J.J. Davidson was promoted to the head coach of the Yeshiva University men's soccer team in July of 2018. He spent the previous season as the assistant coach of the men's and women's soccer programs.
Davidson guided the Maccabees to their most successful season in program history in 2021 as they reached the Skyline Semifinal for the first time.
Davidson had a successful first season with the Yeshiva University men's soccer program, in 2018. Under his leadership, the Maccabees made history by tying a program record for most Skyline wins in a season. Out of all the head coaches in program history, J.J. now has the highest Skyline Conference winning percentage.
Davidson's teams are not only successful on the field, but excel in the classroom too. In the fall of 2019, six student-athletes finished the semester with a 4.0 grade point average. His program earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award in 2019-20 and 2021-22.
Davidson also serves as a youth soccer coach for the New York Red Bulls, where he coaches in the organization's youth training programs.
Thanks to his strong soccer background, Davidson was selected to serve as the head coach of the Maccabi USA Open Men's Soccer Team for the 14th Pan American Maccabi Games, which took place in the summer of 2019. That same year, he completed his USSF "C" License.
Prior to joining Yeshiva, Davidson coached at the Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School and was proud to lead his program to its first championship in school history.
Davidson earned his Master of Arts in psychological studies, with a concentration in sports and exercise psychology, from Seton Hall University in 2020.
