Want to Play?
LOCAL PLAYERS: Lionsbridge FC will hold open tryouts in January or February 2023. If you're interested to showcasing your ability to the LBFC coaching staff, please complete the form below. You will be notified when tryout dates are finalized and when registration opens.
OUT OF TOWN PLAYERS: Please also complete the form and it will go to our coaching staff for their review.
OUT OF TOWN PLAYERS: Please also complete the form and it will go to our coaching staff for their review.
HEAD COACH: Chris Whalley (6th Year)
Chris Whalley has served as Lionsbridge FC head coach since the club formed in 2018. He brings 15 years of head coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels. In five seasons at LBFC, Whalley has posted an overall record of 48 wins, 17 losses and 12 draws (70% winning percentage). Under Whalley's direction, Lionsbridge has turned TowneBank Stadium into a fortress, winning 87% of its home games the past two seasons and hosting the USL League Two playoffs in 2021 and 2022.
During the Whalley era, Lionsbridge FC has sent 14 players into professional football including two MLS draft picks, five different USL professional clubs as well as clubs in England, Spain, Scotland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Australia and New Zealand.
Whalley is also the head coach at Chowan University in North Carolina, where he is the school's all-time wins leader and one of the most successful coaches in the history of NCAA Division II.
ASSISTANT COACHES:
MEDICAL STAFF: Riverside Health System
Chris Whalley has served as Lionsbridge FC head coach since the club formed in 2018. He brings 15 years of head coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels. In five seasons at LBFC, Whalley has posted an overall record of 48 wins, 17 losses and 12 draws (70% winning percentage). Under Whalley's direction, Lionsbridge has turned TowneBank Stadium into a fortress, winning 87% of its home games the past two seasons and hosting the USL League Two playoffs in 2021 and 2022.
During the Whalley era, Lionsbridge FC has sent 14 players into professional football including two MLS draft picks, five different USL professional clubs as well as clubs in England, Spain, Scotland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Australia and New Zealand.
Whalley is also the head coach at Chowan University in North Carolina, where he is the school's all-time wins leader and one of the most successful coaches in the history of NCAA Division II.
ASSISTANT COACHES:
- Tennant McVea (6th Year) (Old Dominion)
- Fernando Zuniga (6th Year) (Chowan)
- Nathan Jones (4th Year) (Old Dominion)
- Jamie Gunderson (3rd Year) (Christopher Newport University)
- Josh Spencer (2nd Year) (West Virginia Wesleyan)
MEDICAL STAFF: Riverside Health System
- Team Physician: Dr. J.R. Barley, D.O. (6th Year)
- Head Athletic Trainer: Jamie Field (3rd Year)
- Physical Therapy: Riverside Sports PT (6th Year)
Here's a look back at previous Open Tryouts:
