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THE COACHING LIFE OF
Avi Dubnov
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When he’s not working or spending time with his wife and two children, Athletic Director Avi Dubnov is “watching soccer, playing soccer or thinking about soccer.”
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Miss Porter’s School
A native of England, Mr. Dubnov played soccer for the University of Bolton and then came to the United States in 2004. Since then, he has coached teams in more than 20 states for Major League Soccer. He came to Miss Porter’s School in 2013 as varsity soccer coach after coaching at Central Connecticut State University and Trinity College, and became athletic director at Porter’s in 2018.
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“We wanted to elevate our teams, our programs, the quality of coaching, the facilities and the opportunities to mirror the next level,” he said, noting that the varsity soccer, swimming and basketball teams all won Founders League championships in the 2019-20 school year. Soccer took top honors four of the past five seasons.
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Famous for the Moleskine notebooks he stuffs into all his stadium coats, he’s always on the lookout for new ideas. “The team makes fun of me that I have a different notebook every game,” said Mr. Dubnov, who holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from the University of Hartford. “If I hear something, I need a place to jot it down so in the rare moment when I’m not multitasking, I can absorb it and use it at the right time in the right moment with the right people.”
