Real Santa Barbara - Coaches

 

The Real SB coaches bring a wealth of soccer experience to our club and are collectively a superb resource for furthering our players’ soccer skills, self-esteem and balanced development.


J.P. VerheeS
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Director of Coaching

Licenses and Certificates: USSF “ A” Coaching License, International Coaching “B-License,“ Swiss Soccer Federation, Royal Dutch Soccer Federation KNVB Certificate

Positions: Westmont College Head Coach, University of California Berkeley Head Coach, University of San Francisco Head Coach, Assistant Coach US National Team Men’s U-20 team 2001, Asst. Coaching Director Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club, ODP Region  IVm Former State Coach Cal South ODP, Member of the NSCAA Coaches Association, Coached at Cliff McCrath  Northwest Soccer Camp for over 33 years

Coaching Highlights: Coached UC Berkeley twice in NCAA Final Four appearances Third place, Won a National Championships at Westmont College as a player and Coach, Selected into the Westmont Hall of fame, Two year All American Westmont College,  Collegiate Coaching Record  167-127-28 Div I

Media: Author of “Soccer: Do you know the rules,” Trace Video New York.  Translator  / Narrator of “Soccer Fundamentals with Wiel Coerver,” a Dutch instructional film.  Published numerous Soccer articles in the “Voetbal Trainer” Holland of Brazil and German National Teams during the 1994 World Cup in the USA

Personal: Dutch Native played in Holland before coming to the US and playing professionally in the NASL and ASL., Graduated Westmont College 1975.

 

Real SB bases its soccer training on the four pillars of soccer:

  1. •Technical - the skills and techniques required for soccer.  Essentially body and ball control including use of both feet and mastering the fundamentals.

  2. •Tactical - the decision making and problem solving aspects of soccer.  Reading the game with and without the ball.  Developing an understanding of team concepts and formations.  Essentially when and how to use the technical skills during a match.

  3. •Physical - the endurance, agility, speed, strength, power, and balance needed for soccer.  Preparation to meet the physical demands of soccer.  Essentially the ability to perform a technical skill and to apply tactics throughout a match.

  4. •Mental - the discipline, leadership, pride and trust essential for match conditions.  Composure in the face of adversity from opponents.  Essentially the mental aspects for getting the most from the technical, tactical and physical pillars for competitive success. 


These four pillars change in relative importance as a child develops.  At ages of U14 or below ('the youngers') the pillar rank in importance as:  technical, mental, tactical and physical.  Whereas, for ages of U15 or above ('the olders') the relative ranking is: technical, tactical, physical and mental.  These pillars are the core of Real SB training sessions.


SantiAgo Cortes

Head Coach - Boys ’95 (U-13 Silver)

Born in Modesto, CA, Santiago Cortes currently holds a USSF National ‘D’ License.  He played for Turlock Tornadoes Soccer Club in Turlock, CA and coached in the Modesto Ajax Soccer Club and the Modesto Youth Soccer Association.

 

Craig Jones

  1. Head Coach - Girls ’94 (U-14 Bronze)

Craig Jones is in his first year as a Real SB coach. He possess a USSF National ‘E’ License and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina where he played on the men’s soccer team.

 

Monico Ortega

  1. Assistant Coach - Boys ’95 (U-13 Silver)

Monico Ortega is a former AYSO coach and All-Star coach in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara.  He holds a USSF National ‘E’ License.

 

Manny Molina

  1. Head Coach - Girls ’96 (U-12 Silver)

Manny Molina has coached in club soccer for the past four years.  He also has served on the board of the Ojai AYSO and was a vice-president of another local club.  Manny loves teaching the game of soccer and the life lessons the game has to offer to its players.  His Girls ’96 team will be playing in their second club season this fall.  Currently Manny holds a USSF National ‘E’ License. 

 

Alex Valdivia

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Alex Valdivia was born in Peru where he played club and high school soccer.  At the age of 21 Alex moved to Spain were he continued his soccer career.  At 27 he moved to the US and started coaching club and high school soccer in the San Francisco bay areas.  He currently holds a USSF National ‘C’ License.

 

Brian Gallop

  1. Head Coach - Girls ’94 White (U-14, Bronze)

Brian was born in Saint Leonards-on-sea, Hastings Sussex England.  As a child he played every sport that he could and eventually joined the military to participate in sports, specifically gymnastics, boxing and soccer.


Brian moved the the US in 1994 with is wife and three boys. He started coaching in AYSO and continues to be involved with local soccer including as a referee.


For Brian, coaching soccer is a continuous learning process that improves an individual and that develops skills beyond just those for playing soccer.  Soccer is an incredible tool for the enhancement of life skills and builds confidence for those players who truly believe in themselves.. 


Brian obtained this first coaching credential in 1996.  He holds an Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA.

 

Jacob Guttierrez

  1. Coach - Girls ’97 (U-11, Bronze)

Jacob Guttierrez is the head soccer coach for the Villanova Preparatory School boys team in Ojai.

 








Mike Prendez

  1. Coach - Girls ’93 (U-15, Bronze)