Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/10/18
HEADstrong Quakers Lacrosse Club currently is looking to fill the last few spots at the 2020, 2022 and 2024-2026 levels. The club will be holding a Supplemental Tryout in conjunction with its first practice on September 16th at Episcopal Academy (2020 and 2022 from 2:30-4pm and 2024-2026 from 1-2:30pm).
HEADstrong Quakers Lacrosse Club will be holding a Supplemental Tryout in conjunction with its first practice on September 16 at Episcopal Academy for the 2022 and 2025-2026 age groups. The 2025/26 players will tryout from 1-2:30pm and 2022 will follow from 2:30-4pm.
Any interested players/families can email headstrongquakers@gmail.com for more details, and check below to learn more about HEADstrong Quakers LC and our coaching staff of CURRENT Division I and Division III coaches.
About HEADstrong Quakers
We are a club that prioritizes three things above all else:
• Coaching: All of our teams are lead by a College Coach, ensuring that players are given the best instruction possible, and giving our older boys a leg up in the recruiting process.
• Improvement: With great coaching comes improvement, and we want our boys to focus on the process of becoming a better lacrosse player rather than short-term shortcuts to win at the expense of improvement.
• Fun: Lacrosse is the best sport out there, and it should be FUN. We believe that as long as players are working hard, getting excellent coaching and having fun, they’ll want to play this game for a long time and reach their potential.
Everything we do supports the HEADstrong Foundation and their goal to support families affected by Cancer, and we always want to represent the Foundation with the highest quality people and families we can!
About our Year-Round Program
Fall
• Season starts October 1st and runs through mid-November
• “Training Camp” to kick-off the Fall
• 6-8 practices
• One Fall Tournament
Winter
• No MANDATORY training, allowing multi-sport athletes to focus on their other sports
• Opt-in option for 6-week Winter Training Program hosted by UPenn Staff in their NCAA Regulation Indoor Bubble
Spring
• No MANDATORY training, allowing players to play with Rec/HS teams
• Opt-in Option for 4-week Spring Training Program hosted at Franklin Field/Penn Park by the UPenn coaching staff
Summer
• “Training Camp” to open the Summer (consisting of 4 sessions over a weekend)
• 8 Additional Practices
• 3 External Events (with a focus on recruiting for our older teams)
Coaching Staff by Team
2020/2021
HC: Jamie Lockard (Widener University, Head Coach)
AC: Dave Page (UPenn ,Assistant Coach)
AC: Casey Ikeda (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
2021
HC: Joe Proud (Harriton HS Head Coach, Former Cornell Assistant Coach)
AC: Mike Murphy (UPenn, Head Coach)
AC: Hugh Donovan (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
2022
HC: Rob Forster (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
AC: Mike Abbott (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
2023
HC: Dave Page (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
AC: Bryan McDermott (Episcopal Academy, Assistant Coach)
2024
HC: Ian Moore (Lafayette, Assistant Coach)
AC: Dave Page (UPenn Assistant Coach)
AC: Nick Kirk (Ursinus College)
2025/26
HC: Rob Forster (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
AC: Logan Duffie (Widener University, Assistant Coach)
AC: Dave Page (UPenn, Assistant Coach)
