Mentor Soccer Club Travel Coaches

Christopher R. Bouffard

Director of MSC Academy
u9 Boys Head Coach

Coaching Resume
- 20 years of  youth coaching experience
- 7 years high school coaching experience

Youth Coaching Experience
 - Mentor Soccer Club, Boys Travel (2004-2006)
- Lake Erie Wave (2006-2009)
- AC Premier, Director of Academy Program (2010-2017)
- Mentor Wave (2018-Present)
- Mentor Soccer Club, Director of Coaching (2020-Present)

High School Coaching Experience
  - Painesville Riverside High School, Boys Varsity Assistant Coach (2006-2008)
 - Mentor High School, Girls JV Head Coach & Varsity Assistant Coach (2012-2014)
 - Eastlake North High School, Girls Varsity Assistant Coach (2015-2016)

Certifications
 -USSF National D License
  - NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma
 - Coached in World Youth Games (Netherlands, 2007)
 - Ajax Amsterdam Academy Coaches Clinic (Harlem, Netherlands - 2007)

Brendon Mullen

Head Coach, u12 Girls

Playing Career
 - AC Premier (2003-2005)
 - Cleveland Soccer Academy (2005-2007)
 - Lake Erie Wave (2007-2009)
- Mentor High School, Boys Soccer (2009-2013)
- 2 year varsity letter (2011 & 2012)
 - Lakeland Community College Men's Soccer (2016-2017)
- Team Captain (2017)
  - All Tournament Team (2017)
- All Region & All Ohio Team (2017)
        - Lakeland Scholar Athlete Honors (2017)

Coaching Experience
 - Mentor Soccer Club, Wave Travel Program (2016-Present)
 - Mentor High School, Boys JV-B Head Coach (2020-2021)
- Lakeland Community College, Men's Soccer Assistant Coach (2018)

Certifications
 - USSF National F License

Christian Taske

Head Coach, u10 Boys Red

Playing Career
-BW Langförden (Germany) 1989-2004
-Notre Dame College 2004-2007
- Daktronics NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete- Notre Dame College Athletic Hall of Fame (Team Honor)

Coaching Experience
-BW Langförden U9 Boys 2000-2004
-Mentor Soccer Club 2021-present

Refereeing Experience
-German Football Association (1999-2002)

Other Soccer Related Experience
I was the Digital Director for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
I was responsible for all digital strategies at the club and oversaw
all digital media platforms including the club's website and its social media channels.

Derik Sims

Head Coach, u12 Boys

Playing Experience
-Age 3 for Euclid YMCA (1998)
-Age 4-14 Euclid Youth Soccer Organization (1999-09)
-Age 12-15 Samba Soccer Academy (2007-10)
-Age 13-15 Trained with Tri-C Mens College Team (2008-10)
-Age 14-16 Norte Dame Cathedral Latin High School (2009-2011)
-Age 16-18 Euclid High School (2011-13)
-Age 18-19 Mercyhurst University (2013-14)

Coaching Experience
-(2014-15) U5/6 Euclid Youth Soccer Organization Head Coach
-(2014-16) E.Y.S.O. U12 Boys Head Coach
-(Winter of 2016) Perry Middle School Boys Technical Skills Coach
-(2018-21) Coach and Evaluator for the Olympic Deveopment Program O.D.P.
-(2018-21) Received direct Coaching and Mentorship under Coach Chris Bouffard
-(Summer of 2017 - Present) Mentor Soccer Club

Certifications
-USSF National F License

Ashley Frank

Head Coach, u10 and u9 Girls

Playing Career
-Mentor Soccer Club (2009-2015)
-Ambassadors FC (2013-2018)
-Mentor High School (2014-2018)
-3 year varsity letter winner
-team captain (2017)
-Westminster College (2018-2022)
- 4 year varsity letter winner
-PAC Academic Honor Roll (2018-2022)
- All PAC Honorable Mention (2020)

Coaching experience
-Mentor Soccer Club (2022-Present)
-Mentor High School, Girls JV Head Coach & Varsity Assistant Coach (2022-Present)

Certifications
- Grassroots

Addison Baird

Head Coach u10 girls, u9 girls

Playing Career
- Mentor Soccer Club (2009-2015)
- Ambassadors FC (2013-2018)
- Mentor High School (2014-2018)
- 4 year varsity letter winner
- Team captain (2017)
- Baldwin Wallace University (2018)

Coaching Experience
- Baldwin Wallace University Student Coach (2019)
- Mentor Soccer Club (2022-present)

Certifications
- Grassroots (7v7, 9v9)

Angelo Velotta

Assistant Coach u12 Girls

Coaching Experience
-Mentor Soccer Club -July 2022 to present
-Lakeside High School Varsity Girls Head Coach -
June 2020-May 2022
-Lakeside Junior High School Head Coach -
July 2014 - August 2020
-Ashtabula YMCA Youth Soccer Coordinator -
July 2012 - May 2018

Certification
-NFHS Level Two Coach
-Accredited Interscholastic Coach

Ben Cooper

Assistant Coach u10 Boys

Playing Experience
-Cleveland United (1990-1997)
-Olympic Development Program - Ohio North State Team (1994)
-Shaker Heights High School -
-4 year varsity starter and 3 year captain
-Lake Erie League MVP 1997
-Honorable Mention All-State 1997
-Ohio University 1998-2001 - player/coach

Coaching Experience:
-Mentor Soccer Club 2022-present
-Summit Strikers U 11 Boys (Breckinridge, CO)
-Shaker Heights HS -Assistant Coach (2008 & 2009)

Jordan Smigel

Assistant coach u9 boys

Playing Career
-North Roaylton Travel (1997-2005)
-Concordia Soccer Club 2005-207
-Everest FC (2007-2009)
-Ohio North ODP 1991 state team (2006-2009)
-4 year varsity at St Ed’s from 2005-2009. Co-captain 2009
-2007 Olympic Development Program Region 2 pool player.
-2009-2012 played club soccer at Ohio University.

Coaching background
-Mentor Soccer Club (2021 to present)
-Head Coach of the St Ed’s Freshman team and Assistant Varsity Coach. (2012-2014)

Certification
-E coaching license