Enrique F.

Assistant Coach | Goalkeeping & Player Development Specialist
Juan Enrique Fernandez is an experienced soccer coach currently with the Yavapai College Men’s Soccer program, bringing a strong background in player development, goalkeeping, recruiting, and program operations.
Previously, Juan coached at Lincoln Memorial University (NCAA Division II), a Top-25 program nationally, where he played a key role during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. His responsibilities included leading goalkeeper development, running full-team training sessions, conducting individual and small-group training, and managing key logistical operations within the university.
2025 Season Highlights – Lincoln Memorial University
🏆 SAC Conference Champions (first title in 18 years)
📊 Record: 9-7-3
🎟️ NCAA Tournament Appearance
⭐ 5 All-Conference selections
⭐ 4 All-Tournament selections
⭐ Tournament Final MVP
⭐ All-Region Player
🔥 Multiple SAC Offensive & Defensive Players of the Week
Player Development & Recruiting
Personally recruited the assist provider for the winning goal in the SAC Championship
Personally recruited the starting left back for conference and tournament matches
Assisted in the development and transition of top players to UConn (NCAA Division I)
Coaching Experience
Yavapai College – Men’s Soccer
Lincoln Memorial University (NCAA D2)
FC Barcelona Academy Midwest (Summer 2024) — worked with players ages 12–17
COE Club Soccer (Edmond, OK)
I have coached players ranging from 10 years old to adults, giving him a strong understanding of long-term player development across age groups and competitive levels.

Trained with a professional team in Guatemala, Petapa Second Division professional team from January to May 2020.
Played at NAIA Point Park University Men’s Soccer - Pittsburgh, PA, August 2022 - Spring of 2024 (Graduated with my MBA)
Graduate Student Athlete
● River States Conference Athlete: Fall 2024
● Chi Alpha Sigma National Scholar-Athlete
● Team Captain Spring of 2024
Monroe College Men’s Soccer - New Rochelle, NY August 2018 - December 2019
Student Athlete
● nine games played, three started as an NJCAA student-athlete
Crosby, Texas, where was a varsity letterman on the men's soccer team for four years, from 2013 to 2017. He served as team captain during his junior and senior years and was named 2nd team all-district in his junior year.

During the summers of 2018 and 2019, played for Houston FC in the UPSL league, and in the summer and fall of 2020, played for Katy FC in the NSL league. In the fall of 2021, transferred to Ohio Valley University in Parkersburg, West Virginia, but the school shut down shortly after. Following the closure, he played in the spring of 2022 at Oklahoma Christian University, an NCAA Division II program in Edmond, Oklahoma. Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Sports Management, from Oklahoma Christian University

-5-10 Dynamic warm-up
20-25 mins- technical drills (dribble, first touch, passing)
20-25 tactical drills/position-specific drills (game-like drills, scenarios, or just even fun)
5-10- cool down- slow jogging with stretching and getting your body adjusted.