Lower Merion Soccer Club - Travel Team Program

Under 9 A Boys - Biff Sturla: Biff has been the President of LMSC since 1999. This is his 30th year coaching in LMSC. His teams have won 14 Delco League Division One championships, 20 State Championships (11 outdoor and 9 indoor), three Region One USA Championships and one second place finish at Nationals. In 2010, Biff's U-9 boys and his U-15 boys were both crowned state champions. In 2006, Biff was voted the EPYSA Coach Of The Year, NSCAA Regional Coach Of The Year and was a finalist for the NSCAA National Coach Of The Year. Biff has been the head coach for Harriton High School Boys Varsity since 2002, leading Harriton to the 2006 District One AA championship. As a high school coach, Biff has been voted the 2004 Del-Val League Coach Of The Year, 1999 and 2002 Main Line Life Coach Of The Year, 1999 Philadelphia Inquirer Coach Of The Year and 1997 Central League Coach Of The Year.
Under 9 B Boys - Jared Harris: Jared was a four year player at Temple University. Before coming to LMSC, Jared coached in other clubs, most recently in the U-10 and U-15 age groups. Jared is an employee at YSC Sports, the official youth development center for the Philadlephia Union.
Under 9 C Boys - Mike Mann: Mike has been on the coaching staff at Springfield (Delco) High School since 2005 where he is also a teacher. Mike has served as the head coach for both the Springfield boys JV and the Springfield freshman teams. Before coaching at Springfield, Mike coached the JV at Upper Darby High School as well as serving as the assistant varsity coach at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School. As a player, Mike was a four year varsity player at Conwell-Egan.
Under 9 D Boys - Pat Printz Pat played for the Drexel University men’s team. Before that, he played at West Chester East high school where he was a four year varsity letter winner. Pat also earned all league and all area honors while playing at East. Pat currently coaches in the Player Development Program (PDP) at YSC Sports.