Jason Mims is an American

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coach who is currently the Chief Operations Officer for

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the second tier of the United States soccer league system#Men's leagues, United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) a ...

club

Memphis 901 Memphis 901 FC was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. On November 13, 2024, it was announced that the team would be ...

Playing career

Mims grew up in

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. He then attended

Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity team, varsity sports team of Saint Louis University. The Saint Louis Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA D ...

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, where he was a four-year starting midfielder from 1995 to 1999. Mims then played one year of professional soccer for the

Cincinnati Riverhawks The Cincinnati Riverhawks were a professional soccer team that debuted in the USISL Premier Development League in 1997 and joined the A-League from 1998 to 2003. They played their games at Galbreath Field in Kings Mills, Ohio, and later at the ...

where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals.

Coaching career

College career

After Mims retired from professional soccer he was hired as an assistant for the

Creighton Bluejays The Creighton Bluejays, or Jays, are the athletic teams that represent Creighton University, a Jesuit/Catholic University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. They compete in NCAA Division I in the Big East Conference. Sports sponsored Base ...

. He spent nine years with Creighton before he was hired by the

Omaha Mavericks The Omaha Mavericks are the sports teams of the University of Nebraska Omaha. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Summit League, except in ice hockey, where they compete in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Hist ...

as the first head coach in their soccer program's history. While there he brought the program national success, until leaving in mid-2018 for a spot in the

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...

academy system.

Real Salt Lake Academy

Mims accepted a position working with the

academy. While there he primarily worked with the U-18 and U-19 development teams. Moreover, when the head coach of the Salt Lake reserve team,

Real Monarchs Real Monarchs is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is an affiliate of the Major League Soccer (MLS) club Real Salt Lake. Real Monarchs are based in the Real Salt Lake ...

, left the team, Mims joined as an assistant to

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Union Omaha

On May 7, 2019, Mims was announced as the head coach of the new

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's association football, soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019 USL League One season, 2019. The United States soccer league system, Division III league is operated ...

club,

Union Omaha Union Omaha Soccer Club is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Omaha, Nebraska. Nicknamed the Owls, the team made its debut in USL League One (USL1) in 2020. In the clubs first five seasons, the Owls finished in ...

. Mims was named League One Coach of the Year in 2021. On December 16, 2022, Mims resigned from his position with Union Omaha.

Memphis 901 FC

In December 2023, Mims returned to his hometown to act as Chief Operations Officer for

in the

References

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