USSF National ‘A’ license Rick Mullins will be the Boys Coaching Director and the Director of the Elite Soccer Academy.

Coach Mullins was recently the Director of the Coeur d’Alene Sting (’03-’09.) He currently is the head coach for the ’95 Girls ODP team in Idaho and has been on the Idaho State ODP staff since 2002.

Coach Mullins is one of the better players to come out of central Washington. He played collegiately at the Community Colleges of Spokane as a freshman and was 1^st Team All League. Rick then transferred to Central Washington University where he was team captain, and 1^st team All League each of his last three years. He received his Bachelors of Science in Fitness and Sports Management from CWU. Rick went on to play semi-pro for both the USL Yakima Reds and USL Spokane Shadow, and recently inducted into the Community Colleges of Spokane Athletic Hall of Fame.

Besides Rick holding his USSF National ‘A’ license, he also has the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, National Youth License, NSCAA Regional Goalkeeping Diploma, NSCAA Professional Development Certificate, and the NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma. Coach Mullins has been doing camps with Washington State University since 2002 as well as the North Idaho Soccer Camps since 2003.

In his free time, Rick enjoys fly fishing, supporting Liverpool FC, and spending time with his dog “Anfield.”

Director Abbas Faridnia had this to say about Rick, "Rick has a huge amount of energy and passion for each player he comes in contact with. Rick is by far one of the most qualified individuals in the Inland Empire. Every one of the staff members are excited to have Rick a part of Spokane Soccer Club. With Rick being added to our staff, SSC again has shown the constant improvement and additions in our coaching ranks, again allowing us to have the most qualified coaching staff anywhere in the Inland Empire."

Coach Mullins will begin with Spokane Soccer Club May 1, and the staff at SSC is excited to add someone of his character and caliber to our staff.