This will be Coach Jaffe's first year as the Head Coach at Palos Verdes High School. Jaffe grew up in Chester New Jersey and played goalie at Rutgers University from 1994-98. After graduating Rutgers with a Bachelors degree in Philosophy, Jaffe moved out to California. Coach Jaffe was the head coach at UCLA for the last three years. He was voted Western Collegiate Coach of the Year in 2006. Coach Jaffe has also coached internationally guiding Team California to two silver medals in the Asia Pacific games, hosted in Australia and Japan. Coach Jaffe who resides in Playa Del also holds a Masters degree in Psychology and works as a college counselor for the Starz Foundation.
Coach Ritz played attack at the University of Delaware his freshman year and was second on the team in scoring. He transferred to the University of Maryland and played midfield and attack for 3 years in College Park. He was All American and All ACC, Team MVP and Captain in his senior season. He has played for the Philadelphia Barrage, San Francisco Dragons and currently plays for the LA Riptide.
Coach Brian played defense for Cortland State University before moving to Manhattan to finsih school at Hunter College. While at Hunter he worked for Loud Records / SRC as a member of their marketing and promotions team. In 1997, he and his team were recognized by the Wall Street Journal for their part in creating "Street Team" marketing. Coach Brian has traveld the country as a tour and business manager for several bands. In 2003, he founded Hooligan Skateboards and moved to California. Hooligan Skateboards is now the official skateboard company of the Vans Warped Tour which plays to over 500,000 fans in North America each summer. Hooligan Skateboards can be found in various shops in the US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany and Greece.