John is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Go Steelers!). He recently moved to Los Angeles this May after graduating from Case Western Reserve University, where he studied Theater and Psychology. When he's not coaching soccer, he's busy pursuing an acting career here in LA. John fell in love with the sport of soccer when he was 5 years old and has been playing it ever since. He played cup soccer for seven years on the Pittsburgh club: Arsenal F.C. John has been a goalkeeper since sixth grade (although he'd say that he's a forward at heart). He played for the Western Pennsylvania Olympic Development team for four years. He also played four years of high school soccer, and was named 'Most Valuable Player' his senior year. John decided to focus more on his studies in college, but did, however, manage to win the fraternity soccer league two years in a row, and also was able to play some futbol over in London when he studied abroad his junior year of college. John is the oldest of four siblings and he says SoccerKidsUSA is just as fun as playing in the backyard with his brother and sisters.

Coach Justin Greenberg

Born in Chicago, Coach Justin was introduced to soccer while growing up in Israel. Between rooting for his favorite team, Beitar Jerusalem, and inspired by his older brother, Jordan, few days would go by without kicking a soccer ball. When his family moved back to Chicago, he (speaking little English) joined the local soccer team, the Deerfield Booters. He played for several other clubs in the city and for his high school team, before heading to and playing for the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has coached for over fifteen years, including an experience with the Maccabi Junior Olympics in which his team won the Bronze medal. He led the Windward School Varsity Girls soccer team to two consecutive league titles (2003, 2004), finishing as CIF Champs, 2004. That same season he was named 'Coach of the Year' for the California Interscholastic Federation, Division VI-Southern Section. In his spare time, Coach Justin plays for Avanti, a men's team in the LA Premier League. Coach Justin is married to Coach Julie, and loves his wife very much.

Coach Julie Greenberg

Born in Southfield, Michigan, Coach Julie grew up with pompons in her hands and was the star cheerleader for her high school squad. An avid runner, Coach Julie raced her way thru several marathons before transitioning to yoga and spinning, a combination that is now her morning ritual. At heart, Coach Julie is a dancer. She loves to dance and participates in the interpretive dance circuit around town. Her energy is infectious. She's having a great time working with the kids, supporting them, and takes pride in watching them overcome many of the challenges that unfold on the soccer field. Coach Julie is grateful to be working with her husband Coach Justin & SoccerKidsUSA, which is good, because (and don't let her fool ya) she's the boss!

Coach Ryan Hood

Coach Ryan grew up playing soccer in the hot deserts of Arizona. Playing for coaches from around the world, he learned many different styles and approaches to the beautiful game, as well as an appreciation for the different cultures. In Phoenix, Ryan played for Santos FC (traveling the country for tournaments, placing runner-up in the U-18 National Finals), and Brophy College Prep High School where he captained the team his senior year. He went on to play in college at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he was named All Conference 4 years straight and captained his junior and senior years. He has played in men's leagues ever since, currently with Celtic FC of the LA Premier League. Ryan loves being a student of the game and follows the leagues of the world watching as many English, Spanish, German, French, Argentine, etc games as possible every week!! He’s been living in LA for 6 years and is the Director of Online Advertising at a local creative shop. Outside of soccer he enjoys surfing, mountain biking, running and various other activites

Coach Arielle Jessel

Coach Ari was born and raised in Hawaii but came out to LA for school. She has been with SoccerKidsUSA for over three years now and loves playing with the kids as well as coaching them. She has a huge background with sports and is very passionate about soccer. Growing up, she played AYSO since five, club soccer, and varsity in high school. She also has experience coaching the U8 and U6's in AYSO. She is a big kid herself and never says no to an opportunity to play! When she is not on the field playing, she works for the non profit organization, Entertainment Industry Foundation. She also is working on applying to dental school to become a dentist!

Coach Keith Lincoln

Coach Keith is a St. Louis native, though definitely enjoys the W. Coast. He might as well be called "Flash" 'cause he'll dash right by ya with a blink of an eye - he's got some wheels. Coach "K" is a true fan of this sport, he keeps the low-down on what teams are doing worldwide. When he's not watching or playing soccer, he's thinking about it :).

Coach Jason Mosberg

Coach Jason (AKA "Jace" or MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!) grew up on the east coast somewhere. He lives somewhere in Los Angeles now and is an aspiring writer/producer. He enjoys working with kids, mentoring, etc. Get him out on the field, the kid can play. He's out doing something somewhere right now.

Coach Kelly O'Connell

In the late summer of 06, Coach Kelly traveled all the way from her hometown of Boston to LA. Prior to joining the SoccerKidsUSA Staff, Kelly worked as a sports specialist for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, as a soccer coach for Viking Soccer Camps and volunteered as a soccer coach for the JP girls U-11 soccer team. Kelly was a three sport college athlete (soccer, softball and crew), a member of both the EMWSL Thunderbolts and the Team Seattle women’s soccer teams and a competitive mini tri-athlete. Coach Kelly spends her week days working as the director of business development for WGA Consulting, LLC but not-so-secretly prefers her weekends with all the kids at SoccerKidsUSA.