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MAKAI BEADLE - Assistant coach foe our 2014 birth boys E team
Makai is a former LMSC Invictus 04 player and an alum of Lower Merion High School. After a few years at LMSC,
Makai earned himself trials with the Philadelphia Union and FC Delco. In his final two years of high school he
was a member of the FC Delco's 2004 MLS Next squad. Makai also had the opportunity to be invited to Jamaica for a
National team Camp in 2022. After his high school career he went on to play with East Stroudsburg University.
He has since decided to coach with LMSC and give kids the same positive impact that so many coaches here have given to him.
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MICHAEL BEADLE - Head coach for our boys Under 14 A team and boys Under 13 B team.
Mike has been coaching for many years at the Chester Upland Youth Soccer Program and the West Philly Hurricanes Soccer Academy.
He has also served for five years as the Director of Soccer Programming for the Village of Champions Network in Philadelphia. He
oversees a staff of coaches and volunters, organizes fundraising events and coaches in that program. Michael played at the college
level for Lincoln University where he majored in Health Science. Michael was the team captain for three years and led the team
to the Division Conference championship in his senior year. He was awarded the "Senior Player Of The Year Award."
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RICK BELL - Head coach for our boys Under 14 A team and our girls Under 12 A team
Rick has been an active soccer player since the age of five. He played club soccer and high school soccer up in Connecticut where he was
selected to the Greater New Haven District all area first team. After high school, Rick played for the Temple University club team and still
plays in various adult leagues in the area. Rick began his coaching career for the Barnard Middle School team in New Haven, CT. He recently
moved to this area and was an assistant coach for the LMSC Vortex (Under 13A boys team) in 2017-2018. Rick helped lead Vortex to the state
cup semifinals.
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CHRIS BLACK - Head coach for our girls Under 9 A team and our girls Under 11 A team
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.
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JEROME BLAND - Head coach for our girls Under 14 / Under 15 team
A London, England native, Jerome played at the Semi-professional level in South London before becoming a student athlete.
Bland is a former Bloomfield College athlete and part of the CACC Championship winning team in 2015. He would then play in the semi
professional leagues in New Jersey winning championships in the GSSL, UPSL and NISA Nations league. He served as an assistant coach
at Bloomfield College and then most recently at Kean University from 2016 through 2020. Bland has coached youth travel soccer
since 2017, and runs a soccer coaching company offering camps, private, and group sessions to the community. His favorite team
is Manchester United, and enjoys spending time with family and friends taking adventures.
Bland graduated from Bloomfield College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 2017. He would go on to
graduate from Kean University with an MBA in 2020.
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JEREMY BRODOVSKY - Assistant coach for our boys 12 Dominators and Gladiators teams
Jeremy has been a youth soccer coach for both boys and girls in the Philadelphia area for over 25 years, including
taking the GCVSA U14 Girls to the EPYSA State Cup semifinals in 2012. He also coached 10 years at the college level,
including five years as head women's coach at Neumann Univesity (2008-2012), where he was named the 2011 Colonial
States Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. While at Neumann, Jeremy had twenty players named to the
All Conference Team and also had the 2010 and 2011 Rookies of the Year. Jeremy led the team to its first playoff
berth as well as its first postseason berth. The teams received four Team Ethics Awards and two Team Academic
Awards from the NSCAA. The team was also voted the EP&D Fair Play Award in 2009. Jeremy holds an NSCAA National
Diploma and USSF C license as well as a goalkeeping certification.
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FRANKY CARROZZA - Director of 4 and 5 Year Old Programs and director of LMSC Summer Camps
Franky was a full time preschool and kindergarten teacher for 10 years. She played youth soccer for the New-Hope Solebury
Soccer Club. She later played field hockey and lacrosse at Lehigh University and has coached soccer, field hockey,
lacrosse and floor hockey for a wide range of age groups. Franky also coached in the US Field Hockey Futures
Olympic Development Program.
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DAVID CASSANELLI - Head coach for our Under 9 B boys team and assistant coach for our boys Under 11 A team.
