Aaron Benditson enters his second season in 2014 as an assistant coach for the Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer program.
Broncos' men's soccer experienced a four-win improvement in the first season of the Raz coaching staff that features Benditson, going 7-7-4 overall through the 2013 campaign. With Benditson's guidance of the CPP back line, the 2013 team set the program's single season record for goals against average at 0.85.
Since the conclusion of the 2013 season, the Broncos have hosted numerous ID camps while also partnering with local AYSO teams. CPP held an alumni game and also took time to participate in the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" on-campus event in early May. The program highlighted the important role that men play in preventing and ending violence against women.
Benditson put together an impressive playing career as a soccer student-athlete at Cal State Northridge from 1999 through 2002, a span in which he was a two-time scholar athlete, team captain, Big West Honorable Mention selection and member of the Big West All-Academic Team.
He started his collegiate coaching career after graduating in May 2002 with a bachelor's degree in Sociology. Benditson served as a volunteer assistant coach for Cal State Northridge and then in 2005 he took over the women's soccer head coach position at Santa Monica College, where he has spent the last eight years.
As head coach at Santa Monica, he posted an overall record of 89-46-35 to record the most coaching wins in program history. Benditson guided the team to six Southern Regional playoff appearances and in 2005, he was named the Western State Conference and Southern Region Coach of the Year.
In other coaching responsibilties, he has also served recently as a staff coach and talent scout for the Global Sports Institute in Calabasas.
In May 2012, Benditson earned a master's degree in Coaching and Sports Administration from Concordia University in Irvine.
