Josh Duffy joins Refine City Prep after 10 years of working within Sporting Kansas City's Player Personnel Department. While at SKC, Duffy helped identify and sign more than 30 players to professional contracts, was part of two US Open Cup Championships, and helped SKC achieve their only MLS Academy of the Year Award. 

In addition to SKC, Duffy has almost a decade of coaching experience in NCAA Division I College Soccer (men and women), at both Saint Mary's College of California and Fresno State. While at SMC, he helped coach the Gaels to an undefeated 18-0-2 season and played a pivotal role in developing the school’s first two All-Americans. SMC also earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Coaching Staff of the Year that season. While at Fresno State, Duffy helped the Bulldogs win their most recent WAC Tournament Championship and reach the NCAA Tournament for post-season play.

Duffy has close to 20 years of coaching experience at the youth level, including reaching the former US Soccer Development Academy U-16 National Championship in back to back years as a Coach, Director of Coaching, and Academy Director with Cal Odyssey.  During that time, Cal Odyssey was named #1 Development Club in CA and #9 in the Nation by Soccer America (the only non-MLS Club to make the list) and placed multiple players on U15-U20 Youth National Teams.

Duffy developed as a youth player with the Kansas City Attack Soccer Club and went on to win the USYSA Andy Stone Cup (U-18 National Championship) with Scott Gallagher Soccer Club. While attending Blue Valley Northwest High School, Duffy earned All-American nominations as both a Defender and a Goalkeeper and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2018. While attending Saint Mary's College of CA, Duffy was a 4-year starter and 2-year Captain, while earning All-Conference honors as a Defender. As a professional player, Duffy was a part of the Kansas City Wizards and then enjoyed stints in both the Netherlands as well as Germany.

Duffy has experience coaching both field players and goalkeepers within the US Youth National Team network, while also serving as a Scout with US Soccer for over 10 years. He holds a USSF National "A" License and helped pilot the creation of US Soccer’s Talent Scout License in 2019. Duffy also holds NSCAA Regional Goalkeeping, NSCAA Director of Coaching, NSCAA LGBT: Diversity and Inclusion, NSCAA Get aHEAD Safely in Soccer, and NSCAA 4v4 and 7v7/9v9 Diplomas.

In addition to his role within Refine City Prep, Duffy is an active scout for Octagon Sports Agency and owns JMD Solutions LLC, an elite consulting company specializing in strategic advisory services for professional sports organizations.