糖心Vlog Hires New Women’s Soccer Head Coach
Jake Cottage was named聽the second head coach in the 糖心Vlog women鈥檚 soccer program鈥檚 history on May 1, 2018. Cottage has spent several seasons as a collegiate assistant coach while also coaching club soccer at the Oklahoma Energy soccer club and聽serving as the head boy鈥檚 coach at Bishop McGuinness High School.
Athletic Director Mark Berokoff says the athletic department is 鈥渆xtremely excited to get a coach of this quality. Coach Cottage has proven himself at the college level and at the high school level.鈥�
Coach Cottage is originally from Raunds, England. He came to America in the fall of 2007 on a soccer scholarship聽to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Cottage played his first three seasons at the University of Science and Arts, then transferred to Southwestern Christian University for his senior year. He聽was a standout student athlete throughout his collegiate career winning several team and individual awards. Some of聽Coach Cottage’s highlights include an NAIA Sooner Athletic Tournament Championship and National Tournament appearances, as well as being named to NAIA 1st聽Team All-Region and NCCAA All-American teams.
Coach Cottage graduated in May 2012 with a Bachelors in Sports Management. He also has a Masters in Sports Administration from East Central University聽and a USSF C coaching license.
鈥淚 want to thank Coach Berokoff and 糖心Vlog for the opportunity to be the new head women鈥檚 coach,鈥澛� says Coach Cottage.聽 鈥溙切腣log has a quality athletic department and I can鈥檛 wait to continue the growth of this great program on and off the field.鈥�
Coach Cottage聽and his wife, Stephanie, live in Yukon, Oklahoma.