Meet The Coaches

Coach Aizhan is always smiling on Soccer Island and her favorite part about being a coach is seeing each player improve from the first week to the last. Her favorite soccer skill is shooting with big kicks and her favorite Soccer Shots game is Volcanoes just like many of our kiddos!

Coach Ashley is from Kearny, New Jersey and attends Occupational Therapy Graduate School here in South Florida. Her favorite soccer skill is the pull back and her favorite Soccer Shots game is Sidekick Blast! Her favorite part about being a coach is seeing the kids have fun on soccer island while making lots of friends. A fun fact about coach Ashley is that she grew up speaking Portuguese.

Coach Christian is from Broward County and he is an avid Inter Miami CF soccer fan! His favorite part about coaching with Soccer Shots is celebrating with the kids with HI-5’s after they score a goal or when they finally learn a new soccer skill. HIs favorite soccer shots game is superhero freeze tag and his favorite soccer skill is scissors.

Coach Lucia was born and raised in Satellite Beach, Fl before she moved down to south Florida for college. She recently graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in Biology and Sports Science. She has been a Soccer Shots coach for many years, and she is also a youth coach with Fort Lauderdale FC. Her favorite part about being a coach is being able to make a positive impact on so many kids through soccer.

Coach Luckens was born and raised in Broward County where he began to play soccer at age 6. He is currently a student at Nova Southeastern University studying Exercise and Sports Science. He loves to play jokes and is always having a good time on soccer island! A fun fact about Coach Luckens is that his family is from Haiti which is where he got his unique name. His favorite soccer shots game is sharks and minnows, and he loves getting to celebrate with the kids after they score a goal.