Players & Coaches Abroad | World Sports United

Coaches & Players Abroad

WSU does annual trip with players and coaches to visit the The Buena Vista Boys Sports Academy in Guatemala and Honduras. The boys in the academy face daily struggles with life in their village and often times miss a male role model in their home to help them through their growth as a young man. Our coaches & players will visit and connect with them and serve as mentors and role models through the common passion of the game of soccer, but at the same time, serve and assist in their community through home building projects and community clean ups.

Our goal is for our coaches and players to serve as an example of how much you can accomplish by discipline, sacrifice and lessons learned through the game. By sharing their own experiences they can hopefully serve as inspiration to the boys in the village.

We are thankful for the chance to extend our WSU family and connect with youth in communities all over the world.

Jack Burns

"Burnsie" is a 23 year old Senior Captain from England. He's earning an undergrad in Sports Management at Jacksonville University.

Jack speaks very little Spanish.

He's very interested in Mentoring, leadership & character building. He enjoys coaching and English Writing. Jack is a bit of a handy-man.

Eduardo Jimenez

"Waldy" is 26 years old, from Mexico. Played 4 years at NCAA Division 1 UCF and professionally for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers as well as for the Puerto Rican National team. Waldy likes watching/learning about the game of football, listening to music, trying different foods. Would love to have the opportunity to teach some basic English to the Buena Vista community.

Cam Grassmyer

Cam is a 22 year old Defender Senior at Jacksonville University from Atlanta, GA.

Cam speaks very little Spanish.

Cam enjoys to play soccer, basketball, fishing, hiking, seeing new things/places, Cam has a passion for working with and coaching kids.

Andrew Quintana

"Q" is 25 years old, originally from El Salvador, he's fluent in Spanish. Enjoys watching/playing soccer and basketball. Loves food and cooking up new recipes. Enjoy his down time listening to music and watching movies. He say's "It is a pleasure to take part in this experience and I am excited to share my experiences with those who are less privilege"