Cardigan Mountain Lacrosse Camp offers

Truly Outstanding Lacrosse Coaches!

Selected for their fine reputations and their ability to work with young players

Our coaches teach at all levels of play. We provide a balance of experienced, senior staff members and enthusiastic, recent college grads. Their credentials are outstanding: All-Americans, Hall of Famers, Coaches of the Year, All World players, and professional box players!

Camp Director, Dud Hendrick: Former Head Coach at Dartmouth College, perennial New England power – former Navy All-American – past President of the U.S. New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Ass’n – top clinician with extensive camp-coaching experience – former member Lacrosse Foundation Board of Directors. Coach Hendrick leads a staff consisting of some of the finest college and high school coaches in the country.

Assistant Director, Scott Anderson: Harvard Univ. Ass’t Athletic Director and Facilities Manager. Former Head Coach at Harvard. Former Captain and standout at Dartmouth College – played in North-South Collegiate All-Star Game–Ass’t Coach at Cornell during NCAA championship years in early 1970’s. Led Harvard to ’88, ’90 and ’06 NCAA appearances.

Ace Apel: Head Coach at Watchung Hills Regional (NJ) HS – former player at Rutgers

Chuck Apel: Head Coach Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ) HS – Head Coach of USA U-19 2008 World Champions – former Rutgers All-American – 3 time New Jersey Coach-of-the-Year – ’98 state champs – NJ Hall of Fame – over 300 wins

Matt Apel: Ass’t Coach at Kean Univ. – former standout attackman at Rutgers Univ. – Played with Sturt Lacrosse Club in Adelaide, Australia

Bill Bjorness: Head Coach Hartwick College – 5 time World Games Iroquois Nationals Coach – former head coach at Keuka College – former Ass’t Coach at Dartmouth College – 3 time All-American at R.I.T. – North-South College All-Star in ‘86

Charlie Burch: Head Coach Kennebunk (ME) HS – Coach of 8 state championship teams – 6 time Maine State Coach-of-the-Year – President, US Lacrosse Boys Coaches Council

Mike Ermer: former Ass’t Coach at Saint Vincent College – former Ass’t at Hartwick College – standout player and Ass’t Coach at Denison Univ.

Jan Flaska: Ass’t Coach at Deerfield Academy—former Head Coach at Boston Univ., Choate, and the Dexter School – standout at Bowdoin in hockey, soccer, and lacrosse – Captain of Slovakia team in 2008 Euro Lax Championships

Pete Friedensohn: Camp physician and coach – former Dartmouth College standout

Pete Gilbert: Head Coach Salisbury School – former Coach at Tilton School – former Dickenson College player – ‘97 Northern New England Lacrosse League Coach-of-the-Year

Bill Glennon: Coach at Philips Exeter Academy – former Head Coach at R.I.T. where in five years, he took his team to the NCAAs four times, the final four three times – three time Coach-of-the-Year finalist

Ryan Glennon: Ass’t Coach at St. Lawrence Univ. – former Ass’t at Colby and Bowdoin Colleges – former Head Coach at Kents Hill School – HS All-American at Phillips Exeter

Joe Gold: International Lacrosse Development Officer – Youth Coach with Maryland Lacrosse Club – former US Lacrosse Director of Special Events – Member of ‘80 Division 2 NCAA National Champions, UMBC – ‘98 MILL MVP – ‘90 US Team Member – Head Coach of 9-10 year-old Maryland Lacrosse Club Developmental League Team

Bartolo Governanti: Head Coach Avon Old Farms – former Head Coach at Merrimack College – former Ass’t Coach at Dartmouth College, Siena College, Maine Maritime Academy, and Washington College – former Head Coach at Elmira College

Alex Gray: Head Coach Cardigan Mt. School – former standout and Captain at St. Lawrence Univ. – coached and played in Australia.

