Bio

Larry Schaffer was named the new coach for TLU Women's Soccer on Dec. 20, 2011. The 2021 season will be Head Coach Larry Schaffer's tenth season leading the TLU Women's Soccer Program.

Schaffer is the all-time wins leader for TLU Women's Soccer. He has a career overall record of 76-65-19 and a career conference record of 49-40-12, while competing in both in the American Southwest Conference and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The 2020-21 season saw Schaffer named SCAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year after a 4-6-1 season that saw the Bulldogs have a second round exit in the SCAC Championship Tournament in the pandemic shortened spring soccer season.

In 2019, the TLU Women's Soccer team was plagued by injuries, but still went 7-9-2 and finished SCAC regular-season play as the No. 5 seed. The Bulldogs lost in a first-round matchup 2-0 against The University of Dallas at the SCAC Soccer Championships.
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"I'm just excited about the challenge of coming to TLU," said Schaffer at the time of his hiring. "Not only do I have great respect for the university and for the staff, I am looking forward to that new challenge of coaching collegiate soccer and of working with the young women."
  
"We are thrilled to have a soccer coach of the caliber of Larry Schaffer," said TLU Director of Athletics Bill Miller when Schaffer's hiring was announced. "Coach Schaffer is a proven winner and has had success with each program that he has touched. We are extremely pleased that he has accepted this position, and we look forward to his time as the leader of our women's soccer program."

Prior to coming to TLU, Coach Schaffer taught and coached for 30 years in the Texas public school system. He retired in 2011 before accepting the head women’s soccer coaching position at TLU.

Overall, Schaffer has coached in four Texas High School State Tournaments and eight Texas High School regional tournaments. He has won 12 district championships and more than 350 high school matches.

Schaffer won a pair of Class 5A State Championships in boys soccer with San Antonio Churchill. Schaffer and the Chargers won state titles in 1998 and in 2001.
 
Schaffer is a two-time finalist for NSCAA National High School Coach of the Year and a two-time winner of an NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year award.
 
Schaffer twice has been named NSCAA Texas High School Coach of the Year and San Antonio Express-News Coach of the Year. He is a four-time winner of the Texas High School Coaches Association Region 4 Coach of the Year.
 
Schaffer has worked and coached in club soccer since 2000. Schaffer has worked with Lions Futbol Club, Supras Soccer Club, Classics Elite, and Lonestar Soccer Club.
 
Schaffer and his wife, Joy, have four children: daughter Megan, twins daughters Maggie and Melissa, and son Tim. The Schaffers also have one grandson.
 
Schaffer was born in Billings, Mont., but he spent the majority of his childhood and young adult years in Minneapolis, Minn. Schaffer has an associate's degree from Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) and a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Schaffer served as an assistant men's soccer coach at Bethany Lutheran College from 1979 to 1981.