David has been the head coach for the Haverford High School Haverford High School boys varsity team for the last six seasons and
has led them to the district playoffs in five of those seasons. Prior to David taking over as head coach, the team hadn't
made district playoffs since 2007, when he was a senior at Haverford High School. In 2021, he was voted Central League
Coach Of The Year. He is currently the head coach for the LMSC Crows Navy, our boys Under 9 A team, as well as the LMSC Eagles
U-16 boys team. Prior to coaching the
Crows, he coached the LMSC Mayhem, and LMSC Boom, who won the U9 'B' flight indoor state championship. David played for
the D1 Men's team at Duquesne University for four years. As a youth player, David played for many years at the 'A' level
for LMSC. In high school, David earned All Southestern Pennsylvania Honors, All State Honors and was selected Delaware
County Player Of The Year.
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JUSTINE DAVIS - Head coach for our girls Under 11 B travel teams.
Justine played soccer at the collegiate level for Bryn Mawr College, where she graduated with a B.A. in economics.
She currently holds her UEFA C certificate. Justine has spent the last three seasons as a head coach with the 2014 girls
teams. In 2023, the 2014 Red Crush team became EPYSA Challenge Cup/State cup champions and Justine was awarded LMSC girls
Coach of the Year. Justine is from West Chester, PA and grew up playing club soccer locally at FC Delco and Penn Fusion
as well as on ODP teams throughout high school.
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KAILA DEFRANCESCO - Head coach for our girls Under 8 B team and girls Under 17 A team. Director of LMSC Summer Camps.
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.
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CHARLIE DODDS - Head coach for our boys Under 18 A team.
In 2017, Charlie led his LMSC 007's team to the boys Under 10 state finals.
Charlie was the President of YSC Sports in Wayne. for many years. He is currently President of Rocket Sports in Hatboro.
Charlie is the head coach for the West Chester East boys varsity. East were league champions in 2020 and co-champions of the ChesMont League in 2018.
Charlie was named ChesMont League coach of the year at East in 2020, 2018, 2003 and 2002. He was Central League Coach of the Year in 2012 while coaching
Marple Newtown High School. Charlie was also awarded as the Daily Local Coach Of The Year in 2020.
In 2003, Charlie lead West Chester East High school to a second place finish in the state playoffs,
losing the state championship game in overtime. Charlie has been coaching youth soccer and running soccer camps for over 25 years.
Charlie was a standout player at Cabrini College.
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MACKENZIE EHRESMAN - Head coach for our boys Under 9 D team
Mackenzie was a captain for the St. Joseph's University Women's team and a four year starter for the team
on defense. In 2018, Mackenzie was selected for the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team and was the only rookie
to start all 21 games. She also started all 19 games in 2019. Mackenzie was a team captain as a junior
and as a senior for Central Bucks South, leading the team to the state final as a junior. She also played
basketball at Central Bucks. Mackenzie graduated from St. Joes in 2022 where she majored in Biology.
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HENRY FARR - Head coach for our boys Under 10 B team.
Henry is co-head coach for the LMSC Wolves, our Under 9 boys travel teams.
He served as also the assistant coach for the Harriton High School Boys Varsity for several years.
Henry played high level travel team soccer in Lower Merion Soccer Club for many years, helping lead his team, the LMSC Magic, to
two state championships. He was a standout soccer player at The Shipley School and later played soccer at Trinity College.
Henry started out at LMSC as one of our youngest players and is now helping lead the Pee-Wees, Atoms and Neutrons Divisions.
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PETE GANGL - Head coach for our girls 2017 Birth A and B teams as well as our 2013 Birth A girls team.
Pete has coached at LMSC for over 20 years. He is also the head coach for the Harriton High School girls varsity team.
Pete's LMSC Impact team won the girls Under 16 state championship in 2021.
In 2019, Pete was voted Eastern Pennyslvania Youth Soccer Association's (EPYSA) Travel Team Coach Of The Year.
Pete was the head coach for the LMSC Storm for 10 years. During that time, they were in the state championship game six consecutive years,
winning state cups at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19. In 2019, the Storm were finalists in the Under 19 Region One championships. They were
Region One semifinalists in 2017 and 2018.
