Josh Vega was named Yakima Valley College’s head women’s soccer coach on March 22, 2022, only the program's fifth coach in history. He is entering his second season at the Yak helm.
“I’m very honored to be the head women’s soccer coach at YVC,” said Vega. “I think the program is in a solid place and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with and recruit additional talented players to Yakima. I look forward growing the program to the next level and playing a competitive and entertaining brand of soccer that our community can be proud of.”
In 2022, Vega led YVC to a winning record with an overall mark of 9-7-1 and were in contention for a playoff berth until well into the season.
A Yakima native, Vega has also been the girls soccer coach for the Central Washington Sounders, a Puget Sound Premier League club team (2017-21.) Also, he was both a head coach and assistant coach with the Yakima United FC men’s and women’s programs for a total of eight seasons from 2014-21. He has extensive professional administrative experience in the soccer world and served as the director of operations for the Washington State Adult Soccer Association from 2015-22.
Vega lives in Yakima and holds a United States Soccer Federation “D” Coaching License and is completing coursework for his USSF “C” Coaching License.
