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2024 Coaching Staff
Head Coach | Jack Coulton | [email protected] | 770-548-5862
Jack Coulton joins as Men's USL-Academy U20 Head Coach for the 2024 season following successful experience in the USL W League & USL2 respectively.
A native of Coventry, England, Coulton has extensive experience at the youth, collegiate and professional levels, most recently serving as the Head Coach of USL W League Royals franchise. He also held assistant coaching and lead recruiting positions in the Men's USL2 program in addition to acting as the Senior Academy Director of SSA Youth branch.
He played collegiately at Reinhardt University, earning a degree in sports studies followed by a Master of Science in Sports Management at Georgia State University. Jack is a USSF B License coach.
Assistant Coach | Laszlo Halmi | [email protected] | 678-857-8065
Laszlo Halmi, joins the King's as a dedicated and accomplished soccer coach hailing from Budapest, Hungary and has built an impressive career marked by a passion for player development and coaching excellence. Armed with a USSF 'A' License and a USSF National Youth License, Laszlo has been a driving force in the GA soccer community.
Laszlo's has previous experience as Director of Coaching at Manatee Magic in Bradenton, FL, where he made a significant impact on youth soccer development. Laszlo served as a Staff Coach for the PTC Lazers and took on the crucial role of Academy Director at AFC Lightning. His influence extended to the Boys Director position at AFC Lightning, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the future of young soccer enthusiasts.
In his role as SSA SCCL Director and USL Academy Assistant Coach, Laszlo will contribute to the growth and success of our USL Academy program soccer program.
Head of Recruitment and First Team Coach | Jose Bautista | j[email protected] | 470-216-9272
Jose Bautista joins the USL-U20 SSA Kings as Head of Recruitment as well as First Team Coach for the 2024 season, following great experience in the SSA youth program.
Jose was born in Kennesaw, Georgia. Jose has played for SSA in his youth and knows what it takes to be an SSA player. Jose also has experience in college when he played for Reinhardt University in the NAIA. Jose has also played semi-professional at the UPSL level for Potros FC.
Jose is a young coach at only 22 years of age and is very excited to work with such great talent. Jose has coaching experience in the SSA youth academy level, ODP, as well as being an Assistant Coach for Potros FC (UPSL) for a short period of time. He currently has his USSF D license and is looking to continue his coaching career with this opportunity and is on his way to get his USSF C License as well.
First Team Fitness Coach and Video Analyst | Juan Gomez | [email protected] | 404-932-5100
Juan Gomez joins as Men's USL Academy U-20 Fitness Coach and Video Analyst for the 2024 season following successful experiences at SSA.
A native of Bogota, Colombia Gomez has more than 3 years of experience in youth soccer development, working with all different age groups, most recently serving as the Head Coach of U12, U14 and U15 SCCL boys for SSA.
He played high school at Marietta high school, and now currently studying sports science at Life University. Juan is USSF D license Coach and now currently working on his USSF C license.
Program Goals
U20 match day squad with three over-age USL players
12 week season through the months of May - August
2-3 training sessions per week
Player recognition of a national scale
Individual player promotion through team and league social media pages