James "Jay" Hoffman, Jr. is an American soccer coach and former player. He was born on January 15, 1951 in Womelsdorf, PA. He is currently Director of Coaching - Academy for the Virginia Rush. He has also been head coach of the US Paralympic soccer team since 2002. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ...

Playing Career

He played four years of soccer, and earned undergraduate (1972) and master's degrees (1977) in Physical Education and Recreation from the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. He played professionally in the Canadian National Soccer League. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree) is the most common and primary academic degree available and is normally studied at a higher education institution, such as a university. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... “M.S.” redirects here. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917 Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all areas of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... For the 1914 Charlie Chaplin film, see Recreation (film). ... East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. ... The Canadian National Soccer League, originally just the National Soccer League, until 1993, was a professional soccer league in Canada that existed from 1922 to 1997. ...

College and Professional Coaching

He coached Alderson-Broaddus College from 1973 to 1975, then Fredonia State College from 1975 to 1977. He was assistant coach for the NASL's Houston Hurricanes and Edmonton Drillers. He also coached the Boston Breakers of the WUSA, before moving to the Mariners. Alderson-Broaddus College, informally known as A-B, is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the West Virginia Baptist Convention located in Philippi, West Virginia, USA. Alderson-Broaddus was formed in 1932 by the union of two Baptist institutions: Alderson Academy... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Nasl, or El Nasl, is one of the names given to the star Gamma-2 Sagittarii in the constellation Sagittarius NASL is a common abbreviation for the North American Soccer League, a defunct professional soccer league that operated between 1968 and 1984. ... The Houston Hurricanes were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1996 to 2000. ... The Edmonton Drillers were two incarnations of a professional soccer team based out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | United States soccer clubs (defunct) | Boston sports ... WUSA has several meanings: Womens United Soccer Association. ...

US Soccer Federation Coaching

Hoffman was an assistant coach of the United States U-17 men's side that finished seventh in the FIFA U-17 World Cup at Japan in 1993. He was head coach of the United States U-20 men's side that went to the 9th World Youth Championships at Malaysia in July 1997. He was head coach of the 1999 U.S. Women's Pan American Games team that won the gold medal, and assistant coach to the Women's National Team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. He holds the USSF "A" license, and teaches that advanced course to other coaches. The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. ... The FIFA U-17 World Cup, formerly the FIFA U-17 World Championship and before the FIFA U-16 World Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 17 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA World Youth Championship (the new name for the competition will be used for the first time in the 2007), is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Féd... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important championship in international football competition for women. ... The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. ...

Personal

He and his wife Susan have two children, Scott and Samantha. Hoffman is an avid golfer. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...