Rudy Pompert, a native of the Netherlands, worked with the world renowned soccer club Ajax Amsterdam. He also played semi-professional and top amateur soccer in the Netherlands, and competed with the Dutch national college team from 1990 through 1993. He first came to the Western New York area while he was goaltender in the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, New York.

Pompert possesses a National A-License of the United States Soccer Federation and an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association. He is currently working with Niagara University as an Assistant Coach in charge of goalkeeping, and is the Director of Goalkeeping at the Buffalo Stallions Soccer Club. Rudy is also a major contributor at Soccer Drive.com and is responsible for of all of the goalkeeping content.