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Hotalings duties include coordinating the programs recruiting efforts, team travel, and scouting, while also working on developing the UC Davis goalkeepers. Jason has been on my staff for many years, working his way up from a volunteer assistant to his new position as the associate head coach, Head Coach Dwayne Shaffer said. He has been instrumental in the development of our outstanding goalkeepers throughout the years and will now assume more responsibility in helping take our program to the next level. Hotaling has helped engineer the Aggies successful transition to the Division I level and the always difficult Big West Conference, helping lead UC Davis to a 94-89-35 overall record in his 11 seasons, with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in 2007 (first round) and 2008 (second round) and five consecutive trips to the Big West Tournament, winning the conferences North Division and earning a spot into the tournaments championship match in 2012, while gaining the semifinals in 2011, 2013, and 2015. Under his tutelage, 31 student-athletes have been named to the various All-Big West teams, including five first-team honorees. In only its second full season of play at the Division I level, Hotaling also helped tutor a pair of NSCAA All-Americans in 2008, as Quincy Amarikwa and Dylan Curtis earned second- and third-team honors, respectively. Four other student-athletes: Amarikwa (2008, first team), Dylan Curtis (2008, first team), Brian Ford (2012, third team), and Omar Zeenni (2013, second team), have also been named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region squad during his time on the sidelines. In net, Hotaling has coached some of the Aggies best goalkeepers, including UC Davis first Big West Conference Goalkeeper of the Year honoree in Zeenni following the 2013 season. The record-setting keeper set school career marks for shutouts (18) and saves (220), while ranking second all-time in goals against average (0.98) -- totals that also rank him among the Big Wests all-time best following his career. The 2008 season saw goalkeeper Ryan McCowan allow a program Division I record-low 20 goals (while leading the Big West with a 0.87 GAA), a mark that was later equalled in 2012 behind the combined efforts of Zeenni and Kris Schlutz, while his keepers have posted a sub-1.00 team goals against average on three occasions, including in each of the last two seasons. The Aggies goalkeepers have also stopped better than 70 percent of the shots against them in five of his nine seasons, including a Division I-record .780 in 2012. In addition to this duties at UC Davis, Hotaling works as a head coach for the U14 Boys team at FC Elk Grove and with the Olympic Development Program in District 6, coaching and developing players while serving as a state evaluator. He also holds a B license, along with an advanced national coaching license and a goalkeeper license, with the NSCAA and has taken leadership and management courses along the way. After his collegiate playing career at Santa Rosa Junior College and Chico State, Hotaling was a member of the Chico Rooks of the Premier Development League. He then returned to his hometown of Rohnert Park, Calif., where he finished his undergraduate degree at Sonoma State in 1997. Hotaling majored in speech communication with a minor in English. Men's Soccer Home   Email this article   Printer-friendly format Position: Associate Head Coach (12th Season) Alma Mater: Sonoma State, 1996

Chris Volk joined the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team as an assistant coach in August of 2017. Since his arrival at UCR, he has helped the Highlanders to 3 Big West Championships and two appearances to the NCAA Division I Tournament (2018 and 2022). Volk is best known to area soccer fans as the longtime assistant coach and head coach at UC Irvine. During his 20 years with the Anteaters, Volk helped UCI to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including three trips to the Sweet 16. The 'Eaters won four Big West Conference Championships, and four conference tournament titles during his final nine years with the program. Over that time span, UC Irvine compile a 106-67-22 win-loss record, and six national Top-25 rankings. Volk was named the NSCAA Far West Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008, and was a finalist for the national assistant coach of the year that same season. Eleven of his student-athletes were drafted by MLS teams, and 33 earned Big West All-Academic honors. Prior to his time at UC Irvine, Volk was the men's assistant coach at San Diego State, the assistant coach and goalkeeper coach at San Diego Mesa College, an assistant in the California Soccer Association South, and a Region IV ODP/Coach and Instructor. He also served as the head coach of the Orange County SC U23 USL PDL, and currently is the DOC for North Huntington Beach FC. Volk received his bachelor's degree in social science with a minor in Spanish from San Diego State in 1992.

