Arizona FC Rebels Soccer Welcomes Matt Gow
Matt Gow is entering his third season as the founding head men’s soccer coach for the Ottawa Spirit. During the 2018 campaign the spirit reached the NCCAA National Semi-Final where Gow was named 2018 NCCAA West Region Coach of the year.
Gow joined OUAZ from the University of the Pacific where he was an assistant coach for the Tigers
At the University of the Pacific, Gow, along with the rest of the Tiger coaching staff, was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division I Far West Region Staff of the Year. In his second season with Pacific, Gow helped the Tigers put together one of the best seasons in program history, as Pacific went 13-4-2 on the year including a NCAA Tournament second round appearance, before losing to the eventual champions; Stanford.
While coaching at UOP, Gow was the Director of Development of Monarcas Academy (CV Surf), Coaching one of the nation’s top 98’ Boys teams.Gow also was on staff for NorCal Premiere soccer as a State pool and region pool coach, identifying several players for the US National Training Center.
Matt Gow joined the Tigers from Virginia Tech, where he was an assistant coach working with the Hokies’ back line and goalkeepers. The Hokies posted their best season in seven years and capped off the season by making it to the 2014 ACC tournament.
Gow was the Director of Operations and Youth Development for the New River United Soccer Association in Virginia, where he oversaw over 20 competitive teams and 30 coaches. Gow also coached a U16 boys’ team to a Virginia State semifinal appearance.
Prior to Virginia Tech, Gow spent time as an assistant coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas, where, MidAmerica Nazarene had two ofits best season’s in program history advancing to the Final Four and Elite Eight.
While coaching at MNU, Gow was one of the founding coaches and Director of Goalkeeping for the Toca Futbol Club; a faith-based soccer club located in the Kansas City metro area.
Gow earned a bachelor’s degree in business marketing and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from MidAmerica Nazarene University.
Gow resides in Surprise, AZ and has been married to his wife, Heather Gow, since 2016 and they have one son named, William.
