Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/15/17
From Press Release
Black Bear Lacrosse Club Announced earlier this week its 2017-2018 Club Coaching Staff.
Director’s Bryan Churchey and Grady Wise had this to say, “We’ve put together in our eyes the best quality coaching staff in the area from our youth teams all the way through to our high school teams. We both believe that in order for our community to continue to grow we need to offer them the best quality coaching and instruction for an affordable price. We’ve added two new teams at 4th and 5th grade with an Entry Level approach offering families who are looking to give their child the chance to learn more and get better the opportunity to do so for a very low cost to families. We know that travel is expensive and we want families to know we are here to give your son that opportunity!”
Every youth team at Black Bear has a current or former High School Varsity Head Coach at the helm along with assistant coaches who are young, passionate, knowledgeable LOCAL college players who grew up in the very communities Black Bear recruits many of their kids from. There three high school teams boast some the most knowledgeable and skilled coaches in the area on both sides of the ball.
Black Bear will be holding its 2nd tryout for its club teams on Sunday August 20 at Phoenixville High School, 1200 Gay Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 from 4:30-6pm for 4th (2026) through 6th (2024) grade and 6:30-8pm for 7th (2023) through 11th (2019) grade players. Walk Up Registration will be available and the try out fee is $25.00.
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2026 Team Coaching Staff:
Ben Carville, Head Varsity Coach at Owen J. Roberts High School, played at Widener University, graduate of Owen J. Roberts HS
Ethan Heisman, 2x All-American Attack man for Cabrini University 6-years of club coaching experience with both Black Bear and NXT Boy’s Lacrosse Club, Graduate of Henderson HS
2025 Team Coaching Staff:
Pat Jenkins Former Head Varsity Coach at Aliso Niguel High School in California, Currenly PV Youth 7/8th Grade Head Coach, played at Cabrini University, graduate of South Brunswick HS
Kevin Mo, 2017 Perkiomen Valley HS graduate 1st team All-Area Goalie, 3-time team captain, 4-year starter, Freshman at Seton Hill University
2024 Team Coaching Staff:
Bryan Churchey, Head Varsity Coach at Perkiomen Valley HS and Director of Black Bear Lacrosse Club, played at Cabrini University and graduate of Perkiomen Valley HS
Dan Devlin, 2015 Perkiomen Valley HS Graduate and current starting defenseman for Georgian Court University
2023 Team Coaching Staff:
Grady Wise, Head Varsity Coach at Boyertown HS and Director of Black Bear Lacrosse Club, played at Temple University and graduate of North Penn HS
Shawn Dickey, 2014 Perkiomen Valley HS graduate and 2x All-League Midfielder for Kings College
2022 Team Coaching Staff:
Blase Cesarone, Head Varsity Coach at Pope John Paul II HS, played at Gwynedd-Mercy University, Graduate of Daniel Boone HS
David Smith, 2015 William Penn Charter School graduate and current attack man at Marywood University
2021 Team Coaching Staff:
Chris Defeo, Defensive Coordinator Perkiomen Valley HS, Current PV Youth 7/8th grade Head Coach, played at Immaculate University, graduate of Perkiomen Valley HS
Tommy Belmont, Offensive Coordinator Perkiomen Valley HS, played at Gwynedd-Mercy University, graduate of Great Valley HS
Sean Tornetta, 2014 Perkiomen Valley HS graduate and current offensive midfielder at Monmouth University
2020 Coaching Staff:
Sean Tischler, former Head Varsity Coach at Kennett HS, current assistant at NCJAA Williams College of the Trades
Greg Lignelli, Offensive Coordinator Boyertown HS and current Director of Coach of Boyertown Youth Lacrosse. Played at Brown University and graduate of the Hill School.
Bill Clinton, Current Boyertown Youth Coach, played at University of Delaware and a Henderson HS graduate
2019 Team Coaching Staff:
Bryan Churchey, Head Varsity Coach at Perkiomen Valley HS and Director of Black Bear Lacrosse Club, played at Cabrini University and graduate of Perkiomen Valley HS
Peter Hewitt, Varsity Assistant Coach for 2017 PIAA Class AA State Champion Archbishop Carroll HS (Girls), Conestoga Youth Coach, graduate of Villanova University and Lower Merion HS
Henry Carkhuff, 2014 Phoenixville HS graduate and current goalie at Ferrum College
Black Bear will be holding its 2nd tryout for its club teams on Sunday August 20th 2017 at Phoenixville High School 1200 Gay Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 from 4:30-6pm for 4th through 6th grade and 6:30-8pm for 7th through 11th gradeplayers. Walk Up Registration will be available and the try out fee is $25.00.
Click Here to Register for Youth Tryout
Click Here to Register for High School Tryout
For more information and questions please contact Bryan Churchey at blackbearlacrosseclub@gmail.com or 610-246-4788.