OUR STAFF

always Crushing it

Piotr Westwalewicz

Piotr has coached at all levels including College and Olympic Development Program (ODP)- both state and regional. He is our fearless leader and the visionary who founded AACRUSH in 2005.

Piotr believes everything that is important in life can be found and developed playing soccer. Grit, resilience, sportsmanship, loyalty, empathy, creativity, joy and the value of hard work.

Piotr has a PhD from UM and continues to teach Polish language and culture at UM Slavic department. He has a USSF A license and has lived and coached in AA since arriving in the US from Poland in 1985.

mpsa.director@gmail.com

Jennifer Westwalewicz

I have been coaching 4-8 year olds for over 25 years. I am a certified teacher birth-8th grade and have experience at all age levels. My MA is in early childhood development and special education. I believe the learning environment is key to growth and development. It is necessary to create an engaging, supportive and challenging space where kids can take risks, try new things, solve problems and develop relationships. I focus on physical literacy, body mechanics/skills and FUN! When not on the field I make things run smoothly as the CRUSH guru of administration.

mpsa.adm@gmail.com

Divi Neto

Coach Divi Neto is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, a certified bilingual USSF National A- Youth Licensed Soccer Coach, Sports Conditioning Coach, and Personal Trainer with international coaching experience dedicated to developing individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve optimal results with high personal standards and work ethics.

Coach Divi has an MS in Exercise Physiology and Sports Training, Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Physical Therapy, and Associate Degree in Exercise Science and Applied Exercise and Fitness. His education is refined by international coaching experience, including coaching professional soccer in Brazil at Vila Nova F. C. (2 years) and Mogi Mirim E. C. (3 years), college soccer at Siena Heights University (4 years), and youth soccer (12 years).

Mike Feilla

Coach Mike has a USSF D license. He played soccer and ran track at MSU. Mike runs the futsal, GAGA street soccer and speed and agility programs. He has coached since 2004 and been with CRUSH since 2008. Coach Mike says “My favorite part of coaching is being a positive influence in our athletes lives and I love watching individual players and teams grow and get better and the happiness and excitement it brings them”

Muralidharan Nair

Coach Murali has an USSF A license and has coached at all levels . He has coached at CRUSH for 8 years and is also women’s varsity coach at Huron High School.

When not coaching he is a professor and Dean of Physical Education School of health promotion and human performance at EMU.

His area of interest is motor learning, motor development and psychosocial intervention of sports injuries.

Professional Affiliations
· American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). (1996-present)

Jim Cleland

Jim has coached youth sports for over 25 years, and youth soccer for the last 18 years. He joined the Crush coaching staff in 2013, and has worked with both boys and girls teams ranging from U9 all the way up to U19. Growing up an avid soccer player through high school, Jim enjoys not only teaching the game, but more importantly molding young men and women into great teammates and leaders. He believes in and lives by the doctrine of work hard and play hard, and that no person or player is greater than the team. Jim is a Coerver disciple, and strong believer in the Dutch philosophy of coaching and teaching soccer.

By day, Jim is an Intellectual Property attorney with the law firm Dickinson Wright. He received his Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Michigan, and law degree from the University of Indiana (Bloomington). He has discovered over the years that coaching youth soccer makes him better as an attorney, and practicing law makes him better as a coach.

Caitlyn Clock

Caitlyn began playing soccer at age five and continued to play competitively through age nineteen, with her last four years of club soccer played at Crush. She is a former youth referee and officiated games in the Ann Arbor area for most of her teenage years. She (officially) started coaching for Crush in 2019 with the 7v7 Girls teams and is pursuing a Grassroots license with hopes of continuing her coaching education. Caitlyn loves getting the chance to work with the new Crush generations to develop their skills and love of the game.

Caitlyn has a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University where she worked with EMU’s Women’s soccer and Football teams as well as local high school athletics programs. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Sydney, Australia. She currently works as a Program Coordinator for a nonprofit that provides HIV care and prevention services.

Hayley Clock

Hayley started playing soccer at the young age of four, and continued to play competitively through age nineteen. Hayley played at Crush for six years, including two playing for Coach Mike. Along with her older sister Caitlyn, Hayley was a youth referee for most of her tween/teen years, and refereed many games for Crush. She has been coaching since the Fall of 2019 and has worked mainly with the 7v7 girls teams. Hayley has been working toward her Grassroots license and hopes to continue her coaching journey past that.

Hayley enjoys working with the younger Crush players to grow their love of the game (and hear all the funny stories they tell).

Outside of coaching, she is a two-time graduate of Eastern Michigan University, with a Bachelor’s in Simulation, Animation, and Gaming, and a Master’s in Higher Education Student Affairs (with a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising). Hayley is currently the Coordinator for New Student Orientation at EMU.

Andy Sadler

I have been a coach with CRUSH since 2011 and a customer for longer, when my oldest daughter played. I coached my youngest daughter’s team from U8-U10 and stayed on to coach fitness and 7v7 teams after she had moved on from her soccer playing days.

I love Crush and the club philosophy, what we stand for and how much fun it can be to see kids succeed and grow, both on the field and off. In my day job, I work at Ford Credit in payments and in the evenings you can see me at the field coaching. I hold a MSYSA/USSF E License.

Pedro Rita

Coach Pedro Rita is a native Brazilian and played professional soccer in Brazil and has been coaching youth soccer players in the United States for over 20 years. Coach Pedro holds a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Cambridge State University and two years of Social Sciences from Brazil.
· He is also an USSF “A” LICENSE Coach, audited in Spain with Barcelona FC and Real Madrid, and in Portugal with Porto, Benfica, and Sporting in association with US Soccer.
· Master Coach Certificate from United Soccer Coaches & University of Delaware. (Thesis Project: Developmental Program Foundation on ages 4-8 Years Old)
· UEFA “B License.
· Authored several children’s books in the areas of soccer development and environment education.

David Randall

I have worked in environmental compliance and sustainability for over 20 years at General Motors. Currently I lead a team of 40 environmental professionals ensuring environmental compliance across all General Motors facilities and sites in Michigan. I have played soccer since I was a young child and then refereed soccer through high school and college as well. I have jumped into coaching soccer as my children grew in the sport. I have been coaching for just over 10 years, and started coaching at Crush 6 years ago. I have a USSF D license.

Pedro Esteva

Soccer is everywhere in Mexico and we joke that most of us have a soccer gene. I had the chance to play since I was a kid at school or on the street, you play the best you can against kids of different ages or sizes. When I was 15 I joined my father’s team with players way older than me. At 17 I played on my church league every Saturday. When I first came to Michigan for my masters degree at EMU, I only played pickup games wherever possible. Once I had my kids I started coaching their teams in Rec and ed and later in AA United, but I felt at home when I found Crush where I have been since 2013. As a coach, I enjoy helping each player to get better at whatever level they are. I have been coaching players from mighty strikers to high school.

Brian Fitzgerald

I have worked in college and university administration for over 35 years. Currently I am the senior associate director of housing and residential life at Wayne State University. I have coached and officiated youth sports for 25 years and joined MPSA Crush in 2006. My daughter, now all grown-up and a nurse, played for the club. I hold an E license and serve on hearing panels for MSYSA when called upon. I believe in youth sports and especially the way MPSA Crush does it – competitive, yes, but with focus on development, participation, academics, and families.

Anya Sadler

Anya coaches the 4×4 Orange Rovers teams. She is firmly committed to all of our younger players and their individual development.

Alex Paliani

Alex is too busy with his studies at EMU to write a bio for this website.

Audrey Dorman

Audrey coaches goalkeepers.

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