Lacrosse is booming in the state of Washington! The local chapter of US Lacrosse has identified developing lacrosse coaches as a key initiative for 2003 season. As part of its coaches development program, US Lacrosse has organized two clinics for December 14th. This clinic is now full! 65 Coaches have registered....Questions? email [email protected]

 

Location: Seattle Pacific University, on Queen Anne in Seattle

Building Map: Demaray Hall - SPU Campus Room 354

 

Schedule for the day:

• 9-12:30 Lacrosse Coaching - Coaching Youth and Beginning levels of lacrosse.

  • Opening Statement/ Introductions - Kris and Matt

  • Parents Handbook - John

  • Practice Drills - Jake

  • Defensive Progression - John

  • Developing Offensive Players - Jake

  • Goalie Fundamentals - Jake

  • Game Day Preparation - John

  • General Q and A

• 12:30 - 1pm Lunch will be provided

• 1-4:30pm - Lacrosse Coaching 202 - Advanced level strategies and tactics

  • Season Planning - Jake

  • Motion Offense - John

  • Princeton Defense - Jake

  • EMO/MDD - John

  •  Set Plays - Jake

  • Special Situations - John

  • General Q and A

• Adjourn to Nickerson Tavern

 

Clinicians:

 

John Kenney is the head coach at Detroit Country Day school, one of the top programs in Michigan. He has had three sons play at Virginia, and has a fourth going into his senior year at DCD. Before he came to Michigan he was head coach at Stonybrook on Long Island, a DI program. He's also the Vice President of the Men's Division Coaches Council for US Lacrosse.

Jake Reed- Head Lacrosse coach at McDonogh School (11^th year) in Owings Mills, MD.Career record of 201-127. McDonogh was ranked as the number one team in the country in 1999. The Eagles are consistently ranked in the top 10 in Baltimore and in the top 25 in the nation. Former Head Coach at Division III RPI and Defensive Coordinator at the US Military Academy. Former Head Coach at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY and the Pepsi-Westchester Lacrosse Club. Three-time winner of US Lacrosse Coaches Assn Coach of the Year Award. Coached in the 1985 and 1995 National High School All Star Game. Chairman of the 2002 U-19 High School tryouts. Selector for the 2002 Senior National Team. Assistant Coach on the Gold Winning 1999 U19 Team. High School Representative to US Lacrosse International committee.

Director of the Blue Chip Lacrosse and Maryland Lacrosse Academy. On the Board of Directors for the Md High School Lacrosse Coaches Assn and the Lacrosse for Leukemia Tournament.