Paul Mark Huckett will begin his first season as an interim head coach of Bloomsburg University women’s soccer team. He previously served as the graduate assistant coach for the Huskies men’s team for two seasons.
A native of Grimsby Town, England UK, Huckett hopes to use his knowledge and experience of coaching and playing on three continents; Europe, North America, and Australia. In Australia he served as Youth Development Officer for Football West the Governing Body of Soccer in Western Australia. He returned to the U.S. to progress his coaching career in the collegiate game where he teamed up with current Bloomsburg University men’s head coach Paul Payne. He has been site director for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Bloomsburg coaching certifications for two years along with working many camps, including the North Carolina girl’s soccer camp and University of Massachusetts men’s soccer camp. He currently holds an FA Level 2 coaching certificate as well as NSCAA State and Regional Goalkeeping certificates.
Huckett has played for two professional clubs in England, Nottingham Forrest as a member of the School of Excellence and Grimsby Town FC in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). He also played for a semi-professional club Balcatta SC in Perth, Australia.
Huckett is a graduate of Lock Haven University and was a member of the men's soccer team. He played in 77 games scoring 36 goals (10th all-time at Lock Haven) with 28 assists (4th all-time for the Bald Eagles). During this time he earned many awards; Academic All American 2006, All-Region Academic in 2006; Scholar All-Region 2006, 2008; All-Region Honors 2005, 2006, 2007 2008; PSAC Scholar Athlete 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, PSAC All-Conference First Team 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Huckett graduated from Lock Haven University in 2009 majoring in the field of Commercial Recreation Management, with a Minor in Coaching. He was awarded Dean's List Honors all semesters 2006-2009. He was also nominated for the NCAA Leadership Conference in 2008. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology from Bloomsburg University.
