Our Coaches
Heather Chase O'Neill
Director
Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ
Sports Played in HS: track, field hockey, basketball, cross country
College: Syracuse University
Athletic Scholarship to play D1 Field Hockey
Years Coaching: 12 years
Cofounded The Casey Powell World Lacrosse Foundation (CPWLF) in 2014
Former Executive Director, CPWLF
Full Time: Ripcurl Director and Mom
Favorite Quote: "We may not have it all together, but together we have it all."
Sarah Giblin
Youth Coach
Hometown: Noank, CT
Sports Played in HS: Field Hockey and Lacrosse
College: University of Miami, currently working her MBA at UMass School of Business
Years Coaching: 4
Full Time: Marketing
Joe Shea
Middle School Coach
Hometown: Washington DC
Sports Played in HS: Lacrosse & Football, Cross Country
Professional: 10 years with DC Lax
Coaching Experience: Maryland Terps Football and Men's Staff, Head Coach Varsity Lacrosse BCC High School (MD), Assistant Coach Varsity Girls RavenWood High School (TN), Co-founder of Potomac Lacrosse League
Favorite Quote: “You don’t get people to follow you by demanding it with your words. You do it by commanding it with your example.”— Marcus Luttrell
Ryan Muller
Youth Coach
Info Coming Soon
Jeanette Dunnigan
Middle School Coach
Hometown: Long Island, NY
College: University of Delaware
DI Lacrosse Player
Coaching: Head Defensive Coach, St. Joseph's College Women's Lacrosse; Coach, JV High School Lacrosse; Assistant Coach, Molloy College DII its inaugural year.
Currently: US Lacrosse Certified Official
Favorite Quote: “I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." ~Michael Jordan
Barbara Peters
Youth Coach
Hometown: New Canaan, CT
Sports played in HS: Lacrosse, field hockey
College: Union College
Major in Marketing
Sports Played in College: Field Hockey
Full Time: GM Athletic Republic
Caressa "Res" Gentile
Youth Coach
Hometown: Coatesville, PA
Sports Played in HS: Lacrosse & Field Hockey
College: Penn State University, Major in Marketing
Coaching Experience: began coaching in high school - focus on youth lacrosse goalkeeping training and youth/middle school field hockey training
Occupation: Medical Marketing
NEW Coaching Staff
COMING SOON!!!
Are you interested in joining our coaching staff? Send us an email with your playing/coaching experience today!
Cory Van Hoven
High School Coach
Hometown: Charlotte, NC moved to Long Island, NY, and started playing lacrosse in elementary school.
High School: played football and lacrosse at David W. Butler High School and travel lacrosse for Team Carolina
College: Stony Brook University -
DI Lacrosse Player. Graduated with a degree in psychology and a minor in political science. Certificate in Human Resources.
Favorite Quote: “God gives his hardest battles to his strongest warriors."
Richard Smith
Middle School Coach
Hometown: Canton, MA
Sports Played: Baseball, Cross Country
College: Norwich University
Occupation: Owns several Ice cream stores on Cape Cod
Tyler Burhans
Middle School Coach
College: Marquette University
Coaching: 3-8th Grade Lacrosse Programs (Long Island NY), Summer Camps, one-on-one training with goalies