Coaches !!!

Bret Santiago, has spent most of his life on the soccer field receiving excellent coaching from a very young age through Junior College. Now with great pride, it is his time to share his knowledge of the game and strategies with The Predators team as Head Coach. He believes that the coaching rational is not just about winning, or who takes the credit for the success of the team, it is rather about working as a team to achieve the same goal, self satisfaction, self respect and respect for others.

Bret holds a USSF Level "E" Coaching License. He was the Assistant Coach for The Rebels (1998-1999) and the Head Coach of The Cosmos (1988-1993). He is an active soccer player and member of the Fairfield Tuesday Soccer Team within the Soccer Center of Excellence League in Vacaville, California. Bret has more than 25 years of soccer experience in the following Leagues: Pal Soccer League, Fairfield Suisun Youth Soccer League, Sullivan Middle School, Fairfield High School, Napa Valley College, Davis COED Soccer League, Vallejo COED Soccer League, Suisun COED Soccer League.

Juan Parra, as an Assistant Coach, is ready to instruct at a competitive skill level, soccer knowledge and teambuilding characteristics in The Predators team. He holds a USSF Level "E" Coaching License, and US Level 8 Referee License. Juan has more than 20 years of soccer playing experience. He has a great record as the Head Coach of a U-10 Girls team. Juan was the Assistant Coach in the U-6 and U-8 Girls team in the Recreational Level.

Juan is an active soccer player, he is currently participating in the Men's lst Division Soccer League in the Concord-Pisttsburg area. He was a Reserve team member for the Mexican Professional Soccer League in the 1983-1984 season. Juan received several soccer awards and was a member of the Armijo High School Junior Varsity and Varsity soccer teams from 1980-1983.

Ricardo Serrano, is also the Assistant Coach for the Predators team. He believes that coaching youth soccer teams also involves being a positive role model for the youngsters not only on the soccer field but also outside the pitch. Ricardo is currently the Head Coach for the U-10, Ladybugs Girls Soccer Team (1999-2001). Originally from Peru - South America, where he played indoor and outdoor soccer in the Second and First Division (Amateur Soccer League).

Ricardo holds a USSF, Level "E" Coaching License and US Level 8 Referee License. He was the Coach/Manager for the Adult COED Suisun Sonics Team in 1999-2000. This is his third coaching season involving girls soccer teams. Ricardo is also an active soccer player, playing for "The Strikers" in the outdoor "Soccer Center of Excellence" COED League in Vacaville. For more than 25 years he participated in different soccer Leagues: Amateur First and Second Division - Laredo Soccer League, Fairfield Suisun COED Soccer League, Soccer Center of Excellence. Ricardo also participates in regional soccer tournaments such as Pleasanton, Fort Bragg, Santa Cruz, Colfax in California, and in Las Vegas, Nevada.