Barry University Athletics

Simmons comes to the Bucs from the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Simmons helped lead the Golden Eagles (21-1-2) to the NCAA Division II national championship last fall and was a member of the United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year.

Previously, he had served as the director of football and men's first-team head coach at Brunel University in London, England, where he had previously been an assistant coach. He was voted coach of the year for 2016-17.

He has also served as an analyst at Football Radar, helping develop a world-leading scouting software. He was a senior lecturer and lead coach at ProFootball Academies. He was the director of coaching at Seashore Youth Soccer Leagues and the youth technical director at the United States Sports Academy in North Carolina.

He holds an NSCAA National Diploma and an NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1. He is also certified by UEFA with a B License and A Preparation Course.

He is a 2010 graduate of Brunel with a degree in sport sciences (coaching).