Jay Wilson is a soccer coach who loves to play and watch the game. He is a self-proclaimed analytics nerd and a contributing writer at the blog Soccer Blade. He has a very busy life as a husband and a father of two. In his free time, he likes to read and write.

He is a passionate blogger, analyst, statistician, and writer. Soccer is his first love. He was born to play it, but injuries cut short his playing career. He played at all levels, from under 7 to the professional level. He still plays recreationally to this day. He says ‘I coach for fun, but I coach to teach’.

His passion lies in the game and he has helped in developing players who play at different levels in the soccer hierarchy in the USA. He is also passionate about the game in general and has worked on the analytics of the game for many years.