His players have set state high school records for scoring, goals scored, and saves. Many of his players have gone on to play in college, with two gaining professional playing experience in France and Mexico. One other player, Jose Antonio Balderas, has recently played for the El Salvador National Team in addition to playing professionally in his homeland Force '86 is trained by Gabe Jones of the Austin Lone Stars. Gabe has played professionally in Germany and with the MLS Dallas Burn. The influence of his professional playing experience is clearly evident in the Force '86s play.
Many top clubs prefer to roster large physical players.
This results in short term success due to their reliance solely on athleticism. In the long term, this philosophy is damaging to U.S. Soccer. Force '86 instead realizes the value of creative, skillful play, and its program is designed to produce skillful and creative players. Drawing upon his experience coaching foreign players, Coach Todd has developed a system which encourages maximum creativity on the pitch. Players are encouraged to think and to take risks, realizing that the creative American player is in great demand at the highest levels of play.