Currently holds an “E” License from USSF. He has coached youth teams for over 13 years in the Kansas City area. His playing experience consists of playing for a nationally ranked high-school team, St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy, St. Louis, Missouri, and a nationally ranked NAIA program, Avila University. His team won the Missouri State Championship during his senior year of high-school, where he was a starter and leading scorer. During his junior and senior years of high school he was an All-Metro and All-State Player for the state of Missouri. He was also a player for the Busch Soccer Club, who won the Missouri Challenge Cup in 1988. While at Avila, he was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1989. He was also a starter and leading scorer for all four years of his college career.