MEET THE FOUNDER · COLUMBUS, OHIO
LUIS
JERONIMO.
MS, CSCS · Founder & Owner, LJ Performance
Soccer coaching · Athlete development
A life built around the game.
A career dedicated to preparing the people who play it.
A LIFE IN THE GAME
A LIFE IN SOCCER.
A COMMITMENT
TO THE ATHLETE.
Luis’s strength lies in understanding how the demands of the game connect with the person playing it. Technical execution, tactical awareness, physical capacity, psychological readiness and emotional composure all influence how an athlete performs. His approach brings these dimensions together, developing players who can make decisions, adapt under pressure and apply their abilities when the game demands it.
A former college soccer player, Luis combines firsthand understanding of the game with graduate study, his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential and experience across LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Austin FC and Columbus Crew, alongside Olympic and other pro sporting environments. That background informs a central question: how does each part of an athlete’s development support the whole?
This is the foundation of LJ Performance. Every coach is trained within this connected approach: understand the individual, recognize how technical, tactical, physical and personal factors influence one another, and make the work meaningful to the athlete’s game. The goal is a complete, adaptable player with the confidence, capacity and composure to respond to different teams, coaches and demands.
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.
Columbus Crew
High Performance Coach
MLS Cup and Leagues Cup titles · Concacaf Champions Cup final
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.
As founder and owner, Luis coaches athletes, shapes the training system and mentors the team 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.
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GUIDES THE WORK.
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