Total Soccer Academy

Our Staff

All of our coaches possess a passion and excitement for the game and for teaching it. Fully qualified and certified to teach at every level, our coaches are dedicated to producing players who are dominant in one versus one situations through the unique C.O.R.E. (Combination, Originality, Rhythm, Execution) curriculum. The Total Soccer coaching staff has collegiate and professional playing experience, combined with coaching qualifications which include:

Ryan Hayward Co-owner

• Born: 1/28/79 in Anchorage, AK
• Hometown: Danbury, CT

Ryan founded Total Soccer in 2002 with former TCNJ Men's Soccer teammate, Evren Asral. Since 2002, he has dedicated his professional life to the development of youth soccer players, and the game of soccer. His goal is to further promote the game of soccer at the youth level, and to help kids understand why soccer is commonly referred to as "The Beautiful Game."

Ryan fell in love with soccer at the young age of 5, when began playing in-house soccer in the P.A.L. soccer league in Danbury, CT. He played travel and premier soccer in CT, before continuing his playing career at The College of New Jersey, where he was a 4-year starter, and part of the National Runner-up team of 1997. He concluded his career at TCNJ as the team Captain, and was named a Regional All-American in 2000. Ryan graduated Magna Cum Laude from TCNJ in 2001 with a bachelors degree in Economics. After graduation, Ryan worked for 2 years as a Senior Research Analyst at The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, before realizing that his true calling in life was coaching soccer.

Ryan is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C. of the English Premier League, and his favorite player of all time is Zinedine Zidane. His most memorable soccer moment was being at the Camp Nou in Barcelona to witness Lionel Messi's first Barcelona hat-trick in a 3-3 tie with Real Madrid.

Ryan is the Head Coach of the GFSC Knights (91/92 Boys) and the FC Bucks Celtic (97/98 Boys), and currently resides in Newtown, PA.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "A" License
• USYS National Youth License
• NSCAA Advanced National & Goalkeper Diplomas
• Assistant Coach, The College of New Jersey Men's Soccer
• Region 1 and New Jersey ODP Coach

Evren Asral Co-owner

• Born: 4/11/79 in Belleville, NJ
• Hometown: Rockaway, NJ

Evren founded Total Soccer in 2002 with former TCNJ Men's Soccer teammate, Ryan Hayward. The name “Total Soccer” is loosely based on a Dutch philosophy which Evren holds in the highest regard. It pertains to the idea in which any player can take over the role of any other player in the team. The theory requires players to be comfortable in multiple positions, therefore it puts high technical and physical demands on them. It is with this philosophy that Evren and Ryan have laid the foundation of Total Soccer.

Evren was born with soccer running through his blood as a first generation son of Turkish parents, Cengiz and Nuray. Evren attributes almost all of his soccer abilities entirely to the amount of time he spent with the ball in the back yard either by himself or with his father. He went on to play for one of the best club teams in NJ as well as ODP. Evren was recruited to play Division I soccer at West Point. After two seasons there he transferred to The College of New Jersey and concluded as team Captain, and 1st team All-Conference. Evren graduated from TCNJ in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Evren’s final assignment in college was to develop a business plan, the name of the business was Total Soccer.

By family tradition Evren is a supporter of Turkish club, Fenerbahce. His favorite player of all time is Diego Maradonna. His most memorable soccer moment is being at Old Trafford for English rivals, Manchester United and Arsenal FC, for a FA Cup semi-final.

Evren is the head coach of FC Bucks Magic (95/96), FC Bucks Premier (94/95), and New Hope-Solebury High School Boys Varsity. He currently resides in Doylestown, PA with his wife Kristy and dog Drago.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "A" License
• USYS National Youth License
• NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
• Head Coach, New Hope-Solebury High School Boy's Soccer
• EPYSA ODP Coach

Jorge Rodriguez Director - Total Soccer Academy (Lambertville)

• Born: 12/11/79 in Bogota, Colombia
• Hometown: Danbury, CT

Jorge joined Total Soccer in 2003 as a full time trainer. Since then, he has dedicated his professional life to building children's confidence self-esteem throught soccer. His goal is to use soccer as a teaching tool to learn valuable life lessons. He firmly believes that anything learned on the field can be used off the field in everyday life situations.

