Who Will Be Coaching My Child?

All of the coaches that your child may work with have a passion for the game of soccer. It is our goal to teach this game to your child. Every coach has played the game and has coached at many different levels as you can read in our bios. The majority of us are teachers or school administrators. We have developed the best curriculum to help your child learn the skills necessary to play soccer and most of all to have fun. Our goal is not to produce the next superstar but to instill a love of the game and teach the building blocks that will help your child if he or she chooses to continue to play.

Academy Directors:

Brett Epstien

• San Tan Legacy 01 White Girls head coach 2009-present
• San Tan Legacy 00 Red Boys head coach 2010-present
• USSF National B Coaching license AZ
• ODP State Team Head Coach (former)
• East Valley Region - H.S. Coach of the Year Varsity Men's Coach, Dobson HS
• Varsity Men's Coach, McClintock HS
• Mesa Soccer Club, Director of Coaching
• Mesa Soccer Club, coach & trainer Scottsdale Blackhawks, trainer
• Played Division 1 soccer at Oneonta State, NY
• B.S. State University New York
• M.S. Northern Arizona University
• Asistant Principal, Payne Junior High School pstein 
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Andy Bonchonsky

• Current Director of Coaching - San Tan Youth Soccer Association 2008-present
• 10 years Director of Coaching - Bay Oaks Soccer Club
• 12 years of College Coaching (UC Berkeley Women, Cal State Dominguez Hills-Women, Loyola Marymount University-Men)
• 12 years California Olympic Development Program (ODP) coach
• 4 years West Regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) coach
• 11 years High School coach
• 29 years Youth Coach since 1981
• 30+ years Soccer Camp Coach / Director
• USSF National B Coaching License
• Played at UCLA

Academy Staff Coaches:

Jeremy Douwstra

• USSF National "C" License
• AZ ODP State Staff Coach (former)
• B.S.in Elementary Education from NAU M Ed. from NAU
• Hamilton HS Assistant Coach
• Former Olympic Development Coach
• Teacher at Patterson Elementary
• 1 child in the San Tan Soccer Academy
  

Jamie Pagliorulo

• Arizona State University - Asst Coach
• San Tan Legacy coach since 2004
• George Mason University - Player
• Player, U.S. National Team 1997,2001-2003
• Player, San Diego Spirit - WUSA Professional League 2001-2003

Chad Moody

• Coached San Tan Youth Soccer for over 5 years
• Coached Lil Hammers for 1 year
• Played at Chandler High School Played at South Mountain CC
  

Kevin Campbell

• San Tan Legacy U14 girls head coach 2009-10
• Assistant Coach for Grand Canyon Univ
• Coach and Trainer for CISCO SC
• Played in the USISL with the AZ Hearts & AZ Cotton player

JC Walsh

• Coach at Hamilton, HS
• Salina (Kansas) Soccer Club Coach and Director of Girls Soccer 1998-2002
• Played at Kansas Wesleyan University
• Played at South Mountain CC
• Teacher @ Hamilton HS
• Elementary Education Degree from Kansas Wesleyan University
• Masters in Educational Leadership from University of Phoenix

Art Aguayo

• USSF State Program "E" coaching license
• Played 2 years for Mexico'sprofessional first division team Club Monterrey's sub-reserve ("fuerzas basicas") program
• Played for Tecnologico de Monterrey (college), Mexico, sub-national champions
• Coaching for over 10 years both recreational and competitive programs

Ozzie Perez

• Coach at Hamilton HS
• Salina (Kansas) Soccer club coach 5 years
• Player - Kansas Wesleyan University
• Counselor at Hamilton HS

Miguel Arriaga

• Mount Marty College asst coach
• Precision Charter High School coach
• Lil Hammers Soccer Academy
• Yuba-Sutter Soccer coach
• National Youth Sports Program - Youth Mentor/Soccer Coach
• Mount Marty College - player

Shelia Dufraine

•  Varsity Soccer, Lacrosse and Basketball Westfield High School, Westfield, MA
• Berkshire United Soccer Club U14,16 (also in high school)
• Varsity Lacrosse and Field Hockey- Elms College, Chicopee, MA
• Team Griffin's Friends (children's cancer organization)-
• 2001 Boston Marathon
• AZ Storm Lacrosse Club- post-collegiate team, 2004-2007, Scottsdale, AZ
• AZ Road Racers 2006-current Arizona Girls Lacrosse Association League Secretary, 2006-2007
• Mountain Pointe Girls Lacrosse Club, co-coach, 2007, Phoenix, AZ
• Transition Specialist, Hamilton High School, Chandler, AZ

Angel Martin

• Dobson HS state captain & state runner up
• Played at MCC
• AZFC club coach
• San Tan Legacy U8 boys head coach 2009-10