Ricardo "Rico" Falcao was born in Brazil and raised across several continents. He played multiple sports but stuck to indoor soccer/futsal for most of his youth and schooling career. In high school he played varsity lacrosse, futsal and continued his futsal career into college while pursuing athletic training. After several internships in the Health, Wellness, and Youth Performance he branched out into becoming a Performance Coach. He graduated with a Bachelors in Kinesiology from George Mason University and now uses his background in injury prevention and rehabilitation to specialize in ES and MS youth performance.