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Vance Thompson - 2023-24

Vance Thompson

  • Title
    Offensive Line Coach and Director of Football Research and Analytics
  • Email
    vthompson@lec.edu

Vance Thompson is entering his third season with Storm football in 2023.. He currently serves as the offensive line coach and Director of Football Research and Analytics. He previously served as the assistant OL coach from 2021-22.

Prior to joining the Lake Erie Storm, Thompson was an undergraduate student assistant for the University of Akron football team. He served under 2 different head coaches during his time at Akron, Terry Bowden and then Tom Arth. He served as an offensive assistant and video/analytics assistant for four years (2016-2020). Under his tenure on the Tom Arth coaching staff, Thompson started his coaching career under the mentorship of Coach Rich Worsell who brought 15 years of coaching experience to Akron as the Director of Football Research and Analytics. 

Thompson, an Akron, Ohio native, accredits the growth in his young coaching career to his first mentor Rich Worsell and current Head Coach DJ Boldin. Thompson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Coaching Education in December of 2020 from the University of Akron. He joined the Lake Erie Storm Football staff in January 2021.