[3] Woodard, an All-America player at Brockport State University, moved to Alabama to begin a soccer program at Indian Springs School.

When his teams started losing state titles, more often than not those losses came at the hands of coaches who had played for him at Indian Springs.

[3]Kenneth White, former Director of Coaching for the Alabama Youth Soccer said, "Ray Woodard has always been the epitome of sportsmanship.

"[3] In 1997, at a time he was coaching Alabama's 82 girls ODP team, Woodard suffered an aneurysm in his brain, that left him partially paralyzed.

With extensive rehab, he was able to attend regional camp in a golf cart to watch his ODP team compete.