Coaching Staff

Javier Romero

Head Coach Pro Premier Division

Coaching Experience

Head Coach Javier Romero started his coaching career in 1999 and is currently the assistant coach at St. Peter's Prep.

Player experience

Coach Javier started his soccer career at the age of 5 with North Bergen Soccer Association. His years with North Bergen included several tournament wins along with two State Cup finals.

He played HS soccer with Union Hill HS in Union City, NJ, earning a varsity starting position all four years. His HS career saw him being awarded 4 All Conference 1st team wins, 4 All County 1st Team wins, 4 All Star 1st team wins and 2 County Player of the year wins. He helped his team win 2 County Championships (‘87 & ‘88) and one Sate Championship win in ‘88.

His youth career included 6 years in the US ODP program making it to the national level in his 2nd year.

He played 2 years of college ball at St Peters University winning MAAC Rookie of the year and MAAC Player of the year before joining the NJ Nationals as part of the USISL league. He played with in the USISL for 4 years.

Josel Mateo

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Josel Mateo is a strength and conditioning and soccer coach based in North Jersey. He is the owner and founder of Krank Sports Performance in Pompton Plains NJ where he oversees the training of athletes ranging from the middle school to professional level. Josel has played soccer at a competitive level since his youth at TSF Academy, Matchfit Academy and served as captain at DePaul Catholic High School. There he was a part of school history winning the first Passaic County and Big North Conference championships. He then went on to play collegiate soccer at the Division III level at Arcadia University and Ramapo College.

He also hosts a podcast - The Less Talk More Work Podcast and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Sports Performance Coaching from the University of Stirling.

Coaching Experience

Krank Sports Performance, Head Coach

TSF Academy, Head Fitness Coach

TSF Academy, Academy Coach

DePaul Catholic High School Boys Varsity Soccer, Head Coach

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Ramapo College

NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

USA Powerlifting Club Coach

USSF D License Coach

NCCPT Personal Trainer

Logan Kovach

U23 Coach

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Logan holds his USSF D Coaching License, is a trainer with NY Red Bulls Youth Program, was previous head coach of Meadowlands FC (Fall '20), and can be found shadowing CP de Vera at Met Oval Academy in Queens. A Cincinnati Ohio native, Logan moved to NJ in 2015. In addition to coaching, Logan is training to be a chess master, is a carpenter by trade, and has performed Off-Broadway as an actor & guitarist.

Brett Axelrod

Women's Coach

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Brett Axelrod has more than 10 years of experience coaching soccer. Prior to his time as an assistant coach at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ, Axelrod was an assistant coach at Fordham University where he helped the men's soccer team to a program-best NCAA Quarterfinal appearance and a #11 national ranking. He's won conference championships at both Fordham (Atlantic-10) and LIU-Brooklyn (Northeast Conference) and worked with multiple players who have earned all-conference and all-region honours. Axelrod grew up in nearby Union, NJ and was a four-year starting goalkeeper at Whitman College where he earned Northwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior and was awarded the Borleske Trophy - awarded annually to the top male student-athlete at Whitman. He holds a degree in Sociology from Whitman College, a M.S. in HR Management from Stony Brook University, and a USSF National 'C' coaching license.