STAFF
Chad Swieca
Executive Director
A former academy, collegiate, and professional soccer player who played abroad in three different countries on three different continents. He played for Redlands United in Australia, IFK in Às Sweden, and Freeport FC in Liberia. He has a high level of experience private and team coaching. He has coached in every country he has played in. He started Soccer Speed and began coaching players with high aspirations for their soccer careers.
Quavas Kirk
Technical Director
At the age of 17, Kirk was a third round draft pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the L.A. Galaxy. He played in the MLS for about nine years with a couple of teams including the L.A. Galaxy, D.C. United, Seattle Sounders, Minnesota Thunder, and Portland Timbers. He was a standout in the U.S. U-17 National team. He was the Director of Extra Programming at FC United Soccer Club for eight years. Kirk has a wide range of expertise in private training for all levels and ages alike. He has been doing personal training since 2011.
Reid Strain
Head Trainer
A former DII collegiate athlete, who played for the University of Indianapolis. He played professional soccer with Saprissa and Asser in Costa Rica and then played with Stöde, Örebro Syrianska, and Friska viljor in Sweden.
He has been coaching private sessions for the past four years. He has experience coaching teams at several levels and age groups being a head coach at FCX.
Ata Ozbey
Camp Director
Former D1 collegiate captain for San Diego State University in the PAC-12 conference, and professional player for Finn Harps FC in Ireland and Manisa BBSK in Turkey.
Ata is a lifelong student of the game and brings an unrivaled passion to coaching soccer. He brings a unique philosophy to the development of youth players, with an emphasis on attacking soccer and ball manipulation.
Since 2020 and until joining Soccer Speed, he was Assistant Varsity coach at Barrington High School (where he won state as a player), and has extensive experience in private soccer lessons with individual youth players and small groups.
Colin Kirk
Head Trainer
Kirk was a U.S youth national team standout from the U-14 and U16 National teams. Plagued by injuries drove him into personal fitness as his passion. Is currently a certified personal trainer in weight lifting. Has been doing personal youth soccer training in 2010.
