Head Men's Soccer Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2024-Present
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Head of Fundraising, North Florida (NCAA Division I - ASUN) - 2024
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2020-2023
Head Men's and Women's Soccer Coach, William Penn (NAIA - HAAC) - 2015-20
Assistant Coach, Avila (NAIA - HAAC) - 2013-15
Bachelor of Arts, Teaching and Special Education, Benedictine College
Masters, Organizational Management, Avila University
Native of Fareham, England
Jaymee Highcock was named the ninth head coach of the Knights’ men’s soccer program on June 12, 2024.
In his first season leading the Burgundy and Blue, Highcock led the Knights to a 10-4-5 record, including a 5-2-1 mark in conference play. The Knights earned the top seed in the 2024 NEC Tournament, and reached the 2024 NEC Championship match, where they fell to LIU. Highcock oversaw two All-NEC First Team selections, two All-NEC Second Team selections, and two NEC All-Rookie Team selections.
No stranger to Teaneck,
Highcock served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Burgundy and Blue from 2020-2023. During his time in this role,
Highcock aided in the development of 16 All-NEC selections. This included a Rookie of the year, Defensive Player of the Year, and NEC Player of the year.
Highcock also coached defender Hugo Bacharach, Minnesota United FC’s first-round pick in the 2023 MLS
Superdraft.
In 2022,
Highcock helped guide the Knights to the NCAA tournament after completing an undefeated conference campaign and seizing both the NEC regular season and conference tournament championships. The FDU coaching staff was promptly named NEC Coaching Staff of the Year.
In January of 2024,
Highcock departed New Jersey for the Sunshine State to become the assistant coach/recruiting coordinator/head of fundraising at North Florida. In this elevated role,
Highcock enhanced the Ospreys’ operating budget, while the team posted a 3.56 GPA and went undefeated in the spring season.
Prior to his first stint at FDU,
Highcock spent six seasons at the NAIA level as head men’s coach at William Penn. In 2019, his team rose as high as No. 9 in the nation and booked a trip to the NAIA national tournament.
Highcock produced 20 All-Conference performers and nine All-Americans from 2015-2020, and left William and Penn as the most successful coach in school history.
Academically,
Highcock’s teams thrived with several players earning NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and two players garnering
CoSIDA Academic All-American recognition.
In 2017,
Highcock took on the additional venture of leading the women’s team at William and Penn and led them to their first winning season in 16 years.
His collegiate coaching career began at Avila University where he served as assistant coach. In just two seasons, the Eagles’ coaching staff produced six all-conference selections and one All-American. In 2014, he helped the Eagles to their most single season wins in 20 years.
While his collegiate coaching career was beginning to take off, Highcock was gaining international experience, as well.
Highcock worked as the head of scouting for the Antigua National Team. This squad won the three games in
FIFA World Cup qualifying stage.
A native of
Fareham, England,
Highcock graduated from Benedictine College with a degree in Physical Education. He’d go onto attain a master’s degree in organizational management from Avila University. On top of these higher education achievements,
Highcock holds US Soccer B and
UEFA B licenses, a United Soccer Coaches certification, and a Premier Diploma.
In his playing days,
Highcock led Benedictine to a conference championship and to the NAIA National Tournament Sweet 16 in 2009 before going on to play professionally for the Kansas City Brass in the USL for two years.
