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Xeni Barakos, Director of Girls Lacrosse
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Xeni Barakos, a four-year letter winner in lacrosse at Division II East Stroudsburg University, oversees Body Zone's lacrosse programs and is the head coach of BZ Elite travel club. At ESU she was named a member of the All Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Team as a senior in 2011. She led the Warriors to the program’s first PSAC Tournament win since 1986 with an upset at nationally ranked Gannon. In her four years, ESU won 39 games, the most in school history, and the 2008 and 2010 teams set school records with 11 wins. She graduated from ESU with a bachelor’s degree in Media Communications and Technology and a minor in Communications Studies.

Xeni played lacrosse at Cocalico High School where she was a four-year varsity letter winner. In 2007, she was named Most Valuable Attacker, Most Outstanding Senior and Lancaster-Lebanon League Section II All Star. In 2006, she led the team to a Lancaster-Lebanon League Championship culminating in a perfect season, 19-0. In 2005, she was part of the Section II Lancaster-Lebanon League Championship Team.

She resides in Denver, PA and continues her passion for horseback riding, when she isn’t coaching or playing lacrosse.

Kelly Holcombe, Coordinator of Youth Programs
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Kelly is Coordinator of Youth Programs at Body Zone. This includes camps, tot zone, tot sports and birthday parties. She received a B.S. in Health and Physical Education K-12 from East Stroudsburg University. An experienced teacher, coach and lifeguard, she has an extensive background in camp programs for children. She is a Disney College Program alumna, served as a Youth Activities Counselor for Disney Cruise Line onboard the Disney Wonder and has a combined 11 years of experience with local summer day camps.

Matt Herneisen, Director of Ice Hockey
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Matt Herneisen is currently Body Zone’s Director of Ice Hockey. He oversees the facility's hockey operations which also includes serving as head coach for the Berks Bruins, running the Adult Instructional League, tournaments, camps, Cross Ice and clinics.

The Bruins field teams at the mite, squirt, peewee, bantam and midget levels. Under Herneisen’s leadership Bruins teams have won major tournaments at famous arenas such as, Pennsylvanis’s Cambria County War Memorial Arena where Slapshot was filmed, and the Olympic Arena Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. where the United States captured the 1980 gold medal. They also captured the prestigious Sea Coast Cup at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center.

He played professionally as a center from 1998 through 2009. A Gilbertsville, Pa. native, Herneisen’s final two seasons were with his hometown Reading Royals where he served as captain. Prior to joining Body Zone, Herneisen was the Royals assistant coach for one season.

Herneisen went to Atlanta Thrashers rookie camp in 2002 as a free agent and followed it up with one of his best seasons. While playing with the Sault St. Marie Greyhounds of the Onatrio Hockey League, where his coach was former Flyer John Vanbiesbrouck, Herneisen finished second on the club in points (61) to former Flyer and current Los Angeles King Jeff Carter (71).

Off the ice, Matt was honored as an Outstanding Young Professional in the Community by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 2012.

Troy Snyder, Director of Soccer
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Body Zone's soccer programs are developed by former Fleetwood, Penn State, US National Team and professional standout Troy Snyder. In addition to serving as Body Zone's Director of Soccer Snyder is also Vice President and Technical Director for the Reading United, the official player development partner of the Philadelphia Union. For more on Troy's career please read his full bio on the Reading United's web site.

Audrey Turner, Director of Skating Programs
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Audrey Turner, a former skater with Ice Capades where she performed for four years, oversees Body Zone's skating programs. She was also a show publicist for two years with Ice Capades. Turner attended Merrimack College in Andover, MA. She has three boys who play hockey and one daughter currently who is currently a Flyers ice girl. Audrey is married to John Turner who played hockey at Merrimack and has coached youth hockey for many years.