Academy Coaching Staff

John Patton
9U-12U Technical Director
2008 Boys Black Assistant Coach

John Patton holds a USSF C and Coerver Youth Diploma 1. He loves watching young players develop their mastery skills and the moments when the game "clicks" for them. He's a happy husband and has two boys that have benefited from GFC. 

John joined the GFC coaching staff in 2013.

Khamisi Campbell
Director of Coaching
 

Khamisi Campbell has been coaching youth soccer his entire adult life. Like most young boys, he had aspirations of playing professional soccer. Khamisi was able to play semi-professionally for St. Clair's CS (Trinidad & Tobago). He got his start in youth coaching working under former National coach of Trinidad & Tobago, Bertille St. Clair. 

Khamisi has made it his mission over the last 4 years as director of coaching to provide opportunities for players from underserved communities to play the game of soccer. In addition to his responsibilities as club director, he also coaches for the Kentucky ODP program and teaches grassroots courses for US Soccer. Khamisi works as an environmental scientist and is married to Saleema Mustafa-Campbell. Khamisi and Saleema have one son, Amir.

Licenses: USSF A License, USSF Grassroots Instructor License, US Youth Soccer National Youth License