Technical Director of Coaching

TIM GRINSTEAD

Director of Coaching & Asst Coach 2011 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • United Soccer Coaches "National" Diploma
  • Coach of 2004 Thorns - Presidents Cup National Champions
  • Palmyra Girls High School Head Coach (7th year)
  • IVU Director of Coaching (9 years)
  • Goalkeeper Level 1 License
  • High School Coaching Diploma
  • Goalkeeper/Finishing Diploma
  • Soccer Scoreboard Level 1 Diploma
  • 16 years of coaching experience

Technical Training Staff

NATE STROIK

Head Coach 2006 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • United Soccer Coaches "National" Diploma
  • Goalkeeper Level 1 License
  • 16 years of coaching experience

RYAN ULRICH

Director of Goalkeeper Coaching and Asst Coach 2006G

  • USSF Licensed
  • Goalkeeper/Finishing Diploma
  • Goalkeeper Level 1 License
  • USC Professional Development Certificate: High School Coaching
  • Annville Cleona High School Girls Soccer - Head Coach (3rd year)
  • 10 years of coaching experience

TYLER FRANTZ

Head Coach 2015 Boys Red

  • United Soccer Coaches State Coaching Diploma
  • Goalkeeper Level 1 License
  • Lebanon Valley College (Captain and All Conference Player)
  • Palmyra Area Middle School Head Coach
  • Former Palmyra Area High School Asst Coach
  • Extensive experience in running soccer camps/clinics
  • 23 years of coaching experience

NICK BUCKWALTER

Asst Coach 2015 Boys Red

  • USSF Licensed
  • Former Milton Hershey Boys High School Head Coach (15 years)
  • Former Milton Hershey Girls High School Head Coach (3 years)
  • Former Milton Hershey Boys Middle School Head Coach (3 years)
  • Lebanon Valley College (player)
  • 22 years of coaching experience

JEFF WILVER

Asst Coach 2015 Boys Red

  • USSF Licensed
  • Palmyra High School Boys Head Coach (6th year)
  • Former Palmyra High School Boys Asst Coach (5 years)
  • Former Palmyra High School Girls Asst Coach (3 years)
  • Palmyra Middle School Coaching (17 years)
  • York College of PA (player)
  • 17 years of coaching experience

HEATHER SMAIL

Head Coach 2016 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • Lancaster Inferno (Semi-Pro Player)
  • Lebanon Valley College (3x All Conference Player)
  • Collegiate All Region Honors
  • All Mid Atlantic Collegiate player (2x)
  • 2 years of coaching experience

CHRIS YOUNG

VP of Travel and Asst Coach 2007-08B

  • USSF Licensed
  • Head coach of 2004 Thorns - Presidents Cup National Champions
  • 20 years of coaching experience

JOE SPADE

Head Coach 2012 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • Cedar Crest High Boys Head Coach
  • Former Halifax HS Boys Asst Coach
  • 20 years of coaching experience

MARA BOWMAN

Head Coach 2009 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • Former Palmyra High School Girls Soccer Asst Coach
  • Shippensburg University Soccer
  • 5 years of coaching experience

JOEL CUTTING

Head Coach 2014 Girls and Asst Coach 2016 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • Goalkeeper Level 1 Diploma
  • Former Lancaster Bible College asst coach (3 years)
  • College soccer player (3 years)
  • 8 years of coaching experience

MITCHELL DOWLING

Head Coach 2009B Blue

  • USSF Licensed
  • United Soccer Coaches "National Youth" Diploma
  • Goalkeeper Level 1 License
  • Misericordia University (Player)
  • 1 years of coaching experience

MARC ZEISLOFT

Asst Coach 2007-08 Boys

  • USSF Licensed
  • Former New Covenant High School Asst Coach
  • 25 years of coaching experience

MICHAEL GOFF

Head Coach 2011 Girls and President of Iron Valley United Soccer Club

  • USSF Licensed
  • United Soccer Coaches 11v11 Diploma
  • United Soccer Coaches Pre-National Diploma
  • 10 years of coaching experience

JEREMY ZIMMERMAN

Asst Coach U19 Girls and Asst Coach U16 Girls

  • USSF Licensed
  • Susquehanna University (Player)
  • 14 years of coaching experience

JOSH GUERRISI

Head Coach 2007 Boys

  • USSF Licensed
  • Cedar Crest Boys JV Head Coach
  • Cedar Crest Boys Varsity Asst Coach
  • 12 years of coaching experience

JOSH SHOPE

Head Coach 2009 Boys Red

  • USSF Licensed
  • 12 years of coaching experience

MIKE VALLE

Head Coach 2009 Boys Red

  • USSF Licensed
  • 10 years of coaching experience

KATIE TREFSGAR

Asst Coach 2014 Boys

  • USSF Licensed
  • St Josephs University (Player)
  • 8 years of coaching experience

ERIC GAY

Asst Coach 2009B Red

  • USSF Licensed
  • 10 years of coaching experience

SHANE SWETLAND

Asst Coach 2013B

  • USSF Licensed
  • 8 years of coaching experience

NICK DEVITZ

Asst Coach 2016B

  • 10 years of coaching experience

PHILIP SERIO

Asst Coach 2011B

  • 4 years of coaching experience

MATTHEW STERN

Head Coach 2011B

  • 4 years of coaching experience

TANNER YAW

Asst Goalkeeper Director and Asst Coach 2009G

  • Palmyra Asst and GK Coach (3rd Year)
  • College Goalkeeper
  • 3 years of coaching experience

JOE PITTA

Head Coach 2015B

  • Palmyra Asst and GK Coach (3rd Year)
  • 1 years of coaching experience