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Roy Blumenthal
Founder of Global Sports Academy
Roy Blumenthal has been a coach for over thirty years and has coached a variety of sports, to include basketball, football, baseball, and golf, at both the high school and collegiate levels. He is currently finished his 13th season as the top Assistant Coach for the West Chester University’s Men’s Basketball program, his 24th overall, as he served as a volunteer for the team prior to this appointment. Coach Blumenthal has also been the Head Coach of GSA’s Goodwill Select Teams. His strong and extensive coaching expertise and experience is notable and his dedication to generating high caliber international competition for athletes and coaches is unmatched.
Furthermore, he possesses great energy, enthusiasm, and motivation, which he utilizes to mentor youth and colleagues admirably. Such passion and commitment led to Coach Blumenthal’s receiving West Chester University’s Men’s Hall of Fame Milt Blitz Award in 2007 for his outstanding contribution to the game of basketball as a University alumnus. He was also a member of the University’s golf coaching staff that won the PSAC Championship in 2006. Coach Blumenthal earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management in 1983.
Established 1991 | Global Sports Academy | West Chester, Pa | (610) 742-5000
Goodwill/All Star Basketball
Our History
Global Sports Academy (GSA) is a not-for-profit organization that was created to arrange athletic competition among equally matched teams at all levels and has been participating in such competition domestically and internationally since 1991. It was initially established to provide athletes overseas with playing opportunities in ice hockey, and it has grown to incorporate and support a total of twelve different sports with competition in twenty-five countries throughout the world.
The primary goal of GSA is to promote international goodwill and an enhanced understanding between nations through sports. GSA enables athletes and coaches to experience the thrill of international sports competition, attend cultural events, perform community service and view the historic sites of the world. Over the years, GSA has offered trips to Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France, England, and the Czech Republic, and aims to continue to add new destinations.
“Education, Good Will and Sportsmanship through Sports”
Promote International Goodwill Through Sports
John Mahoney
Asst. Coach
Saint Francis of Pa
John Gallagher
Head Coach
University of Hartford
Alumni Soccer Coaches
Kendall Walkes
Head Coach
West Chester University
Stephen Blumenthal
Head Coach
Immaculta University
Deidre Kane
Women's Head Coach
West Chester University
