About Lax Loons

I have been coaching lacrosse for over 25 years at almost every level. I grew up in suburban Aberdeen NJ (near the Jersey shore) and played my collegiate lacrosse (att) and football (o-line) at D III Kean University in Union NJ. I was convinced by my roommates from Long Island to go out for the lacrosse team my junior year because, as they put it "you can score lots of goals and hit people". As an offensive tackle who never touched the football this new sport really appealed to me. So, I practiced and fell in love with it and by my senior year I was the starting crease attack and hooked on lacrosse for life.

After graduating in 1983 I coached club, college and high school lacrosse, officiated high school and youth games, ran clinics, leagues, tournaments, All-Star games, camps and started the NJ Chapter of USLacrosse (back then it was called the Lacrosse Foundation). I was the Lacrosse man of the year in 1983 and inducted into the NJ Chapter Hall of Fame in November of 2004 for my efforts in promoting the growth of the game in New Jersey.

In 1992 I moved to Minnesota with a job transfer and started youth and high school lacrosse leagues (MBSLA) and the MN Chapter of US Lacrosse (MLA). My last coaching stint was from 2003 to 2008 (6 seasons) as head coach at St. John's University where thanks to some great players we acheived a record of 70-23 with nemerious UMLL titles and two 2nd place finishes at Nationals. Prior to St John's, I coached at Hopkins H.S. from 97 to 2002, winning two state championships in '98 and '99.

Now my job is officiating youth and high school lacrosse and running Lax Loons, Inc (www.laxloons.com). I administrate numerous summer, winter and fall leagues, camps, coach & player clinics, the Hot-Dish fall tournament, MN 100 Recruit Showcase, the Loons U17 summer travel team.

I thank my wife Zoe every day for supporting me all these years (real estate agent and owner of a residential appraisal firm called ZCL Appraisals) for letting me live my dream and passion. Call here at 952-457-4517 if you need advice on buying, selling or having your home appraised.

Call or email me if you have any lacrosse questions at 952-938-2723 or

USLacrosse & Lacrosse Magazine (uslacrosse.org) the national governing body's magazine and website are a great source of information for players, coaches and officials.

Lax Power (laxpower.com) The only source for national rankings for all levels men's & women's)

West Side Lacrosse (Westsidelax.com) Great site for high school, college and pro news coverage, previews, rankings and scores from the Mississippi west to California, Oregon and Washington St.

Inside Lacrosse Magazine insidelacrosse.com Great site for high school, NCAA D-I, II and III college and pro news coverage, previews, rankings and scores from the east coast. This site has great articles, lacrosse training tips, animated play diagrams and other info to help sharpen your game.

E-Lacrosse (e-lacrosse.com) Great site for breaking lacrosse news, practice and stick stringing tips, stories, contacts, video clips, contests and photos.

LaxRules (laxrules.com)This is a great source for men's and women's field and box rules, field diagrams, and lacrosse history.

Lax Shopper (laxshopper.com) This site gives you a list of retailers for lacrosse equipment, plus reviews on each product from bags to shafts.

Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (UMLL.org) This site has all the MN, WI, ND, SD, IA college men's club contacts, stats and schedules for the teams participating in the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League.

College Lacrosse (CollegeLax.us) This is the site for the Men's collegiate club lacrosse links to every college club team, polls, forums and breaking news.

Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA.us) This is the site for all the Men's collegiate club lacrosse programs in the United State. There are links to every college club team, stats and schedules. For polls, forums and breaking news visit www.collegelax.us .

MN Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association (MBSLA.org) The MN Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Assoc site has information (schedules, policies, rules, stats, contacts) pertaining to Boys High School Spring Season.

Men's NCAA Rule Book This is a free download of the rule book in a PDF filre format.

Want to be a Ref? This is a link to youth and men's officials training provided by the Midwest Men's Lacrosse Officials Association web page on the www.mn-lacrosse.org web site.

Jimalax This web retailer deals exclusively with lacrosse heads and stringing supplies (mesh, leathers, sidewall and shooting strings). They will string or send you the materials to do so.