Post-College

When I came out of college I was not positive what I wanted to do with my life. I had just come off my Senior season at JMU still wishing we could have ended it a little differently then we did but knowing I had the time of my life and it was something I would never regret or forget! I was so competitive (and still am) in everything that I did I was still searching for that drive to WIN in anything and everything I did.  So I realized, there was no better way to full fill this  feeling other then coaching and learning even more about the game then I already had… and that’s were I am today.

I have had so many coaches that have influenced me from the past, and now looking back I know that’s why I love coaching. I had coaches that not only taught me how to be a great lacrosse player and get better each time I stepped out on the field, weather it was practice or a game, but taught me how to be a better person! Taught me how to grow up and be a respectable person and carry myself in a way were people would know that I not only believed in myself but made them believe in me as well.

My dad was one of my first coaches and although he may not be my coach that is standing on the sideline today but is still my coach in a different way everyday. He taught me how to play with confidence without being cocky…. to work hard for what you want and never stop… and to love what you do, because once you stop loving it its time to move on. After teaching me how to do these things in life he has showed me how they can transition into lessons in life as well, and that’s what I truly believe every good coach does. At the end of the day the balls are put away and the sticks are put down…. but that doesn’t mean the attitude you learned to have and the confidence you have in yourself needs to be put away as well. Carrying this through life will teach you more then you could ever imagine, and I will always cherish what those great coaches from my past have taught me and let allow that to influence me everyday because I hope they realize what a great impact they have had on me.