Coaching Staff

Our professional coaches are highly experienced and passionate about the sport. They have a deep understanding of the game and are dedicated to developing each player's skills and abilities.

INSPIRATION

We build motivation, desire and passion to work hard during training sessions, as well as during their own time away from structured sessions. Each player-coach interaction serves as an opportunity to develop a passion and love for the game.

GUIDED DISCOVERY LEARNING

Rather than yelling from the sidelines, we believe in a guided discovery methodology. Our coaches raise questions and provide options or choices for the players, allowing them to learn, rather than being told, how to play.

REPETITION

Repetition and deliberate practice are keys to development. To master new skills, players need to receive a high frequency of realistic situations that offer maximum contact with the soccer ball. Players must be challenged to work at a high-intensity level that replicates the game.

Directors of Coaching

Ben Foster

Director of Coaching

Ben Foster began his soccer career in England as a high level youth player for Nottingham Forest’s academy. He has spent over 20 years in the Westchester area developing both recreational and competitive soccer programming. He has been integral in growing LMFC into the largest soccer program in Westchester, and also brought his expertise and love of the game to recreational programming, camps, and clinics.

Simon McCarthy

Director of LMFC Premier and Girls U11+

Simon McCarthy achieved his degree in sports science and has over 15 years of coaching experience. He coached for several years in Ireland before joining LMFC in 2009. He has coached teams across all ages and levels, and recently introduced our Premier program, which focuses on players at the highest level of competition.

Ben Scott

Directors of Boys U11+

Ben Scott brought his vast coaching experience from Leeds, England to the US in 2005 and has been coaching players of all ages in the tri-state area ever since. He has been coaching with LMFC since 2010 and oversees our boys travel programming, as well as coaching several premier level teams.

Leon Bland

Director of U9 and U10 Programming

Leon Bland has been an avid soccer player since the age of six and transformed his love of the game into a vibrant coaching career. He works with our youngest travel players and is known for developing both skills and enthusiasm as building blocks of successful teams competing at a state level.