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COACHES & STAFF

Team Directors

Mike Brennan

Owner/CEO

- Walt Whitman HS '09
- Single Season Goals Record Holder
- Dowling College '13
- 2012 National Champion
- Walt Whitman Varsity Coach '14-'16
- 3x Under Armour All America Coach
- Owner of Blatant Athletics

Liam Brennan

Operations Director, Recruiting Director

- Walt Whitman HS '14
- LI Point Leader '14
- Pace University '18
- 2x All American
- 2nd All-Time in Points at Pace
- Top 20 All-Time in D2 Points and Assists
- Nike/USILA D1/D2 North-South Game All Star

Pat Brennan

Youth Director

- 25+ Years of Coaching Experience
- Oversaw 300+ College Commitments from 2013-2018

Taylor Horan

Non-AA Director, Recruiting Director

- Walt Whitman HS '11
- 9+ Years of Coaching Experience

Brad McLam

Rising Rebels & Little Scoopers Director, Recruiting Director

- Half Hollow Hills West HS Hall of Famer in Lacrosse and Football
- John Hopkins University
- 2x All American LSM
- 2x National Champion
- Former LIU Post Defense Coach + Recruiting Director

Joe Licata

Training Director, Recruiting Assistant, Administrative Assistant

- Sachem East HS '15
- Binghamton University '19
- America East All-Rookie Team
- Team Captain
- America East Player of the Year Nominee
- 5th All Time in Points
- 4th All Time in Goals
- 5th All Time in Assists

Tyler Pizzimenti

Social Media Director

- Connequot HS '16
- SUNY Cortland '20
- 7+ Years of Social Media work with Professional Athletes
- 6+ Years of Coaching Experience

Sean Twist

Assistant Operations Director, Non-AA Director

- St Anthony’s HS '14
- Ithaca College '16
- SUNY Farmingdale '19
- 7+ Years of Coaching Experience

Sarah Horan

Administrator

- Walt Whitman HS '16

Jaron Batts

National Team Director

- Walt Whitman HS '15
- Lacrosse Rookie of the Year
- Football All County
- 2x Team Captain
- 3 year Varsity athlete in Lacrosse and Football
- Pace University '17
- Walt Whitman Varsity OC '21-'22
- Port Washington OC '22-Present
-8+ Years of Coaching Experience

Luke Brennan

Assistant National Director, Administrative Assistant

- Walt Whitman HS '20
- '19 All County
- Nassau CC '22
- NJCAA National Champion '22
- 3+ Years Coaching Experience

Team Coaches

Bill Calandra

Coach

- MacArthur HS '98
- Former Locust Valley HS Coach
- Member of the Commack Lacrosse Board
- 20+ Years of Coaching Experience

Danny DeSanti

Coach

- St Anthonys HS '15
- 1x All Metro
- Army '19
- Patriot League Champion
- 7 Years of Military Experience in the US Army
- Hofstra '23
- 5+ Years of Coaching Experience

Quintin Germain

Coach

- Chaminade HS '15
- 2x All League
- 2x Catholic League Champion
- Boston University '19
- Team Captain
- 1st Team All Patriot League
- 2nd Team All New England
- Drafted to the MLL by the New York Lizards

Joe Gill

Coach

- Hauppauge Youth Lacrosse Director
- 10+ Years of Coaching Experience

Jeff Goff

Coach

Collin Grippo

Coach

- Connequot HS '16
- Belmont Abbey College '21
- 3x All American
- Ireland National Team '18
- Zbraslav Box Lacrosse Team in Prague, Czech Republic '22
- 4+ Years of Coaching Experience

Mike Guercio

Coach

- SUNY Farmingdale '02
- 3x All Conference
- Former Hauppauge Youth Director for 8 Years
- 12+ Years of Coaching Experience

John Hassett

Coach

- Huntington HS Alum
- Loyola College '94
- '94 MCLL National Champion
- Team Captain
- Huntington Village Boy’s Lacrosse Director '12-'15
- 15+ Years of Coaching Experience

Brendan Homire

Coach

- St Anthonys HS '15
- 2x Catholic League First Team
- Boston University '19
- 2x All Patriot League
- 2nd Team All New England '17
- 1st Team All New England '19

Steven King

Coach

- Glen Cove HS '17
- Team MVP '17
- 4 Year Varsity Player
- Farmingdale State College '21

