Bio

Jarice Manson enters his third season with the Mitchell College men's soccer program in 2018-19.

Manson is in his fifth season with Sporting CT, a club program based out of Middletown, Conn. In 2015 he led the girl's U15 team to the Connecticut State Cup semifinals, the first team in the club's history to reach that level. His squad won every tournament/college showcase in his second season with the team.

Manson has a wealth of soccer experience as both a coach and a player. He holds a National “D” license and was 2008 Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Boys Coach of the Year.

Manson spent seven years at Oakwood Soccer Club as a head coach and an assistant under Directors Rick Derella and Dave Farrell. He has coached players into the US National Team Development Program pool and has seen some of his players go on to the New England Revolution Academy, New York Red Bulls Academy and various college programs. Manson led both his teams at Oakwood Soccer Club -- which competes in the US Soccer Developmental Academy League, US Club Soccer Pre-Academy League and National Premier League -- to number one rankings in the state of Connecticut.

Prior to joining the Oakwood Soccer Club, Manson led one of the Northeast United Premier Soccer Club boy's teams to a state semifinals appearance as an assistant coach in his first season with the team. He also helped Glastonbury High School to a conference championship (2008) and appearances in the state finals (2008) and semifinals (2009).

In 2012, Manson led Windsor High School to the state quarterfinals, the farthest the school had advanced in 36 years. In the process his squad knocked off top-seeded Watertown High School.

Manson has also worked with West Hartford Travel (2008 state finalist), East Hartford Travel Soccer Club, Select Soccer Academy and Soccer Extreme.

As a player, Manson was an All-Central Conference First Team selection (2002) at East Hartford High School and a two-time NJCAA All-New England First Team player at Manchester Community College. He led Manchester to a NJCAA Region III championship in 2004 before moving on to study at University of Hartford.

"Coach Manson brings a wealth of experience to our program and has already outlined his desire to develop and expand our program throughout the soccer communities," said head coach Damian Houlden. "Educationally gifted, he is able to highlight and fine tune the technical nuances needed to succeed at the college level."