LMSC BOYS DEVELOPMENTAL ACADEMY
COACHING STAFF


Primary Contact:   Biff Sturla, LMSC President      






Coaches in the LMSC Developmental Academy have a very strong soccer background as coaches and as players. We do NOT have parent coaches involved in the program.



     
    ART HERNANDEZ - Director of LMSC Developmental Academy
    Art is the LMSC Director of the club's Developmental Academy. He is also head coach for the LMSC Swarm girls team. Coach Art was raised in Los Angeles, California and has been living in Chester County for over 20 years. He has coached in this area for the past 12 years and has developed under terrific coaches and mentors. He has coached and trained teams that have won State Cups, along with National and Regional competitions and tournaments. Coach Art is very vested in his coaching education and, in addition to being a current A-License candidate, he has all his grassroots licenses through US Soccer. Additionally, he holds his Advanced National, Advanced National Goalkeeper and FUTSAL diplomas from United Soccer Coaches. He has attended courses through ANEFS and TOVO, based out of Spain. In addition to coaching, he currently volunteers his time to collaborate and network with various soccer coaching groups (locally and nationally) to produce and host different online content.



     
    GRANT MYERS - Associate Director of LMSC Developmental Academy 2022-2023
    Having previously coached in LMSC for 15 years, Grant returns to the club where his coaching journey originally started. Grant brings with him over 20 years of coaching premier level club and high school soccer, college soccer, as well as coaching in the former US Soccer Developmental Academy. Over the years, his teams have participated in some of the most prestigious tournaments, including the Dallas Cup, throughout the country, won numerous State Cup titles, played in the Regional Championships, and has helped produce many student-athletes who have moved on to some of the top programs and institutions around the country. Two notable and local players that Grant had the opportunity to coach in their youth days … Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union) and Zack Steffen (Manchester City).



     
    SAM LANE
    Sam is the Zone 1 Travel Team Director for LMSC (Under 8 through Under 12) and is responsible for working with and helping train the LMSC Coaching Staff as well as both LMSC Social Media and College Placement Director. Sam currently holds a USSF C License and a UEFA C License. At the moment, coaches the U10 Wolves Navy, the 2011 Sporting PA Premier and is an assistant for the Sporting AC 2010 and 2008 age groups.

    In 2022, his U9 Wolves Navy were crowned State Champions. In 2021, he led the LMSC Invictus 04 group to the Boys U17 State Championship and to the USYS Regional Semi Final. Previously, Sam coached at Drexel University (D1) and Sewanee: The University of the South (D3), where he was responsible for recruiting, scouting, video analysis, social media coordination and planning training sessions. Sam previously was a soccer standout at Franklin and Marshall College, leading the Diplomats to a 55-15-5 record over his four-year career, including winning the Centennial Conference for the first time in program history and advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in the same year. In the following year, Sam helped lead the Diplomats to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Sam was named 1st Team All Centennial and 1st Team Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star as a senior, and named 2nd Team All Centennial Conference as a sophomore. Sam is a former LMSC player, playing for the LMSC Roadkill.







    People who want more information about our Boys Developmental Academy should e-mail: LMSC President Biff Sturla




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