Laura Jackson

Biography

Laura Jackson joined the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer staff as assistant coach in March of 2017. Jackson comes to Boca Raton most recently from the University of Idaho, where she spent the last four seasons on staff. She helped to lead the Vandals to back-to-back Big Sky regular season titles the last two years, which included an undefeated conference mark in 2015 (9-0-1), followed by the squad going 7-1-2 this past year. Overall, Idaho was 24-9-7 during that span, and their 2015 record compared to the season prior was most improved in the NCAA. “It is an honor to receive the opportunity to coach here at FAU,” said Jackson. “I hope that I can make a positive contribution to the improvement of the student-athlete experience of the soccer players within this athletic department. Coach Baker is a fantastic head coach and I’m equally as excited to be working and learning for him on a daily basis.” Jackson began her collegiate career at Syracuse and finished it at Iona, where she was twice named All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and was team captain and a MAAC All-Tournament team member in 2012. She also coached at Iona before making the move to Idaho, and has experience with both goalkeepers and field players. In 2016, she gained entry into the NSCAA’s prestigious “30 Under 30” program, identifying the top young soccer coaches nationwide.

Research Interest

Sport education