Elite Coaches Heading to Town this August
Seattle - This August the Prodigy Elite Middle School Camp heads back to town with an elite group of coaches. For the second year Prodigy aims to provide a higher level of coaching to the top middle school players in the NW. Players are travelling from WA, OR, UT, BC to attend what promises to be an amazing experience for incoming 8th and 9th grade boys.
This year's coaching staff brings together some of the most talented local coaches with D1 college and pro players giving individual, team and game scenario instruction.
Dejon Hush Bainbridge Island Asst. Coach, (2007 DI State Champions/2008 DI State finalist) USL Asst. coach of the Year 2006 played at Michigan
Fred Wilmot Head Coach University of Washington (2008 PNCLL semi-finals), Starz Director, played at Navy
Dan Mirsky Head Coach Seattle Prep (2008 DII State finalist) Seattle Starz Coach played at Wesleyan
Jamison Koesterer Walax.com Director, Seattle Starz coach, Johns Hopkins 2x National Champion
Mike Kimmel: Junior Starting midfielder Johns Hopkins University
2007: Played in all 17 games and started the final 16 on Hopkins' first midfield unit • Finished fifth on the team in points (30), tied for third in goals (23) and tied for fifth in assists (7) • Finished second in the nation among all freshman midfielders in points and goals • Tied for team-lead with four game-winning goals, ranked second in extra-man goals (3) and added 19 ground balls • 23 goals are tied for the most ever by a freshman under head coach Dave Pietramala, while 30 points are fourth-most by a rookie in the Pietramala era • Opened career with a one-goal, one-assist effort against Albany and sparked comeback against Princeton a week later in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic with three second-half assists • Notched first career hat trick three days later against Hofstra and pushed career-opening multi-point game streak to five with efforts against Hofstra (1g, 1a) and Syracuse (2g) • Further etched name in JHU record book as he became the first freshman in school history to score an overtime goal in the NCAA Tournament when he fired home the game-winner against Notre Dame in the first round • Added two goals on three shots in the NCAA Quarterfinals against Georgetown and added his fourth hat trick of the season in the NCAA Semifinal victory over Delaware • First JHU freshman to score three goals in an NCAA Semifinal game since Kyle Barrie turned the trick against Princeton in 2002.
Eric Pittard: Attack Chicago Machine, College: Cornell University All-American
Professional Career:
2007- Chicago Machine...Joined the Machine from the Washington Bayhawks via trade...7/14 vs. Boston: Had 3 assists in a 19-18 win and his Machine debut...7/21 @ San Francisco: Picked up a groundball in a 21-11 loss...7/27 @ Rochester: Scored 3 points on 2 goals and an assist in a 25-13 loss...8/5 vs. San Francisco: Scored 4 points on 3 goals and an assist in a 17-11 triumph...8/11 @ Los Angeles: Had an assist in a 14-13 loss.
College Career:
Pittard earned a second-team All-America nod after quarterbacking the Big Red offense in 2007. He ranked among the nation's leaders in assists and points per game. He ranked first on the team with 33 assists and was second overall with 32 goals. He owns the seventh-longest point scoring streak in the nation and was the 33rd Big Red player to reach 100 points. He was also named first-team All-Ivy in 2007 after earning honorable mention honors as a junior. Eric Played two years at Virginia before transferring to Cornell.
Jesse Schwartzman: Goalie Denver Outlaws, College: Johns Hopkins University
Outlaws: Started his first game versus the Chicago Machine on June 30th with 16 saves and only 9 goals against. Had a .534 save percentage for his first four games which placed him sixth among MLL goaltenders. He was awarded the game MVP on June 6, 2007 in the Chicago game along with the Cascade MLL Rookie of the Week Honors. Jesse has earned the starting position as the goaltender this season (2008) and is looking forward to leading the talented group of defensemen back into the MLL post season.
2007: Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
2006: Honorable Mention STX/USILA All-American, Preseason Second Team All-American
2005: Honorable Mention STX/USILA All-American, MVP NCAA Tournament
2004: Saw action in eight games and started twice. Jesse has posted an impressive 5.41 goals against average and a .614 save percentage in just over 188 minutes of playing time.
Brendan Skakandi: LSM Johns Hopkins University
2006: JHU's top long-stick defensive midfielder • Played in all 14 games and finished third on the team with 39 ground balls • Had a career-high eight ground balls in the win over Towson and had four against Loyola and Penn • Fueled a Hopkins defense that held nine of 14 opponents to nine goals or less and six opponents to seven goals or less • Johns Hopkins finished 17th in the nation in scoring defense (8.21).
2005: Played in all 16 games and finished fifth on the team with 30 ground balls • Helped anchor a Blue Jay defense that finished second in the nation in scoring defense (6.94) and held 14 of 16 opponents to nine goals or less and 10 opponents to seven goals or less • Had four ground balls in wins over Virginia (regular season and NCAA Semifinals) and UMass.
2004: Played in seven games as a reserve long-stick defensive midfielder • Played in the first five games of the season and NCAA Tournament victories over Providence and North Carolina • had one ground ball on the year.
Zach Heffner: Midfield San Francisco Dragons, College: University of Virginia
2007 Season (Chicago) - Appeared in 11 games scoring 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points along with 11 groundballs. On 6/2 vs. Denver recorded 1 goal, 1 assist and had 2 groundballs in an 18-16 win. 6/10 vs. San Francisco recorded 1 assist.
Had 3 groundballs on 7/4 at Denver and on 8/5 vs. San Francisco scored 1 goal.
2006 Season (Chicago) - Played in 11 games scoring 2 goals (1 - 2point) for 3 points and recorded 11 groundballs. On 6/24 vs. Los Angeles he recorded 3 groundballs in his MLL debut. Had 2 groundballs on 7/8 at Los Angeles, recorded 1 goal and had 2 groundballs on 7/22 at Denver. Had a 2-point goal on 7/29 at Los Angeles and recorded 2 groundballs on 8/5 against Denver.
Other Professional Experience - Currently plays for the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. Played for the Chicago Shamrox of the NLL in 2006 Participated in the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Halifax, NS in 2006 for Team USA
College - A four year letter winner at Virginia was a starting midfielder on the 2003 National Championship team, which also won the Atlantic Coast Championship that same season. A three sport performer at Albany Academy (NY), he participated in lacrosse, soccer and track. Was captain of both lacrosse and soccer teams, and served in that same role on the league's All Star team.
Nathan Kenney: Midfield former Outlaws, College: University of Virginia and Syracuse
2007 Season (Denver) - Appeared in 6 games as a defensive midfield specialist. Kenney made 6 appearences before making a professional move away from professional Lacrosse. Nate will be returning to the MLL in 2009.
College - A three year letter winner at Virginia was a starting midfielder on the 2003 National Championship team, which also won the Atlantic Coast Championship that same season. He finished his college career scoring against his alma mater while playing in Syracuse for the NCAA semi-final game in 2004. An outstanding football and Lacrosse player at Detroit Country Day School, Was captain of both lacrosse and football teams.
The camp will run from August 11-15th at the University of Washington with 5 days and 4 nights of coaching for players. This camp was sold out but they been offered a few additional rooms at the university for additional players wanting to attend. For more infomation check out the camp page. For those wishing to attend please email the information required on the Letter of Interest to [email protected] so that your application can be evaluated quickly.