Women's Soccer

Felix Oskam enters his ninth season as women’s soccer assistant coach. Oskam was named the assistant coach in August 2015 after serving the previous two seasons as a volunteer coach. He continues to bring his expertise and knowledge to guide the Pirates to success. During his time at Southwestern, he has helped lead the Pirates to their first conference championship in 2019, first regular season championship, and national ranking in program history in 2021.

Oskam also served as a staff coach for the Austin Texans Soccer Club from 2006 until 2016. 

Before Southwestern, Oskam spent nine years at Texas Tech University, serving seven years as the head coach of the Texas Tech Women's Soccer program after spending two years as an assistant. Under Oskam's leadership, Tech gained national recognition because of players like Kristy Frantz, who was named to the NSCAA All-Central Region and All-Big 12 team. 

Before joining Tech, Oskam served for three years as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs at the University of Tulsa. During the 1993 season, the Tulsa women's program was ranked as high as 11th and finished the year as the No. 18-ranked team in the country. In 1991, Tulsa's men's team achieved a regional ranking of No. 2 and a national ranking of 17.  Oskam also worked as a staff coach for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) in Oklahoma.

Oskam holds a United States Soccer Federation "A" license and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Over the past several years, he has attended several international coaching clinics that included FIFA licensed instructors. 

A 1981 graduate of The University of North Texas in Denton, Oskam earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education. In May of 1993, he received a Master of Science degree in sports management from the University of Tulsa. 

A native of Soest, The Netherlands, Oskam played 12 years of club ball in Holland before being recruited to play for the University of North Texas. During his collegiate years, he helped guide the Eagles to their first national ranking. Oskam was a four-year letter winner at UNT and a two-time Texas Collegiate Soccer League All-Star selection. 

Oskam's wife, Judy, is a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University, and they have two daughters, Danielle and Jessica.