Soccer has been a part of his life for 35 years. He played club soccer growing up in Memphis and school soccer for Germantown High where he was named the Top Student Athlete as a Senior for his team. Mike became a referee as a teenager and has coached youth soccer for the last eight years in Williamson County.

In the summer of 2018, Mike coached our 2008 Girls to the 3v3 Live Silver Division #2 ranked team in the standings. Having recently completed US Soccer's Grassroots Coaching 9v9 course, he continues to pursue his coaching education at Southern Premier Soccer.