Steve Benton was trying to help his daughter get the attention of college coaches. A true soccer fan, he grew up with the sport, playing in a small local youth league, holding season tickets to his hometown NASL team, and he had been to nearly every game his daughter had played since she was a small child. However, even though she was a gold medal-winning, undefeated athlete in TaeKwonDo, she never got the break or the recognition to easily "walk into" a university program for her favorite sport, soccer. But Steve had an advantage - he was a computer programmer.
Utilizing his sports knowledge he had acquired through the years, along with his programming skills, he built a dynamic website to showcase his daughter's talents, and then, in order to make it easier for her to contact coaches, he added special functionality and a database of college coaches. It was then that he knew he had something that could potentially help thousands of kids. He set out to make Player2Coach, and what we have today is a direct result of his love for sports, his children and his sincere desire to help student-athletes to showcase themselves to college coaches.
By the way, Steve's daughter then proceeded to receive an excellent scholarship to play soccer at an academically and athletically strong university, where she recently made it to the second round of the national championships. She wasn't the star on her high school team, never played "Premier" league and was never selected for ODP. But Player2Coach gave her the visibility she needed, where she then went on to be one of the highest scoring forwards in her conference, and being named to All-Conference and All-Region first teams, as well as receiving NAIA All-American honors.
Some kids just need a shot. Could yours use some help too? That's why we're here.
Steve Benton
Founder, President
As you read above, Steve created Player2Coach, but there's even more to the story. He is a top-level programmer whos products have helped various clients save millions of dollars. He made Player2Coach so you could also have a chance at saving money.
Steve cares about kids, and wants to see everyone succeed. For this reason he is dedicated to constantly improving Player2Coach and bringing new, advanced features and functions to our subscribers.
Steve is from Portland, OR and has lived in the Southern California area for over 23 years.
Trivia: Steve is an avid surfer, skier and skateboarder, holds a black belt in TaeKwonDo and speaks fluent English and Spanish, plus maintains "passable" Italian, French and Portuguese.
Steve's wife, Marielena, is from Lima, Peru and they have two daughters - Kathleen and Daniella, who both are way better soccer players than he could have ever been.
Walter Eisner
Vice President &
Director of Soccer Operations
Walter is a former professional soccer player in South America (ColoColo - Chile, Barcelona - Ecuador, Deportivo Municpial - Peru, etc) and current professional trainer in the United States. Walter brings a wealth of top-level soccer knowledge to Player2Coach and is developing an online skill sessions program for players, as well as tips and tricks to improve performance and attract the attention of college coaches.
Walter is also spearheading the Player2Coach academy which will enable kids to attend special sessions where they can benefit from Walter's experience on the pitch (that's "field" for those of you who are unfamiliar with "the beautiful game").
Walter is a naturalized U.S. citizen who hails from Lima, Peru
Trivia: Walter has also been the coach of the Peruvian Women's National Team, is married and speaks fluent English and Spanish
David McDonnel, ESQ
Vice President &
Director of Football Operations
David is a true beliver in the power of the Internet. He also knows that great things come to those who are willing to go the extra mile in order to succeed. Heading up Football (American) operations, David is constantly communicating with coaches and trainers to see what the latest training technologies are and how they can benefit this new generation of players.
