My son loves this sport and that love was nurtured substantially with this league., It was my sons first experience with touching a lacrosse stick and he absolutely loves it. Coach OLeary continued his football game as a transfer to Northern Arizona University, where he graduated. ", When it comes to sports, Coach Scotchie is our Renaissance man. And that enthusiasm comes through season after season. I volunteer to show kids that hard work and fun can go hand-in-hand. Soon thereafter, Cornell University nabbed this stand-out attack man, and in 1988 the team made it to national runner-up in the finals. Today, he plays at yearlyold guytournaments with Colgates Creeky Gates. A 7-Week Season Packed with Excitement Our Lacrosse League runs, Atlanta, 4/14/2022 The Atlanta Lacrosse League is excited to announce that registration for the highly anticipated Summer Season is officially open. These days, he still tapes up to play locally with Southern Empire, and flies off to Masters tournaments wherever an attack guy is needed. Lacrosse quickly became my sons favorite sport., "I had the opportunity to bring my grandson to the last four practices. In addition to lacrosse, Hamilton has community coached for other sports and values the responsibility of creating a positive learning environment with young players. Home games will be played at J.P. Moseley Park. Did he play lacrosse? In addition to lacrosse, Hamilton has community coached for other sports and values the responsibility of creating a positive learning environment with young players. Paul and his crew share the same passion I have for teaching kids the fundamentals of the game so they grow up to love it and succeed at all levels in their playing careers.. As a middie for Palmer Trinity during high school, he helped advance the team to become Floridas 1992 State Champions. Tuscaloosa-bred Coach Mason playedmiddie at Rhodes College all four years. Day Job: Vice President, Global Marketing, UPS Win 13-3. An upbringing in Chattanooga says it all. We do not cater to any specific communities but strive to make all boys feel part of the Surgeregardless of ability, address or which school they attend. Giving back to younger players started early for this board member, who has been coaching youth lax since in high school. From a historical perspective, Coach Thomas has been playing lacrosse since the day Fleetwood Mac released Rumours in 1977 giving new meaning to the words, "Dont Stop." Become a sponsor for Georgia Middle School Athletic Association and support youth in your area. June 15, 2020 Watch Native Heritage Conversation with Lyle Thompson & Chief Sneed. A Westchester County, NY native, Coach Edwards started playing in middle school and continued at Fox Lane High School as team captain along with receiving All-Section recognition. Coach Hefferon then went west to Wisconsins Marquette University where he played club all four years while served as president and team captain. After all, in that LAX hatchery, what boy didnt? The Surge leadership has done an excellent job of putting this league together, and I want to support and foster that in any way I can. Day Job: Managing Director, UBS Private Wealth Management; head of the Ryan Group Even though hes from Winston-Salem, Coach Irvin actually learned to play lacrosse at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. Later at UNC Chapel Hill, he gave his game a rest and started swimming, later graduating as an All-ACC. In 2021, he will be inducted into the GA Lacrosse Hall of Fame for this dedication, along with spearheading the years-long effort to raise funds, garner compliance, manage development and produce a superior-quality turf field at NAHS for high school and community usage. ", "The Surge has started something important in our area that is very well done. Nope. ", Miami marks the spot where Coach Brawner first picked up a stick and started his game in the 8th grade. In college, he continued his football career at Washington & Lee University, where he served as team captain and All Conference nose guard his senior year. Pennsylvania was the state of play for Coach Mosss initial foray into lacrosse. Please check your email for further instructions. Coach Roby continues the legacy with his son, who started with the sport early, just like dad, only across the country as a Walking Helmet here in Atlanta. Experience with hard rubber objects being hurled at him paid off in his transition to lacrosse goalie, which he mastered at both institutions as part of their practice squads. SPRINGSCRIMMAGE LOCATIONS - Contactsbelow to secure your team participation. My hope is that I can impart a love and appreciation for this great game while helping Surge players get better and grow in sportsmanship., Pennsylvania was the state of play for Coach Mosss initial foray into lacrosse. Where do the teams play? Because seasons vary, you will be instructed each fall and spring as to where your activity will take place. But it was at Boston College as a four-year LSM starter that the lacrosse bug bitand hasnt let go since. In addition, Coach Hamilton was selected to lead the 2022 C2C GA Elite lacrosse team for two seasons, garnering numerous wins and championships. Day Job: Co-owner and Design Manager of Dovetail Craftsmen, an historic home design/build company Day Job:Managing Partner, Turnstone Group, a private equity investment