Jorge grew up playing Futsal in the streets of Bogota at the young age of 4. At the age of 11, him and his family moved to Danbury, CT where he played travel, high school and premier soccer with childhood friend Ryan Hayward.

He attended Western Connecticut State University where he was a 4-year starter, and an Assistant Coach after graduation. He concluded his career at WCSU as the team Captain, and was named All Little East in 2000 and 2001. Jorge graduated from WCSU with a BA in Art. After graduation, Jorge worked as a Jeweler with his father in the family business. This being his second passion, took a back seat once Ryan approached him with the opportunity to join the Total Soccer family.

Jorge is the Head Coach of PA RUSH (96 Girls), and currently resides in Newtown, PA.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "A" License
• USYS National Youth License
• NSCAA Advanced National & Goalkeper Diplomas
• Head Coach of the Pennridge High School Women's Soccer
• EPYSA ODP Coach

Craig Reed Director - Total Soccer Academy (Downingtown)

• Born: 9/15/1983 in Pittsburgh, PA
• Hometown: McMurray, PA

Craig began working full time with Total Soccer in 2007 after completing his 4 year playing career at Division 1, Coastal Carolina University. Since high school, he has been highly involved in coaching and developing youth soccer players.

Craig started playing soccer at the age of 5, playing in the Peters Township recreation leagues. He played travel soccer for Peters Township, and premier soccer for Beadling SC and Penns Forest FC in Pennsylvania. Craig was also a member of the Pennsylvania ODP team for 5 years. He played high school soccer for Peters Township leading his team to the state finals in 1999. Craig continued his playing career at nationally ranked Coastal Carolina University, where he was a starter on Coastal Carolina’s 2003 team that was ranked has high as 8th in the country and finished with a record of 20-3. He finished his collegiate playing career at Coastal Carolina as team captain in 2006. Craig graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 2007 with a bachelors degree in Health Science. After graduation he continued his dream by beginning his professional career teaching and developing youth soccer players in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Craig is a big supporter of the Italian Serie A, English Premier League, and Major League Soccer. He is also a very dedicated Pittsburgh Penguins and Steelers fan. Craig's favorite Pittsburgh sports moment was watching the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "B" License
• USYS National Youth License
• NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
• Head Coach, Downingtown East High School Girl's Soccer
• Head Coach, Vincent United (97/98 Girls)
• EPYSA ODP Coach

Gavin Flannigan Full-time Staff Coach & Director of Total Soccer Youth Academy

• Born: 12/07/1981 in Darlington, England
• Hometown: Knaresborough, England

Gavin began playing organized soccer when he was 7 years old in England for a local travel team before joining Bradford City FC in their youth system. Gavin spent 2 years training and playing with the club under the FA centre of excellence program. During that time he also played for his state team as well as his regular club side.

Gavin has supported Manchester United for over 20 years, and has visited many stadiums around the English Premier League. His favorite player of all time is Marco Van Basten who used to play for AC Milan and Netherlands.

Gavin first came to the United States in 2002 and joined Total Soccer in 2006, he is currently the Director of Youth Academy as well as the Head Coach for the Greater Flemington Fury (95/96 boys). Gavin currently lives in Raritan, NJ with his wife Kelly.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "B" Licence
• USYS National Youth Licence
• NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
• Assistant Coach, Girls Varsity, Pennridge High School
• SAQ Level 1

Travis Yoakum Director - Total Soccer Academy (Warminster)

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• Hometown:

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "C" Licence
• USYS National Youth Licence

Shawn Mecchi Staff and Goalkeeper Coach

• Born: 10/22/82 in Chattanooga, TN
• Hometown: Pittsgrove, NJ

Shawn began working for Total Soccer in 2004 after an invitation from co-founders Ryan Hayward and Evren Asral. At the time, Shawn was playing for The College of New Jersey, under Ryan's instruction, and had recently played two years with Evren as teammates at TCNJ. Though Shawn had been working with young teams and individual players before this experience, it was during these first years with Total Soccer that Shawn came to realize that coaching would always be an important part of his life. He then continued to coach with Total Soccer while serving as assistant coach with the 2005 DIII national runner-up TCNJ women's soccer team.

