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Savannah Courtenay

I have been training at Shooting Stars for about 3 years now and can only speak of amazing things. Melony and the coaching staff are amazing! While not only becoming a better soccer player on all aspects, I have grown as a person!

Milan Pierre-Jerome

I have been training with Shooting Stars since the beginning of 2018. As a soccer player getting ready to play in international games, I felt I needed to be training at a top tier training center. Shooting Stars was the place for this. Ever since I have started, my skills and touch on the ball have increased tremendously. Coach Mel focused on both my strengths and weaknesses at all times, and truly contributed to making me the player I am today.

Mia Prieto

Training at Shooting Stars has helped me push myself to new limits. I’ve learned to try new touches on the ball and go out of my comfort zone. As a player, I used to hate trying new moves and doing all these small touches on the ball because honestly, I wasn’t very good at it. I’ve been training at Shooting Stars for a little over a year now. And in just a year, I’ve seen so much improvement in myself

Sofia Mallardi

I started training at Shooting Stars with Coach Mel since I was a freshman in high school (2015). I wanted to continue strengthening my technical abilities and soccer IQ outside of my normal practice schedule. I knew I wanted to distinguish myself on the field and Coach Mel was the perfect person to help me. She not only pushed me to aim for perfection but made me a way more confident player on the field that took my game to the next level and got me the recognition from college coaches I sought out.

Sage Careyy

I have nothing but love for Coach Mel and the shooting stars program. I have been training with shooting stars for about three years and have learned so much. From speed of play, ball control, different skill variations I have seen myself grow and develop into the player I am today. Not only is shooting stars the best training program it is also the best community. You are constantly surrounded by players and people that want the best for you, making it such a fun environment.

Erin Morgan

I met Coach Mel when I was 9 years old playing on a U9 team. She wasn’t my main coach, but she privately trained me and was one of my biggest supporters growing up playing travel soccer. When my club coaches did not believe in me, coach Mel saw my potential and made sure to push me to my limits. She gave me the confidence that I needed to play the game and make an impact on the field. I was also one of the first players to see the opening of Shooting Stars and train there. Now, 8 years later, I am committed to a D1 school and able look back at how much of an impact coach Mel and Shooting Stars has done to contribute to my success. She watched me grow into a young woman and the player that I am today. I am honored to know her and will be forever grateful for all that she has taught me on and off the field.

Veronica Gonzalez

I have been training with Coach Mel for about 5 years now and she has had a significant impact on the player and person i am today. She helped develop me into a technical and confident player, and continues to seek ways to help improve my game at the D1 collegiate level. I will forever be grateful for her help and guidance!!

Alexis Haire

I have been training with Mel at shooting stars since 2019. I started out as a shy defender with minimal experience training at the high level and standard that Mel coaches. I was taught how to move the ball with every surface of my feet even when it was uncomfortable. Mel pushed me through both my weaknesses and strengths as a player and I can’t thank her enough. I am now a division 1 midfielder and I would not be the player I am now without training with Mel.

Madison Taylor

I am so blessed to have found a community like shooting stars. I have been training with Coach Mel for a few years now and I owe a lot of my development both on and off the field to her. Her high intensity trainings have shaped me into the player I am today. I’ve learned to become more technical, and my game awareness has heightened, coming into college as a defender and now being asked to play multiple positions at the D1 level such as midfield and becoming an overall diverse player. Shooting stars has created so many great memories for me and has made me fall in love with the game even more through every session!

Dana Hubbard

I have been training at shooting stars for 6 years I actually started off as a goalie and having no foot skill and with a really quite personality. Coach Mel made me become a better version of myself and made me become very confident I wouldn't be where I am today without her. My foot skills got better really fast thank you for everything you have done for me!!!

Jordyn Norwood

I have been going to Mel since I was 8; I am currently now about to turn 17. Mel and her family make shooting stars such a welcoming and fun place to train at. She has helped me become the player I am now. It’s been so cool to be able to change, learn, and develop into the player I am today. Mel being able to impact and help me grow into that person has been an amazing experience!

Francesca Duran

I started training at Shooting Stars with Coach Mel since 2020, I can only speak highly about the program. Shooting Stars is one of the best if not the best program to improve your skills, touch on the ball, and etc. Coach Mel has shaped me into the player that I am today!