Simon Cook
Simon Cook

Bio

Cook has been the head coach of the Hawks since Fall 2017.

He has an 91-52-27 overall record at EVC. The Hawks have reached the CCCAA Playoffs in each of the last five seasons (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), advancing to the State Championships at Mt. SAC in 2023. EVC reached the final eight in 2025, falling one match short of the State Finals in 2025. The program has been ranked No. 1 in the State Power Point rankings at some point during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

In 2025, EVC won the first Coast Conference title for the program since 2010. Cook was named the Coast Conference Coach of the Year.

In 2023, the Hawks reached the State by winning on back-to-back penalty kicks over fifth-seeded De Anza and ninth-seeded Merced. In 2024 they were ranked No. 1 in the State and nation during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the top-seed.

A native of Manchester, England, Coach Cook has over 20 years of coaching experience locally in the Bay Area, having held various leadership roles in academic institutions, soccer clubs, and representative programs. Coach Cook was named San Jose Mecury News “Coach of the Year”  in 2010. Coach Cook has been influential in developing several current professional and collegiate Division I soccer players, many of whom he still has a very close relationship with.

Recent Hawk graduates have continued playing at schools such as CSU Bakersfield, Holy Names University, San Jose State University, Dominican University, Cal State Stanislaus and Simpson University.

  • Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with emphasis in Physical Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Psychology
  • NSCAA Premier and Director of Coaching Diploma 
  • United States Soccer Federation "B" License 

Cook's Coaching Record at EVC

Year Overall Conference  Playoffs
2017 4-13-4 3-8-2 (4th in North)  
2018 11-6-4 6-4-3 (4th in North)  
2019 5-11-4 3-7-2 (5th in North)  
2020 covid    
2021 12-5-3 7-2-3 (2nd in North)
  • 9th seed, lost 2-0 to (8) Fresno City
2022 10-6-4 6-2-3 (2nd in North)
  • 10th seed defeated (23) Napa Valley 7-2
  • lost 1-0 to (7) CC San Francisco
2023 19-4-1 10-3-0 (2nd in North)
  • 4th seed, defeated (13) Modesto 5-2
  • defeated (5) De Anza 2-2 (4-3 on PKs)
  • defeated (9) Merced 1-1 (5-4 on PKs)
  • Second seed from North, lost 1st seed from South El Camino 4-0
  • Ranked No. 5 nationally to end year
2024 15-3-4 8-2-3 (2nd in South)
  • No. 1 seed, lost 2-0 to (17) Las Positas
  • Ranked No. 1 in the State power points and nation during the year
  • NorCal Coaching Staff of the Year
2025 15-4-3 9-2-2 (1st in South)
  • No. 3 seed, defeated (14) Taft 2-0
  • No. 3 seed, defeated (11) Cabrillo 3-1
  • No. 3 seed, lost to (2) Hartnell 1-0
  • Ranked No. 1 in State Power Points, No. 3 in nation coaches poll
Overall 91-52-27   6-4 CCCAA playoff record