 In 2010, the United Soccer Leagues retained Mellor as National Technical Director, assigned responsibility for managing the technical aspects of USL's player development programs, helping USL teams in the areas of scouting, development, and advancement of players, and setting up a coaches network in the US and Canada to identify top goalkeeping talent for USL teams.In the late 1980s Mellor came up with the idea for and founded Major Beach Soccer, soccer on the beach.His inspiration was beach soccer, that he saw in Brazil.