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 the LMSC Director of the club's Developmental Academy. He is also head coach for the LMSC Under 16 boys 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.



 
CHRIS BLACK - Associate Director for our Girls Developmental Academy 2022-2023
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).



 
ALEX SROLIS
Alex was the head coach for girls Developmental Academy in 2020-2021. She is the head coach for the Under 9 A girls LMSC Heart. She currently holds a NSCAA National C coaching license. Alex is an LMSC club goalkeeper trainer. She is the assistant coach for the Harriton High School Varsity Boys team and is the program's goalkeeper trainer. Alex was a four-year goalkeeper starter for West Chester University 2013-2017 where she set school records for games played (81), wins (61), minutes played (7019) and career shutouts (36). Alex earned PSAC women's conference records for shutouts and was awarded first-team ECAC goalkeeper, second team all mid-Atlantic region goalkeeper, and first team all-region mid-Atlantic scholar goalkeeper. Alex was also the goalkeeper for the LMSC Heart, leading the Heart to the EPYSA state championship in 2008 and 2009.







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




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