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.