MEET THE FOUNDER · COLUMBUS, OHIO
LUIS
JERONIMO.
MS, CSCS · Founder, LJ Performance
Former MLS High Performance Coach
A life built around the game.
A career dedicated to preparing the people who play it.
THE PATH INTO PERFORMANCE
A LIFE IN SOCCER.
A COMMITMENT
TO PERFORMANCE.
Luis’s experience spans LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Austin FC and Columbus Crew, alongside Olympic and other pro sporting environments. Each setting has added to his understanding of how athletes prepare, adapt and perform.
His curiosity about strength, speed, recovery and exercise physiology connects academic study with the realities of daily training. Graduate study, the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential and years of practical experience inform the work.
The question remains simple: what does this athlete need, and how do we help them apply it?
EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE GAME
DIFFERENT CLUBS.
DIFFERENT DEMANDS.
A BROADER PERSPECTIVE.
Different teams bring different coaching ideas, expectations and demands. Luis brings those experiences into LJP’s preparation of the individual: understanding the person, connecting disciplines and adapting the work to the environment.
His time as a High Performance Coach with Columbus Crew included MLS Cup and Leagues Cup titles and a Concacaf Champions Cup final. Those shared team achievements are an important chapter in a career shaped by multiple clubs and sporting environments.
At LJP, that breadth of experience informs the preparation of developing, college and pro athletes—helping them build the tools to respond to a new coach, a new role or a greater demand.
EARTHQUAKES
CREW
LEARN. APPLY. SHARE.
UNDERSTAND THE WHY.
TEACH THE HOW.
Luis brings the same curiosity to educating coaches as he does to preparing athletes. Conference teaching and mentorship at LJP connect scientific principles with observation, practical coaching and performance information.
Through the Associate Coach Fellowship, he and the coaching team help developing practitioners learn to explain their reasoning, question their assumptions and turn information into purposeful work.
The Associate Coach FellowshipWHY LJ PERFORMANCE EXISTS
BRING THE DEPTH
OF PREPARATION
TO MORE ATHLETES.
LJP grew from a belief that an athlete’s preparation should reflect the seriousness of their ambition—whether that means a place on a local team, college soccer or the next pro season.
Luis’s role is to build the system and develop the people delivering it. The coaching team connects technical development, physical preparation, performance information and daily habits around the individual, with the right professionals involved when needed.
The aim is an athlete with more ways to respond: to a new coach, a new role, a different team or a greater demand.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND LJP. THE PURPOSE AHEAD.
SEE WHAT
GUIDES THE WORK.
Explore the philosophy, the qualities we develop and how we connect the plan around the athlete.
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