group specializing in real estate assets Enter Coach Hogue: a lauded player throughout k thru 12, then a recruit to Bucknell for Attack/Midfield. Saturday, 4/15/2023. Miami marks the spot where Coach Brawner first picked up a stick and started his game in the 8th grade. Coach Newberry, it should be noted, is also a multi-seasonal sponsor of the Surge and we appreciate that he puts his money where his mouth(guard) is. I coach to help instill a love of the game with the players, and an understanding that winning is great, but its really all about having fun and getting better. All Rights Reservced. The games will be played on Sundays at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School. Lebanon area of Pennsylvania. Coach OLeary continued his football game as a transfer to Northern Arizona University, where he graduated. Since 2010, hes become a Surge staple, rarely taking a season off to coach. Day Job: Senior VP, Colliers International | Investment Services Please create an account to continue, or . Follow @GeorgiaSwarmLAX. Marist School. From elementary school through college, Scotchie has played soccer, basketball, baseball, football, track and water sports. Its so gratifying to see Surge players improve each and every week., A Nashville native, Coach Wall picked up his first stick in the 90swhen lacrosse was first starting to pick up in the south. For several past summers, he led C2C Georgia youth teams to victories throughout the south, graduated college, then came back full time to Atlanta, the city he now calls home. We appreciate that. Copyright 2014 Georgia Chapter US Lacrosse. He was a four-year varsity player for the Oak Hall team before going on to . . League management software by LeagueApps. Good luck and GO SURGE. #FBUNC https://t.co/UmZfUX8wVP, RT @FBU_NC: FBUNC SCORE ALERT Day Job:Spanish teacher (Pre-k through 5th grades) at St. Martins Episcopal School At Byram Hills High School, he earned 2x All-League, Team MVP and served as his teams captain. What, no lacrosse? Of Atlanta, For Atlanta Westminster's first president, Dr. William L. Pressly, founded the School to be "of Atlanta and for Atlanta." Our students hail from more than 79 zip codes around metro Atlanta and use the city's vast resources to become leaders of conscience. Both of these goals are clearly emphasized at Northside Youth Lacrosse.. He has coached lacrosse for many years, following his son onto the lax fields when he was in 2nd grade. His switch over to contact sports also translated to the gridiron, where Wall was a 3x state champion and 2x All State middle linebacker. We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new High School Lacrosse League! A Jersey boy from Lawrenceville, Coach Manikin played the sport as a middie/attackman growing up, but never for any specific team. No wonder. He started the GA chapter of C2C Lacrosse in 2010 so advanced players could take their game to the next level with elite travel competition and college recruitment. It's GAME DAY! Thank you! A highlight of his early years was being selected as a member of the Hudson Valley team that competed in the Empire State games in 1986. Lacrosse, a game invented some 1,000 years ago by Native peoples, became an assimilative tool used at residential schools"which is extraordinary," says Allan Downey, an associate professor . responsive organization that develops and, promotes the sport by providing services to. While many of our parents may not know lacrosse, they definitely get the Surge. In the 80s, he started a lacrosse program at Christ School in North Carolina and coached the JV -B team (The Killer Bees) at Woodberry. I coach with Surge because I love this sport, and spending time with kids to develop their lacrosse skills and sense of Team., A native of Westchester, New York, Coach Carter came to Atlanta with an arsenal of lacrosse accolades. Daniel grew his game to become an All-Conference midfielder, faced off, and later played that position at Hampden-Sydney. Several of them went on to play DI or DIII, which triggered a love of coaching even beyond his love to play. Coach Edwards later played club ball with Overlea and Perry Hall in Baltimore and has been coaching youth lacrosse consistently ever since. The teams will play an 8 game schedule and have up to 4 travel games. He got his first stick at age four and began playing youth lacrosse in the 3rd grade. Lax love lured him back to the fields in the winter of 2018, and the Surge is better for it. He joined the Surge community in the fall of 2018, with a son as a member of the Walking Helmets. As a coach, I most enjoy watching teammates become fast friends., Baltimore is again the site of another Surge coachs beginnings. He brings an outstanding playing and coaching resume, and players find his upbeat energy contagious. Once in South Bend, his coach kept him close to the bench during his entire playing career, aware of McLarens innate coaching talent. The youth-centric elite league with everything youd expect from Atlantas top-ranking rec league. Southern Edge is an established girls' lacrosse company, providing leagues, tournaments, and clinics for over 15 years in the Atlanta area. But back to Josh, no slouch himself. Back in the day, most 5th grade boys in California shared a similar deficiency with those in the south: little to no lacrosse. Events; Camps; Classes; Atlanta - June 14th