Our Team
King Daddy Sports provides the Houston area a diverse group of teaching professionals that have the ability to motivate, inspire, and push players to achieve greatness both on and off the court!
We are always striving to be better every day as coaches just as we desire players to strive for the same.

Todd Folsom
Founder & Director
- Founded King Daddy Sports in 1997
- Over 30 years teaching experience developing hundreds of Nationally ranked juniors, many of which have went on to compete both collegiately and professionally
- Has the ability and intensity to push players to reach their maximum potential both on and off the court
- Father of TJ and Skyla

John Boytim
Falcon Point Co-Director
- Co-Founder of King Daddy Sports
- 25+ years teaching experience developing players of all ages
- ATP Tour Level Playing Professional 1988-1992, with a High World singles ranking of #262
- #1 Ranked junior in USA in EVERY AGE DIVISION- 12's, 14's 16's, and 18's
- 11 Time National Junior Champion, 10 time finalist, 19 Gold & Silver Balls
- Father of Sean and Brian

Selim Samman
Chancellors Summer Camp, Challenger, JTT Director
- 15+ years teaching experience developing thousands of young players
- Directs Summer and holiday camps; Junior Team Tennis (JTT) programming, 10U, and Challenger Programs for King Daddy Sports
- Provides an amazing, fun, learning and developmental environment for all students to learn and grow
- Father of Alex, Foster, & Emily

Adam Drysdale
Director of High Performance Tennis
- Years of experience specializing in player development
- Coached the 2017 national championship runner-up West Florida University Women's Tennis Team
- Coached 2-time singles national champion Berta Bonardi (2018-2019)

Brian Waddell
Head Pro for King Daddy at Missouri City
- 25 years as USPTA Professional
- Head tennis coach at North Central Texas College
- Teams have finished top 15 nationally every year and top 10 in 9 seasons
- Former HS head tennis coach at Klein Oak, Klein Collins, C.E. King, and Flower Mound
- Wilson/ITA Coach of the year 2017
- Have worked with players all over the world including England, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, and Italy

Brian Mandell
Academy Coach, Social Media Coordinator
- Head of middle school tennis at The Kinkaid School
- Graduate of The University of Houston Sports Administration program
- Over 15 years of coaching experience
- Super-championship level player in multiple age divisions
- Played in the King Daddy Program from age 11-18

Anna Djananova
Falcon Point Co-Director
- Former #1 Texas Junior ranking
- Former D1 college scholarship athlete
- Former collegiate most improved, MVP, and team captain
- Over 20 years of tennis coaching experience

Jane Strnadel
Academy Coach

James Cowan IV
Academy Coach
- Memphis, Tennessee native
- Undergraduate degree in Business Marketing, Masters in Sports Administration
- Four-year letter winner in tennis at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
- Former Head of men's and women's tennis at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
- Former Assistant Tennis Coach at Epiphany Court Tennis Academy in Memphis
- Former Director of Tennis at The Boys and Girls Club
- Former tennis pro at the Pine Bluff Country Club and Bloom Tennis Center

Aaron Reekie
High Performance Coach

Brett Bernstein
High Performance Coach
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Former top 10 Singles Texas Super Champ #1 in Doubles 12's-18's
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Texas Grand Slam Doubles Champion 2006
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Nationally Ranked NCAA Division 1 Doubles player
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Colligate NCAA Division 1 Coaching at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley & Brigham Young University
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#1 Ranked Men's Open USTA Texas 2017
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UIL Regional Coach of the year 2018
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Produced juniors that have landed at programs at UC Riverside, LSU, TCU, St Marys

John Kim
Academy Coach
- Super-championship level from 12-18s
- 6 high school 5A state championship tournament appearances ( 3 team tennis and 3 doubles)
- 12+ years of coaching experience
- Trafton middle school head tennis coach

Dionicia "Dodo" Akina
High Performance Coach
- Ranked #10 in state of Texas in super-championship level 12-14s
- Ranked top 20 in state of Texas for 16's
- Former College tennis athlete (Lee College)
- Studied Kiniesiology
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