Over 20 of the Storm players went on to play at the college level in 2019. The Impact were state finalists in 2017 and are were
one of the top teams in the state.
Pete was the recipient of the LMSC Girls Coach Of The Year Award in 2006, 2017 and 2019.
In 2017, Pete led both the Storm and the Impact to EPYSA Indoor State Championships.
Pete earned his NFHS/NSCAA Professional Development Certificate as well as his NSCAA Mental/Physical Player Development Diploma.
Pete coached our LMSC Stingrays girls team through U-14 and the LMSC Mustangs boys team from U-13 through U-18.
Pete was assistant coach for the Valley Forge Military College's Men's team for several years.
Pete holds a USSF National License, NSCAA diploma, NSCAA Goalkeeper Diploma and a USFF Futsal Certification.
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ANTHONY HAINES - Head Coach for our Under 8 A boys team
Anthony is the current head coach for our Under 8 A Mambas Navy. He is also the assistant coach for the Sporting PA 2011 Irmaos and 2011 Premier
groups. He currently holds his UEFA B and USSF C coaching licenses. In 2021, he led the LMSC Rovers to the boys Under 9 EPYSA State Cup finals.
He served two years as the head coach for the Harriton High School Boys Junior Varsity team. Anthony was named the Boys Travel Team Coach Of The
Year in the Fall of 2019 and Intramural Program coach of the year in 2017. Anthony grew up playing for LMSC Magic, helping the team win two
outdoor and three indoor State Championships. Anthony played varsity soccer at Lower Merion High School for three years where he was captain
his senior year, receiving All Main Line second team and All Central League honors. He played on the Club soccer team at Temple University
where he graduated with a BBA in Economics and Finance from the Fox School of Business. Anthony is currently the Operations Director at
Sporting Athletic Club - a partnership club of LMSC for the travel team program.
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DALE HAINES - Club Vice President, Boys Travel Team Director of Coaching, head coach for our boys 2016 B team.
Head of Summer Program for travel team players.
Dale has been coaching with LMSC for 17 years. Dale is LMSC Vice President and Travel Team Director. He also runs the LMSC Summer
Travel Team Program. Dale's teams have won three State Cup Championships (Invictus 2017 and 2021, Irmãos 2022), have been State Cup
finalists four times (Invictus 2018, 2019, 2022, Sporting PA 2010 Premier) and State Cup semi-finalist twice (Swarm 2014, Irmãos 2021).
Invictus was also a Region I finalist in 2017 and semifinalist in 2021. Dale's teams have also won numerous league championships
and elite tournaments, including Bethesda Premier Cup (Swarm, Invictus 2X, Irmãos), EDP tournament events (Irmãos, Invictus),
Lou Ramos (Invictus), Annandale Premier Cup (Swarm), Nation's Capital Cup (Irmãos) and the Tottenham/Southampton Cup (Swarm,
Sporting PA 2011 Irmãos). Dale was awarded the LMSC Intramural Coach of the Year in 2012 and the LMSC Travel Team Coach of the
Year in 2021. He has been nominated twice (2021, 2022) for the EDP Mid-Atlantic Zone 1 Boys Coach of the Year honors. Dale holds a
United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma and UEFA B license. For his day job, Dale is an Associate Professor of Medical
Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University.
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RYAN HARTZELL - Head coach for our girls Under 12 C team, boys Under 10 C team and boys Under 11 C team
Ryan previously served as the head coach for the Rosemont College women's team. Ryan played at the college level at
Rosemont where he finished his career
in the top five of most of Rosemont College's Men's Program career scoring records. Before being named head coach, Ryan served as assistant
coach for several years at Rosemont.
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ART HERNANDEZ - Director of the LMSC Developmental Academy, Director of Summer Camps and and Little-All Stars (2 and 3 yar olds)
Program. Head coach for our boys Under 9 C travel team and boys Under 13 A travel team
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.
