VAST
Soccer Coaches
Ignacio "Nacho” Flores
Ignacio Flores grew up in Santiago, Chile and began his soccer career playing at the academy level at Universidad de Chile. He then came to Kansas City and played his collegiate career at Park University. As a Freshman Flores started in all 16 matches and earned honors that year as an AMC All-Conference Honorable Mention as a defender. During his Sophomore and Junior years he was named 1st team all conference twice and named academic all conference. During his Senior year he was named 1st team all conference captain. Flores went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Fitness and Wellness. Flores also played 2 seasons in PDL on the Mississippi Brilla and was Captain both years. During the 2016-2017 MASL season he joined the Kansas City Comets. Flores had a great rookie year and was named to the 2nd Team - All Rookie Team. In 2016, Flores began coaching for VAST during camps and saw the high talent level and enthusiasm of VAST players.
Trevor Cissell
Trevor Cissell was born and raised in the Kansas City area. Trevor played youth soccer at Sporting Academy. Trevor is the leading goal scorer in Missouri high school history with 142 goals during his career at St. Pius X High School in Kansas City, MO. Scored 19, 37, 46 and 40 goals in succession during his high school career and lead his team to a 21-4-1 record and third place state finish as a junior, finishing with 104 points on 46 goals and 12 assists. Trevor was named as the Missouri Class 2 Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 , Member of the 2015 Midwest High School All-Region Team, Three-time first-team all-state selection, Two-time first-team all-metro pick and Academic A honor roll selection all four years. Trevor accepted an athletic and academic scholarship in 2016 to the University of Missouri Kansas City where he earned Academic all WAC. In 2018, Trevor transferred to Rockhurst University to finish his remaining 2 years of his collegiate soccer career. Trevor is a former VAST player and is excited to develop new players at VAST!
Jacob Garza
Born and raised in Kansas City, Jacob Garza started training with VAST at 8 years old. Jacob spent his youth on various club teams in the KC Metro. In 2017 and 2019 he was part of the team that won the Kansas State Cup. During his high season Jacob played for Park Hill South High School. Jacob received a scholarship to play on the Men’s Park University Soccer Team. He later on went to play multiple seasons for the Kansas City Comets. He helped the team to become the Eastern Conference Champions and to make it into the MASL championship.
Joshua Garza
Josh Garza was raised in Kansas City and started training with VAST at 7 years old. Josh grew up playing for several competitive clubs in the KC area. During his high school season at Park Hill South High School, he was voted captain and awarded 1st team all-district, 1st team all-conference, and 2nd team all-state. Josh looks forward to passing his love of soccer on to the next generation at VAST!