Lakeland College

Lakeland College Men's Soccer Coaches

Adam Galla
Head Coach

E-mail: gallaAM@lakeland.edu
Phone: (920) 565-1244

Adam Galla enters his first season as head men’s soccer coach at Lakeland College.

Galla comes to Lakeland from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo.,  where he served as the top assistant coach.

At Central Methodist, Galla helped established the women’s program as a competitor, taking the Lady Eagles from a 3-12-3 overall mark in the 2010-11 season to a 14-3-2 record in the 2011-12 season. He led the Lady Eagles to a 4-2-1 record in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and a No. 3 seed in the HAAC Tournament.

Galla brings seven years of coaching experience at various club soccer teams in Missouri. He served as head coach for the Columbia Pride U-18 Boys’ team and an assistant coach for the 1996 Girl’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. Gala holds his USSF "D" License, and in June 2010 he earned his NSCAA National Diploma.

A native of St. Charles, Mo., Gala was a four-year letter winner at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., and was the backbone of the Owls’ defense.

Galla earned his master’s degree of education from Central Methodist in 2011 and earned a bachelors in social work from William Woods in 2007.

Zach Hershoff
Assistant Coach

E-mail: Hershoffzp@lakeland.edu
Phone: (920) 565-1448

Zach Hershoff enters his first season as a graduate assistant for the Lakeland College men’s soccer team.

The New Berlin, Wis., native attended New Berlin Eisenhower High School. He served as team captain for the soccer team his senior season (2006) and was named an all-conference honorable mention that same year.

Hershoff graduated from Ripon College in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minors in leadership studies and sociology. He played soccer all four years for the Red Hawks, appearing in 71 games. In 2010, Hershoff helped lead the Red Hawks to their first conference championship since 2000. He also earned all-conference honors that year, tallying 19 points.

Hershoff served as an assistant coach for the Ripon men’s soccer team in 2011. He has also served as a tryout evaluator for New Berlin Eisenhower soccer.

He is currently working towards his master of arts in counseling.