Coaches
Tompkins Philosophy:
Success in our program is being dedicated coaches, teachers and family members so that we are examples to our student-athletes of what we are asking them to become. It is to instill more than just athletic principles into our student-athletes. By the end of their playing career at Tompkins High School, we hope that they will be better athletes and a better people as a result of participating in our program. Our philosophy on coaching stresses hard work, in a fun, engaging environment, and instilling values in our players that stretch beyond the soccer pitch. Our goal for our players is that they can look back and say that they worked extremely hard toward their goals, bonded with their team-mates, had fun, improved as players and as people, and they know, without question, that we care immensely for them. Our ultimate long-range goal—which works hand-in-hand with our overall coaching philosophy—is to establish a winning program year-in and year-out that produces great young adults, productive members of society, great soccer players, and state championships.
(2014-Present) Varsity Coach - Jarrett Shipman grew up in Mansfield, Texas, where he played club for various teams (NDCCSA Coca Cola Classic League & Southwest Premiere League) and high school soccer at Mansfield High School. He attended Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Arlington. He is licensed by USSF and USC (formally NSCAA). This will be his 17th year of teaching (currently teaching Government) and coaching high school soccer, and 10th as the Head Coach at Tompkins. The Falcons have made the playoffs each year and never have had a losing season under his tenure. During his tenure the Falcons have a playoff record of 24-8 and an overall record of 155-34-23. They reached the regional finals in 2018, and were state finalist in 2017 and 2019. They were also district champions in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Coach Shipman has been named the Region III TASCO (2017), VYPE (2017, 2019), and Chronicle Coach of the Year (2017, 2019). He also was named Katy ISD Girls Sport Head Coach of the Year (2017). He has also been the TASCO Senior All-Star game coach (2017, 2019). He was named Top Drawer Soccer South-Texas Coach of the Year in 2019. In the ten years a the head coach of Tompkins, 24 players have gone on to play soccer at the next level. He has also had the honor of representing Texas High School Soccer by being a speaker at the 2020 THSCA coaching convention. He has served as the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches (TASCO )Region III Director (2018-2021) and was elected for the executive board in 2022 were he served as President. He is currently serving as the Past President of TASCO.
Coach Shipman is married to his wife Taylor, they have two kids, Maddie (11) and Logan (8). They also have two awesome dogs, Pearl and Max.
TASCO Coach of the Year Region 3-6A (2017)
VYPE Coach of the Year (2017, 2019)
Katy ISD Girls Sports Head Coach of the Year (2017)
TASCO Senior All-Star Game Coach (2017, 2019)
Chronicle All-Greater Houston Coach of the Year (2017, 2019)
Top Drawer Soccer Winter All-Region Coach of the Year (2019)
(2015-Present) JVA Coach and Varsity Assistant - Austin Bridger was born in Beaumont, Texas and raised in Kingwood, Texas. He played club soccer for Kingwood Alliance SC and high school soccer at Kingwood High (5A). He attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas where he played soccer for the first two years. He is licensed by USC (formally NSCAA). This is his 10th year of teaching (currently teaching English IV) and coaching, all at Tompkins. He was named Katy ISD Girls Sport Assistant Coach of the Year (2023). He has been instrumental to the success the Falcons are having.
(2024-Present) JVB Coach and Varsity Assistant -Robert Ortiz was born on May 18th, 1999, in San Antonio, Texas and was raised in Pearsall, Texas and Katy, Texas. He played all sports growing up and played football and participated in track and field in high school at Katy High School. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio where he graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology and was an active participant of the Football Operations/Equipment staff for UTSA Football. This is his 4th year teaching and has taught Biology, Environmental Systems, Earth and Space Science, Physics and Chemistry. He currently teaches Chemistry and IPC at Tompkins, and it is his first year back in Katy ISD. He also has coaching experience in football and track and field.
Past Falcon Coaches
(2022-Present) JVB Coach and Varsity Assistant - Marisa Miller was born and raised in Sugar Land, Texas. She played club soccer for Eclipse and high school soccer at Fort Bend Elkins High School (5A). She attended Louisiana State University and University of Houston. She taught and coached at Tompkins for 2 years. She is currently the head coach at Marble Falls High School.
(2018-2022) JVB Coach and Varsity Assistant - Hope Elder (Ward) was born in Bossier City, Louisiana and raised in Kingwood, Texas. She played club soccer for Challenge SC and high school soccer at Kingwood High (5A). She was Chronicle girls soccer player of the year in high school. She is a former division I collegiate player for Rice University where she started all four years and was captain her senior year. She taught and coached at Tompkins for 4 years.
(2013-2018) JVB Coach - Rocio Barron
(2013-2015) Varsity Head Coach - Lauren Huff