Polk State College

Jessica Belli begins her third season as head soccer coach in 2022. She joins Polk State with a wealth of knowledge and experience.   

Belli has coached for 17 years. She comes to the Eagles from Southeastern University in Lakeland, where she served as associate head coach from 2016-2019. She helped lead the Fire to the 2017 Sun Conference championship and to three national championship tournament appearances, including back-to-back trips to the Final Four.  

United Soccer Coaches named the entire Fire Coaching staff the East Region Coaching Staff of the Year. 

“I’m very excited to join Polk State,” said Belli. “This is a great opportunity.  

“My overall goals are to win a national championship and to have each player leave Polk State not only having grown as a player but also as a person.   

“I think we have a lot of potential, and all the pieces are in place to take this program to the next level.”  

Belli also coached at Johnson University in Kissimmee, Fla., and at The Master’s Academy in Oviedo, Fla. She earned the NCSAA National Diploma, USSF D License, and NSCAA Goalkeeper Diploma. She has also served in the Elite Clubs National League for several years.  

Belli played soccer at Oviedo High School, where she is in the school’s Hall of Fame, and at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where she earned All-Region and All-American honors.  

She also earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Palm Beach Atlantic.

She lives in Lakeland with her husband, Randy, and children Declan and Everlee.