Holds USSF Grassroots license 

Coaching Experience:

• GV SUNS (Australia) Professional Academy U9 Head Coach 2024 Season

Playing Career:

• GV SUNS(NPL 3) Professional (Australia) 2024
• Dalton Redwolves(USL 2)Semi-Pro   2022
• Naples United(NPSL) Semi-Pro   2023 All-Conference XI

College Career:

• Dalton State College 2020-2023    48 Appearances 46 Starts  Team Captain 2021-2023
• Nationally Ranked #1, #5, and #7
• 2 SSAC League titles, National Tournament Elite 8 Appearance
• First team All-Conference & All-American HB

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Accounting

Holds grassroots 9v9 and 11v11 license 

Cyclones Coaching Highlights:

• 2024-25 U14 Boys: Champions Naples Elite, Tampa Cup, and Tampa Super Cup.  Currently in Semi Finals for FYSA Presidents Cup & US Club Florida Cup.
• 2023-24 U13 Boys Head coach: Champions; Labor Day & Extreme Cup. Finalist; Tampa Bay Super Cup, Gold CUP.   USA League Champions and Top 2 NPL league with games left to play.   Presidents Cup Semi Final 4/20.  Florida Cup quarter Final 4/14
• 2022- 2023 Cyclones U12  Boys Head Coach.  Champions Commissioners Cup,  Ft Myers Kickoff, Florida World Cup.  SWFL League runner Up. Finalist SWFL Valentine’s Day Tournament.
• 2021-22 Head Coach U12 boys Bazooka Cup & SWFL League Champions. 

Grew up playing soccer in Jamaica.   Signed my first contract at the age of 14 for Jamaican Professional club, Brownstown FC, Second Division in 2004.  Won the Second division Championship that year and team was promoted to First division.  Played 3 years professional in Jamaica before migrating to Southwest Florida.

Play NPLS 2013 to 2015 for Cape Coral Hurricanes

2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers practice squad player, where injury ended playing career

Holds grassroots 11v11 and 7v7 license 
Has been coaching with CCSA for 10 years

Cyclones Coaching Highlights:

• 2024-25 U11 Boys White Head Coach: Bazooka Pre Thanksgiving Tournament -Finalist
• 2024-25 U10 Girls Blue Head Coach: Finalist Bazooka Pre Thanksgiving Tournament  and Cape Coral Cup. Playing up 9v9- Champions Kickoff Spring Classic & CCSA Winter Invitational.    Bradenton Cup-Finalist 
• 2023- 2024 U9 Girls Blue Head Coach:  Kickoff Spring Classic – Champions.   Doral Cup, CCSA Winter Invitational & Strawberry Classic- & Sarasota cup Finalist
• 2022-23 U10 Cyclone Girls Blue-  Assistant Coach under coach Chris Mathurin 
• Champions- Dimitri Cup, Finalists (2x)- Alliance Cup and Sarasota Cup
• 2021-22 U8 Cyclone Boys Black- Assistant Coach under coach Chris Mathurin 
• Finalist – Ft Myers Classic (Playing Up in the U9 Division), Weston Cup, Cape Coral Cup & Naples Shoot Out Tournament 

Head Coach for Canterbury Middle School Girls 2023-2025
2024-25- Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champions

Cyclones Coaching Highlights:

• 2024-25 U11 Boys Blue Head Coach:  Champions Florida Extreme Cup, Dimitri Cup, Brandenton Cup.  Finalist Weston Cup, Cape Coral Cup.  FYSA Region C Commissioner’s Cup 2^nd place.  EDP Spring League Champions.

Started playing soccer at age 12 from 1995-1997 for FC Sarina in Saanen, Switzerland as a defender prior to moving to US.  Moved to USA in 1997 and started playing for the Proctor Raiders high school team as a goalkeeper until 2001.  After finishing high school played in a competitive league for SC Krajisnik in Utica NY for a couple of years. 

