Leadership
CHAD METZLER
Academy Executive Director
Chad Metzler is a professional soccer coach, teacher and business man who has spent his entire professional career serving the Lake Norman area. After graduating from Davidson College, Chad has been chef-owned of a local restaurant, spent more than 15 years as a teacher, and was the Executive Director of the highly successful Lake Norman Soccer Club. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Charlotte Independence Soccer Club. All along the way, Chad has been a successful soccer coach. He has lead teams to win multiple state championships, teams that have won a large variety of prestigious tournaments in Europe and throughout the US, and has been instrumental in helping place over 150 players in college and professional soccer programs.
RALUCA FUCHS
Academy Business Director
Raluca Gold-Fuchs is an entrepreneur with a background in finance, working for several years for companies such as Goldman Sachs and Caisse de Depot.
Raluca owns and operates RA-Entertainment, hosting various large-scale events: film festivals, sporting events, pop, and classical concerts, ballet events, fashion shows, and UN gatherings. She is on the board of five charities having raised over $400,000 in one evening for The Anderson School in NY.
She runs several companies including Hudson Sports Complex, NoFuchsGiven Fashion, Esports & Distillery, and Fox Soccer Academy.
Academy Coaches & Staff
ADAM TIPPER
Director of Coaching
SCOTT FLOWERS
Director of Operations
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PHIL WILKINSON
Director of Programming
MATT DANAHER
Director of Performance​
KEVIN "FRANK" SMITH
Academy Coach
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JASON STRANGE
Director of Goalkeeper Coaching​
Charlotte Independence 1st Team Coach
TYLER DEATON
Director Lake Wylie​