Matt Mattiace

Coach

Jose Mejia

Coach

- Hempstead HS '08
- 4 Year Varsity Starter
- 1x All Conference
- Albany '09
- Queens College '12
- 7+ Years of Coaching Experience

Scott Miller

Coach

- Nassau CC Alum
- Holy Trinity HS Head Coach '18-Present
- Founder of the Port Authority PD Lacrosse Team
- 15+ Years of Coaching Experience

Keith Morrissey

Coach

- Walt Whitman HS '14
- Ithaca College '18
- 1x All American
- 2x All Conference
- Ithaca College Graduate Assistant '19
- 4+ Years of Coaching Experience

Mike Murtha

Coach

- Ithaca College Graduate
- Ithaca College Hall of Fame Inductee '18
- Former Syosset HS OC
- Sachem East HS OC
- 25+ Years of Coaching Experience

Liam Napolitano

Coach

- Northport HS '17
- 3 Year Varsity Player
- Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation Unsung Hero Award '17
- Nassau CC '21
- 3+ Years of Coaching Experience

Jake Nicolosi

Coach

- West Islip HS '17
- Manhattan College '22
- 2x All MAAC
- 2x Captain

Nick Nicolosi

Coach

- West Islip HS '14
- County Finalist '14
- Suffolk CC '16
- NJCAA First Team All Region 2016
- NYIT 2019
- Team Captain
- 2x ECC Champion
- 5+ Years of Coaching Experience

Ryan O'Neill

Coach

- Bethpage HS '18
- NYIT '20
- Molloy '23
- 4+ Years Coaching Experience

Mike Paul

Coach

- Commack Youth Lacrosse Director
- 20+ Years of Coaching Experience

Willie Petro

Coach

- Walt Whitman HS '16
- 2x Most Improved
- 2x All Region
- 3+ Years of Coaching Experience

Justin Pugal

Coach

- Eastport South Manor HS '15
- Stony Brook University '19
- Boston Cannons '19-'22
- '20 MLL Champion
- 2x MLL All Star
- '19 MLL Defenseman of the Year Finalist

Sean Reynolds

Coach

- Bethpage HS '07
- SUNY Oneonta '11
- Team Captain
- 6+ Years of Coaching Experience

Mike Ruane

Coach

- St Anthonys HS '14
- 1x All Catholic League
- Quinnipiac University '19
- 1x All Conference
- '16 Conference Champion
- 4 Year Starter

Anthony Santamaria

Coach

- LIU Post Alum
- 1x All American
- 3x National Championship Finalist
- Former Smithtown West Varsity Coach
- Former Connequot Varsity Coach
- Locust Valley Varisty Coach
- 10+ Years Coaching Experience

Matt Schultz

Coach

- Smithtown West HS '12
- Stony Brook University '16
- First Team All Conference
- Former member of the New York Lizards and the Boston Cannons of the MLL
- 5+ Years of Coaching Experience

Joey Strauss

Coach

- Bethpage HS '07
- All Conference
- SUNY Farmingdale '09
- Skyline Rookie of the Week
- SUNY Oneonta '11
- 5+ Years of Coaching Experience

Jared Smith

Coach

- Baldwin Senior HS '18
- 2x All County
- Hartwick College '22

- 2x All Conference

- 2+ Years of Coaching Experience

Doug Tripp

Coach

- Glen Cove HS '10
- All American Nominee
- Glen Cove HS All Time Leader in Goals
- Port Washington JV Head Coach

- 7+ Years of Coaching Experience

Rob Valdez

Coach

- John Glenn HS '15
- 3 Sport Captain in Football, Wresting and Lacrosse
- 2x All League Wrestler
- Voted Most Athletic '15
- Pace Lacrosse '17
- SUNY Old Westbury '20

Vinny Vasheo

Coach

- Wantagh HS '15
- 2x Team Captain
- All County
- Pace University '19

Fran Whitehouse

Coach

- East Islip HS '88
- Hartwick College '92
- 4 Year Starter
- 10+ Years of Coaching Experience

Coaches, Trainers and Additional Staff will continue to be posted throughout the summer. Full staff by team will be posted before tryouts. Due to the privacy of some coaches information during their current travel seasons, we will release information as available.

 

If you are interested in joining our team as a coach, administrator, or trainer please contact us.

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