USSF National C License

Director of Coaches – West Gwinnett Soccer Club 1997-1999

Coaching Experience:

• 1996-1998 Georgia State ODP staff coach
• 1997-1998 Duluth High School Varsity Boys-State Playoffs, final four
• Head Coach 1991-1997 West Gwinnett Soccer Club
• Boys – West Gwinnett Sting U16 Premier League State Champs!
• St. Pius X High School Assistant Varsity Boys – State Final Four

Camps

• Emory University Soccer Camp – Staff Coach
• Ralph Lundy Soccer Camp – Staff Coach
• West Gwinnett Soccer Camp – Director
• Administrative Experience

USSF state D License

Played at St. Catharine College in Kentucky

After College played in lower division in Norway for Storhamar.

Cyclones Coaching Highlights

• 2024-25 head coach U14 boys – 3rd Place (USA Division 1), Commissioner’s Cup Region C Finalistad Coach U13 boys Blue
  • USA d3 League Champions
• 2023-24 head coach U13 boys – League Champions (USA Division 3), Florida Extreme Cup Finalist

Grew up playing soccer in Norway during the 1990s for the Hamarkameratene (HamKam) youth system.

Player Highlights

High School

• Assistant Coach at Bryan Station High School (KY) 2014-2015
• Assistant Coach at Bishop Verot Catholic High School (FL) 2024-2025

Jason has been coaching youth soccer since 2003.

Holds USSF Grassroots.  In the process of getting USSF D (Nov 2025) College Playing Experience: Milligan University 2003-2005 Runner ups Appalachian Athletic Conference (2004).  Selected by team as Champion of Character (2003)   Andrew College 2000-2002

Boys Varsity Head Coach North Fort Myers High School:  2022 – present.

• Coached NMF Boys First Playoff win in over a decade & were Charlotte Invitational Champions.  Four players selected to Senior bowl, one player All Conference.  
• Assistant Varsity Coach Evangelical HS (2005), North Fort Myers HS (2006). District Championships both years.  
• Win Shape Summer Camps Soccer coordinator, 2003-2005.

Cyclones 2007 Boys Head Coach 2023-24 Overseas Coaching Experience: EDGE FC in Bulgaria 2016-2021 Regional Instructor for all new coaches into EDGE FC, 2018-2021. Mentored for five years by Alan Nixon  (UEFA Pro License)

Played youth Soccer in SWFL & was ODP Florida State pool U14 – U17

High School Playing Experience: North Fort Myers High School – Four year Captain and Starter.

Holds USSF National D License

Over 20 years of coaching competitive/select soccer, High School, and College Soccer Coaching.

Played for Mary Holmes College West Point MS, Lee University Cleveland, TN as well as Fort Myers Manatee Semi- Pro Fort Myers.

Coached at Lee University, Cleveland, TN (1998-2001)

Cyclones Coaching Highlights:

2023-24 Head Coach U10 Girls blue:  -EDP Florida League –Champion, Finalist: Tampa Bay Super Cup, Cape Coral Cup, EDP Spring Kickoff Cup.

2022-23 U9 Boys Head Coach SWFL League runner up. Champions – Tampa Super Cup, St Paddy’s Day Invitational & Dimitri Cup.  Also Champs Kick off Spring Tournament Playing UP in the U10 division. 

2021-22 U13 boys head coach.  President Cup final 4

2020-21 Head Coach U12 boys Cyclones.  FYSA U12 STATE RUNNER UP.
Region C champs, Champions USA league, Columbus Day Classic, Dimitri Cup &Davie Cup playing UP in U13 division.  Runner UP Cape Coral Cup and Florida Extreme Cup.

2019-20 Head Coach U11 Cyclones Boys Black and Blue teams. 
U11 Black were Champions of Florida Extreme cup, Soccer Skills Junior Cup & Bazooka Soccer Holiday Cup.  And Runner up in SWFL Winter playing up in the U12 Division.  Also were Commissioner’s Cup Final 4 (not completed due to Covid 19)

Grew up playing competitive soccer in the Fort Myers area.

