Steve Hoffman Women's Soccer Head Coach

Steve Hoffman was born in England, where he completed his schooling and played soccer at youth, amateur and semi-professional levels. In 1983, he moved to California from Southport with his wife Kathy, and his three children, Melanie, Joey and Jaimie. Steve and his family settled in Ventura and have been here for 23 years. All of Steve’s children attended Buena High school in Ventura and they have all attended Ventura College at one time. Steve and Kathy are blessed with three grandchildren Nicholas (12), Sarah (9), and Jessica (2) who love watching and playing soccer!

Coach Hoffman was hired in May of 1996 to start the Ventura College Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Program. Prior to this, Steve was the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California from 1991 to 1995. Since coming to Ventura College, Steve has been voted the Western State Conference Coach of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2004 by his fellow Western State Conference coaches. The California Youth Soccer Association – South also honored Steve when they named him Cal South Coach of the Year in 1999. In 2000, the honor’s kept coming when the National Soccer Coaches Association also named Steve West Region Coach of the Year and he was a finalist for the national Coach of the Year award.

As well as coaching at Ventura College, Steve is the Director of Coaching Education and Player Development for the California Youth Soccer Association-South, Steve is a national Staff Coach and a staff coach for the United States Youth Soccer Association where he coaches at the Western Regional Olympic Development program each summer (selecting the next group of players trying out for the United States National teams). Coach Hoffman is responsible for the 112,000 youth players and the 11,000 coaches that are members of Cal South. Steve works with one of the areas top club programs, Southern California United Soccer Club, coaching Girls U16 and U19 teams. Coach Hoffman currently possesses a United States Soccer Federation ‘A’ license and a United States Soccer Federation National Youth Coaching License and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and United States Soccer Federation Coaches Association of America.

In his ten year tenure at Ventura College, Steve has coached the Lady Pirates to the Western State Conference Championships every year earning ten back to back titles (with a conference record of 129 wins 7 losses 9 Ties, and an overall record of 176 wins 31 losses and 21 ties). Under Coach Hoffman’s leadership a number of Individual players have received recognition. Five players have received all-American honorees: Joy Barry 1997, Chrissie Sanford 1998, Sarah Costello 2000, Brittney Macdonald 2002, Currie Doleman-Hunt 2003 and Allie Avina in 2005. The Prate program has been recognized by the athletic staff when the selected the following players as the Ventura College Women’s athlete of the year Joy Barry (1997), Barbara Almaraz (1998) Sarah Costello (2000) Allie Avina (2005), where honored. In 1998 Melissa Thaxton became the first women’s soccer player to be selected as the Ventura College Academic Athlete of the year. In 2000 Marisa Pittman followed in the footsteps of Melissa Thaxton. In 1997 Joy Barry was also honored as the Ventura County Female College Athlete of the year. Add to this, six Western State Conference Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards received by Barry in (1996, 1997) Sanford (1998) Costello (1999) McDonald (2002) Doleman-Hunt (2003). Coach Hoffman has placed fifty three players on the Western State Conference first team and fourty players on the Western State Conference second team in the last 10 years. These are some of the reason that Steve Hoffman is one of the most respected coaches in the country.

Coaching Statistics and Achievements

• Western State Conference Champions 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
• Ventura County College Team of the Year Award (Local News Media) 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001,2003
• California Commission on Athletics Wilson Team Scholastic Award 1997, 1999, 2001
• Cuesta Cup Champions 1997
• Cuesta Cup Finalists 1996