The Insainz Way
Build confident, creative, and disciplined players.
Deliver elite-level technical training for every stage of development.
Create a high-performance environment that challenges players to grow on and off the field.
Develop strong character, leadership, and a competitive mindset.
Provide mentorship and guidance for the physical, mental, and personal journey of every athlete.
Help create a pathway to the next level, including high school, college, and professional soccer.
Make high-level development accessible to committed players and families from all backgrounds.
My name is Alfredo Sainz, but most people know me as Fredo.
I was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and later moved to California with my family in pursuit of a better future. Soccer was part of my life from the very beginning. I grew up in a family of athletes, and my father was the person who first put a ball at my feet.
What started as something I loved quickly became an obsession.
Some of my strongest memories are not from games or trophies. They are from the countless afternoons spent training with my father—juggling, working on my first touch, repeating the same movements over and over, and learning to become comfortable with the ball.
At the time, I did not always understand why he demanded so much from me. There were days I was frustrated. Days I wanted to stop. But he continued to push me because he saw something in me that I had not yet learned to see in myself.
As I got older, I began to understand.
When the game became faster, stronger, and more competitive, those thousands of repetitions became my advantage. The technical foundation I built as a kid gave me confidence when everything around me became more difficult.
That lesson has stayed with me my entire life.
My own journey gave me opportunities to train and play within professional environments, including Red Bull Wingers and Club Jorge Wilstermann. But eventually, I realized that my greatest purpose in the game was not only to play—it was to teach, mentor, and give the next generation the foundation that was given to me.
That is why Insainz exists.
TO EVERY PLAYER
You do not have to be the biggest, fastest, or most talented player in the room today. You just have to be willing to work.
Development takes time. Confidence takes repetition. There will be sessions when things feel easy, and there will be days when nothing seems to work. Keep showing up.
The touches nobody sees matter.
The extra repetitions matter.
The mistakes matter.
And the days you want to quit but decide to keep going matter the most.
Your goal should never be to look like someone else. Our job is to help you become the strongest, most confident version of yourself as a player.
TO THE FAMILIES
I also understand that behind every young athlete is a family making sacrifices.
Driving to practices. Rearranging schedules. Investing time, money, and energy. Encouraging your child after a difficult game and reminding them to keep going when confidence is low. I never take that commitment lightly.
When a family trusts Insainz with their child, our responsibility goes beyond teaching soccer. We want to help build confident young people who learn discipline, accountability, creativity, resilience, and the courage to believe in themselves.
Not every player’s journey will look the same. Some will play college soccer. Some may reach the professional level. Some will simply fall in love with the game and carry the lessons they learned from it for the rest of their lives.
All of those journeys matter.
Looking back now, I am grateful for every afternoon my father made me train, every repetition I thought was unnecessary, and every time he pushed me past what I thought I could do. It was worth every minute.
Today, I get the opportunity to give that same belief to another generation.
And that is exactly why I do what I do.
FREDO'S VISION
Insainz was built on one belief: players develop best when they are challenged, inspired, and shown exactly what is possible.
Fredo’s approach has always been hands-on. Whether it’s on grass, turf, concrete, or the court, he believes in demonstrating the details—first touch, creativity, movement, finishing, confidence, and the freedom to play without fear.
But the vision goes beyond technique.
The goal is to develop players who think differently, compete with purpose, and carry confidence both on and off the field. Every session is designed to push players outside their comfort zone while giving them the tools to express themselves and grow.
The Insainz staff continues to learn, evolve, and raise the standard—because great coaches never stop developing either.
“I can show you better than I can tell you.”
— Fredo
I'm exactly where I want to be, because I realized, I gotta commit my very being to this thing, I gotta breath it, I gotta eat it, I gotta sleep it, and until you get there, you will never be successful in life, but once you get there I guarantee you the world is yours, so work hard and you can have whatever it is you want.
- Eric Thomas