{"id":1902,"date":"2021-09-28T11:05:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/?page_id=1902"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:20:51","slug":"mike-elenz-martin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/mike-elenz-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Elenz-Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7436.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7436-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7436-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7436-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7436-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Varsity Head Coach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:elenzmartinmichael@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Mike<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Elenz-Martin has 17 years of extensive coaching experience both at the club and high school levels. Mike grew up locally in Encinitas and played\u00a0for Encinitas Express and Rancho Santa Fe in his youth.\u00a0 He has played at all levels &#8211; youth, college, and professional.\u00a0 He earned CIF Championship in 2000 at La Costa Canyon High School before walking on\u00a0to the San Diego State Aztecs Division 1 squad (spring\u00a0 2001.)\u00a0 After a spring season at\u00a0SDSU, Mike\u00a0transferred to CSU Chico where earned an athletic scholarship and served as team captain.\u00a0 Mike graduated in 2007 with a Bachelors in Marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAVORITE TEAM\/PLAYER:&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool FC\/ Steven Gerrard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LICENSES\/CERTIFICATIONS:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National C License<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coerver Coaching Youth Diploma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COACHING EXPERIENCE:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coach, Encinitas Express &#8211; 2011-\u00a0present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Express Coach of the Year, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coach, Rancho Santa Fe Attack, 2008-2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boys Varsity Coach, San Dieguito Academy, 2018-present\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Division Champions &amp; CIF Finalist 2021-2022 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CIF Semi Finalist 2023-2024 &amp; 2024-2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boy&#8217;s Varsity Assistant Coach, La Costa Canyon, 2016-2017\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CIF Champions 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boy&#8217;s Junior Varsity\/Freshman Coach,\u00a0 La Costa Canyon, 2013-2015\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Back to back undefeated seasons and 2 league championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Area Scout\/College Recruiting Advisor, 2014-2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 years of experience coaching youth soccer and youth soccer camps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Game Day Operations Coordinator\/Men&#8217;s Soccer Announcer &#8211; CSU Chico, 2006-2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLAYING EXPERIENCE:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chico Rooks &#8211; semi-professional in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), 2005-2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sacramento Knights (now known as Sacramento Republic) &#8211;\u00a0semi-professional in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), 2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Diego United &#8211;\u00a0semi-professional in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CSU Chico &#8211; Division II &#8211; 2004-2007\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Team Captain 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Athletic Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three year starter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All-CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association), 2nd Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winner of Paddy O&#8217; Award &#8211; most inspirational player &#8211; 2005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Diego State University &#8211; Division I &#8211; spring 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Palomar College &#8211; 2001-2002\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Starter, Defensive MVP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encinitas Express and Rancho Santa Fe Attack, youth player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Varsity Head Coach Contact Mike Mike Elenz-Martin has 17 years of extensive coaching experience both at the club and high school levels. Mike grew up locally in Encinitas and played\u00a0for Encinitas Express and Rancho Santa Fe in his youth.\u00a0 He has played at all levels &#8211; youth, college, and professional.\u00a0 He earned CIF Championship in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/mike-elenz-martin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mike Elenz-Martin&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1902","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"pl-blogpost-landscape":false,"pl-blogpost-square":false,"twentyseventeen-featured-image":false,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Boys Soccer","author_link":"https:\/\/sdafoundation.com\/boyssoccer\/author\/boyssoccer\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Varsity Head Coach Contact Mike Mike Elenz-Martin has 17 years of extensive coaching experience both at the club and high school levels. 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