MIDDLE SCHOOL Lacrosse Season: Summer 2022. An attackman from the Rochester area of upstate New York, Coach Byrne started playing in grade school and later attended Irondequoit High, where his team won their Section all four years. Lacrosse is available for boys and girls ages 5-17 in the Fall and boys and girls ages 5-14 in the Spring. TEAMS WILL PLAY TWICE ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SUNDAYS: MARCH 12TH, MARCH 19TH, MARCH 26TH, APRIL 16TH, APRIL 23RD, AND FINISH THE SEASON WITH A TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 30TH. At Lancasters Unionville High School, he played middie and served as team captain during his junior and senior years. He started playing young, with a rare, early-forming club team in Marin County consisting of older players. He has community coached for several C2C GA Elite teams, is a long-standing NYL board member and has served as Commissioner of the leagues Bantam and Lightning divisions. Shortly thereafter, June, July and August meant one thing: summer-league lacrosse in Charlottesville and Lynchburg. As a middie, he lettered all four years with MBAs high school team, which won three state Runner-Up titles. A Syracuse native, Coach OLeary started playing lacrosse the moment he could hold a stickbut that play changed after moving to Atlanta as a high school sophomore in 1987, before anyone here could spell lacrosse. Instead, he parlayed his athleticism to football at Pope High School as QB and Free Safety. In his home state of Connecticut, Coach Theis attended Fairfield College Prep where he served as captain of the lacrosse team. Did he play lacrosse? Head over to our dedicated Shutterfly here: https://atlantalacrosseleague.shutterfly.com/ Feel free to download and share any images you want. RT @OfficialGHSA: WANTED: More officials! Do you see an error on this page? Apparently the lacrosse gene runs in his family as all three of his children play: his daughter has already received lacrosse offers from DI, DII and DIII colleges while sons play for the Surge, as well as elite lax travel teams. Soon after, his Virginia LAX baptism produced aglorious result in the Tar Heel state: Coach Irvin is credited with starting the first public high school lacrosse program in Charlotte. Raised in upstate New York, the motherland of lacrosse, Coach Lynn naturally embraced the game at a very young age. Day Job: Independent Coach and Trainer for athletes wanting to improve their skills in lacrosse In addition to coaching boys, Coach Fletcher can also be found on the fields with Buckhead Girls Lacrosse, helping to coach his daughters team. At New Jerseys Mendham High School, he was recognized as a 1993 All American. During high school in Suffolk County, NY, Aaron was a dual athlete with four years starting on both the Half Hollow Hills West. Nope. It started in the suburbs of Baltimore as he grew up as part of the Bel Air Rec program and continued through high school asa varsity letterman at The John Carroll School. Middle school started things for Coach Peters who played his first lacrosse game in 8th grade as part of the Mountain Lakes, New Jersey rec league. Day Job: Attorney, Ogletree-Deakins Law (Employment focused), This is my third season with the Surge and Im always eager to get back to the field (and my roots) to share my background and youth coaching experience with these young players., Coach Hayes says he grew up wherever the military sent us but was introduced to lacrosse at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire while playing there as a hockey goalie and a notable MVP. SCHEDULES. Day Job: Director, Global Listings, New York Stock Exchange, Surge really emphasizes the critical elements of a youth rec league: learning how to succeed as a team and having fun.while also improving individually as a player., A Syracuse native, Coach OLeary started playing lacrosse the moment he could hold a stickbut that play changed after moving to Atlanta as a high school sophomore in 1987, before anyone here could spell lacrosse. Instead, he parlayed his athleticism to football at Pope High School as QB and Free Safety. Day Job: Financial representative with Triple F LLC Investments . St. Andrews School in Boca Raton remains the site where Coach Collins discovered a sports true love: LAX. As a recruit to Colgate, he started as a defensive middie and earned varsity letters all four years. Coach Stratton has been playing since he was nine, and attended the Gilman School a lauded lacrosse powerhouse where he soared playing attack. A native of Westchester, New York, Coach Carter came to Atlanta with an arsenal of lacrosse accolades. Headed to the #NationalChampionship @GMSAA @FBU_NC https://t.co/ElC0mxVZYN, RT @FBU_NC: FBUNC SCORE ALERT The Surge is thoughtfully managed by a volunteer team of over 25 experienced coaches, league commissioners, a dedicated board of directors and team moms and dads as needed. Recruited to D1 Providence College as a defender, he was not only voted MVP all four yearshe broke the schools record in ground balls not once but twice. Growing up in the Tar Heel state, Coach Lowrie proved a quick study, learning lacrosse in middle school and soon earning status as a North Carolina all-state attackman at Durham Academy, along with helping to secure two state championships. After high school, Hamilton went south to Auburn, where he started on its reputable club team (scoring second for goals and points) then ricocheted back north to UVA where he played on its club team for the next three years. At Byram Hills High School, he earned 2x All-League, Team MVP and served as his teams captain. Having coached youth lacrosse in Atlanta now for over eight years (from 1st grade through 8th), hes a great example ofgetting the sport without necessarily getting the trophy. Thats okay. A community partnership that keeps on going. . In addition to coaching boys, Coach Fletcher can also be found on the fields with Buckhead Girls Lacrosse, helping to coach his daughters team. Five years ago, his son picked up the sport and they have both been hooked ever since. 