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Chris Weeks

Chris Weeks enters his second full year of his second stint as head coach of the John Jay men's soccer program. Weeks accepted the role back in January of 2024. He previously served as bench boss of the Bloodhounds from 2009 to 2013 following the conclusion of his playing career at the College. 

ChrisWeeks

In 2023, the Bloodhounds finished 4-0-1 over the final five regular-season matches under Weeks before the team concluded its year in the First Round of the CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Championships. 

In addition to accepting the interim head coaching position, Weeks serves as the Director of Athletics at Capital Preparatory Harbor School in Bridgeport, CT, where he oversees operations for 16 girls' & boys' secondary school sports, while also mentoring, supervising, and evaluating the coaching staff.
 
On the pitch, Weeks spent five seasons in Riverdale, NY, serving as an assistant coach and holding the title of Director of Men's Soccer Operations at Division I member Manhattan College, a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). As part of the Jaspers' program, Weeks aided in the recruitment of student-athletes while also designing and implementing individual strength and conditioning programs. He was part of the team that collected 34 wins, along with 22 MAAC victories, as the Jaspers made it to the MAAC semifinals in 2013 and hosted their first home playoff match in 2017 as the No. 4 seed, when they hosted Quinnipiac.

John Jay collected 24 wins during his first run as head coach. John Jay appeared in the CUNYAC postseason in four straight seasons under his direction. He mentored John Jay Hall of Famer Korede Griffith, who in 2011 netted five goals and then enjoyed a career-high seven goals, along with five assists, the following season.
 
Coach Weeks has extensive experience working at the youth and semi-professional levels, as he currently coaches for New York Soccer Club and has coached at Greenwich Soccer Club (2021-22), FC Westchester (2018-20), Westchester Flames (2016-19), New York Greek Americans (2014-16) and UK Elite (2014-16).
 
He possesses several certifications as Coach Weeks holds a USSF B License, an NSCAA National Diploma, and NSCAA Goalkeeping Level I & II Diplomas.

In addition to coaching soccer, Weeks worked as an Assistant Facilities Manager at John Jay from 2011 to 2013, where he served as the site supervisor and event manager for home contests and rental groups. He assisted the Intramurals Coordinator with the design and implementation of intramural tournaments.

In addition to this role, Weeks served as head men's and women's tennis coach. He helped lead the program's turnaround, improving from fourth place in 2011 to second place in 2012. The team competed in the semifinals of the CUNYAC Champions in 2012 and 2013. In all, Weeks coached six student-athletes who received All-Conference honors.

In 2013, he was named CUNYAC Men's Coach of the Year. He mentored 2025 John Jay Hall of Famer, Erkut Cakmak, who finished his tenure with a 34-7 record at No. 1 singles and a 16-6 record in league play. In his senior season, Cakmak finished 15-1 at top doubles and was named CUNYAC Player of the Year.

Weeks received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay in 2009.
 
WEEKS' YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (Men's Soccer)
YEAR OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD
2009 2-14-2 1-6-2
2010 6-9-3 3-4-3
2011 6-12-3 4-4-1
2012 6-10-3 4-3-2
2023 4-1-1 4-0-1
2024 3-10-3 2-3-1
TOTALS 27-56-15 18-20-10
WEEKS' YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (Men's Tennis)
YEAR OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD
2011 5-8 5-4
2012 8-6 7-2
2013 12-4 6-3
TOTALS 25-18 18-9

WEEKS' YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (Women's Tennis)
YEAR OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD
2010 7-9 5-4
2011 2-9 2-6
2012 1-11-1 1-5
TOTALS 10-29-1 8-15