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Welcome to the Dominion Soccer Academy! Here at Old Dominion University we are proud of our accomplishments on the soccer field and off.  We have worked hard for our success and pride ourselves in playing attractive and exciting soccer. Here are some of our accomplishments over the last ten years.
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  • 12 NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 17 years
  • Ranked as high as 2nd nationally, and in the nation’s top 10 in 7 of the last 14 years​
  • 2014 & 2017 CUSA Tournament Champion
  • 4 CAA Rookie of the Year Selections
  • 1 CUSA Rookie of the Year Selection
  • 6 MLS drafted players and 12 selected to the MLS Combine in each of the last eight years
  • One of only six teams to make a repeat trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2006 and 2007
  • 9 All Americans, 3 Academic All Americans and 2 Freshman All Americans
  • 3 CAA Defender of the Year Awards, 3 Conference MVP's and 3 Coach of the Year honors in the last seven years

We look forward to having you at the Dominion Soccer Academy and hope your experience here reflects our passion and commitment to our beautiful game!

Alan Dawson
Head Coach

Alan Dawson concluded his 20th season at the helm of the ODU men's soccer program in 2016.

​The winningest coach in Old Dominion University soccer history and the NCAA's 13th winningest active coach by percentage (.689), Alan Dawson is a four-time Coach of the Year who has guided the Monarchs for 20 seasons producing nine All-Americans, four MLS players and led ODU to NCAA Tournaments in five straight and 11 of the lasts 13 years (This includes two top 16 seeds). 

Full Bio

Tennant McVea
Assistant Coach

Tennant McVea returns to the Monarch coaching staff for the 2017 season after spending the 2016 season as an assistant coach with Elon University and the Phoenix men's soccer program. While at Elon, McVea helped the Phoenix to a 7-6-4 record 3-2-3 in the CAA and coached Elijah Agu to an NSCAA All-Region Second-Team nod.

McVea served as an assistant for three years at ODU, helping lead the Monarchs to two NCAA appearances and a Conference USA Championship in 2014. In 2013, McVea served as a volunteer assistant coach, before being promoted to assistant coach in 2014.

​Before beginning his coaching tenure, McVea excelled on the pitch. He was captain for the Norfolk Sharx of the MISL in 2012 and, in 2010-11, he served as club captain for FC Lahti, a professional team in Finland. 

McVea played his college ball at Loyola University Maryland, where he was a 2008 NSCAA First Team All-American and a three-time NSCAA Regional All-American.  In 2009, he was a finalist for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.  

He graduated from Loyola with a degree in advertising and public relations and a minor in general business in 2009.

Nathan Jones
Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach

Jones comes to ODU by the way of Tiffin University. In his three year stint at Tiffin, Jones helped Dragons to the 2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular season and conference tournament titles and the 2019 conference tournament title.

​Jones, a native of Flintshire, Wales, played four seasons as a starting goalkeeper for the Urbana University men's soccer team. Jones, a two-year captain, earned first-team All-Mountain East Conference honors as a freshman, junior and senior and was named Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. He also was a first-team NSCAA All-Atlantic Region choice in 2015 and 2016, and landed on the second team in 2013.
 
Growing up in Wales, Jones played in the youth system at Tranmere Rovers FC, an English third-division team, for seven years until the U18 level.

​Jones has played one season in the Premier Development League for the Dayton Dutch Lions and was also an assistant coach for the WPSL Dutch Lions team who reached the National Quarterfinals.

He graduated from Urbana with a degree in Sports Management in 2016 and a M.B.A in Sports Management and Leadership in 2019