The NFHS is proud to name Jason Pendleton of Blue Valley Southwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas as the 2017-18 Boys Soccer Coach of the Year!

Coach Jason Pendleton views his job as a soccer coach a way to instill values of perseverance, dedication and sacrifice into his players. He works every day to make sure that the youth of the Blue Valley area are hard workers who are ready to take on life.

School: Blue Valley Southwest High School

2017-18 Win/Loss: 20-0 | State Championships: 3

Coaching Highlights: Girls United Soccer Coaches National Coach of Year (2017), Girls United Soccer Coaches Regional Coach of the Year (2017), Boys United Soccer Coaches Regional Coach of the Year (2017), Girls Eastern Kansas League Coach of the Year (2018, 17), Boys Eastern Kansas League Coach of the Year (2018), Girls United Soccer Coaches Kansas Coach of the Year (2018, 17), Boys United Soccer Coaches Kansas Coach of the Year (2017), United Soccer Coaches Girls Coach of the Year (2015), Girls Kansas Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2011), NFHS Midwest Sectional Coach of the Year (2011), NSCAA Girls Kansas State Coach of the Year (2011), CENKSCA Regional Boys Coach of the Year (2010), Lawrence Journal World Newspaper Boys Coach of the Year (2010), Sunflower League Boys Coach of the Year (2010, 07), 2005 CENKSCA Boys Coach of the Year (2005), Sunflower League BoysCoach of the Year (2004), Kansas City Kansan Newspaper Boys Coach of the Year (1997)

Philosophy of Athletics

Coach Pendleton believes that athletics is a conduit to teach life skills. Learning about perseverance, dedication, sacrifice to the group instead of the individual are valuable skills that athletic participation helps develop in young people.  Athletics offer young people to safest place to experience failure in their lives with an opportunity to grow from that experience. Athletics will help prepare young people for their lives as adults when real setbacks and disappointments take place. 

See all of the 2017-18 National Coach of the Year recipients by viewing our press release.