Holds a NSCAA Advanced National Coaching Diploma (equivalent to a USSF B License) and is on Florida ODP State Staff.

Was the Head Coach of the Men’s Soccer Program at Washington Adventist University (WAU) NCAA Div II from 2001- 2012. 2007 named Coach of the Year for Independent DII Schools in the NCAA.

Cyclones Coaching Highlights:

• 2024-25 U15 Boys Blue Head Coach – Champions USA League!!!  Champions USA Tournament & St Paddy’s Day Cup.   Finalist Naples Kick off Classic.
• 2023-24 U12 boys Champions – Kickoff Spring Classic.  Finalist – Weston Cup, Cape Coral Cup & Pre – Thanksgiving Cup, Naples shootout. 
• 2022-23 U11 Boys Champions Ft Myers Kickoff & Florida’s World Cup & Champions Commissioner Cup.
• 2021-22: U14 Boys Black FYSA President’s Cup Elite 8 & Champions: West Pines Kickoff Classic
• 2013-2014: U17 boys Cyclones President’s Cup Champions, National Region III Champions, and played in the National Final 4

Additional Coaching Highlights

• 2007: Coach Martin took WAU’s Men’s Soccer Team to the USCAA National Championships in Michigan.
• 2002-2005: Assisted University of the District of Columbia Men’s Program and coached as a NCAA Div. II National Clinician in the Youth Education through Sports “YES” program for inner city youths.

Player Highlights:

• Played semi-pro for the Great Nigeria Insurance Football Club where he was team captain during the 1990-91 season.
• Played at Liberty University 1992 and received a Bachelor’s in Sports Management.
• Worked under the direction of Bruce Arena (Head Coach, U.S. Men’s Soccer) in the summer of 1994 at the University of Virginia Camp of Champions.
• Masters in Human Resource Development from Bowie State University 2001.

Coach Martin currently holds a USSF E License and is in the process of obtaining his USSF D License.

Has been a Cyclones Head Coach since 2010.

Cyclones Coaching Highlights:

• FYSA Regional CHAMPION (Playing in National Final 4 in July 2025)
• 2025 Cape Coral Breeze Coach of the Year
• 2023-24 U15 Boys Head Coach –NPL League CHAMPIONS
• 2018-19 U18 Boys.  President cup Finalist and Champions of Miramar Soccer Showcase.
• 2013-’14 U18 Girls Cyclones Head Coach that had 3 players from the team play college soccer.  
• 2010-’11 U18 boys Cyclones head coach that had 5 players from the team play college soccer.  

Coaches the Elite Overnight Camp at U.S.F under head coach George Kiefer 2005-present. 
2015 and 2018 FACA 3A High School Coach of the Year. 

High School Soccer Coaching Highlights:

He began Coaching at Mariner High School as an assistant coach in 1993.  Head coach of the girls’ varsity soccer team 1997- 2000.   Was twice named Lee County Athletic Conference Coach of the year during those seasons. 

• 2024  Mariner High School.  8^th Consecutive Regional appearance. FACA 5A Coach of the year.  500^th career victory.  LCAC Hall of Fame Induction.
• 2023 Mariner High School: 5a District Champion (7^th straight year).
• 2022 FACA District 16 4A coach of the year, Regional Finalist and District Champ
• 2020-2021 4A High School State Final 4, FACA 4A Coach of the year. District and Regional Champion.
• 2019-20 4A High School State Runner-Up, FACA 4A Coach of the Year, News Press All Area boys soccer coach of the year.

Head coach of boys’ varsity soccer team 1995-1997 and 2000- present. Was FOUR times named New Press All-Area Coach of the Year.    2007-Present F.A.C.A District 16 Chairman (representing Lee, Collier, Charlotte, and Desoto counties)  FACA West All-State High School All-Star Coach 7 different times.