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Julio Tapia was brought to be a coach here at NS. Tapia was born in Guanajuato, San Andreas, Mexico and was raised there until the age of seven until he moved to the United States of America and lived in Utah. He was then raised in Sanpete County. Tapia has two younger brothers and one older sister.
Tapia attended high school here at NS from the years, 2004 – 08. Tapia was involved in many extracurricular activities but his favorite has always been soccer. Tapia played all four years of high school.
After his moments in high school Tapia joined the Military and stayed in the Utah National Guard. He has worked there ever since. Tapia currently works in a location named Camp Williams which is located in Riverton.
Tapia says that playing all four years of soccer was not what lead him to become a soccer coach.
“My coaches were the ones that lead me to be a coach,” Tapia said. “I had very many coaches; basically a new one every year.”
Tapia said what really gave him that push was when he coached little league soccer and his team beat his current coach’s team. He really enjoyed the tactical and strategic side of soccer that he saw.
“My favorite part about coaching is the impact I have on the players in their lives growing up, seeing a different part of life, not just in soccer,” Tapia said. “Seeing the growth, not just in soccer, but in life.”
Although the coaching life may seem like a walk in the park, it always has it’s downside.
“Losing is hard to come back [from] and make your team come out of a losing slump sometimes,” Tapia said.
Many ask how long a coach can take without giving up, but Tapia seems to love what he does.
“I’m gonna keep coaching until my family can no longer support it,” Tapia said.
Tapia is currently married to Amanda Stewart Tapia. They are happily the parents of one newborn baby named Rayven K. Vanessa Tapia.
All in all, Tapia is a father and a working man. What seems most interesting about him is the drive that gets him up in the morning.
“My family, supporting my daughter and my wife [is what gets me up every morning],” Tapia said. “I’m here to support my family, and everything I do, will be for them.”