Marlon Del Valle is in his 4th season as an assistant coach at CSUN and will work with the Matadors goalkeepers.   Del Valle comes to CSUN from Loyola Marymount where he served as the goalkeepers coach for the Lions during the 2021 season. Del Valle mentored West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year Jacob Jackson who posted an 0.67 goals against average and eight shutouts for LMU.   Since 2019 has worked as the Goalkeepers coach for both the boys and girls at Chaminade College Prep and as an assistant varsity coach. The girls team at Chaminade College Prep won the 2019 CIF Division I Championship.    In 2021, Del Valle added goalie coach responsibilities at Oaks Christian High School. He has also served as the keepers coach for the Sporting FC Academy, Eclipse Soccer Club, Advanced Goalkeeping Athletics, Extremely   Del Valle played for San Fernando Scorpions from 2014-16, Sporting San Fernando of the UPSL from 2016-17, and City of Angeles FC of the NPSL from 2017-18.   Del Valle holds USSF License F, E, and D. He has received a diploma from the International Goalkeeping Coaches Conference as well as the United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Diploma Level 1, 2, and 3. Del Valle also holds NFHS certifications.

Assistant mens soccer coach at San Francisco State. Played on the team from 2019-2023. Team captain for two years before transferring for one season to Newberry College for the 2023 season. Returned to San Francisco State for the Fall 2024 season to return as a coach. Currently a private soccer trainer for Golden Boot Academy. Have been a coach with them since 2020. The head trainer/coach in the San Francisco and South Bay Areas for the company.

Former Saint Patrick-Saint Vincent High School JV head coach, varsity assistant coach for the Bruins, and Cal Maritime women's soccer assistant coach Mike Carvalho became men's soccer's head coach in October, 2020. The 2023-24 season is Carvalho's fourth leading Cal Maritime's men's soccer program.  Before he entered his first season as head coach, Carvalho noted the obstacles and challenges of developing a new program, which prepped him for this new role, and highlighted his experience working alongside Coach Scheese since the program's inaugural season in 2018. "Emily has been a great mentor, she allowed me the opportunity to develop the women's program with her. From the beginning, she encouraged my participation in program planning and coaching; I still remember our first practice and how excited the players and coaches were to be part of the school's first women's soccer team. Carvalho added, "My coaching philosophy includes a lot of knowledge, ideas and principles learned from Coach Scheese." "I am excited to see Mike officially on staff as men's soccer's head coach," said Scheese. "He has already proven his dedication to the growth of our women's soccer program by his contributions of time, soccer knowledge, and I look forward to what the men's program will accomplish with a mentor that keeps each cadet at the forefront of why we coach here. I'm glad we will collaborate to see both teams improve and grow." Carvalho has coached hundreds of players in youth and adult competitive soccer, working with over 30 club and high school teams while winning three state cups and several league championships. throughout his career. "Players need to understand not only the roles and responsibilities of each position," explained Carvalho, "but how all the positions can work together to defend against opponent attacks and how to transition into an attack that creates scoring opportunities."  The Benecia resident added, "I want to develop a program where I can build on the talents and skills of our new and returning players by creating a structured soccer program. I hope to accomplish this by implementing a methodology of predictive play, constant player communication on and off the field, and using the best practices in technical, tactical, and systemic soccer training. I believe every player needs to be a student of the game. "As head coach, I look forward to leading this fine group of cadets and teaching our players a game I truly love and appreciate." Carvalho, a Western Governors University MBA / Southern Illinois University-Carbondale alum, obtained all three United Soccer Coach Credentials NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, and NSCAA Premier Diploma in addition to a Master Coach Diploma, the highest United Soccer Coaches certification. Licensed by the U.S. Soccer Federation as a referee since 2007. Outside of his coaching duties and responsibilities, Carvalho manages the cloud technology infrastructure team at AC Transit in Oakland as the IT Manager of Cloud Infrastructure.

My core competencies include scouting, game strategy, set pieces, goalkeeper training, and man-management. I assist the head coach with preparing the team for the games by analyzing the opposition tactics and communicating the game plan to the players. I also coach the goalkeepers and oversee the set pieces, ensuring the team is ready for different scenarios. My goal is to empower the players to reach their full potential and to foster a positive and supportive environment.

Brian Wright enters his tenth year as Occidental College's men's soccer head assistant coach in the 2025-26 season. Prior to joining the Occidental staff, Wright was an assistant coach for Caltech's men's soccer team for two seasons from 2014-2016. A former Olympic Development Program (ODP) standout in southern California, Wright has been playing soccer since the age of five. He quickly knew soccer was his passion. His passion, combined with discipline and dedication, became the motivation to earn him a division 1 soccer scholarship to San Jose State University. Wright has played in several youth tournaments throughout Europe and has received world-renowned training from some of the best coaches at the professional level. This influence helped shape his personal philosophy and style of coaching. At the age of 17, he was offered a professional contract with Belgian side Club Brugge. Wright received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Cal State University, Northridge in 2007. After capping off his collegiate career, Wright went on to train with the Los Angeles Galaxy as a reserve, followed by a stint in USL League One. In 2016, he completed his master's in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University in Irvine. He currently holds a U.S. Soccer Federation A-Senior Coaching License.