Coaches+Contact+Information

__** Our Philosophy **__ When the PIAA moved the high school girls soccer season to the fall, it presented our high school staff with an unique opportunity to coach both the high school and middle school programs. The idea of being able to work with a group of athletes from seventh grade until the time they graduated was something we all found very appealing. It also presented us with an opportunity to switch around our roles and responsibilities. We just graduated our first group that we coached for six consecutive years, and the experience and relationships that we developed with that group of players was amazing. Our philosophy for the middle school program is to provide an opportunity for kids to experience being a part of a team, to develop fundamental soccer skills, to teach our system of soccer, and to teach personal responsibility. At the middle school level, we prefer not to cut players. As long as we have enough uniforms, we will keep all players who want to play. Our focus at the high school level needs to shift more to providing the best team that has the best chance of winning. For that reason, cuts may occur. And while we will continue to teach our high school players fundamentals and system play, we also hope that they will be learning life lessons to help them be successful beyond athletics. Regardless of the level (HS or MS), playing time is always earned through a player's performance during practice and previous games. At the middle school level we will always do our best to make sure that we get every player into game competition. However, equal playing time is not a guarantee. The only time we will not play a player, is if they are not physically ready for competitive play or if they are not eligible for academic reasons.

__** Meet the Coaches **__

Coach Repsch with 2017 Senior Class

Coach: Jake Repsch Email: jrepsch@hershey.k12.pa.us Bio: Coach Repsch is a seventh grade geography teacher who has been teaching at Hershey for the past 18 years. He has been coaching girls soccer at the middle and high school levels for nearly as long. He also coached boys soccer at the middle and high school levels and middle school girls' basketball. Coach Repsch graduated from Solanco High school in southern Lancaster county where he played soccer, basketball and ran track. Currently Coach Repsch is the head coach for the middle school program and the Varsity High School team. His primary role during practice and games is to coach the defense.



__**Coach: Jarryd Erb**__ Email: jerb@herhsey.k12.pa.us Bio: Coach Erb has been a member of the Hershey coaching staff for the past 9 years. Like Coach Repsch, he is a teacher at the middle school and also has coaching experience at both the high school and middle school levels, with both boys and girls. Coach Erb comes to us by way of East Juniata High school and Lock Haven University where he excelled on the pitch as a mid-fielder. He also played high school basketball and baseball. Coach Erb's technical skill and knowledge of the game allow him to be the primary instructor and demonstrator during practices. He is the assistant head coach of the high school and a volunteer for the middle school teams and the Mid-field coach for the high school Varsity team.

__**Coach: Mike Warfel**__ Bio: Coach Warfel is a sixth grade science teacher who has been teaching at Hershey for 19 years. He has been coaching the boys for the last 15 seasons and at one point coached the girls middle school program for 10 years. Coach Warfel is a graduate of Penn Manor High school in Lancaster County where he played soccer and volleyball. Coach Warfel is the assistant Coach for the middle school program where he will focus on the offense during practice and games.

__**Coach: Bill Deliberty**__
Email: tbdelib@verizon.net Bio: Coach Bill Deliberty is a home grown local legend who has navy and orange blood pumping through his veins. He was a star athlete for Hershey High in football, basketball, and baseball. Bill has been involved with both the girls and boys soccer programs on every level, including club teams. Bill brings such a great understanding to our players about what it means to be from Hershey and the kids just love being around Coach "D." Coach Deliberty is the Junior Varsity coach for both the high school and middle school and is the Keeper coach of the high school Varsity team.



Coach: Jeff Rosensteel (volunteer) Email: tjrosensteel@comcast.com Bio: Like coach D, Coach Rosensteel is a Hershey graduate who has been a part of this community for many years. A college hockey player, Coach Rosensteel has used his knowledge of athletics to coach numerous sports for both the school and various club programs. Coach Rosensteel has been coaching soccer at Hershey for almost as long as the program has been in existence. He started at the middle school level coaching both the boys and the girls teams. He later moved to the high where he also coached both programs. He has had incredible success winning District III titles with the boys in 2008 and the girls in 2010. The pinnacle of his success was winning a State Championship with the girls in 2010. Since taking over the girls' program, Jeff has amassed 300 wins. Currently, Jeff is retired from coaching, however he remains on staff as a volunteer so you never know when he might drop by and offer his expertise!