Staff

JIM SPENCE
• Founder and Executive Director of Sports Quest
• Full-time Professional Soccer Trainer
• STYSA State Instructor
• South Texas ODP '89 & 92 Girls Coach 
• St. Agnes Academy Girls Varsity Head Coach
• Soccer Development Officer, England
• School of Excellence Soccer Trainer, England
• United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "A" License
• National Youth Coaching License 
• English Football Association (FA) Coaching License
• National Goalkeeping Level 1 and level 2 Diplomas 
• BA Honors Degree in Sports and Recreation
• Former Player in Houston Premier League
• Trainer Westside SC, Bear Creek United, Klein Quest, Pursuit Girls Club, Classics Boys Club
• Technique Training Program / Under 10 Development Program, Westside SC, Bear Creek Utd
• First Aid, CPR and AED Certification

MATT MILLER
• United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "A" License
• National Youth Coaching License
• National Goalkeeping Level 1 and level 2 Diploma 
• NSCAA State Diploma
• Full-time Professional Soccer Trainer
• Trainer Westside SC, Bear Creek United, Klein Quest, Pursuit Girls Club, Classics Boys Club
• Outstanding Youth Player, winning 2 State Championships, 1990-95
• Olympic Development Program (ODP) pool player
• Offered Full Soccer Scholarship to Division I college
• Former Player in Houston Premier League
• Degree in Business and Sports Administration
• Technique Training Program / Under 10 Development Program, Westside SC, Bear Creek Utd
• First Aid, CPR and AED Certification

JUAN CARLOS RUIZ
• Professional soccer player 1987-2003
• Bolivia National Team 1993-1998
• International Tournaments:
-Copa Libertadores De America
-Copa Merconorte
-Copa Mercosur
-Copa Sudamerica
-Copa America
• Assistant Head Coach to strongest professional team (Bolivia) 2004
• FIFA Coaching License
• USSF "B" License

IVAN RUDDLE
• English Football Association – Full Badge Coaching License
• UEFA – ‘B’ Coaching License
• NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma 
• NSCAA Regional Goalkeeper Diploma Levels 1&2
• NSCAA Associate Member
• Director of Coaching & Player Development, River City Rangers / NASA / WAYA (Austin) 2002-2008
• Director of Coaching, Lake Travis Youth Association (Austin) 1992-2002
• Former player at Wimbledon FC, Woking FC & Newport FC (England) 1985-1992
• Director of Britannia Soccer Camps 1990-1992
• Head Varsity Soccer Coach St. Michael’s Academy H.S (Austin) 1997-1999
• Lake Travis United Methodist Church, Soccer Enrichment Teacher 1994-2005

JUAN ORTEGA
• National Youth Coaching License
• National "D" Coaching License
• USSF U10-U12 Coaching License
• Former player in Houston Football Association (HFA)
• Over 26 Years Of Soccer Experience At Different Competitive Levels
• BA in Management Information Systems, University Of Houston

BETHANY GARDNER
• United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "U.10" Certification
• Tactics and Skills Training Program, Westside Soccer Club
• Named All-District for soccer, 1998
• St. Agnes Academy Girls Varsity Assistant Coach
• Current Player in Womens Premier Soccer League (WPSL)
• Pursuing a degree in nursing at University level
• First Aid, CPR and AED Certification