Join us on February 7th for the 2015 US Lacrosse - Washington State Coaches Convention. This year will prove to be another tremendous learning environment for coaches of the boy's and girl's game. The coaches clinics for boys lacrosse will start one hour after the conclusion of the mandatory WHSBLA General Membership meeting, also being held that same day at Seattle Pacific University,

Tickets available and pricing is as follows:

(visit http://www.uslacrossechapters.org/washington/Home.aspx for registration)

All the latest event information, registration, and agenda are available is available on the US Lacrosse – Washington State website here - http://www.uslacrossechapters.org/washington/Home.aspx

Registration will be $25 and only available online at the website listed above.

Convention Sessions:

Keynote Address

Coaching Education

Additional topics - Concussions, Athletic Training, Team Public Relations, Sports Psychology, Recruiting

*CPR training is available for additional charge with morning and afternoon sessions available

Food Service:

You may bring your own lunch or purchase food from the onsite vendor - Blue Ridge Barbeque - this Mercer Island based caterer is a usual presence at Mercer Island home games and will be on site with their BBQ trailer providing a great lunch option.

Coaching Biographies:

Jeff Brameier - Darien High School, Darien, CT

Jeff will head into his 32nd season at the helm of the Darien High School Boy’s Lacrosse program where he has guided his teams to a won-loss record of 506-129, winning 13 FCIAC League Championships and 10 State Championships including 6 in a row from 2005-2010. He has the most wins of any active coach in Connecticut and is currently ranked 2nd all-time in wins. He has coached 70 high school All-Americans and 108 high school All-State players and has received the honor of Connecticut Lacrosse Coach of the Year 5 times. Jeff was recently inducted into the Connecticut Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2011. In 2012 and 2014 Jeff was nominated and won National Coach of the Year. Jeff has also served as President of the Connecticut High School Lacrosse Coaches Association for the past 25 years and has been a presenter on both the national and regional level at multiple conventions. In addition, Jeff is the FCIAC Lacrosse coordinator for both boys and girls, Boys Lacrosse Director at Sono Field House and Director of the National Invitational 175 Recruiting Camp.

Brian Kuczma – Wappingers Falls HS, Wappingers Falls, NY (formerly Putnam Valley HS)

Brian has guided the Putnam Valley’s boys varsity program since its inception 15 years ago. Kuczma was an All-American defenseman at Yorktown high school (Yorktown, N.Y.) and Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) as well as an MLL all-star for the Philadelphia Barrage, who retired from the MLL in 2009. Kuczma is the head of the Section 1 lacrosse coaches association. As a varsity coach, he turned Putnam Valley into a Section 1 Class title contender since the program’s inception and numerous sectional title appearances and three Section 1 titles (in 2004 and back-to-back in 2009 and 2010).

Jim Lindsay - Lakeland/Panas High School, Cortlandt, NY

Jim began his coaching career at SUNY Albany as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. While at Albany the team advanced to the America East finals in 2002, and returned in 2003 to win the schools first ever America East Championship and a birth in the NCAA tournament. Jim has been the Head Coach of Lakeland/Panas from 2006-Present, with an overall record of 121 wins & 57 losses. His teams were 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2011 Section One Class A Finalists. 2010 Section One Class A Champions, NYS Regional Champions, NYS Semifinalist, and 2014 Section One Class A Champions, NYS Regional Finalist. Jim was named the 2007, 2010 & 2014 Section One Class A coach of the year, and the 2007, 2010 & 2014 US Lacrosse Section One coach of the year.Jim has coached 10 All Americans in his 9 years as head coach.