Amanda Elvidge was named head coach of the Howard Community College women's soccer team in January of 2025. She previously served as head coach and Rec Program leader of the Thunder Soccer Club beginning in 2021. Elvidge was head coach of the Scottsdale Blackhawks Soccer Club from 2013 to 2015. Prior to coaching, she played youth soccer for the Bakersfield Gunners. Elvidge played four years of varsity soccer for the Frontier High School Trojans in Bakersfield, CA. She was named captain her senior year and was part of the All-Area Team. In college, Elvidge starred for the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles in Prescott, AZ. In 2014, she was named 14th in the country for game-winning goals.
Amanda is a native of Bakersfield, CA. She moved from Northern California to Maryland with her husband and two children in 2018. Amanda is an avid reader and loves to watch soccer and hockey when she’s not on the pitch. Even though she’s a California girl at heart, running on some woodsy trails is where you’ll find her in her limited spare time.Â
