CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist — NSCA
Level 1 Weightlifting Coach — USAW
Certified Personal Trainer — NASM
Fitness Specialist — EXOS
C License — USSF
National Youth License — USYS
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Angel City FC, Performance Coach
LouCity/Racing Louisville FC Academy, Sports Performance Director
Kentucky Country Day, Coach
Vienna Youth Soccer, Coach
Ventura County Fusion, Coach
A Southern California native, Michael played club soccer for 3x USYS National Champion Real So Cal and was a member of the '91 Boys age group for Cal South, Region IV, as well as the U15 and U18 US Men's National Teams.
A 4-year letter winner in Soccer, Cross Country, and Track at Rio Mesa HS (Oxnard, CA), he earned a scholarship to play at UCLA (2009-11). He spent two seasons in Westwood and a summer with the LA Galaxy U20 squad before transferring to the University of Louisville (2011-13), where he graduated with a degree in Sport Administration. Michael was also a member of his hometown Ventura County Fusion (USL2) from 2012-2015.