Coach Gerard is just the best person. He is fun, positive, authentic, energetic brings an awesome vibe with his music, and highly motivating to players of all levels. His love of the game shines through him and emulates to the players.

"I always enjoy training with Coach Gerard. He always pushes me far past my limits."

"Coach Gerard is really nice, and he knows a lot about soccer. He makes training fun!"

"Haddie has been training with Coach Gerard since fall of 2023. We wanted to find a trainer that would help Haddie focus on being more aggressive on the field and work on being more in control of the ball. Haddie has came a long way since starting her training she has shown more aggression on the field that we have never seen and she is much more in control of her passing game. She loves the environment that Coach Gerard has created she looks forward to her training sessions every week. Coach Gerard has created an environment where every player is valued, encouraged, and challenged. We can't recommend Coach Gerard enough.

As a family, we are truly grateful for the positive impact Coach Tio has had on our girls, both on an off the field. Coach Tio has instilled values of discipline, teamwork, and confidence that carry over into everyday life. The dedication, patience, an encouragement shown have made an incredible difference, and we feel blessed to have such a supportive and knowledgeable trainer guiding our children.

Jilly has been training with Coach Tio since January 2024. Since then we have seen significant improvement in her footwork skills, her passing, and her confidence on the field. Coach Tio is so good at explaining the skills and strategies in a way the kids easily understand. He is positive, energetic, and makes the training fun! You can tell that he truly love soccer and enjoys helping kids learn and develop. I also appreciate he has connected with the high school coach to ensure he is preparing the girls wit the skills the need to be successful on the high school team. Jilly has made several friends in her training group. She looks forward to going each week and also loves the smoothies! I would highly recommend Coach Tio and the Quad City Futbol Academy

Coach Gerard has been more than a trainer for my son, he’s turned into family! Since Tateum was 4 years old Gerard has created a safe environment for Tateum and peers to be themselves and develop skills kiddos never knew they had! He has dedicated countless hours to youth development and has given up free time doing community events as well. These community events include “Soccer Saturdays” and many picnics to gather soccer families from all local clubs together. Coach Gerard will forever be a large part in my child’s love for the game and we appreciate him for it!

Coach Gerard has taught Ivie so much. She will be talking to me about plays/games and I will be like who taught you that that? She says "Coach Tio" Words cannot explain how much love Ivie has for the game because of your support and coaching!

I have done private and team training with Gerard. He is super supportive of all players, and he really pushes me to be my best. He is not only a coach, but a friend.

We recently moved to the area & a friend shared Gerard’s info for training & coaching soccer. My son likes soccer but never played organized or on a team. His first experience with being coached was with Gerard & it went great! Having my sons first interaction with the sport & a great coach made a huge impact on his passion for the sport. He goes for lessons now & he’s begging me to get him into a league. Coach Gerard is great with motivating & encouraging the kids

McKenlea has been training with Gerard for the last 3 months! Gerard has inspired McKenlea and motivated her in ways as a parent I could not! We do weekly trainings. She’s always excited and ready. She has not only gained skills but also confidence. McKenlea has such a passion for soccer and loves going to her weekly training sessions with Gerard! It’s been great watching her grow and develop! I cannot wait to see what her future brings!

Myself and my daughter Tilly have been nothing but pleased with Coach Gerard. When we arrive at training he is set up and ready to go. He encourages Tilly to learn, work hard and have fun. He is always finding new ways to improve her ball mastery and agility. I would love for Tilly to be able to train with Coach Gerard every day if we could. Thank you for everything you have done and will do Coach! You are definitely a 100 in our book!