LMSC GIRLS 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 LMSC's Director of the club's Developmental Academy and runs our summer camps and winter training programs. He is also head coach for the LMSC Mayhem, our Under 17 boys team. He founded and runs our "Little All-Stars" program for 2 and 3 year olds. Coach Art 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 holding an USSF A-License, he has over 20 coaching diplomas, certification and licenses. He is also a mentor and sports-lifestyle coach. 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 podcasts, content and coaching material.



 
KAILA DEFRANCESCO - Head coach for our Girls Developmental Academy and our Under 9 B girls travel teams
Kaila is the current head coach for our 2016 Girls B team and 2008/2009 Girls A team. She played goalkeeper throughout her travel soccer career in Connecticut. Kaila has been involved with numerous teams in LMSC including the Developmental Academy and our LMSC Summer Camp Programs.



 
CHRIS BLACK - Associate Director for our Girls Developmental Academy
Chris led the LMSC Crush Navy to back to back state championships in 2023 (Under 9) and 2024 (Under 10). Chris is an assistant coach at Gwynedd Mercy College. While attending Gwynedd Mercy College as a student, Chris was an all-conference selection as well as a team captain. He is currently the head coach of our 2011 boys LMSC Rangers Navy team and Rangers Red team. Chris was an Olympic Development Program Region 1 selection, as well as captain of the State ODP team in Eastern PA. Chris also won a championship at his High school team where he was the two year captain and received the Player Of The Year Award in his senior year.



 
GRANT MYERS - Associate Director of LMSC Developmental Academy
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).






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




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