Coaches | Bear Valley Soccer Camp

Meet our Coaches

You'll find several similarities between all of our coaches.

Soccer has always been a passion of theirs, each having played at the national level.
As licensed coaches with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, they share this passion with young players in a proficient and encouraging way.
Each of our coaches are also parents of young athletes, and appreciate the value of a balanced, all-encompassing summer camp.

Jessica Perkin - Coach

A native of New Jersey, Jessica played varsity soccer and basketball all four years at Union Catholic Regional High School. Her soccer accolades include being named Parade Magazine National High School Defender of the Year and All-American, Gatorade High School Defender of the Year, and two time NSCAA High School All-American. Not only was Jess a critical member of U.S. Youth National Teams since age 14, she was also a starting defender for the U.S. U-19 National Team when they won the first ever U-19 Women's World Cup in 2002.

Jessica came out West in 2001 to attend Santa Clara University where she earned a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Studio Art, and was a starter on SCU Women's Soccer team from 2001 to 2004. As a freshman, Jessica contributed the assist that scored the winning goal to help SCU win their first ever NCAA Division I National Championship. Her college accolades include being a member of both the Soccer America All-Freshman All-American Team and the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2001 and 2002, and the prestigious honor of the 2002 NCAA Tournament’s Defensive Most Valuable Player.

Jessica also has extensive coaching experience, holding a USSF "B" coaching license. She has coached club soccer for top clubs throughout the country at PDA (NJ), SC Breakers (CA), & Real (CO). While at Real, she was also a Director of Recreational Soccer and oversaw all ages 8 and under helping transition them to Competitive Teams. She ran the Aptos High School Varsity Soccer Program for 8 years where she was named Coach of the Year 4 times and broke school records by winning 5 consecutive SCCAL Championships. She was also involved with ODP at the state (NJ ODP) and Region ODP (East Coast). Recently, she was invited to coach with the U-14 U.S. National Team.

Jessica has her masters in Education and has been teaching Physical Education and Health for the past 10 years. Jessica and her husband Kenny have three children, Brayden, Tatum, and Kayleigh and are both teachers in their local community of Castle Rock, Colorado.

Lauren most recently was the Head Coach for San Jose State University. Prior to SJSU, she was the Associate Head Coach at the University of Oregon and also an assistant at her Alma Mater, The University of Portland, where she won a National Championship in 2005.

Hanson enjoyed an illustrious playing career as a four-year centerback for Portland. She was a member of three Pilot teams to play in the NCAA Women's College Cup. The 2000 and 2001 clubs reached the semifinals, and she captained the 2002 Pilots to the program's first NCAA Women's College Cup championship. She also has national team playing experience. She was a member of the United States Women's National Team in 2001 and competed on the U-18 and U-21 U.S. women's national teams.

A native of Lake Forest, Calif., Hanson graduated from Portland in 2003 with her Bachelor of Arts degree. She and her husband, Travis, have two children, Cole and Taylor.

Lana Bowen graduated from Santa Clara University in 2005 with a degree in Economics and Business. During her time with the Broncos, Bowen was a four-year starting defender and a member of the program’s 2001 national championship team.

Lana went on to play professionally in Norway for five years following her collegiate career. After retiring from professional soccer, she transitioned into coaching and player development. Bowen holds a U.S. Soccer C Coaching License and has coached youth clubs, private lessons and high school teams. Over the past decade, she has also created and operated skills camps focused on developing young players’ technical abilities and confidence on the field.

A native of Santa Clara, Lana now resides in Lake Tahoe with her two children and husband and enjoys everything and anything active and outdoors. Her passion for sharing her love of the game is obvious in her coaching style and resume of coaching.