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Rio Hondo Women's Soccer  INFO   SCHEDULE   ROSTER   COACHING

Coaches and Staff Information

Title Name Email Phone
Head Coach, Instructor Jennifer Tanaka jtanaka@riohondo.edu

562-463-7435

Assistant Coach Sal Filho    
Assistant Coach Baltazar Rodriguez    
Assistant Coach Amanda Krukow    
Assistant Coach Amanda Garza    

 

Title Name Email Phone
Athletic Coordinator Robin Siara rsiara@riohondo.edu 562-463-7434
Campus Information     562-692-0921
Certified Athletic Trainer Russell Muir russell.muir@riohondo.edu 562-463-7407
Division Dean/Athletic Director Rory K. Natividad rory.natividad@riohondo.edu 562-908-3457
Division Secretary LaVerne Edmunds ledmunds@riohondo.edu 562-463-3409
Equipment Attendant Paul Lona lonap@riohondo.edu 562-463-7417
Equipment Attendant, Senior Tony Lopez tlopez@riohondo.edu 562-463-7417
Equipment Attendant, Women's Caprice Gonzales cgonzales@riohondo.edu 562-463-3443
Evening College Administrator     562-463-3437

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Jennifer Tanaka
Head Coach (2nd year)
 
Jennifer has earned the highest coaching licenses in the United States. She holds the US Soccer Federation National "A" License, The NSCAA "Premier" Diploma and The USSF National Youth License.  She has coached at the youth, club, high school and community college level to great success in Southern California winning Championships at the Club, High School and Junior College levels over the past 18 years of coaching.
 
Jennifer was appointed to the 14 person US Soccer Federation National Technical Committee for Player Development in 2001 and served through 2004. This committee was made up of the US Youth National Team coaches, then current US Men’s National Team Head Coach (Bruce Arena), then current Women’s National Team Head Coach (April Heinrichs),  MLS and former WUSA [players/coaches.

She has trained and coached dozens of players who have gone onto play at University Soccer programs across the nation, players who have played professionally overseas and players who have played for the US National Teams in Olympic and World Cup competition.

She has been a staff coach for the Region IV ODP-Olympic Development Program (representing the 14 western states) program since 2003 and previous to that coached for Cal South's ODP program for many years.

She coached high school for 5 years at Chadwick School winning 2 CIF-SS Girl's Soccer Championships, 3 Prep League Championships and was named the CIF-SS Coach of the Year twice in 2004 and 2005. Her overall record during this 5 year span was 82-13-15 with an impressive 56 shutouts and 320 goals scored. 

As an Assistant Coach at Long Beach City College in 2004 and 2005 she helped the team to the 2005 State Women’s Soccer Championship and the NSCAA Junior College #1 National ranking.

In 2003 she received the US Soccer Federation April Heinrichs/NIKE Coaching Scholarship Award for her contributions and education in girl’s soccer.  

She is a strong believer in the benefits of higher education and holds two graduate degrees and continues to search out higher education opportunities.  Jennifer completed the 200 hour registered yoga teacher (RYT200) program as a certified instructor from Yoga Alliance in 2006.  She earned her first Masters of Arts in Business Leadership from Chapman University and completed the second graduate degree, a Masters of Science in Physical Education in 2006.

She continues to play soccer at a high level, recently playing for the So Cal Futsal Academy in the Women’s’ Pro/Am Division of the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 United States Futsal National Championships’ where the team won four consecutive US Futsal Federation National Championships. As a senior in high school she chose to bypass her last year of playing high school soccer in order to play for the then #1 ranked women’s team in the nation, AJAX of Palos Verdes, CA.   She graduated from the University of California at Irvine (1995) in 3 ½ years while playing Division 1 soccer.

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Coach Salvador Filho – Assistant Coach

 

Coach Filho return for his 2nd year on the Roadrunner staff with his wealth of soccer experience and a deep passion for the sport of soccer.  He grew up in Brazil and played soccer professionally before coming to the United States.  His understanding of the game and love of the sport are second to none.

 

He has coached professionally in Brazil, Japan and now the United States. He has coached at the high school and youth club level here in Southern California.  He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Japanese.

 

Coach Filho’s family is full of successful players, his  son is playing soccer professionally in Costa Rica and two daughters that are currently living in Rio de Janiero playing for the same Brazilian club Salvador played for as youth and professional –Flamengo, with one of the recently being called into the U-20 Brazilian National Futsal team.

 

Coach Amanda Krukow (Broussard) –Assistant Coach

In her second year with the Rio Hondo Roadrunners, Amanda Krukow comes to this team with many years of coaching on her resume.  She was formerly the head coach at La Serna High School winning multiple league championships and led her team to the school’s first CIF Championship in 2008.  During Krukow’s last five years as head coach her team has a record of 106-19-10, and she has been named CIF-SS Coach of the Year twice in 2005 and 2008.

Coach Krukow graduated from La Serna in 2000, and played on the celebrated Lady Lancer Varsity Soccer team her four years. As a player, after high school Krukow went on to play Division I soccer at Cal State Northridge as a goalkeeper.  Coach Broussard earned her B.S. in Athletic Training from Cal State Fullerton in 2005.

Krukow has been a goalkeeper trainer for 11 years now, and has recently earned her NSCAA Goalkeeping Diploma and  a USSF Nationial “D” License.

 

Coach Baltazar Rodriguez –Assistant Coach

Coach Rodriguez joins the Roadrunners staff  for his first season and brings a great deal of enthusiasm to the program.  He joins Rio Hondo with years of experience at St. John Bosco High School and East LA College, as an assistant  and goalkeeper coach for both programs. 

 

In 2006, Coach Rodriguez started the Boys and Girls program at Annenberg High School  in Los Angeles . In  2009 the Annenberg Boys team won the CIF Championship under his leadership.  Every Varsity Senior under Coach Rodriguez has continued to higher education since he began the program.

 

Coach Rodriguez also worked in special education for four years and is expecting to complete a combined teaching credential and BA from Cal State Los Angeles in the Fall 2009. 

 

Coach Amanda Garza – Volunteer Assistant

A first year coach, Amanda played for the Roadrunners in 2006 and 2008.  She now joins the program as an assistant coach, keeping her enthusiasm and commitment to the game of soccer  at Rio Hondo.  Coach Garza is an active reserve in the Marines since 2005 and is currently completing courses in deaf studies.  She is expecting to complete her AA degree and to continue to pursue a Bachelors degree in deaf studies.

To learn more about Rio Hondo Women's Soccer contact Coach Tanaka at jtanaka@riohondo.edu or by phone at 562-463-7435. 

 

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