Coaches
Daniel Rincon
(Habla español) [email protected] Director of Coaching 2010 Boys United States Soccer Federation D License Coerver Youth Diploma Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Member Coach Rincon possesses a wealth of knowledge that is shown through his innovative training sessions and techniques. He speaks Spanish and English fluently. Coaching soccer is one of Coach Rincon's strongest passions and skills and it has shown as numerous players have found tremendous individualized growth within his team centered coaching strategies. Coach Rincon is the current Varsity Assistant Coach of the Boys' Soccer Program at Timber Creek High School where he has been at for two years, having previously served as the JV1 Head Coach. Prior to teaching in Keller ISD he taught for two years at Crowley ISD and one year at Lake Worth ISD. Coach Rincon has been in the Criminal Justice field for seven combined years of experience, in which he has been employed as a contracted Victim Services Specialist, Detention Officer, Police Officer and now a Criminal Justice Instructor. Coach Rincon graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington earning a Bachelors in Social Work, a Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice and recently a Masters of Education in Leadership and Policy Studies. Raised in California, where soccer is the primary sport, Coach Rincon played soccer at a very competitive level for numerous teams over a series of years which included playing at the Varsity level in High School for two years. Also in California, Coach Rincon coached at the varsity level for one year before moving to Texas. |
Jeff Simpson
[email protected] Director of Development United Soccer Coaches Foundations of Coaching Diploma Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Member Coach Simpson is currently the Women's Varsity Head Coach at Liberty Christian School in Argyle. He is a previous Math Teacher and Soccer Coach at Timber Creek High School. In his time at Timber Creek, Coach Simpson served as the Varsity Assistant Coach and the JV1 Head Coach within the Boys' Soccer Program as well as the Freshmen Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach in the Girls' Soccer Program. Previously, Coach Simpson was a teacher and coach at Bedford Junior High. He is a graduate of Keller High School, having played soccer all 4 years, serving as captain for one year, and lettering on varsity for 2 years. In his senior season Coach Simpson was awarded District 5-5A Honorable Mention as his team went on to be District 5-5A Champions and Regional Quarterfinalists. Throughout high school, he played for the DFW Tornados club soccer team on which he served as club captain. Upon graduating high school, Coach Simpson attended the University of the Incarnate Word to play soccer. After his freshman year, he transferred and played the following 3 seasons at Schreiner University, NCAA Division III Soccer, serving as Captain in his senior season. During that time he also took advantage of an opportunity to play on the North Texas U-23 ODP team, scoring a hat trick in the Regional Tournament portion of the USASA National Cup Tournament. Coach Simpson graduated Cum Laude with a B.B.A. in Finance from Schreiner while also earning Academic All-Conference honors. Additionally he has been a certified youth soccer referee for the majority of the last 15 years, and has assisted in coaching various youth soccer teams, camps, and skills sessions over the span of the past 13 years. |
Sergio Bernal
(Habla español) Goalkeepers 20+ year Professional Goalkeeper Former Mexican National Team Player Johan Cruyff Institute MINAF Barcelona Futbol Club: -Master in Basic Coaching -Congress of Soccer Catalan Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Goalkeeping Course Coach Bernal is an internationally recognized goalkeeper with a storied career of over 21 years as a professional goalkeeper having played in over 500 professional games. A majority of his career was served with Pumas UNAM with some time also spent on loan with Correcaminos and Puebla FC. Coach Bernal's accomplishments do not end there as he was also able play with Mexico's National Team. In his time as a player and a coach with Pumas UNAM they won at total of 5 Mexican league titles. He has champion trophies as the Champion of Champions, Sub-Champion Copa Sudamericana, Sub-Champion CONCACAF, Santiago Bernabeu, Champion Central America (playing with Mexico's National Soccer Team), Sub-Champion Pan-American Tournament (playing with Mexico's National Soccer Team). As a coach Coach Bernal has experience as the Technical Coordinator, Goalkeeping, and Assistant Coach at the Mexican First Division Team Level through his time served with Pumas UNAM. His goals are to motivate, teach, and increase the skills of youth seeking to acquire advanced achievement in soccer using his extensive experience as a former Professional Mexican Soccer Goalkeeper and Coach at the most challenging levels of the sport. |
Michael Absalon
[email protected] 2006 Boys 2011 Boys Coerver Youth Diploma United States Soccer Federation D License United States Soccer Federation Grassroots 9v9 & 11v11 Coach Michael has been playing soccer since he was four years old. Throughout his playing career he played for a range of teams including the Dallas Texans and the Texas Longhorns that competed in the top tier of Classic League at the time. Coach Michael graduated from Keller High School and was also able to spend some time playing for the Cefar School of Futbol in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Coach Michael graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Education and Psychology. Recently he has spent time leading and coaching skills through AA Soccer Academy, TX Alliance SC, and multiple US Youth Soccer ODP Camps. He has also served as volunteer head coach of two different local recreational soccer teams where he also volunteers as a commissioner and their Director of Coaching. Through Coach Michael's experience and education he has developed an effective coaching philosophy that puts great focus and attention into developing a individual player's skill, physical development, and critical thinking in a team setting. |
