{"id":152006,"date":"2026-02-11T20:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152006\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:07:16","slug":"paul-jennison-named-fort-lauderdale-united-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152006\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Jennison Named Fort Lauderdale United Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bocaratontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg?fit=1440%2C959&amp;ssl=1\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IMG 7313\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Late last night, Fort Lauderdale United announced they had officially parted ways with Head Coach Ali Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Jennison has been promoted to the top spot with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaul has earned this opportunity through his work ethic and leadership,\u201d noted Tyrone Mears, President of Soccer. \u201cWe believe in our pathway, and we have full confidence in Paul as we enter a critical stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Resume Forged in Grass and Grit<\/p>\n<p>Jennison\u2019s journey from Middlesbrough to South Florida has demonstrated his commitment to teaching. His resume reads like a map of youth and college soccer development:<\/p>\n<p>The International Stage:\u00a0Goalkeeper Coach for the British Virgin Islands Men\u2019s National Team.<\/p>\n<p>The Elite Academies:\u00a0Four seasons at IMG Academy overseeing the entire goalkeeping department.<\/p>\n<p>The Collegiate Grind:\u00a0Stints at the University of South Carolina and Northwestern University.<\/p>\n<p>The Grassroots:\u00a0A nine-year tenure at St. Charles East High School where he first learned to mold a team\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2018, he has been teaching the teachers as a Coach Educator for the U.S. Soccer Federation.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-Match Sprint<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the appointment is as dramatic as a 90th-minute winner. Fort Lauderdale United FC currently sits just two points shy of a playoff spot. With only 12 matches left on the calendar, there is no room for a \u201choneymoon phase.\u201d Perhaps a rethink comes after the season, but for now it\u2019s Jennison\u2019s shop.<\/p>\n<p>Jennison, seems ready for the pressure. \u201cThis is a special place,\u201d he said, reflecting on his promotion. \u201cThe important thing is to build on our foundation and bring the collective together. We\u2019re excited about the roster we have and how we can continuously bring the best out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s how this pans out as Fort Lauderdale has been nothing short of embarrassing in its last three outings- successive home losses to Spokane, Lexington and Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late last night, Fort Lauderdale United announced they had officially parted ways with Head Coach Ali Rogers. Paul&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250,9115,2062,25431],"class_list":{"0":"post-152006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-fort-lauderdale","9":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","10":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news","11":"tag-fort-lauderdale-united","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-usl"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}