AboutKyle
Kyle Mittendorf, Club Director
2008 Girls, 2009 Boys, 2012 Girls, 2014 Girls
Kyle Mittendorf began his coaching career in 2001 and has coached collegiately as the Assistant Soccer Coach at Southern Methodist University (Men's program 2001-2002), Eastern Illinois University (Men's program 2002-2003), Vanderbilt University (Men's program 2003 - 2005), and Southern Methodist University (Women's program 2007 - 2009). He started Metro West Soccer Club in 2013. Kyle has his USSF D coaching license.
Kyle played Division I college soccer at Eastern Illinois University. Following his collegiate career, he played in the USL Premier Development League for the Kansas City Brass.
AboutJasmine
Jasmine Henderson, Director of Coaching
2015 Girls, 2016 Girls
Jasmine Henderson is a three-time world record holder and has coached all levels from academy to high school, club to recreational and clinics in Southern California. Jasmine is also the founder of She Will Rise Soccer, a program to help female athletes achieve the highest level of success through professional training in a positive environment, while also adding an element of mental health training that is so needed for young athletes.
Jasmine played Division I college soccer for Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Bakersfield. After her collegiate career, Jasmine played professionally in Brazil.
AboutSaul
Saul Pena
2010 Boys, 2012 Boys
Saul Pena has been coaching with Metro West Soccer Club since 2019. Prior to his coaching career, Saul played soccer with numerous clubs in Mexico and then later in the USA. When Saul moved to Decatur, Texas, there was no soccer team. One of his proudest accomplishments was helping to establish a soccer team at Decatur High School as a UIL Sport in 2005.
AboutJordan
Jordan Thiem
2016 Boys
Jordan Thiem has been coaching at Metro West Soccer Club since 2020. Jordan is an administrator with Azle ISD and his expertise of communicating with kids is his superpower. Jordan has studied the game for years and brings fresh ideas and new ways of teaching his players the game of soccer.
Jordan was a high school athlete excelling in football and baseball.
AboutKen
Kenneth Leising
2010 Girls
After winning two state titles for his high school select team - The Houston Hurricanes, Ken Leising played college soccer at University of the Incarnate Word before transferring to play Division I College Soccer at Texas Christian University. After college, he coached at the Robert Kettle Soccer School and played semi-pro in Los Angeles while earning his Ph.D. in Psychology. Since that time he has coached youth and adult teams locally. Ken joined the Metro West Soccer Club coaching staff in 2023.
AboutAJ
AJ Dearman
2015 Boys
Andrew Dearman has been a perpetual student of the game since 1995 when he picked up his first pair of cleats at the age of 9. By 18, he had played the highest level in the DFW area and helped his high school team reach the regional semi-finals. After high school, he offered private skills training and developed clients who went on to play in ECNL, Olympic Development Program, various colleges, and semi-pro leagues. In 2017, he decided to try his hand at coaching and fell in love with it immediately. Since then, he has gone on to obtain a USSF ‘C’ License and has coached both boys and girls ranging from U6 to U15 in every stage of development, from recreational to ECNL level matches. He currently resides in Mineral Wells with his fiancé, Courtney, and daughter, Tallulah.