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MIA HOLLINGSWORTH - Co-coach for our Under 10 A girls and Under 10 B girls
Mia is a recently retired professional player, having returned from Hungary in 2023 where her team earned the Hungarian Cup
Championship title in the nation's first division women's league. Prior to playing professionally in Australia, Portugal
and Hungary, Mia was awarded All-American and All-Tournament accolades after helping lead Lee University to the
NCAA DII Final-Four in her final year. Mia's strong passion for player development comes from her many experiences on
and off the pitch both as a coach and player, supported by her psychology degree.
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JAMES HUTH - Head coach for our boys Under 11 D team
James has been a long-time member of LMSC, going back to the Club's origins when he played for Gladwyne Soccer Club in the early 1980s.
In addition to playing with LMSC in his youth, he also played on various select teams, and in Europe. Due to an injury in his senior
year at Harriton High School, he did not play in college, but later played with various club teams including with the Ukranian National Club in
Philadelphia. More recently, he spent five years coaching in LMSC's intramurals program, and during the past two years, James has been
coaching in the Girls Travel Program. James is currently in the process of acquiring his US Soccer Federation D Coaching License
and the NSCAA Goalkeeper Level 1 License. James resides in Bryn Mawr with this family. His daughter Elizabeth currently plays in the
LMSC Girls Travel Program.
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PAN KARALIS - Head coach for our boys Under 10 C team
Pan has been coaching since 2016, and has experience with some of the top programs in the Philadelphia area, including
the Philadelphia Union academy and youth programs. Aside from LMSC, Pan coaches with Eastern Pennsylvania ODP, and
trains goalkeepers with an organization out of Bucks County called Between the Posts. He's also a player-coach with
the PSC Coppa men's team, which competes in the semi-professional EPSL. Pan has his USC Goalkeeper Coaching Diploma
levels I, II & III, and 'grassroots' and 11v11 licenses through US Soccer.
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SAM LANE - Head coach for our boys U-10 A travel team and Boys Travel Team Director of Coaching
Sam is the Zone 1 Director for LMSC and is responsible for overseeing the LMSC Coaching Staff within Zone 1 as well as
all LMSC Social Media. Sam currently holds a USSF C License and a UEFA C License. At the moment, coaches the U11 Wolves
Navy and the 2012 MLS Next Sporting AC Team.
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.
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JENNA LEONZI - Head coach for our U-9 C girls, assistant coach for our girls Under 11 B team
Jenna started playing club soccer for Lehigh Valley United. She was co-captain helping lead them to the number 3 ranking in the
state, 10th in the region and 20th nationally. In her junior year of high school, she started playing for Penn Fusion soccer
club. She played four years of varsity soccer at Parkland High School in Allentown. She was team captain and is
ranked fifth all-time in assists. Jenna graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 2022 and played division one soccer for
the Hawks all four years. She helped lead the Hawks to three A10 tournament appearances. In the fall of 2023, Jenna was honored
by LMSC as being the club's "Assistant Travel Team Coach Of The Year."
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REGINALD LLOYD - Head coach for our boys Under 2016 birth C and D team
Reginald played in Lower Merion Soccer Club for many years. Reginald played for both 1995's boys travel A team,
Lower Merion Lightning and for 1997's boys travel A team, Lower Merion Magic. Reginald contributed to both teams,
helping them win multiple state championships at both ages. Reginald was an All-Catholic athlete for Archbishop
John Carroll his high school, and later played soccer at Virginia Wesleyan University and Eastern University.
Since graduating high school, Reginald has been coaching at the club level for Lower Merion Soccer Club and Palumbo SC.
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GABY MAZZONI - Assistan coach for our girls Developmental Academy
Gaby has been with LMSC for over 14 years, starting out as a player in the intramural program and the U8 Developmental Academy. She then
became one of the original eight players from the DA to play for the LMSC Storm their entire club careers. Under Coach Pete Gangl,
the LMSC Storm was consistently a top-ranked team in the region and on the national level. The Storm won a total of four
state championships (U-16 through U-19). As a mid-fielder for the Storm, Gaby
was a key member in the success of the team in the highly competitive National League and top-tier tournaments. As a four-year varsity
player and two-year captain at Harriton High School, Gaby lead the girls' soccer team to record performances, earning playoff spots
four consecutive years. Gaby continued her soccer career at West Chester University, a top-ten DII school, but had to retire
early due to recurrent injuries. She is currently a junior at WCU studying sports medicine on her way to becoming a certified athletic
trainer. Gaby has coached in the LMSC intramural program for several years, earning the Intramural Coach of the Year Award in Fall 2020.
