Paul DelloStritto joined the Yale women's soccer staff in August 2025 as an Assistant Coach.
DelloStritto has been a full-time soccer goalkeeper coach throughout Connecticut since 1997, focused primarily on long-term youth goalkeeper development. Over more than two decades, he has developed hundreds of training relationships at various commitment levels. Among his standout former long-term students is two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Alyssa Naeher (Penn State '09), who recently retired from the United States Women's National Team and currently plays for Chicago Stars FC in the National Women's Soccer League. Naeher has earned numerous individual honors, including the 2024 The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper award and the 2024 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year title.
DelloStritto was the Goalkeeper Director and Clinician for the Connecticut Football Club (CFC) from 2000-2019. He also was the Connecticut ODP Boys & Girls Goalkeeper Coach from 2000-2006, during which time he coached 13 Region 1 and 4 national pool goalkeepers. Additionally, he was the goalkeeper coach for numerous Connecticut universities, including women's programs at Sacred Heart, Southern Connecticut State University, Quinnipiac, Post, Fairfield, Hartford, Wesleyan, and Trinity, and men's programs at Wesleyan, Trinity, and New Haven.
Originally from Northford, Connecticut, DelloStritto graduated from North Branford High School and Ithaca College with a bachelor's degree in speech communication. He played indoor soccer with such teams as the Massachusetts Twisters (NISL, AISL - 2006/7 AISL Champions) out of Springfield, and Connecticut Academica FC (AISL, NPSL) out of Winsted. Outdoors, he spent 19 seasons with Danbury United FC (SASL) (2008-2009 Regional Champs and National O-30 Open Cup Semi Finalists, also 2007, 2010 + 2017 Regional Finalists).