Shawn continued to work with Total Soccer beyond graduation until leaving in the Fall of 2006 to continue his collegiate coaching career with the men's and women's teams at the University of Indianapolis. After a successful season for both squads and a conference championship and NCAA tournament run with the women's team, Shawn followed women's head coach Drew Roff to a new position and new challenges at Illinois State University. As first assistant to the Division-I ISU Redbirds, Shawn helped lead the team to a Missouri Valley Conference championship in 2007. It was a season to remember, and the culmination of a deeply satisfying collegiate coaching experience, but Shawn determined at the completion of the 2007 year that he would leave Illinois and return to the Philadelphia area in order to pursue new passions and rekindle others, such as his passion for coaching and mentoring younger players. For Shawn, a return to the region meant a return to Total Soccer. The academy systems established while he was away gave Shawn the perfect environment for consistently working with talented and motivated young goalkeepers on a weekly basis.

Shawn now resides in Philadelphia, where he is pursuing careers in voice acting and sports commentary. He is a staff coach for the FC Pennsylvania Strikers girls soccer club and a volunteer reader at Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic.

Coaching Credentials

• NSCAA National Diploma
• Assistant Coach, Illinois State University Women's Soccer (2007)
• Assistant Coach, University of Indianapolis Men's & Women's Soccer (2006)
• Assistant Coach, The College of New Jersey Women's Soccer (2005)
• EPYSA Boys ODP Goalkeeper Staff
• Director, SoccerPlus Camps

Carl Braverman Full-Time Staff Coach

• Born: 2/24/1985 Nuremberg, Germany
• Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

Carl has been an integral part of Total Soccer’s chemistry over his short stint with the company. His unquestionable thirst to learn and progress as a coach, and player, has made him a valuable addition to the coaching staff.

In 2002-2004, Carl spent Summers in Germany training in his birth place of Nuremburg with the F.C. Nuremberg Bayernliga team (Equivalent to USSF Academy team). After high school, Carl attended Saint Peters College, a small liberal arts school in Jersey City, New Jersey. At Saint Peters, he played Division 1 soccer in the MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), where he had the honor to participate in two NCAA Tournaments (2003 & 2007). As a younger player, he played club soccer in Staten Island, New York gor an ODP based team, where he won two State Cups and reached the finals of the Regional tournament in Rhode Island.

Carl currently resides in Bordentown, New Jersey. In 2008, Carl was named the Saint Peters College assistant coach, and he has since moved on to become the Goalkeeper Coach at Arcadia University.

Coaching Credentials

• New Jersey State "F" license
• NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma

Dan Visser Director - Total Soccer Academy (State College)

• Born: 8/10/86 in Grosse Pointe, MI
• Hometown: West Chester, PA

Dan Visser joined Total Soccer in 2009 after enjoying a wildly successful playing career with Division III power Messiah College. During his four years, Messiah won three National Championships and participated in four Final Fours. Dan served as captain in his junior and senior years and was named to the Regional All-American First-Team following his senior season. Dan graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2008 with degrees in mathematics and economics.

During the summers away from college, Dan played for the Reading Rage (PDL) and Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) reserve team.

Dan played club soccer for Liverpool SC, Nether Providence and West Chester United. He attended Delaware County Christian School ('04) and earned an aggregate 11 varsity letters in soccer, basketball and baseball. In 2008, Dan returned to DCCS to assist with the varsity boys soccer team.

Noting the positive influence of soccer coaches in his own personal development, Dan strives to similarly impact the lives of young people through the game of soccer. Dan is currently the Director of the Total Soccer Academy in State College, PA. He resides in nearby PA Furnace.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF "C" License
• NSCAA National Diploma

Adam Wolf Staff Coach

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• Hometown:

Adam fell in love with soccer at a young age. Growing up he played for Souderton and Harleysville soccer clubs before joining FC Premiere. He played for the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program for two years. He played at Souderton High School for 4 years before attending and continuing his playing career at Lock Haven University.