6. On the school front, he's the former head coach (four seasons) at Centennial HS as well as the former head coach (13 seasons) at St. Pius. I think the Surge is an incredibleintroduction to the game but also to the life skills related to a team sport. He played club at Clemson then bounced back to Atlanta where he served as an assistant coach at HI for several seasons, and has worked at St. Martins School for four years with a beginners lacrosse clinic offered by the school. This Bison started all four years and notably, played while the team earned four-time Patriot league champion status. However, he grew to love lacrosse years ago by helping to coach his sons, who continued playing through high school. Currently, Coach Scotchie brings 18 seasons of youth sports coaching (including lacrosse) to the Surge, and for that (along with his storied background) we are grateful. The Georgia Middle School Athletic Association (GMSAA) is a residence based middle school lacrosse and footballprogramwith more than 4,500 student-athletes. For NYL, he loves to run drills, help on the sideline and do whatever he can to make life easier for the head coach. At Nassau Community College, this middie chose LAX as a student athlete, and helped his team catapult to the 2000 & 2001 NJCAA National Championships, earned 2002 All-American honors, and served as team captain. Senior year added Team Captain to his list of notables and his playing days continued full-throttle at Rochester Institute of Technology. This may take place only during the first three weeks of the fall practice schedule. Thank you for oursponsors ofGeorgia Middle School Athletic Association? A devotee of the sport, many high school summers were spent coaching at U of Wisconsins hockey clinics. These days in Atlanta, Rob plays with Southern Empire and has community coached youth lacrosse, on and off, since 2002. We intentionally focus on player development versus winning at all costs plenty of time for that later in life!, Middle school started things for Coach Peters who played his first lacrosse game in 8th grade as part of the Mountain Lakes, New Jersey rec league. When he moved to Atlanta for business school, Coach Armentrout quickly got involved with the growing Atlanta lacrosse scene by coaching the Emory lacrosse team for two seasons. In high school, Mealor graduated as an All-State midi, All-American selection and as team captain. The GMSAA encourages the high school coaching staff to help implementthe same offense and defense as the high school giving the middle school players a greater knowledge of plays and concepts. To be sure, Thomas Lowman has been especially good for Greater Atlanta Christian's boys lacrosse team since being moved from his normal position on defense to the long stick midfielder position at the beginning of his sophomore season in 2019. Day Job: Senior VP, Sales at Tradeswell, an e-commerce software company, I was fortunate to learn the game at a young age in one of the hotbeds of lacrosse Upstate New York. At Princeton, that team champion title followed him for two years in 1994 and 1996 as the Tigers twice seized the hard-fought NCAA Division I National Championship. Lacrosse is a brotherhood that teaches you life lessons and cements lifelong relationships., Coach Edwards is a recent NYL recruit by his long-standing NYL coach bro, Dennis Edwards. At Northwestern University, he played with the mens club team which was good enough to make the Big Ten Championship tournament his senior year. I coach Surge to give back to the game that has been such a positive influence in my life. The coaches and volunteers have exceeded all of our expectations for the type of leaders we want to see in our sons sports experience! In 2020, working with fellow Surge coaches, he launched Surge Select: an elite travel league for younger advanced players (U9, U11 & U13). He advocated for (and helped to launch) lacrosse programs at North Atlanta High School and Sutton Middle School. Season runs through October. During senior year, Wall was named team captain, along with All State. Beginning Monday, August 1, 2022, any student may practice in full pads and practice may not last longer than two (2) hours in full pads: (a) A student must have participated in three (3) conditioning practices wearing no other protective football equipment except helmet and mouthpieces before being allowed to practice in full pads. Besides helping to coach youth lacrosse, Newberry has also coached ten years of youth baseball at both NYO and Buckhead Baseball. In his junior and senior years, he was recognized with All-State honors.
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