant at Barry for the 2018 campaign and helped the Bucs to a 16-4-3 record and the Division II national title. In 2017, he was an assistant at the University of Charleston in West Virginia and helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 21-1-1 record and the aforementioned title.
Simmons was a member of the United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year the last two years, earning the honor on staff at Charleston and again at Barry.
Previously, he had served as the director of football and men's first-team head coach at Brunel University in London, England, where he had previously been an assistant coach. He was voted coach of the year for 2016-17.
He has also served as an analyst at Football Radar, helping develop a world-leading scouting software. He was a senior lecturer and lead coach at ProFootball Academies, the director of coaching at Seashore Youth Soccer Leagues and the youth technical director at the United States Sports Academy in North Carolina.
He holds an NSCAA National Diploma and an NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1. He is also certified by UEFA with a B License and A Preparation Course.
Simmons is a 2010 graduate of Brunel with a degree in sport sciences (coaching).
Simmons has been a member of the coaching staffs that won each of the last two NCAA Division II national titles. He was an assistant at Barry for the 2018 campaign and helped the Bucs to a 16-4-3 record and the Division II national title. In 2017, he was an assistant at the University of Charleston in West Virginia and helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 21-1-1 record and the aforementioned title.
Simmons was a member of the United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year the last two years, earning the honor on staff at Charleston and again at Barry.
Previously, he had served as the director of football and men's first-team head coach at Brunel University in London, England, where he had previously been an assistant coach. He was voted coach of the year for 2016-17.
He has also served as an analyst at Football Radar, helping develop a world-leading scouting software. He was a senior lecturer and lead coach at ProFootball Academies, the director of coaching at Seashore Youth Soccer Leagues and the youth technical director at the United States Sports Academy in North Carolina.
He holds an NSCAA National Diploma and an NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1. He is also certified by UEFA with a B License and A Preparation Course.
Simmons is a 2010 graduate of Brunel with a degree in sport sciences (coaching).
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