Ryan Shera joined the Shoremen in the summer of 2021.
AT WC:
His five seasons with the team have been the most successful in program history.In that span, the Shoremen finished first or second in the conference three times, captured a Conference Championship and earned two trips to the NCAA Tournament.
In 2023 he was a part of the Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year as the team reached the Final Four.
Shera's first season with the program were acknowledged with the 2021 United Soccer Coaches Region V Coaching Staff of the Year award and the Shoremen finishing in the Sweet 16.
BEFORE WC:
Prior to his arrival in Chestertown, Coach Shera had stints with youth clubs in Southern California, Nevada and Maryland as coach, educator, and director. His work with refugee players in the Yalla Soccer Club in San Diego was featured on ESPN, NPR, and other national media outlets and in 2016 Ryan was a featured presenter at the US Soccer Foundation Urban Soccer Symposium.
Ryan’s coaching certifications include the USSF A license, the United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma and the US Soccer National Youth License. He has attended coaching courses in Holland, Belgium, Croatia, and Northern Ireland under the tutelage of World Football Academy educators Raymond Verheijen and Marcel Lucassen (former Head of Coach & Player Development at Arsenal).
Ryan played collegiately at Fordham University and Dickinson College and played high school soccer at St. Mary’s of Annapolis under Coach Roy Dunshee. He is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, Order of the Barristers. He served as a federal law clerk in the Southern District of California before entering private practice.
