USA Lacrosse Regional Academies Feature Expert Speakers

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse is bringing skilled training to Denver and Dallas subsequent month with its Regional Academies for coaches and officers. These instructional occasions are each being hosted Dec. 7-8, 2024, with registration nonetheless accessible for each websites.

The USA Lacrosse Academy in Denver will probably be held on the Sonesta Resort. 

The USA Lacrosse Academy in Dallas will probably be on the Westin Dallas Stonebriar Resort and is geared for coaches solely. 

Each occasions are open to each USA Lacrosse members and non-members.

“Annually, USA Lacrosse hosts regional academies throughout the nation to empower coaches, program leaders, and, most significantly, the gamers all of us serve. Our upcoming academies in Dallas and Denver are designed to deliver top-tier lacrosse information instantly to every neighborhood to assist develop well-trained, passionate coaches who perceive learn how to train and encourage. From prior Nationwide Workforce coaches and Corridor of Fame coaches, to present nationwide group gamers and different skilled collegiate and membership leaders, we’re excited to have such a full slate of experience for these occasions,” stated Caitlin Kelley, senior director of sports activities administration at USA Lacrosse.

The spectacular line-up of presenters in Denver contains:

Girls’s Sport Coaches:
▪ Liza Kelly, Head Coach, College of Denver
▪ Mitch Fenton, Affiliate Head Coach, College of Colorado
▪ Lindsey Munday, Head Coach, College of Southern California
▪ Ashley Johnson, Assistant Coach, Colorado School
▪ Rachel Sanford, Head Coach, Evergreen Excessive College
▪ Courtney Johnson, Head Coach, College of Utah
▪ Taylor VanThof, Affiliate Head Coach, College of Denver
▪ Caroline Wakefield, Assistant Coach, Arizona State College

Males’s Sport Coaches:
▪ Invoice Tierney, Head Coach/GM, Philadelphia Waterdogs
▪ Mike Horowitz, Head Coach, Colorado School 
▪ Casey Powell, Head Coach, Colorado Academy
▪ Mike Allan, Head Coach, UC Santa Barbara
▪ Eric Regulation, PLL Participant, Denver Outlaws
▪ Ethan Lahoda, Head Coach, Mountain Vary Excessive College
▪ Scott Popelar, Assistant Coach, Air Power Academy

Officers serving as presenters in Denver embrace:
▪ Jeff Grose, USA Lacrosse Nationwide Guidelines Interpreter
▪ Anne Carr, Nationwide Elite official and coach & USA Lacrosse guidelines committee member
▪ Rena Whitehouse, Nationwide and Worldwide official and coach
▪ Liz Brush, Nationwide and Worldwide official and coach

For coaches attending at both location, the Regional Academies will present an intimate instructional alternative curated to supply coaches of each stage with sensible perception and x’s and o’s instruction from prime collegiate and membership coaches. The intent is to assist put together coaches for the upcoming 2025 season.

Presenters serving as audio system in Dallas embrace:

Girls’s Sport Coaches
▪ Molly Ford Hutchinson, Ladies’ Head Coach, Hockaday College & GRIT Lacrosse
▪ Ricky Fried, Girls’s Head Coach (retired), Georgetown College
▪ Taylor Beretich, Girls’s Head Coach, Southwestern College
▪ Liz Holmes, Girls’s Lacrosse Head Coach, SMU
▪ Amy Bokker, Girls’s Head Coach (retired), Ohio State College
▪ Brandon Davis, Girls’s Head Coach (retired), Georgetown (Ky.) School

Males’s Sport Coaches
▪ Jay Sothoran, Boys’ Lacrosse Head Coach, Episcopal College of Dallas
▪ Kevin Cutinella, Boys’ Head Coach, ADVNC Dallas Membership
▪ Tony Scazzero, Males’s Head Coach, Texas A&M College
▪ Andy Meyers, Males’s Assistant Coach, Penn State College

Each areas will embrace an attendees’ social and networking occasion on Saturday night, included with registration. Lunch can be included. 

The Regional Academy in Denver is being supported by companions Warrior and Brine.

USA Lacrosse has additionally introduced a 3rd regional academy in Fairfield, Conn. on January 18-19, 2025. Extra particulars and registration for that occasion will probably be coming quickly.

About USA Lacrosse
USA Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company, is a Acknowledged Sport Group of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Because the governing physique of males’s and ladies’s lacrosse in the US, USA Lacrosse leads the U.S. Nationwide Groups Program and establishes common requirements. With greater than 400,000 members throughout the nation, USA Lacrosse unites the neighborhood of gamers, coaches, officers, mother and father, and program leaders. Working collectively, we encourage participation, enrich the athlete expertise, and assist the expansion of the game.