STEPHEN IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC, HARD WORKING COACH THAT BRINGS DIVISION II COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE TO THIS CLUB. HE IS A CONTINUOUS STUDENT OF THE GAME, WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN SEEING PLAYERS THRIVE AS A TEAM, WHILE ALSO BEING INDIVIDUALLY EXCELLENT IN THE SMALLEST DETAILS OF THE GAME.

WITH A DECADE OF COACHING EXPERIENCE BEHIND HIM (SEVEN YEARS OF COLLEGIATE COACHING), STEPHEN BEGAN COACHING AT MERCER HIGH SCHOOL, LEADING THEM TO THEIR FIRST STATE PLAYOFF BIRTH IN 10 YEARS. FOR TWO YEARS, STEPHEN COACHED THE GIRLS AT PA CREW. MOST RECENTLY WITH ADDITIONAL CLUB EXPERIENCE CONTINUED UNDER FC DALLAS AND FUSION FC IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. DURING HIS TIME AS A CLUB COACH, HE HAS WON OVER 20 TOURNAMENTS AND HELPED PLACE OVER 30 SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE COLLEGE GAME. STEPHEN IS ALSO THE OWNER OF TOP END SOCCER TRAINING (T.E.S.T), WHICH FOCUSES ON THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, CREATING FASTER THINKING PLAYERS, AND POSITIONAL TRAINING.

AS A COLLEGE COACH, STEPHEN HAS WORKED WITH AND DEVELOPED ONE ALL-AMERICAN AND 15 ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS. STEPHEN HAS ALSO COACHED AND DEVELOPED TWO FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AND FOUR ALL-REGION PLAYERS.

STEPHEN PLAYED SOCCER AT GENEVA COLLEGE FROM 2007-2010. HE RESIDES IN WESTERN, PA WITH HIS WIFE, CHRISTINE, AND TWO DAUGHTER'S, REAGAN AND OLIVIA.