Her long-term goal is to develop into a career soccer coach and continue to help develop the next generation of soccer players.
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BRIAN McDAID - Head coach for our boys Under 2014 birth D team
Brian McDaid is a qualified coach who has worked at The Shipley School's Varsity team as an assistant coach. He also has coached in
Ireland with Tolka Rovers youth team.
He has coached individual/group sessions at all levels, from youth players to NCAA D1 to professionals. Brian has worked with them all through
his private coaching business, Tek Soccer Training.
Brian has played for many teams growing up. Starting from first team to most recent: Haverford Soccer Club, Lower Merion, FCUSA, FC Delco
MLS Next (was named FC Continental DA for all but one year he played) and Penn Fusion ECNL.
He played College at Dublin City University in Ireland where he won the Farquhar Cup in his third year.
He now plays with West Chester Predators NPSL squad.
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RORY McDERMOTT - Head coach for our U-13 B girls travel team
Rory is in his fourth year with LMSC, having been an assistant coach under Dan Remmes with the girls 2011 Sol team. Rory comes
from the Reading area, having played for Exeter Township Senior High school and in 2008 was an integral part in Exeter's first ever
District III championship. Rory played club soccer at Temple University and was also part of Philadelphia Fury's Inaugural season in 2012.
Rory is also an assistant coach and JV Coach and Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School in Lower Gwynedd.
Rory is a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach and a PE teacher at Haverford Middle School.
Rory is currently pursuing coaching certificates, earning his first one in 2021 with the US Soccer Grassroots 11v11 certificate.
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MIKE McGEE - Head coach for our boys Under 16 A team
Mike grew up playing soccer in Reading, PA and went on to play at Bloomsburg University. After college, Mike worked at
Rage Soccer Club in Reading when he was in charge of the development program for players U-10 and younger. He also coached
their U-18 boys team which qualified for the Super Y League finals in 2013. He was the tournament director for the club's
Flash Tournament for two years along with doing other administrative work for the club. He holds a National "D"
License. Mike left Rage to go back to school to become a teacher and is currently an elementary school teacher
in North Philadelphia.
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GRANT MYERS - Head coach for our Under 10 A & B boys teams and our Under 10 A & B girls teams
and Girls Technical Director. Head of our LMSC Summer Camps
Grant brings 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. Teams have 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 (Wake Forest Commit / Philadelphia Union) and Zack Steffen
(University of Maryland / Manchester City and USA Men's National Team).
Grant's Motto: Try your best, work hard and smart, and most importantly, have FUN!
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FRAN NELMS - Director of Travel Team Goalkeepers & Director of Little All-Stars Program (3 year olds)
In addition to Fran's role as Goalkeeper Director for LMSC, Fran is the Goalkeeper and Assistant Coach of Gwynedd Mercy Women's
soccer team (GMWS). In his first season on staff (2023) at GMWS, as part of the staff, he won Women's Soccer Coaching Staff of the
Year for the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) and coached the starting goalkeeper to Second Team All-AEC. Growing up in
Northeast Philadelphia, Fran played at Archbishop Ryan High School where he was First Team All-Catholic before playing at Temple University.
Fran is also the lead coach for our three year old program, the Little All-Stars. Fran has worked in many programs with players this young.
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SILVINA OCAMPO - Head coach for our Under 10 girls C team and our Under 12 girls C team
Growing up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Silvina was part of San Carlos soccer club first as a player and later as a
coach for their youth teams. In 2009, after moving to USA, she started playing soccer with the Philadelphia Eagles
soccer club where she currently plays. A very experienced referee, she has officiated college games and matches
in MLS Next, the WPSL Summer League , EDP, etc. While developing as a referee, she started coaching club soccer.
