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