Profile 

Sam LaVelle serves as the Juniors Director for Columbus Express, overseeing the club’s U11-U14 teams, coaches, and players.  A Columbus native and former Express player, Sam played collegiately at Manchester University before beginning his coaching career.  His teams have achieved success at the state, regional, and national levels, highlighted by the 2008 Boys Orange winning the 2022 Indiana Presidents Cup and US Youth Soccer Midwest Presidents Cup and advancing to the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup National Championships; the first CESC team to reach a US Youth Soccer National Championship. 
 

Experience
Former collegiate player at Manchester University 
Former Columbus East Boys Soccer Varsity Coach

Former Columbus Express play

Licenses & Education
US Soccer:  C License
TOVO:  Level I Certificate

Indiana University:  BS in Business Management  

Awards

Hoosier Hills Conference Coach of the Year: 2024, 2025