Silvina hold a USSF D License and the 4v4, 9v9 and 11v11 grassroots coaching licenses from US soccer. Currently,
she is taking the license C, which she will finish in May. Soccer is her real passion. She has been involved
in soccer for more than 45 years. As a player, referee or a coach, she always finds the perfect reason to be on
the field. Passion, Dedication, Success!
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SAM OLYAEI - Head Coach for our boys Under 12 B team
Sam has been the head coach of LMSC Rovers Red, our Under 11 Travel Team for the last three years. This team, part of an
expanded "A" group (with Rovers Navy) have won multiple fall/spring EDP league championships. In addition, the team is
the current State Cup champions (2022) under EPYSA, after being finalists in the previous two years. Previously, Sam
was with Beachside Soccer Club and Westport Soccer Association as a head coach for their U13, U14, and U15 premier
and travel teams. Prior to his coaching career, Sam was a D1/club soccer player at Fairfield University where he
graduated with an MBA and BA in Economics and International Studies. Additionally he played for semi-pro clubs at the
U19 and U23 level before spending a stint as a technical assistant responsible for scouting and performance
tracking. Sam currently holds a UEFA C License, USSF D license, AFC Grassroots License and various other
grassroots certifications at the Youth Level.
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SINA OLYAEI - Head Coach for our boys Under 12 C team
Sina is currently the Head Coach of the U11 Victory team. He grew up playing internationally at semi-pro academies in Dubai, UAE.
His coaching qualification and experience includes:
UEFA 'B' License Candidate, Tactical/Performance Analysis Certified, UEFA C License and USSF License.
His coaching experience includes:
Lower Merion SC- PA: U11 Head Coach (2022- Present), Lower Merion SC- PA: U15 Head Coach (2020-2022), Lower Merion SC- PA: U9 Head Coach (2020-2021).
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MELTEM OZDEMIR - Head Coach for our girls Under 9 C team
Meltem, a native of South Jersey, played club soccer in the Penns Grove Soccer League. In high school, she was
a 4-year varsity member on the Saint Mark's High School women's soccer team in Wilmington, Delaware. Following
the completion of high school, she continued her collegiate soccer career at Penn State Brandywine. Her freshman
year she started 11 games and helped the team reach the USCAA National Championship. In 2018 and 2019, she won two
back-to-back PSUAC championships. During her collegiate career, she was two-time team captain and two-time First
Team All-PSUAC player. Also, she earned the PSUAC All-Academic team, received the John Fritz Sportsmanship
Award and all-American honorable mention. She graduated from Brandywine in May 2022 with a degree in biology. Upon
graduation, she was an assistant coach for Penn State Brandywine's women's soccer team in Fall 2022. She is currently
pursuing a doctor of pharmacy degree at Temple University.
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JULIAN REY - Head coach for our boys Under 12 Dominators team and Battle Cattle team
Julián grew up playing in Bogotá, Colombia, until moving to Lower Merion at the age of 10. Julián stayed active playing in the area
until a back injury freshman year at Harriton High School, where he had to stop playing for through High School. Julián decided to
go to Temple University and study Sport and Recreation management. Through those years he was active in youth soccer earning a USSF
Grade 7 Referee Certificate. For his senior internship at Temple he earned a role at Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer, working in their
administrative and events side. Being able to work first hand on Indoor Cup, Outdoor Cups, and getting to travel to Presidents Cup
Regional championships in 2018. Julián has coached for Lower Merion SC in Intramural and Travel for the past five years,
earning a USSF D license during that time.
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KEVIN RHOADES - Assistant coach for our boys Developmental Academy Program
Kevin ws head coach for the LMSC Fever for many years. In 2016, Kevin led the LMSC Fire to the EPYSA Indoor
State Championship. Kevin is also very active in LMSC as a staff coach, coaching in our Developmental Academy as well as our
many training programs.
Kevin earned his 'D' level coaching license from U.S. Soccer.
Kevin played four years for the Division One men's team at St. Joseph's University. After graduating, Kevin coached the Rosemont College
women's team for two years, leading them to the CSAC conference championship.
In 2015, Kevin's LMSC Herricanes team won the Under 13 Girls Indoor State championship.
