Jockson Baeza: Co-Head Coach
Email: precisionsoccer@live.com

Jocksan Baeza will be the Assistant Coach of the Boys' Varsity Soccer Team. Coach Baeza will assist Coach Lucey to form a dynamic coaching duo to lead the perennially strong Boys' Soccer Program.

Coach Baeza, originally from Costa Rica, has 17 years of coaching experience, both abroad and in the USA with some of the best youth programs in the area. Coach Baeza holds the NSCAA Advanced National Coaches Diploma, which is the highest National Diploma awarded to a coach. Jocksan will begin his eighth season as a Head Coach in the West Chester United Soccer Club, and he will start his second season as an Assistant Coach for the Penn Fusion U-14 Boys Team. Under Jocksan, the U13 Boys for WCUSC won the FC Delco Players Cup 2014. Jocksan received the honor of Coach of the Year for the 2013-2014 season for West Chester United Soccer Club. Jocksan is very well respected and well known within the Greater Philadelphia area soccer scene, and we are excited about his ability to attract and train the best soccer talent in the area.

As a player, Jocksan was a reserve member of the First Division in San Carlos, Costa Rica, and he has talent to spare as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Nate Venditta: Assistant Coach

Nate Venditta is joining the Varsity program as an Assistant Coach. Coach Nate has 13 years of coaching experience, coaching at the middle school, high school, and collegiate level. Including coaching the JV program for the last four years. Before coaching, Nate was playing goalkeeper at a high level. Outside of Soccer, Nate has a history of winning championships and coaching at the highest level. He is also involved with the Professional Philadelphia Ultimate team where he won a National Championship as a player and has coached for the past four years. He was also selected to Coach the New Zealand National Team at the World Championships in 2018.

When not coaching, Nate is busy in his role as Class Dean of Students as well as a math teacher in the Upper School. Nate earned a Master's in School Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. He loves his work around education and sports and the growth and development of young adults. Nate lives on campus with his wife, Andrea.

Email: nate.venditta@westtown.edu