Will has been with FOSC since 2010, originally joining the club as a staff trainer. In 2012, he took over the position of Academy Director before moving into the Director of Coaching role in 2014. In June of 2021, Will assumed the role of Executive Director for FOSC. Prior to his time with FOSC, Will coached at the youth, High School, and Collegiate levels. He served as a trainer and Technical Director for Rose Hill Soccer Club from 2006 until 2010, and assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at Ohio Mid-Western College for the 2011-2012 seasons. Will currently holds the USSF National A coaching license, the United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma and Director of Coaching Diploma, and the USYS National Youth License. As a player, Will graduated from Rose Hill High School (KS) as the all-time leading scorer before continuing his playing career at Newman University in Wichita, KS. During his time at Newman, he was a two-time first team all-conference and all-region player. He also played four years in the the PDL (now USL 2) with the Colorado Rapids U23’s, Indiana Invaders, Springfield Demize, and Cincinnati Kings. After completing his collegiate career, Will played professionally for the Cincinnati Kings (PASL) indoor soccer team from 2010-2013. Will graduated from Newman University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, and 2011 with a Master’s of Business Administration Degree in Organizational Leadership.

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Christian joined FOSC in 2015 as a staff trainer before becoming the Activities/Camp Director in 2017, and most recently became the club’s Technical Director in 2021. He is also the boy’s Varsity Head Coach at Fairfield High School and has held that position since 2019. Christian currently holds a USSF C license, a United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Diploma, a USYF Level 1 Futsal Certification and has been on the ODP staff. As a player, he spent two seasons at Cincinnati State Community College where he helped his team become 2010 National Runners-Up, before transferring to Northern Kentucky University to play soccer and earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. After a successful college career, Christian played in the NPSL with the Dayton Dynamo from 2015-2017 and in the PASL and MASL2 with the Cincinnati Swerve from 2017-2020.

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Kelsea is just beginning her coaching journey, all of which is happening at FOSC.  A Middletown High School graduate, she was the women’s soccer team captain, leading scorer, offensive player of the year, and earned GMC All-Conference awards. After high school, she chose to pursue her associate’s degree at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College where she then became a member of the women’s soccer team. At Cincinnati State, she led in goals and minutes played, and was an All-Conference honoree. After graduating with her associate’s degree, she further pursued soccer and her bachelor’s degree at Indiana University-East. At IUE, she served as a captain of the women’s soccer team in which she was a standout center-back. She started every game in her career with the Red Wolves team that made school history as repeat conference champions, as well as making back-to-back NAIA National Tournament appearances.  Kelsea was a First Team All-Conference honoree in both of her seasons at IUE, and was recognized as a Champion of Character. She graduated from IUE in 2021 with her Bachelor of General Studies, with a concentration in coaching. Kelsea has obtained her USSF F coaching license and recently added her futsal certification. She plans to pursue higher licensure as her coaching endeavors continue. A big believer in the power of a coach to make an impact on player’s lives and influence their love and adoration for the sport, her hope is to be a female role model for young girls. Her goal is to help guide them to reaching their greatest potential as not only players, but individuals. 

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Manny played collegiately as a defender at Tiffin University, before playing with the Cincinnati Swerve for three years where he was part of the 2019 National Championship team. He was also named a member of the US National Arena Soccer Team during his playing career. He is currently the Head Coach of the Cincinnati Swerve’s PASL team and has coached youth soccer for more than seven years. He is USSF certified and holds his Arena & Minifootball Levels 1-2 and Futsal Level 2 diplomas. Manny is currently the Head Varsity Coach for the Fairfield Men's soccer program. Outside of coaching, he is earning his master’s degree in Special Education and lives with his wife and son in Fairfield.

Dave played soccer at Heidelberg College before going on to coach Varsity girl's soccer at Deer Park High School and JV girl's soccer at CHCA. He joined FOSC in 2005. Dave also coached Colerain Varsity boy's soccer from 2008-2016.

Scott is originally from Brentwood, Tennessee. He played varsity soccer at Brentwood High School where they were state runner-up his Sophomore and Senior year. After high school, he played his freshman year at Tennessee Wesleyan University. Scott then transferred to Belmont University where he finished his Bachelor of Arts degree. He was the captain of Belmont’s team his Junior and Senior year. Scott joined FOSC in 2019 and currently holds a US Soccer D License.

Kate played varsity soccer at Madeira High School and was named Ohio Player of the Year and an All-American in 2006. After high school, she received a scholarship to Akron University. She played for the Lady Saints from 2013 until it was taken over by the Cincinnati Sirens. Kate currently plays with the Sirens in the WPSL/UWS/OVPL and PASL, where she received league honors and is a 5x PASL National Champion. She has also been a part of the American Association of Soccer 567 Women's National Team that played in Mexico in November 2022. Kate is Futsal certified, carries a D license and has been coaching for 9 years.

As a player, Ty has played on various club teams in Dayton, Troy, and Greenville Ohio - where he grew up. Ty also played four years varsity soccer in Greenville as a central defender and defensive midfielder, where he was awarded 2nd team All-District his Junior and Senior year, and helped the GreenWave win their most games in program history. Ty has been coaching youth soccer camps and club teams off and on for 15 years. He set up soccer camps for the YMCA in high school for multiple years before going to college at Ohio University for his Sports Administration and Business degrees, and began coaching youth club teams in 2019. 

Blake joined FOSC in 2017. In addition to coaching multiple teams, Blake has assisted with training camps within FOSC and camps in the tri-state area, such as Cincinnati Soccer School and C925 Soccer Training. Blake currently holds an E License and is USYF Futsal certified as well. As a player, Blake was a three-year varsity player and captain his senior year at Fairfield High School. After graduating from Fairfield in 2015, he then went on to the University of Cincinnati and graduated from the Lindner College of Business. Blake currently plays with the Queen City Sonics and Cincinnati Swerve in the PASL, MASL 2 and OVPL. 

Chris first joined FOSC as a youth player in the early to mid 2000’s. He went on to be a two-year varsity starting goalkeeper for Hamilton High School, before attending college at the University of Toledo.  Chris coached high school soccer in the Toledo area for 8 years on both the girls and boys side of the game.  He moved back into the Fairfield area in 2019. He joined the FOSC coaching staff in 2019, first working with the academy and training goalkeepers, before taking teams to coach. He has been an Assistant Coach with the Fairfield High School Women's soccer team since 2019 where he has worked with the JV program and goalkeepers, and is now currently the Head JV Coach. He also assisted the Fairfield High School Men’s program as their goalkeeper coach in 2021.

Pat has been with FOSC for the last ten years. He spent 10 years as the women’s Varsity Head Coach at Fairfield High School, amassing a record of 104-34-27. Prior to taking over the helm for the ladies, he spent 10 years with the men’s soccer program at FHS. After leaving the Fairfield soccer program, he spent a year as the assistant coach at the Oak Hills women's program and a year as the assistant coach to the Fairfield men's program. Pat is currently the Varsity Head Coach for the women's program at Ross High School.