Adam loves all Philadelphia Sports Teams, and his favorite soccer player of all time is Ronaldo from Brazil.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF National "D" license
• USSF National "Youth" license
• EPYSA ODP Staff 2009-Present
• Asst. Men's Coach - Delaware Valley College (Fall 2008)
• Staff Coach for Buckingham and Tredyffrin Easttown (2009-2010)

Daniel Gronnow Staff Coach

• Born: England
• Hometown:

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Coaching Credentials

• NSCAA Premier Diploma
• BFUT Brazilian "C" License
• UEFA "C" License

Kai Kasiguran Staff Coach

• Born: 1/1/1984 in
• Hometown:

Kai Kaisguran joined Total Soccer in 2009 after enjoying a wildly successful playing career with Division III power Messiah College. During his four years, Messiah won three National Championships (2004-2006) and participated in four Final Fours. Kai was a four-time 1st Team All-American, a four-time All Final Four team selection, and the Division III Player of the Year in 2007. Kai graduated in 2008 with degrees in Accounting, and was drafted into the MLS by the Chicago Fire. 

Dan played club soccer for the Cleveland Futbol Club, and was a member of the Ohio North ODP team from 2000-2003.  In 2000 and 2003 he was named to the Regional Pool, and in 2000 he was part of the National Pool.  He attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy ('04) and was named the High School Player of the Year in 2003.

Kevin Lentz Staff Coach

• Born: 7/31/1975 in Abington, PA
• Hometown: Oxford, PA

Kevin Lentz joined Total Soccer in 2009. Kevin is the boys’ varsity coach at Bohemia Manor High School in Chesapeake City, Maryland, where he also teaches English. Kevin played college soccer for Drexel University as a freshman and then transferred to Temple University on an athletic scholarship. Kevin started every game of his college career. After college Kevin worked for the Chrysler Corporation for 11 years before returning to the University of Delaware and graduating Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in English Education.

Kevin played high school soccer for Abington High School, where he was captain in 1993. Kevin earned all-league and all-county honors during his junior and senior year as well as other soccer-related scholarships. He played club soccer for Roslyn Soccer Club, Inter-County Select, and the Eastern Pennsylvania ODP team.

Kevin has also coached within the Roslyn Soccer Club, Cecil Soccer Club, and the Southern Chester County Soccer Club. He is currently the head coach of the U17 Cecil Wildcats and the U10 SCCSA Gators. When he is not teaching or coaching, Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF National "D" license
• USYS National Youth License

Chris Fehrle Staff Coach

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Chris Dailey Staff Coach

• Born: 10/9/1972 in Princeton, NJ
• Hometown: East Windsor, NJ

Chris first fell in love with soccer as a six-years old playing in the local PAL. His love for the game led to a fun and exciting playing career which included years of competitive travel soccer in East Windsor, as well as being the Captain and backfield leader at Hightstown High School. Chris would continue playing competitively for another year with the Mercer Select U-18s before turning towards business and education.

After spending years in business, and then sprouting a beautiful family, Chris was asked to return to the pitch and help his brother Greg coach an East Windsor U-9 Boys team. Chris gladly accepted, and the rest as they say is history. Now the Head Coach of the U-11 PSA Dynamo, Chris couldn’t be happier to be back on the pitch teaching the greatest sport known to man.

Chris is a Liverpool Reds fan who loves to watch Fernando Torres go at defenders 1v1. When Chris isn’t watching Torres and the Reds, planning his sessions, coaching or officiating, he can be found spending his time at home with his wife Tara and their daughter Emma.

Coaching Credentials

• USSF National "D" license
• PSA Dynamo U-11 Head Coach

Chris Shank Staff Coach

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Matthew Aunet Staff Coach

• Born: 5/23/1988 in Wilmington, DE
• Hometown: Landenberg, PA

Matt Aunet joined Total Soccer in 2010. Matt was an assistant boy’s soccer coach for Hockessin’s U14 Boy’s Team. He just finished his college career playing at West Chester University as a four year varsity letter winner and senior captain. Matt was selected to 1st Team All Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in 2008. He also has experience working at a high school summer soccer camp preparing middle school players for the high school competition. Matt is graduating West Chester University in Fall of 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Product Development.

Matt played high school soccer for St. Mark’s High School, where he was captain in 2005. Matt earned 2nd Team All State as a junior and 1st Team All State honors as a senior. Matt played club soccer for Hockessin Silverhawks and Concord Roma, Delaware state champion teams of 2001 and 2005-2007. He also played two years for and started on the Delaware ODP Team 2004-2005.

Zac Tassone Staff Coach