Kevin coached youth soccer for the Ukrainian Nationals club before
coming to LMSC where he is a senior staff coach, running numerous training sessions throughout the year. As a youth player, Kevin played
in the EPYSA Olympic Development Program. He played club soccer for Super Nova FC under Yugoslavian national player Niki Nikolic.
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OSNI ROCHA - Level 3 goalkeeper instructor
Osni is the assistant Men's head coach at Chestnut Hill College. Before that, he was the assistant coach and
goalkeeper coach at Rosemont College for five years. He was also the assistant coach and goalkeeper coach
at Archbishop Ryan for two seasons.
Osni has been coaching goalkeepers in the club system for seven years now. Osni played goalie from 2008-2012
at Holy Family University where the team was nationally ranked at the Division 2 level.
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JESENIA ROMERO-ROSE - Head coach for our girls Under 11 C team
Jesenia began her coaching career with LMSC Intramural in Fall 2021 and quickly felt at home back on the pitch.
In Summer 2022 she began coaching girls U10 C & D teams. She played youth soccer, starting at the age of 9, fell in
love with the sport and the camaraderie with her teammates! She was a versatile player, playing from right winger to
sweeper and backup goalie. She continued to play club and travel, including a NJ state team. She also played for Holy
Cross High School in NJ from Freshman year to Junior year, including being the captain her Sophomore year. Unfortunately,
she had a knee injury during her high school career which didn't allow her to continue playing any further. Her coaching
philosophy is to nurture the player as a whole which includes individual ball skills, soccer IQ, emotional stamina and
most importantly building trust with themselves and their teammates which translates on the field as a team moving
together and building a rhythm.
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ANTHONY SCIOTTO - Head coach for our boys Under 12 F team
Anthony has played soccer for 14 years total. He played youth soccer for Washington United, winning the New Jersey President's
Cup in 2019. He was then a two year varsity starter for Washington Township High School before graduating in 2022. Anthony
now plays for the Neumann University Men's Soccer team as a sophomore, majoring in sport management.
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NICO SEVERINI - Head coach for our girls Under 16 A team
Nico has been the head head coach for the LMSC Furia, our Under 16 A girls travel team, for seven years.
In 2017, Nico led the Furia to the EPYSA Indoor State Cup championship.
In 2015 and 2013, Nico led the LMSC Fenix to the EPYSA State Championship.
Nico is the head coach for Lower Merion High School boys varsity. In 2019, Nico led the team to an undefeated regular season
(17 wins, 0 losses, 1 tie) and was named Central League Coach Of The Year. He was also voted Coach Of The Year in 2016.
His team advanced to the state quarterfinals.
In 2010, Nico led Lower Merion to 2010 District One Championshhip.
In 2013, Nico led the Lower Merion boys to a 16-0-0 record during the regular season with the team recording 15 shutouts.
Before coaching at LMHS, Nico was head coach for the Plymouth-Whitemarsh Boys Varsity.
Nico was voted LMSC Travel Team Coach Of The Year in 2012.
As a youth, Nico was on the Region One USA team and in the National team pool.
In high school, Nick was voted the Central League Player Of The Year and was a high school regional All-American
and All-State selection. Nick has trained internationally in Sevilla (Spain) and Independiente and Liniers (Argentina).
As a youth player, his FC Delco club team qualified for nationals three times. He was a four year player at the
University of Pennsylvania (Ivy League champions). Nico is also a head coach for the EPYSA Olympic Development Program
as well as the Region One USA Olympic Development Program (ODP).
Nico has a US soccer National Coaching License and a National Argentine Soccer Coaching Diploma.
Nico has coached many players on the Division I, II, and III collegiate level.
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KOSTAS SLIKAS - Head coach for our boys Under 10 E team
Kostas played for four years at Cabrini University. Before that, Kostas played at Marple Newtown High School in the
highly competitive Central League. Kostas served as captain of the team in his senior year. Kostas began playing
soccer at age five where he played for both Rose Tree Soccer Club and FC Continental. He is an experienced referee
as has coached at LMSC as an assistant coach.