Eric Alonzo
[email protected] 2004/05 Boys 2008 Boys United States Soccer Federation B License Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Member Coach Alonzo has over 27 years of soccer coaching experience at the club, high school, and college levels. At the college ranks Coach Alonzo has worked within programs coaching at Richland College, University of the Incarnate Word, and Angelo State University. As a high school coach Coach Alonzo has served at San Angelo Central High School and his alma mater WT White High School. Currently he is the Head Women's Soccer Coach and Cross Country Coach at Irving MacArthur High School where he has been at the last 16 years. Coach Alonzo has coached competitive club teams at Flame SC, North Texas Express, Texas Spirit, San Angelo Attack, Dallas Inter, Dallas Texans, FC Dallas, TDA Select, and Liverpool America FC. He has also served on staff with the North Texas State Soccer Association and South Texas State Soccer Association. As a coach he has taken his teams to many prestigious national tournaments including Surf Cup, San Francisco International Cup, Dallas Cup, Houston Challenge College Showcase, and State Cup. Working as a coach within Moffat Enterprises Coach Alonzo lead several European traveling teams in numerous tournaments including Gothia Cup, Dana Cup, Ian Rush Cup, and Portsmouth Cup. As a player Coach Alonzo was part of Tatu's Armadillos and North Texas Express who both won National Indoor Championships. He was a U-19 captain on Flame who finished as runner-up in the Portsmouth Royal Mail Cup. He was a two time regional champion at Richland College. Coach Alonzo possesses a BS in Kinesiology and a MA in Sports Administration. Through his numerous experiences and continued education Coach Alonzo is well equipped at helping players achieve growth in physical, mental, technical, and tactical areas. |
John Besancon
[email protected] Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Member Coach Besancon is the current Head Boys' Varsity Soccer Coach at Timber Creek High School where he has coached at for the last 5 years. Coach Besancon played club for the Dallas Texans. His '80 Dallas Texans team, under coach Hassan Nazari, was league champions and State Cup champions U15-U19, regional finalists twice, and regional champions his U19 year. His team proceeded to place third at Nationals. Additionally, his Dallas Texans team became the first American team to win the Gothia Cup in Sweden, and they finished as runner up at the Dana Cup in Denmark. At Arlington Martin High School, he was a three time varsity team MVP, two year captain, two time first team all district, and district MVP his senior year, compiling a district record over three years of 28-2. His team went to the regional finals his first year and were State Championship runners-up his senior year. Coach Besancon continued his soccer career on scholarship at Vanderbilt University before transferring to Texas A&M University. At Texas A&M he participated in the NIRSA club program, coaching the team in his final year. He has recently volunteered time coaching with Keller Soccer Association and has previously coached club with the Boston Blast, winning the John C Smith Memorial Day Tournament with his U12 boys. Prior to teaching, Coach Besancon worked nearly ten years in accounting & finance for Lexington Insurance and TXU Energy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Finance from Texas A&M, College Station, TX and a Masters in Business Administration from Suffolk University, Boston, MA. |
Vitor Araujo
[email protected] Coach Vitor was born in Sao Paulo, and moved to Texas in 2000. Due to his deep roots, soccer has always been a huge part of his life. In the States, Coach Vitor played select soccer with FC Dallas and first lettered in the boy's varsity soccer program at Timber Creek High School as a freshman. He was a 3 year captain at Timber Creek. Currently Coach Vitor is a student at the University of North Texas with an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and seeking to obtain his Masters in Sports Psychology. For the last 5 years he has lead various youth training sessions and camps in the area. Like most of us, Coach Vitor acknowledges how the sport of soccer taught him valuable life lessons and skills including drive, leadership, focus, honor, and perseverance. It is through those lessons learned and a true love for the game that he seeks to positively impact the next generation of the soccer community. |
Mike King
United States Soccer Federation C License Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Executive Board Member Mike King is a DFW native, growing up in the H-E-B area. He played select soccer for the Texas Strikers ’70 in the NDCCSA and played at the college level for Texas Tech. Mike holds a USSF “C’ license and is currently the head girls varsity soccer coach at Timber Creek High School. During his 23 year career, he has lead his teams to a 386-112-26 record, 9 district titles, and 22 straight playoff appearances, advancing as far as the regional semi- finals 7 times. Mike has also received several coach of the year awards, including district, regional and from the media. Over the past 23 years Mike has helped numerous club/high school athletes receive scholarships to Div. I, II and III schools. Mike has also served the last 8 years as an executive board member on the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches. |
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