BOSTON – Ann Marie Jaworski has been named the next Head Soccer Coach at Simmons University, Erica Schuling, Director of Athletics & Recreation, announced on Wednesday, June 1. Jaworski will begin her new role on June 15, 2022.
"The future of Simmons soccer is bright with Ann Marie Jaworski as the next head coach," says Schuling. "She has a warm and welcoming personality that is the perfect compliment to a competitive training environment. There is no doubt in my mind that she will get the absolute best out of every student athlete she works with. I am confident that her ability to identify talent, combined with the level of energy and excitement she brings to every interaction, will make her a top recruiter attracting a wealth of prospective students to the program. I am thrilled to have Coach Jaworski join the Sharks."
A native of Grinnell, Iowa, Jaworski returns to the City of Boston following an outstanding four-year Division I playing career at Boston University. As a player, she became the Terriers' first three-time captain and, most recent, recipient of the Boston University's Aldo "Buff" Donelli Leadership Award.
In 2018, she helped guide the Terriers to their fourth Patriot League title in six seasons with an 11-7-4 overall mark and a 7-0-2 record against league opponents. Jaworski was also a member of the United States U19 Women's National Team, being invited to U.S. training camps in Davis and Chula Vista, California and the Auckland, New Zealand International Competition in 2017.
"I would like to thank Athletic Director Erica Schuling and the selection committee," says Jaworski. "I am so excited to be a member of the Simmons Athletic Department. I am honored to join Simmons University's tight-knit community and serve as the next Head Coach of the soccer team.
"I am a big believer in surrounding yourself with dedicated individuals who will challenge you to be your best day in and day out. Most of all, I am grateful and excited for the opportunity to coach, educate, and empower strong young women both on and off the soccer field. Go Sharks!"
After graduating with a degree in psychology, Jaworski remained with the Terriers as the Director of Women's Soccer Operations. While pursuing her Master's in Education, she received Boston University's Applied Human Development Master's Program Student Achievement Award.
She comes to Simmons with a plethora of soccer knowledge and coaching experience. As an undergraduate, Jaworski spent the summer months coaching high school girls, helping develop and refine their techniques at the Terrier Training Summer Academy. Her coaching expertise quickly became apparent to other coaches in the area.
Five years after beginning her work at the Terrier clinics, Jaworski accepted an opportunity to coach at Harvard University's Crimson Soccer Clinic in 2021. Here, she broadened her coaching network, while also expanded her coaching repertoire by widening her range of youth soccer players, coaching young girls ages six to 13.
In addition, she received the United Soccer Coaches College Player Award of Distinction, while also excelling in the classroom. Jaworski earned the Robert J. & Sandra A. Moses Student-Athlete Scholarship and was also a two-time women's soccer academic achievement award recipient.