Head Soccer Coach - Mark Kluppel

Mark Kluppel is the Girls' Coach. He graduated from the University of Texas and earned his Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston. Before coming to Taylor in 2003, he was the Assistant Girls Coach at Cy Springs. Coach Kluppel holds the National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the National Goalkeeping Diploma. In 2006, Coach Kluppel was named Region III Coach of the Year by the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches (TASCO).

Coach Kluppel grew up in the Houston area and has been married for 21 years to his wife Ann and has two children – Paul 18 and Jennifer 14.

Assistant Coach JV-A - Rick Filson

Rick Filson is the Girls' Assistant Coach and JV-A Coach. This is his forth year teaching and coaching at Taylor High School. Rick graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Political Science. He spent ten years teaching at Elsik High School in the Alief School District. Rick spent 8 years as a division I soccer coach for the Hurricane Soccer Club and 3 years as a junior high coach. He also assisted on a volunteer basis for the varsity boy’s soccer team at Elsik HS.

Coach Filson has lived in Houston for the last 31 years and has been married for 32 years to his wife Pam and has 3 children and two grandchildren- Melissa 31, Rick 29, Jeffrey 27, Taylor 13, and Braden 6.

Assistant Coach JV-B - Julie Aschwege

Julie Aschwege is the Girls' Assistant Coach and the JV-B Coach.