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Clifton Williams
Clifton Williams
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Clifton Williams was named Hagerstown Community College’s (HCC) first head women’s soccer coach in February 2017.  A 1985 Hagerstown Junior College graduate, Williams took the helm as the women’s soccer program embarked on their inaugural season.   He came to Hagerstown after serving as head coach for the Lord Fairfax Community College Women's Soccer Club Soccer, after previously serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the HCC men’s soccer program from 2012 to 2014.

For the past 36 years, Williams has been a pillar in the local soccer community.  He is a former President of the Tri-County Soccer Club in Martinsburg, West Virginia, a position he held from 2007-2013.  The Tri-County Soccer Club, under Williams, grew from 5 teams and 100 players to 30+ teams and 500 players competing in the WAGS, NCSL, and ODSL leagues in the Washington DC/Baltimore/Virginia region.  

In 2015, he was the head coach for the Martinsburg High School Varsity Boys’ Soccer team where he led Martinsburg to the semifinals of the Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference (EPAC) sectional tournament. Williams also found success at the youth level where he coached the Tri County Soccer Club (TCSC) Thunder U-14 Boys team to a second-place finish in the 2012 West Virginia State Cup and the #2 ranking in West Virginia, and the U-16, U-17 and U-18 TCSC Girls team to a #3 ranking in the state of West Virginia during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. Over the years, Williams has coached numerous teams to undefeated seasons, while also coaching Open Men'sDivision I and II Competitive teams in the Mason Dixon Soccer League (MDSL) and the Mid-Maryland Soccer League (MMSL).   

He has devoted countless hours volunteer coaching for the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) (1988-1991), Hagerstown Soccer Club (1989-1991), Eastern Panhandle Inter County (EPIC) Soccer Club (1992-1995, 2003), Tri-County Soccer CLub (2006-2016), Berkeley County Parks & Recreation Soccer (2003-2012), and the US Amateur Open Men’s Soccer (1988- 2016). 

A student-athlete in his own right, Williams participated in Track & Field, Cross Country, Biathlon and Triathlon while attending Hagerstown Junior College and Linganore High School, where he was Regional & State Champion in Track & Field.  His soccer career, as a player, began in 1988 when he played in MDSL Div-II and later moved to the MSSA Div-II & D-I competitive leagues.

Williams holds a USSF National "D" coaching license.  In 2017, he was named WVSA District Commissioner for the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.  He is also a member of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), Maryland State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) and The National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Education Program. 
 
Williams earned an Associate in Arts (AA) degree from Hagerstown Junior College in Physical Training and Musicology where at his HJC commencement, he received the prestigious “William Dale Clopper Memorial Human Kindness Award.”  Williams continued his education earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Applied Management in 2019, a Master of Science (MS) degree in Organizational Leadership and Entrepreneurship in 2021, and completed a Graduate Certificate in Project Management in 2022, all from Grand Canyon University.

Williams and his wife, Samantha, reside in Martinsburg, West Virginia.