Coach Smith is a Tyler native who played locally and for Tyler Legacy High School for a total of 12 years and went on to play for one year at Tyler Junior College. He holds a national soccer coaching license and has coached for 27 years at various soccer levels of school and club.  He’s currently entering his 14th year as the Varsity Girls Soccer Coach at Grace Community High School where he has 7 district titles and Regional appearances, 4 Final Four appearances, and 2 State Championships. He also coaches locally for the FC Dallas East Texas Club, Under 12 and Under 13 girls. His motto for his teams is “You can’t play the perfect game, but you can always give perfect effort”.