Josh Green is in his first season as an assistant coach for the University of South Dakota women's soccer team.

Green spent comes to USD with a strong coaching background at the collegiate level.

Green was an assistant coach at Xavier University (Ohio) in 2009, where he was involved in all aspects of the program.

Prior to his time at Xavier, Green was an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount in California in 2008-09, where he helped lead the team to a 10-6-3 record. During that season, Loyola had two NSCAA All-Far West Scholar-Athletes, six All-West Coast Conference Scholar Athletes and six All-West Coast Conference players.

Green was also an graduate assistant at Minnesota State University, Mankato from 2006-08, where he helped the MSU program become a Division II national power. The Mavericks had a 26-9-3 record during that time, and had three All-Central Region players and eight All-North Central Conference players.

From 2004-06, Green was an assistant coach at the University of Iowa, and from 1996-2003, was an assistant at Pepperdine University, where he helped build the program into a Top 25 team. Pepperdine made three straight appearances in the NCAA tournament from 1996-2003.

Green is a 1994 graduate of California Lutheran University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education. He completed his master's degree in sports psychology from Minnesota State, Mankato in 2008.

Green and his wife, Mandy, have a son, Jack and live in Vermillion.