NDSU

John Ross is in his fifth season as associate head coach at North Dakota State after four seasons as NDSU’s top assistant coach.  He works primarily with the goalkeepers.

Before coming to North Dakota State in 2003, Ross worked with the Chicago Fire Reserves of the Premier Development League, and he was the head men’s soccer coach at Triton Junior College in Illinois.

His coaching resume includes a stop with the Chicago Sockers of the PDL, where he was assistant coach and head goalkeeper coach.  He also spent a year with the Chicago Cobras of the W-League, where he was the goalkeeper coach, and he was an assistant coach for the Valparaiso women’s program for two seasons in 1998 and 1999.

Ross has a National ‘A’ coaching license from the U.S. Soccer Federation along with a goalkeeping and fitness license from the USSF.  He also has a National Youth License.  He graduated from Northeastern Illinois University in 2000 and earned his master’s degree in science from North Dakota State in 2006.