Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/5/23
From Press Release
After serving as assistant coach/offensive coordinator for two seasons, Dan Yearick is now head coach of Delaware Tech’s men’s lacrosse program.
“Coaching at Delaware Tech offers me the chance to make a positive impact on the lives of student-athletes in the state I grow up in,” Yearick said. “As the head lacrosse coach, I can mentor and guide the players not only in their athletic career but also as a student and person.
“It’s important I give back to Delaware athletes because I used to be one of them, and many people poured everything into helping make me successful.”
Prior to coming to Delaware Tech, Yearick served as head coach of Wilmington Christian High School and at the Bucks Lacrosse club program. He is currently a head coach for the Coastal Lacrosse club program. He is a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School, and in 2005 was named an all-conference and all-state player, the Delaware High School Player of the Year, a United States Lacrosse All-American, and the Delaware representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes national team.
Yearick played college lacrosse at Mt. St. Mary’s University. He is currently the facilities and events operations manager for the DE Turf Sports Complex.
Yearick takes over a program that won the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 19 Championship in 2022 but struggled in 2023. He has set a few goals for 2024 that he feels are attainable.
“I just want to build a strong team atmosphere on and off the field,” he said. “I want to establish a great team culture that will continue even after they graduate. A strong alumni is one of the best tools a program can develop, so establishing that for our program would make for a successful season.”
The preparations for the spring season will begin with practices and scrimmages throughout this fall in the hopes the team can take to the field in 2024 ready to compete.
“We will coach during practice and let them play during games,” Yearick said. “All the tools they will need will be developed in the fall and early spring, then it’s up to the players to do what they know on the field.”
