Mark Laudenslager will be in his second year as the assistant coach of USC Upstate women’s soccer in the 2023 season.  

During his first year assisting Saber with the Spartan Army, Laudenslager helped the program finish with a 9-4-4 record on the regular season, while finishing with a 6-2-1 Big South Conference record. The 2022 season saw Upstate finish with a .647 winning percentage which is the best winning percentage in the programs Division I era while also recording the most conference wins in the program's D1 era (6). Upstate also went into the Big South Soccer Championship as the No. 2 seed which is the highest seed in program history. Laundenslager’s work with the goalkeepers helped Upstate earn its first ever Big South Goalkeeper of the Year honor as well as reaching six records for goalkeeping, two of which were broken in the 2022 season.  

Laudenslager joined the Spartan army after spending the last four seasons as the women's assistant head coach at Kutztown University (Pa.)  where he helped lead the Golden Bears to three top 10 NCAA Division II national rankings (2017, 2018, & 2021).  As an assistant coach, Laudenslager focused on goalkeeper development and instruction while handling fundraising efforts, student-athlete recruitment, and video analysis for scouting reports.

In his time at Kutztown, Laudenslager also coached for FC Delco (2020-2021), PA Dominion FC (2019-2020), and Penn Fusion Soccer Academy (2017-2019) where he focused on player development of various age groups and assisted with the college recruiting process.

Prior to Kutztown, the Pa. native was a men's soccer assistant coach for Penn State Brandywine during the 2016 season. Laudenslager's efforts contributed to the Lion's 15-3-1 record, their 2016 PSUAC Championship, and their USCAA National Championship appearance.

Before his collegiate coaching career, Laudenslager coached for the Cocalico Youth Soccer Club from 2008-2015 before he shifted his focus on the Cocalico School District teams. Laudenslager coached the junior varsity boy's soccer for the Cocalico School District in Denver, Pa. running daily training sessions and assisting with summer training programs for the high school and junior high school boys' teams.

Along with his coaching position, Laudenslager was the Director of Coaching from 2012 to 2015 for the Cocalico Youth Soccer Club, being promoted to Club President in 2015. During this time, Laudenslager was in charge of club operations, budgeting, board meetings, creating the CYSC handbook, developing new technical, and tactical training methods and guidelines, with player safety being a priority, and establishing club expectations for players, coaches, and parents.

Outside of his coaching contributions, Laudenslager brings with him an extensive administrative background in the sport. From 2014-2017, Laudenslager was the owner and executive director of Soccer Shots which brought in over $175 thousand annually and oversaw over 1,500 children a year. At the Soccer Shots Franchise, Laudenslager was responsible for all business operations including all accounting, marketing, and sales plans.

While working with Soccer Shots, Laudenslager was on the local organizing committee for the United Soccer Coaches, assisting in registrations, field setups, and volunteers from 2013-2018.

Laudenslager played one season of collegiate soccer at Reading Area Community College in 1995 where he was a team captain before suffering from a career-ending knee injury.

Along with his degree in Social Sciences from Reading Area Community College, Laudenslager also holds his Goalkeeping I, II, and III Diplomas, Director of Coaching Diploma, National Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, and Premier Diploma, all through the United Soccer Coaches.