2025-2026 COACHES

  • Head Coach: Annalise Servin
    Assistant Coach: Reyna Velasquez
    Assistant Coach: Aaron Vasquez

  • Head Coach: Eric Fernandez
    Manager: Anthony Black

  • Head Coach: Genaro Alfaro
    Assistant Coach: Alex Gutierrez
    Manager: Whitney Browning

    Coach Genaro Alfaro holds a USSF-D License and Grassroots License. He previously played for the Sac Republic Academy (2014-19) and Sacramento State (2019-2023). Genaro has also coached for MLK Middle School (2024) and with Sac United (2024-25).

  • Head Coach: Yessenia Gomez
    Manager: Vanessa Fontana

  • Head Coach: Steve Jimenez
    Assistant Coach: Rodolfo Esparza
    Manager: Brittany Pecor

  • Head Coach: Obed Palacios
    Manager: Murissa Whittington

  • Head Coach: Ray Sierra
    Manager: Kim Sierra

    Coach Ray Sierra holds a USSF-D license and has been coaching for over 10 years. He believes in making players into great citizens and scholars as well as great soccer players. Ray has continuously attended Norcal coaching education sessions to expand his knowledge. He also coaches the Freshmen Boys team at Inderkum High School.

  • Head Coach: Elijah Wade
    Assistant Coach: Kevin Kinsey
    Manager: Glenn Disney

    Coach Elijah Wade has coached high school soccer for 5 seasons. He holds the USSF 11v11 grassroots license and NFHS high school coach level 1 credential. Elijah previously played for Yuba College, Woodland Community College, semi pro (UPSL). He is also the goalkeeper trainer for NFA.

  • Head Coach: Farhad Farnam
    Assistant Coach: Nellie Forget
    Manager: Yesenia Croft

    Coach Farhad Farnam holds a USSF-C license and has coached for numerous clubs including Davis AYSO, Davis Youth Soccer League (DYSL), Davis Legacy Soccer Club, and Woodland Soccer Club (where he served as Director of Coaching).

  • Head Coach: Ray Sierra
    Assistant Coach: Sean Cramsey
    Assistant Coach: Gustavo Solari-Bortolotti
    Assistant Coach: Karina Soler-Yanez
    Manager: Kim Sierra

    Coach Ray Sierra holds a USSF-D license and has been coaching for over 10 years. He believes in making players into great citizens and scholars as well as great soccer players. Ray has continuously attended Norcal coaching education sessions to expand his knowledge. He also coaches the Freshmen Boys team at Inderkum High School.

  • Head Coach: Kenyon Hill
    Assistant Coach: Annalise Servin
    Assistant Coach: Danny Cervantes

    Coach Kenyon Hill has worked at Inderkum High School, Kennedy High School, and with Sacramento United. He has had training experience with First Touch Training and holds licenses for the Fiorentina Method as well as the United Coaches Youth Diploma and National Youth Diploma I & II.

  • Head Coach: Jason Carter
    Assistant Coach: Andres Marquez
    Assistant Coach: Florin Micuda
    Manager: Laura Ackland

    Coach Jason Carter holds a USSF-C license and is an educator for U.S. Soccer's Grassroots licenses.  He has coached high school soccer at Inderkum and Westlake High Schools and has trained athletes for 23 years, from youth to professional/Olympic level, and has coached soccer for 18 years.

  • Head Coach: Shannon Phillips
    Assistant Coach: Sal Garcia
    Manager: Juan C. Guevara

    Coach Shannon Phillips is a dedicated husband, father, and community leader who has proudly called the Natomas area of Sacramento home for the past 22 years.

    With more than 20 years of coaching experience including 13 years coaching soccer in Natomas, Coach Shannon is passionate about developing young athletes both on and off the field. While he strives to build skilled, competitive players, his greater mission is to help shape confident, respectful, and resilient young men and women.

    Coach Shannon’s love for soccer began at the age of four while growing up in Germany. After moving to California at age 8, he continued his development playing club soccer with Merced United until the age of 17. Those early experiences laid the foundation for a lifelong passion for the sport.

    Today, Coach Shannon channels that same passion into every practice, every game, and every interaction with the families he serves. His dedication, integrity, and commitment to youth development make him not only a respected coach, but a valued member of the Natomas community.

  • Head Coach: Mike Marczak
    Assistant Coach: Pete Herrera
    Manager: Yesenia Croft
    Manager: Suzanne Marczak

    Coach Mike Marczak has been playing soccer his whole life, originally in Germany, then the USA, and a stint in the Middle East. He's had the privilege to play in Competitive, College, Premier, and Semi-Pro Leagues. He brings a unique international understanding to his training sessions to enhance the development of the players. He has been Coaching with NFA for the past 4 years with the 2010-2006 Girls Teams. His hope is that each player will have a lifelong passion for the wonderful sport of Futbal.

  • Head Coach: Jung Yi
    Assistant Coach: Nicolas Shibata

    Coach Jung Yi has been with NFA since 2013, guiding players from recreational to competitive levels. Since 2022, he has coached the Inderkum High School boys' Frosh team and now serves as JV coach. He holds a USSF-D license.

  • Head Coach: Tracy Roberts
    Assistant Coach: Diego Rodriguez
    Assistant Coach: Danny Cervantes
    Manager: Karen Esparza

    Coach Tracy Roberts has coached with NFA since 2019, and previously coached for the Sawyer Youth Soccer Association (6 years), Sawyer (SYSA) Select (8 years), and Ohio Elite Soccer Academy (6 years). He holds a USSF-C license.