Meet Our Staff

Coach Hylton Dayes

After 30 years as a collegiate head coach, I’ve compiled a diverse background of experiences as both a successful coach and an accomplished player while becoming the longest-tenured coach at the University of Cincinnati.

Currently, I’m a youth development coach for Louisville City, a USL Championship team.

About Coach Dayes

  • A native of Kingston, Jamaica, I graduated with a degree in electrical systems engineering from Wright State.

  • I enjoyed a distinguished playing career at Wright State. As a four-time all-Mideast, all-Ohio and team MVP selection, I am the only athlete in school history to be named all-American all four years of my career. From these accomplishments, I’m also one of three student-athletes to have his jersey retired at the school.

  • From college, I played on the professional level for the Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League for two seasons and the Orlando Lions of the American Professional Soccer League for one year.

  • My collegiate head coaching career extends from Wright State to James Madison University to the University of Cincinnati. I’ve lead teams to numerous NCAA Championships, top 25 National Rankings, and guided players to conference and national accolades.

  • I have been the former chair of the NSCAA board and chairman of the Black Soccer Coaches Committee, as well as a Region II Olympic Development Program coach. I am accredited with the NSCAA Advanced National Coaching diploma, the USSF National A license, as well as being a member of the NSCAA National Academy Coaching Staff.

  • I married my wife, Karen, in 2008 and welcomed our son, Brandon, to the world later that year.

What People Are Saying

 

“Coach Dayes has a wealth of experience coaching and mentoring young soccer players. He has the ability to help you grow technically, tactically, physically, and mentally, along with the ability to assist you in achieving well-planned benchmarks and goals.”

— Chaka Daley, Head Men’s Soccer Coach, University of Michigan

“As a former player of Coach Dayes, if you’re looking for a coach to take your game to the next level, look no further than Coach Hylton Dayes. He has made me into a better player, and I have no doubt he will do the same for you.”

— Omar Cummings, Division I All-American (University of Cincinnati), MLS Champion (Colorado Rapids), MLS All-Star, and Jamaican Men’s National Team Player