Clements Honored by United Soccer Coaches

KANSAS CITY, MO. (Nov. 14, 2019) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the recipients of the association's 2019 Long-Term Service awards for youth, high school and college soccer. The awards are presented annually to members who have exhibited a career of contributions at their level of the sport and a continued commitment of service to the association.

The honorees will be presented their awards at the annual United Soccer Coaches Awards Banquet on Jan. 17 in Baltimore during the 2020 United Soccer Coaches Convention.

Steve Clements | Lindale, Texas
Bill Jeffrey College Long-Term Service Award

A United Soccer Coaches member since 1994, Clements is in his 18th season as the head coach at Tyler Junior College, and his 26th season as a college head coach with a 475-81-19 career record. His teams have made 15 national tournaments with 11 Final Fours, nine championship match appearances and they've won seven national championships. He is the only coach to win a men's soccer national championship with two different NJCAA Division I programs.

A leader among his players and peers, Clements served as the president of the National Junior College Soccer Coaches Association. He is a member of the NJCAA Rankings Committee and the NJCAA representative on the United Soccer Coaches College Coaches Advocacy Group. He served as the national chair of the association's Junior College All-America Committee. He received a Certificate of Appreciation from the association in 2015 and a Letter of Commendation in 2016.

He was inducted into the NJCAA Men's Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame in 2009 and to the Mississippi Junior College Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

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