Joe Reiniger
Executive Director

Playing Experience

  Professional

• 13 year MISL, NPSL Indoor Soccer Career , Six time All-Star, 601 career goals
• Two Time Champion(1995 St. Louis Ambush, 2001 Milwaukee Wave)
• Finals MVP in 2001 Championship Series
• 105 game point scoring streak (2nd longest all time)
• Holds record for most 3 point goals in indoor soccer history

  College

• SIUE 4 year starter
• 4th leading scorer in School History
• 3 time All-Midwest Team
• Elected to SIUE Hall of Fame Class of 2015

Coaching Experience

• SIUE Assistant Coach (1997-98)
• Interim head coach for St. Louis Ambush (1999) and St. Louis Steamers (2005)
• Over 10 years of experience running a select soccer club
• National D license holder

Contact
[email protected]

Ed Ratka
Technical Director Boys

• Gateway Rush Boys Technical Director U9 - U11
• U8 and U16 Gateway Rush United Boys coach
• USSF National C license and National Youth License
• Staff coach, Director of Boys, and Youth Technical Director BFC/Legacy Soccer Club 1995 – 2015
• Staff coach SLSG US Dev Academy pre-academy u11-u12 boys 2008-2009
• Director of Coaching - Belle-Clair Recreational Soccer League 2007-2008
• IHSA referee 2000-2005

Jessica Bayne
Technical Director Girls

Playing experience:

  University of Illinois

• 2005 Big Ten Tournament-All tournament Team
• 2003 Big Ten All-Freshman Team

  Triad High School, Troy, IL

• 4 year varsity starter
• 4 time IHSSCA All-State selection
• 4 time first team All-conference
• 2003 NSCAA  All-American
• 2003 McDonald’s All-American Game MVP
• 2003 Athlete of the Year- St. Louis Metropolitan Area
• Olympic Development Program
• Member of the Illinois State team for five years
• Member of the Region 2 team for five years
• National camp participant

Coaching experience:

• Gateway Rush Soccer club-current
• SLSG Metro United Soccer Club Coach, Youth director 5 years
• Centennial High school, Champaign, IL Assistant Varsity Women’s Soccer Coach 2007
• Southwestern Illinois college- assistant coach
• National "D" License