2024 Coaching Staff
Varsity Head Coach, Sean KEIR
Born and raised in South Minneapolis – across the street from Lynnhurst
Played club soccer for Minneapolis United, and the long dissolved Westside Soccer Club
Played under MN United Coach Carl Craig through High School
One Year Varsity Soccer at Washburn (8th Grade)
Four Years of Varsity Soccer at South (9th-12th Grade)
All Conference Two Times
One Year of College Soccer at Gustavus Adolphus
Transferred to the University of MN – Twin Cities – 3 years for U of M Club Soccer Team
14 years Boys Varsity Assistant Coach at Washburn High School
11 years Social Studies Teacher at Southwest High School
Student Council Advisor
Varsity Assistant Coach: James Gagnon
Goalie Coach: Ryan Vanthorre
Junior Varsity Head Coach, JORDAN BLOCK
Coach at Southwest High School - 5 years
Coach at Minneapolis United Soccer Club - 6 years
Recreation Director at Minneapolis United Soccer Club
Elementary Teacher at Field Community School in Minneapolis Public Schools.
LAKER A Coach, Matthew larkey
Teacher at SW for 10 years
Debut coaching season at SW
Former club and high school soccer player (from the age of 6!!!!)
Currently play with the “masters” on the weekends when “the hamstrings allow it”
“Soccer brings me great joy and I hope to bring that joy to the pitch this fall”
LAKER b coach, Mark Jacobs
SW Head Coach for A/B - 2016-present
Fusion Soccer Club Head Coach- 2017-present
Boys Basketball Head Coach, Anderson MS 2021-present
Mark’s sporting career started at 13, when he caught the coaching bug while taking his T-ball league to the division championships! Since then, he has played, coached and refereed at various schools, clubs and leagues across the metro.
Fun Fact: Mark is also passionate about music and plays bass and sings in a band he helped found: Cerveza Muscular