Meet The Coaches
Our experienced team of dedicated coaches, many of whom have coached girls sports for 20+ years, are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment for our players to develop their skill and character on and off the field.
Chief Instigator: David Stern
After 20 years in Silicon Valley funding and helping build high performance technology companies and teams, David dreamed of building the inverse youth sports club, a club whose instincts are to do the opposite of most of the things parents and players hate about youth sports clubs. The result is Bay Area Boom!, a "no-drama- allowed" club for high academic, multi-sport alphas and young women that value time well spent far more than time spent. His greatest accomplishment has been to find and delegate almost everything to Coach Danny and Coach Dave.
Director of Coaching:
Danny Rodriguez
Danny has over 25 years of girls coaching experience including high school football and baseball as well as youth football and softball. A recognized pillar in the Pleasant Hill youth sports community, Danny has been the Defensive Coordinator for the College Park High School Varsity and JV Flag Football Program, a team that ended the season as league champions and made a deep run into the NCS Playoffs. He takes pride in creating a positive organizational culture , developing fundamentally sound, team-oriented players who always put team first.
Executive Director: Dave Cooney
Coach Dave has been a stalwart of the Clayton Valley community for over 25 years, leading youth sports organizations across multiple sports. A Clayton Valley lifer, Coach Dave leads the Clayton Valley Charter High School varsity girls softball and flag football teams. Coach Dave has earned the reputation as the person to call when you need someone to show up first and be "all in" for all the right reasons.
Mike Neal
Mike is the Founder & CEO of Real Neal Sports, a sports performance optimization company established in 2012. Mike has dedicated his life to enhancing athletic performance across all levels and disciplines. He and his team, based at Universal Sports Academy, have helped thousands of amateur and professional athletes reach their peak performance levels. On a weekly basis, Mike and his team lead the power, speed and agility programs for all Boom! Academy players.
Head Coach: Navid Niakan
Navid has 11 years of experience playing football at every level from High School, College and Pro. He also has over a decade of experience in youth sports coaching soccer, softball and football.
Head Coach: Ken Barsabal
Ken Barsabal has proudly served the Concord community as a coach for 11 years. His coaching experience includes 6 years of youth tackle football and 3 years coaching girls’ flag football, working with athletes from 8U through the high school level.
Through coaching, Ken has focused on developing athletes both on and off the field, building teamwork, discipline, confidence, and a strong sense of community.
