Patrick Baker - Head Coach

Patrick Baker was named head coach of the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer program in February 2013 after successful stints at NCAA Division I, IIand III institutions. Baker is the fourth head coach in the program's 22 year history.

Baker brings a winning pedigree to FAU, being the only women's soccer coach in NCAA history to take a team to the Division I, II and III postseason tournaments. He was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by Soccer America, amassed an 80-46-11 record, and had one team advance to the NCAA Division I Final Four. His teams had 18 wins over ranked opponents, including six victories over top 10 teams. Baker's NCAA Division I coaching career started at Pennsylvania in the Ivy League for four years, then six years at Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference and five years at Georgia of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Five of Baker's six Florida State teams qualified for the NCAA tournament, and the Seminoles made three Sweet 16 appearances and advanced to the 2003 Final Four. He is the only coach in Georgia program history to take three straight teams to the NCAA women's soccer tournament. His 2007 Bulldogs' team had the best record in school history (18-4-2) and posted an 8-1-2 mark in SEC play. In 2009, Baker helped guide Georgia o a No. 20 national ranking.

Baker has spent the past two years at California-Berkeley, helping the Bears advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament in both seasons. He was the program's recruiting coordinator and helped attract PAC-12 Freshman of the Year Ifeoma Onumonu.

Jeremy Hampton - Associate Head Coach

In April of 2025, Jeremy Hampton was promoted to associate head coach. Hampton arrived at Florida Atlantic as an assistant coach in April 2023. He joins Paradise after spending the last four years at Tuscaloosa Academy.

Hampton served Tuscaloosa Academy as the Head Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Coach in addition to serving as the Director of Marketing & Communications and Assistant Director of Athletics. During his tenure there, Hampton led both the boys and girls teams to multiple state championships, while also developing 15 AISA All-State soccer selections between the two programs. In 2021, Hampton was awarded the United Soccer Coaches 2021 High School Coach of Significance honor.
 
He also worked as the Director of Goalkeeping for Birmingham United Soccer Association from 2015-2021. While there, Hampton planned, organized, and executed all goalkeeper training sessions while managing and directing recruitment efforts.

Hampton served as the head coach at PHS for just one season but improved the girl's soccer team's record from 4-10-2 in 2011 to 9-6-1. He served as the budget director of the team and implemented a study hall program to help improve the teams academic success.

Prior to PHS, Hampton served as the head women's soccer coach at Marion Military Institute from 2008-11. He was the inaugural coach for the program. As the head coach of the program he was in charge of recruiting, budgeting and all team events.

Hampton also served as an assistant women's soccer coach at the University of Alabama from 2005-08. While at UA he recruited players throughout North America including Alabama, Canada, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas. He coached the 2007 SEC Freshman Goalkeeper of the Year and had his goalkeepers produce the fourth, fifth and 10th highest save percentages in UA program history. He helped reduce the goalkeepers GAA from 2.65 in 2006 to 1.49 in 2007.

He has also served as the goalkeeper coach for the Mississippi Storm a semi-professional team. He was the head goalkeeper coach for the Alabama Olympic Development Program from 2006-10. He was the head boy's soccer coach at Hillcrest High School in 2005. The Hattiesburg High School boy's soccer coach from 2004-05 and an assistant coach at Tuscaloosa Central High School for the boy's soccer team from 1999-2003.

In 2002, Hampton graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's of art in history. Hampton earned his masters in sports management from Alabama in 2010 and has been coaching soccer since 2004.

Current FAU Women's Soccer Players