John Fletcher

After spending a season as the assistant coach of his alma mater, John Fletcher '09, was named head coach in the spring of 2020..

Fletcher '09 returned to his alma mater to join the men's soccer coaching staff in the spring of 2019 as assistant coach to Ian Cameron, where he aided the team to a pair of draws against nationally-ranked opponents while having 16 players named to the SSC Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll. Additionally, the program produced an All-SSC First Team and all-region selection as well as an academic all-region recipient.

Fletcher spent the past two seasons at SSC member Saint Leo University where he was the team's assistant coach.

As a student-athlete at Eckerd, Fletcher was a four-time All-Sunshine State Conference player as a defender from 2005-09. A three-year captain, he earned a Business Management degree with a minor in Business Leadership.

Prior to his stint at Saint Leo, Fletcher worked for the LA Galaxy where he was the head coach for the 02 and 03 teams as well as the director of camps.

While in California working for the LA Galaxy, Fletcher was the Technical Director for a year at So Cal Academy in Pasadena. Prior to his two roles with the Galaxy and So Cal Academy, Fletcher was the founder and co-owner of FS Academy where he recognized a gap in the market for high-level coaching within a few parts of California. The FS Academy featured weekly clinics and Futsal leagues.

In 2015, Fletcher represented the Bahamian League Champions in the CONCACAF Champions League in Haiti and was a member of the National Cup finalists in 2014.

Fletcher has held coaching stints for the Real So Cal Soccer Club, 2010-15, and the Professional Development League Ocean City F.C. in New Jersey. The London, England native played professionally with the Queens Park Rangers F.C. & A.F.C. in Bournemouth, U.K. from 2003-05 and 2009-10, where he also played for Ocean City F.C. from 2008-10 and 2011-12. In 2010, he was named National Defender of the Year while playing for the Ocean City F.C.