George Harris: Head Coach at Wittenberg Univ. – former Ass’t at Harvard, Cornell, and Colgate Univ. – played at Ithaca College

Randy Hobbs: Head Coach Kent School – former Dartmouth College defenseman – 1st team All-Ivy and New England – North-South game selectee 1989 – President, New England Association of Prep School Lacrosse Coaches

Bob Hoppey: Established great – North Hempstead Coach – former Coach at Long Island’s Brentwood HS –recipient of Long Island HS Coach-of-the-Year award – ‘88 US Lacrosse Coaches Ass’n Man-of-the-Year–over 300 wins

Star Johnson: former Head Coach Lebanon (NH) HS – one of top programs in New Hampshire – former standout at Dartmouth College

Kyle Kirst: Ass’t Coach Summit (NJ) HS – former Rutgers goalie – USILA Representative and Coach in England (’91-’92) – recipient of New Jersey Referees’ Sportsmanship Award (’97 & ’98)

Rob Low: Coach and Athletic Director at the Groton School – former standout at Plymouth State – Northern New England Lacrosse League Coach-of-the-Year 2001 – Man-of-the-Year 2003

Tom McCabe: Head Coach at Bowdoin College – perennial New England ECAC power – former Springfield College standout and Bridgton Academy Coach

Jack McGetrick: Head Coach at Bellarmine College (KY) – former Coach at Univ. of Hartford – 1st team All-American on ‘72 NCAA semi-finalist Cortland State team, also All-American in soccer – ‘97 NCAA Division 1 Coach-of-the-Year

Clark Mercer: Founder and former Coach of the highly successful E. Syracuse HS program – former Syracuse All-American and North-South game selectee – Inductee of US Lacrosse Hall of Fame (Upstate N.Y. Chapter)

Nick Myers: Head Coach at Ohio State – former assistant at Butler – All-American at Springfield College – Conference Player-of-the-Year – Team Captain

Jeff Neill: Head Coach Northfield Mount Hermon – former Coach at the Salisbury School – former Bowdoin College standout – 2001 ECAC Most Valuable Player

Mike O’Neill: 3 time 1st Team All-American at Hopkins – 2 time Outstanding Division 1 attackman – Outstanding Division 1 player in ‘78 – Johns Hopkins all-time point leader – ‘82 member of U.S. Team – former Ass’t Coach at Delaware, UNC, and Brown

Steve O’Neill: Head Coach Cate (CA) School – former standout at Dartmouth – All-Ivy attackman and Captain – 4th all-time scorer in Dartmouth history

Jay Ouellet: Head Coach at Western Conn. State Univ. – former Ass’t at Yale – 2 time All Patriot League at Hobart College – ’01 North-South Game

Rick Senatore: Head Coach at St. Anselm (NH) College – former New Hampshire HS Coach-of-the-Year at Hopkinton HS – former UMass Team Captain – All New England

Rick Summers: Junior Development Manager and Coach at Brooklands Hulmeians (England) Lacrosse Club – Sheffield Univ. ’74-’77 – Played on England National Team 1982-86 – Ass’t Coach to England U19 Team 1988

Brooks Sweet: Head Coach Poly Prep (NY) School – 4 time All-American (2 in junior college, 2 at UMass) – member of ’82 USA team and selected player of the World Games ’82 – All-Club ‘80-’83 – Director and founder of Long Island Lacrosse League (grades 3 to 8)

John Tillman: Head Coach at Harvard Univ. – former Ass’t Coach at Navy and at Ithaca College – former National Lacrosse League player – former standout at Cornell

Rich Weymouth: Coach at Holderness School – former Coach at St. Christophers (VA) and at the Salisbury School – standout at UNH

Ben Wineburg: Head Coach at SUNY Brockport – former Ass’t at Nazareth College – 2 time All-American goalie at Nazareth and ‘96 Division 3 Player of the Year – Captain of National Championship team

Chris Wojcik: Ass't Coach at University of Pennsylvania – former Ass’t Coach at Harvard – former two-sport standout at Harvard: All Ivy in soccer, All-American in lacrosse – ‘66 Harvard Bingham Award as top male athlete

Kevin Zych: Head Coach at Weston (CT) HS – former Head Coach at Stamford/Westhill HS and Greenwich HS – former Hobart football and lacrosse standout, member of 3 national championship teams – former Ass’t at Dartmouth, Yale, and Hobart Colleges