Jennifer Rockwood (Director)
- After completing her 15th season, head coach Jennifer Rockwood has taken the BYU women's soccer team to national prominence and established herself as one of the premier coaches in Division I soccer today.
- At year's end in 2009, Rockwood ranked in the top 10 in winning percentage among active NCAA Division I coaches with an impressive 246-74-23 overall record for her career. Over the last 15 seasons at the helm of the BYU women's soccer program, Rockwood has accumulated a .777 winning percentage.
- Rockwood has guided the Cougars to eight conference championships during her tenure including a MWC Championship in 2009. On the national scene, her teams have made 12 appearances in the NCAA Tournament in the last 13 years and reached the Sweet Sixteen in 1998, 2000 and 2003. In 2005 and 2009, BYU was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country during the regular season, the highest ranking awarded to the Cougars in school history.
- BYU regularly maintains a consistent top-25 ranking. Under Rockwood's tutelage, the team finished in the top-10 three times, including a recent run to the Elite Eight in the 2003 NCAA College Cup. The tournament ended with BYU making its first Elite Eight appearance in the program's history and earning the No. 5 ranking in the country after the season. They also participated in first rounds of the NCAA tournament in 2006 and 2007, and advanced to the second round in 2008 and 2009.
Jennie Smith (Asst. Director)
- Jennie Smith is in her 11th season with the women's soccer team. Smith excelled as a midfielder during her four-year collegiate career with BYU from 1998-2001. In 2002 she joined the team as a manager while she finished her degree in Health and Human Performance: emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation. She earned a permanent position on the coaching staff in 2003. Smith enters her seventh year as an administrative assistant.
- Smith was a big-time recruit for BYU. In high school, she was named All-Region from 1995 to 1997 and was All-State in 1997. She was also the Bingham High School Most Valuable Player from 1995-1997.
- Smith made an immediate impact upon arriving at BYU, playing in 23 games and starting in seven her freshman year. She never missed a game during the remainder of her collegiate career, becoming a dominant force for the Cougars. As a senior she made the MWC First Team and the MWC Tournament Team.
Scott Anderson (Coach)
Troy Strong (Coach)
Academy Trainers
All Academy trainers are current or former BYU NCAA Division 1 players. Each trainer has played for many years at the highest levels possible and has a firm understanding of the need for technical and fundemental training.
Under the direction of Jen Rockwood, the trainers each work with a small group of girls teaching them the correct techniques and skills needed to become a good soccer player. The trainers also focus on helping girls to develop confidence by the positive way in which they train and coach the girls. Each trainer is hand selected by Jen Rockwood to not only be a great trainer and coach, but to also be a positive role model for the girls in the Academy.
