Above are the Fillmore Flashes Soccer Coaches. Top Row: Jr. Lomeli, Head Varsity Coach; Middle Row: Cris Gomez, Head Keeper Coach and Alfonso Martinez, Assistant Coach; Bottom Row: David Vaca, Assistant Coach and Hector Rubio, Assistant Keeper Coach. Stay tuned next week to meet the rest of the coaches. Courtesy Jr. Lomeli, Head Varsity Coach.
Courtesy Alondra Rodriguez, Sierra High School Student.
Jr Lomeli, Head Coach
National D Licensed, with the goal of getting a C license in the following years, Coach Lomeli has had more than 20 years of coaching experience! With SafeSport Training and a Cal-South Concussion Certification to ensure that all players have a safe environment to be always in. Some of his notable accomplishments are as followed: President and Founder of California United FC club back in 2016, even getting Youth Group of the Year in 2017! As of recent the club was in the 2022 Oaks FC Summer Cup 2013G Champions. In this Club there are about 125 children developing. At Fillmore High, Coach Lomeli had the teams he coached inducted in the Hall of Fame in the years 2005, 2006, and 2016, and was able to get in CIF champions in 2005 and 2016, the only two titles in school history! In AYSO U10, he gotWestern States Championships in 2016, the first team in Fillmore History to get that!
Cris Gomez, Head Keeper Coach
Being part of the Coaching Staff of the CIF Championship team, he has been a Goalie Coach for many years. Also being part of most of the League Championships for the program.
Alfonso Martinez, Assistant Coach
20 years of coaching experience, he has been coaching both the Girls and Boys program. He was also part of the two CIF Boys championship Teams.
David Vaca, Assistant Coach
Played Soccer for 30 years in Fillmore High School (2004) and inVentura County Men’s Soccer League (2001-2019) he has Grassroot 11v11 and 9v9 Coaching licenses! Along with that he also has Certifications in Cal-South Concussion and SafeSport training for the safety of all his players. Coach Vaca has coached 6U-10UGirls (2011-2017) for AYSO. In the California United Futbol Club he is currently the Head Coach in the 2008 Girls Team since 2018. In 2022, being the Champions of the Oaks FC Tournament of Champions.
Hector Rubio, Assistant Keeper Coach
Played Soccer for 5 years, High School for 3 years. Getting 1st place in the JV Tournament during High School. He has been a coach for High School for 1 year between 2018-2019.
