Stars and Stripes Soccer Academy, Potomac

Gui Melendez, a soccer instructor with more than 14 years of experience as a head coach of traveling and high school soccer teams, enjoys coaching soccer because it combines his love of teaching, working with children, and soccer. Along with fellow coach Oscar Caceres, Gui channels his soccer expertise and zeal into programs at Stars and Stripes Soccer Academy. Designed for girls and boys alike, the academy includes camps, clinics, and lessons for youth, middle school, and high school players of all skill levels. Through drills and scrimmages, Gui and Oscar's sessions cover the fundamentals any great soccer player should know, such as dribbling and placing a bullseye on the ref's back when he isn't looking.