I started coaching when I was 18 helping the club I was currently playing for. The club's U15s which my uncle was coaching was the first taste for me. We progressed through regionals and ended up winning the national U15 league in New Zealand.


Shortly after I left for the states where I had signed for a first year JUCO, Murray state. Helped solidify a program that has now been a mainstay in the national rankings.


I went on to a university called William Woods in Missouri where in my senior year we won conference for the first time in school history and earned a ranking of #19th in the country. 


After I graduated I got offered a role as a graduate coach while I completed my masters and coaching the same team that I had played for. Again we earned the national rankings this time at #24 in the country. This is where my foundations as a coach and my love for educating and developing players came about.


I wanted to push my learning and development and secured a role at University of Dayton. I spent 6 months learning from a very talented and gifted staff who have had years of success as a mid major.


It was here I developed my love for recruitment and my talent for player management. I took an opening in Chicago at a new D1 program Chicago state where they were attempting to build their new program. In a semester I secured 25 signings from talented players across America and abroad.


The head coach Charlie Latshaw lll got the job as club director and made a call to me as I was applying for college jobs. He offered me the first assistant role with the club as well as an opportunity to grow as a coach within the Chicago City club. For me I decided on this pathway due to my age, I'm a young coach that has been in high level environments with very little hands on coaching and so for me my next step in my development is to put myself in an environment where I have to coach and can try develop my coaching style more rigorously before progressing my career.


Stepping into Chicago City’s club, I am very excited to apply my skills and talents to helping this club and grow into a national powerhouse. 


An Interview With ...

Joshua Clark

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