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DAN STOUT - Assistant coach for our boys Under 11 A team, boys Under 9 A & B teams, and our girls Under 9 A & B teams
A long-time Lower Merion Soccer Club member, Dan officially joined the Lower Merion Staff in 2022 with over 40 years of soccer experience.
Originally from the State of Delaware, Dan played Division I College Soccer at LaSalle University. He was a four-year starter,
an All-Conference performer, and currently ranks fourth in all-time games played for the program. After college, Dan played in the
USISL Professional League with the Delaware Wizards. At Lower Merion, Dan works closely with Grant Myers as the assistant coach for our
boys Under 11 A team, boys Under 9 A & B teams, girls Under 9 A & B teams, and often works with other teams throughout the club.
With a "this is a marathon…not a sprint" approach to coaching and teaching, Dan believes strongly in developing the technical ability,
playing habits, and inner confidence required to propel players to higher levels of soccer. Dan resides in Havertown with his
wife (Nicole) and three daughters (Gabriella, Olivia, and Mia).
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TORIN VANIN - Head coach for our boys Under 11 D team
Torin grew up playing youth soccer for Southern Lehigh and Lehigh Valley United as a goalkeeper. He played at the collegiate
club level for Drexel University before moving on to play in the local CASA Soccer League. In addition to LMSC, he is currently
the Sporting Director and head coach of amateur men's soccer club Vidas United FC. He is currently working towards his US
Soccer D Coaching License.
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KENDALL WALKES - Head coach for our boys Under 15 A team and boys Under 19 A team
Kendall played soccer in his native Trinidad & Tobago 'from the cradle to the yard'! A former National player at youth and senior level, Kendall was signed as a teenager
to a professional contract with the Denver Dynamos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Then his career travelled through the hills of West Virginia to
Davis & Elkins College on his way to West Chester University. Kendall was the head coach for the West Chester University Men's team for 24 years (1990 through 2013).
In 2003 - 04 Kendall was Conference (PSAC) Coach of the year, as well as SEPSCA, Regional and National Boys' Coach of the Year. He is today the winningest men's soccer
coach in the program's history. He then served as Technical Director for the Trinidad & Tobago Men's national soccer program. Included were 11 teams U-11 through U-23,
as well as their Women's National Team. During that time, Kendall was responsible for Player Development from grassroots to senior levels, Coaching Education, supervising
National team programs, Researching current World football trends and revenue streaming. Kendall has a USSF 'A' coaching license: UEFA 'B' license: FIFA Youth Academy;
FIFA Technical Director Diploma; as well as a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. Kendall was a State coaching course 'D' license instructor (EPYSA) from 1985-2012.
He later spent 11 years as a youth instructor for the Philadelphia Union.
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ALEC WEISS - Head coach for our boys Under 8 Pre-Travel Team program
Alec was a head coach in the LMSC Travel Team Program for several years and was an assistant coach
for many years before that. He played four years for Division One
Villanova University. Before that, he was a four year starter and team captain for Harriton High School where he was the team
MVP and a first team All-Central League selection.
Alec participated in and won a gold medal representing the USA in the Open Men's Maccabi Soccer tournament in 2017.
Alec played for the LMSC Hammerheads, starting at the Under 8 age group and continuing with the Hammerheads through Under 19.
During that time, his team twice took second place in the nation (U-15 and U-19). They won the Region One USA championship
five times and were state champions eight times.
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JEBLEH WILSON - Assistant coach for our girls Under 14 team
Jehbleh brings a unique perspective molded by his upbringing in West Africa, specifically Liberia. Despite facing
challenges, his passion for soccer propelled him to play using makeshift objects and learn from skilled players
in his community and through television. In 2013, he relocated to the United States and pursued NAIA/USCAA D1 soccer
at Manor College in Jenkintown, where he refined his skills. Additionally, he joined the Philadelphia Lonestar
club team and competed in a semiprofessional league. Unfortunately, his playing career was cut short by an injury.
However, this setback only intensified his desire to stay involved with soccer. He transitioned into coaching
and has been working with Street Soccer USA while coaching the Kensington Club for over five years. This has
allowed him to share his passion for the sport and make a positive impact on young players.
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