Staff Build
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Rush Staff page. Pennsylvania Rush understand the strength of our club is based on the strength of our staff and the club is always working hard with its staff to help promote and educate them.
The Rush takes great pride in the coaches that work for us, both part time and full time. In fact they are the cornerstone, the backbone of who and what we are.
Developing soccer players is the primary objective for our coaches, but what cannot be underestimated is the importance of coaches shaping lives. Gone are the days when coaching responsibilities consist of working with X's and O's. Today, coaches must be technically proficient and tactically sound of course. But coaches must also have an understanding of how to teach players to take care of their bodies. Running sprints is no longer the only method of maintaining fitness. Today's athlete must understand the importance of endurance for sure, but strength, coordination, nutrition, are all facets of physical conditioning. Understanding the psyche of youth players and managing those players is also a key component in coaching. Today's coaches must be able to motivate and build self-esteem in their players. All this simply means we need quality, well-rounded men and women to lead our youth to success both on and off the field. Coaches are now teachers, motivators, psychologist, mentors and more.
Our coaches continually strive to develop players on and off the pitch. It is a great privilege to coach in the Rush, the best soccer organization in America. And with great privilege comes great responsibility. We are proud to boast of the great many hard working coaches we have who embrace this privilege and thrive with this responsibility.
| Position/Title | Name/Email | Phone | Bio | Photo |
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Technical Director / |
Nick Vitale |
Cell: 520-275-9723 |
BIO |  |
Kristian Bates |
Cell: 267-403-1021 |
BIO |  |
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Coach 98 Girls & 01 Boys |
Stefan Szygiel |
Cell: 215-262-8488 |
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John McCaffery |
Cell: 267-664-3086 |
BIO |  |
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Coach 04 & 01 Girls |
Chris Mercier |
Cell: 215-353-7027 |
BIO |  |
Coach 03 Girls |
Julie Coller |
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BIO | |
| Coach 02 Girls | Rocco Delise | Cell: 215-847-0092 | BIO | |
| Coach 01 Girls | Neil Johnson | Cell: 215-605-1009 | BIO |  |
| Head Adult Intramural / 00 Girls Coach | Frans Grove | Cell: 215-519-0405 | BIO |  |
| Coach 99 Girls | Derik Stover | Cell: 267-421-7059 | BIO | |
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Coach 99 Girls |
Steve Barnada | Cell: | BIO | |
| Coach 97 & 96 Girls | Kim Gerhert | Cell: 267-266-6116 | BIO |  |
| Director of Goalkeepers / Coach 04 Boys | Bree Benedict | Cell: 267-240-1158 | BIO | |
| Coach 03 Boys | Cathy McCaffery | Cell: 267-481-0030 | BIO |  |
| Coach 02 Boys | Alex Peev | Cell: 267-968-3181 | BIO |  |
| Coach 01 Boys | Gene Noce | Cell: 215-272-2658 | BIO |
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| Coach 01 Boys | Ted Harrington | Cell: 267-688-0697 | BIO | |
| Coach 00 Boys | John Klein | Cell: 267-625-6999 | BIO | |
| Coach 99 Boys | Mike Pregler | Cell: 215-776-0893 | BIO | |
