Coaches
Kevin Wilhelm
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Email Address: Wilcopa@aol.com Phone Number: (724)496-5114 Biography
Director Of Coaching (Boys Program) Kevin Wilhelm serves as the Director of Coaching for the boys program at Northern Steel. He is also the Assistant Men's Coach for Slippery Rock University. Kevin is NSCAA licensed and was one of the original coaches with Northern Steel when the club was founded in 1995. Kevin's playing career included playing for both Slippery Rock University as well as Gannon University, and was a member of the Gannon squad that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1993. Kevin's coaching experience spans fifteen years and includes numerous State Championships (PPA & PA West), Regional Champions and two National Finalist teams. Kevin had also served as the Head Coach of the Thiel College program for four years, an ODP Coach, and time working for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. |
Malcolm Cook
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Email Address: cookie_nsss@hotmail.com Phone Number: (724) 444-7752 Biography
Club President & Executive Director Malcolm "Cookie" Cook serves as the Executive Director of the Northern Steel Club. He has served as a coach and a director with the club since 1998. Cookie had a professional, semi-professional playing and coaching career for 15 years in his native England prior to coming to the United States. Licensed FA Coaching Badge (UK).
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Blair Gerlach
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Email Address: bgsoccer@zoominternet.net Phone Number: (412) 418-6082 Biography
Director Of Coaching (Girls Program)
Blair Gerlach serves as the Director of Coaching for the girls program. Blair has coached for Northern Steel for nine years and has earned a Boys US Club National Championship and a Girls National Finalist Trophy in that time, along with several PPA and PA WEST State Championships. He also coaches the Mars High School Girls team and is the founder of BG SOCCER CAMPS, which runs approximately 20 summer camps each year.
Blair played for both the University of Maryland and Slippery Rock University as well as a trial with the U20 United States Men's National Team. He currently lives in Mars, Pa with his wife, Heather, and their 2 children, Eden and Owen.
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Matt Thompson
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Email Address: matthew.thompson@sru.edu Phone Number: (412) 654-8878 Biography
Head Coach |
Casey Slusser
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Email Address: Phone Number: 725-355-1936 Biography
Head Coach
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Wes Kuchta
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Email Address: weskuchta@yahoo.com Phone Number: 724-448-4235 Biography
Jr. Academy Director |
Blair Gantz
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Email Address: bgantz@allegheny.edu Phone Number: 724-712-9363 Biography Head Coach
Blair Gantz has been coaching for nine years and has experience at the club, high school and college level. She is the former head girls coach of Slippery Rock High School and is currently the Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. Blair returned to coach with Northern Steel in 2008. In 2008 she was able to direct the U14G to a Penn West Cup Championship and earn a trip to the US Club Soccer Regional. |
Luke Marsh
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Email Address: lukemarsh@live.com Phone Number: 412-400-4241 Biography
Head Coach |
Troy Mohney
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Email Address: coachtroy@familysportscenter.org Phone Number: 724-991-9869 Biography
Head Coach |
Steve Perri
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Email Address: smp8644@ymail.com Phone Number: 724-321-3218 Biography
Head Coach |