"Coach Juan is a great coach and an amazing person. He truly cares for you as a person and loves challenging you to become the best player you can be. I can't thank him enough for his influence in my love for the game."

"I’ll preface this by saying you SHOULD NOT listen to the bad comments made on Juan on this website. They are all made my the same few people who are some of the most negative and non-team players I know. The only reason they had anything bad to say was because they didn’t get playing time, or knew how college sports work. Juan is the best coach I have ever had (I am currently on his team and have been for the past 2 years). Not only is he an amazing coach on the field, but his impact off the field is truly inspiring and he makes such a difference in all of his players lives. Juan’s values go unmatched and he cares more about the person rather than the player. He fosters our growth with Christ, each other, and within ourselves. I have personally experienced growth myself throughout my couple years at SCU solely because of Juan. I cannot say enough amazing things about Juan. If you are not only looking for a professional, knowledgeable, encouraging coach, but even better mentor and leader, SCU soccer is definitely the place to be:) "

"Coach Juan was a great influence in my life in the years I played for him. I appreciate the way he coached me on and off the field. He cares for the person before the player, very understanding with the demands of being a student/athlete."

"Coach Juan and his assistant have been nothing but the utmost professional, dedicated, caring, passionate, and committed team of coaches. I advise anyone who hasn't had a favorable experience with the program to leave and look elsewhere. No one has to stay in an environment you are not happy in."

"Helped our daughter grow not only in the game but mentally and spiritually. "

"First off coach juan is a disciplinarian that also shows grace to his players. In fact the one “star” Player he caught smoking weed was kicked off the team immediately after he found out about it(with still one semester of eligibility left) . Last year he had an international player that was by far the best on the team and he separated her from the team as well for discipline issues. Didn’t matter if she was the best. He will treat everyone equal. That poor girl that “wasn’t important for the team and got separated” that is mentioned in one of the comments, the parent failed to mentioned this was not her first incident and had been put on probation and she knew about it as well.. Is he perfect? , no he isn’t but he does try his best and truly treats everyone equal. I’ve NEVER seen or hear him verbally abuse anyone!. And lastly he hates drama, he doesn’t encourage that at all. He likes harmony and yes a healthy competition for sure. I wouldn’t have wanted to play for anyone else. Coach Juan has been great to me and the teammates I have spoken too about it which are the vast majority!!"

"I had a great experience with Coach Juan! He was an amazing leader and mentor on and off the field, and his dedication to growing his players mentally, physically, and spiritually was greatly appreciated. He absolutely loves and is passionate for the game and shared this with our team every day which led to a great team culture and love for the game."

"One of, if not the, best coach’s I’ve had. Juan really cares about his players, not just as a player but more as a person. He puts in a lot of effort to his team to make it the best possible. He creates a very safe environment for all players to be comfortable and have a family. He always is trying to help you improve yourself on and off the field. Juan’s style is playing simple. We always should play how we practice, and we have had so much success with that. All of this has made our team culture one of the best teams I’ve been on. Everyone is super supportive and caring and is here to play for each other. "

"Coach Juan will make you fall in love with the game again if you have been disappointed. He is fair and will hold you accountable but will still let you enjoy and have fun all this while you grow as a player/person! "

"Coach Juan is an incredible coach that I had the privilege of playing for. I developed so much as a player but more importantly as a person. He goes above and beyond for his players and wants to see them succeed in life outside of soccer, as well! As a coach he will push you to your limits and challenge you to be the best player you can be. He sees potential in his players and helps them to see their own potential too! Team culture is a top priority for him and he works hard to continue improving it as players come and go. Great guy and great coach! "

"juan is a coach that understanding and very easy to talk to and easy to get ahold of. he treats his players like they are family and not like players who are there to only win. "

"Played for Coach Kay for 2 years. Was easily the best coach that I’ve had in any country that I’ve played in. Every day was intense and the attitude he created within any player allowed us to do things we could never dream of. "