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ATYL Staff & Coaching Assets

Working with the ATL men’s team provides the Atlanta Travel Youth Lacrosse teams access to a tremendous amount of lacrosse talent. The ATYL staff will make use of this throughout the season by bringing in players and other assets to ensure that our teams receive the best instruction available. Below are the head coaches and position specialists that will be intimately involved in bringing our Summer 2010 teams to the next level. THESE COACHES WILL BE WORKING WITH THE TEAMS AT ALL PRACTICES AND GAMES

 

Mark Landry, Founder and U17 Head Coach: Raised in Sykesville, a suburb just outside Baltimore, MD, Mark moved to New Hampshire by his sophomore year in High School. While there, Mark helped develop a new lacrosse program at Souhegan High School in Amherst where he was a three sport All-State Athlete in football, Basketball, and lacrosse. During a post-graduate year at Milford Academy in Milford, CT, Mark earned Super-Prep All-American honors in football, which propelled him to Clemson University. While at Clemson, Mark earned four letters and played in 47 straight games, including one Gator Bowl and two Peach Bowl appearances. He graduated Clemson with a B.S. in Business Management and a Minor in Economics. Mark is National Sales Manager for Metalforming, Inc. in Peachtree City, GA. He lives in Canton, GA with his wife Chari and two step-sons Brock and Beau.

Jon Bristow, Defense Specialist: Jon has been playing and coaching lacrosse for more than 20 years. As a high school player, Jon earned First Team All-State honors twice and was named First Team High School All-American during his Senior Year. Jon Also led St. Edwards to a state championship in 1993. He attended Wingate Univ., where he helped found the Men’s lacrosse program in 1997. Jon was a three-time captain and earned First Team All-Conference in the Deep South Lacrosse Conference in his Junior and Senior years. Jon has coached at the high school and travel level in NC, FL, and GA. Jon has coached several players that have gone on to play collegiate lacrosse at the Junior College, Div. II, and Div. III level. He is currently a member of the Men’s Atlanta Travel Lacrosse team. Outside of lacrosse, Jon has been married for 10 years to his wife Beth, and works at Bernstein Global Wealth Management in Buckhead.
 
Geoff Lasda, Offense Specialist: Geoff grew up in Syracuse, NY playing High School lacrosse at West Genesee High, for Coach Messere; one of the most nations most successful, averaging 20-1 record over 20 years. Geoff was a starting attackmen on the 1994 and 1995 NY State Championship teams. In 1996, West Genesee was runner-up; Geoff earned All League honors, and the Scholar Athlete Award. Geoff continued his playing career at Princeton University under Bill Tierney. Princeton won the Div. I National Championship in 1997 and 1998, and were Ivy League Champions from ’97-’00. From 2001-2002 Geoff coached at The Kent School in CT, where several players went onto successful Div. I college careers. Geoff is currently a member of the Men’s Atlanta Travel Lacrosse team. Geoff works for Credit Suisse in Atlanta.
 
A major benefit of the ATYL is access to the Atlanta Travel Lacrosse Men's team. The depth of knowledge and access to all things lacrosse on this roster is significant and something that the teams will benefit from. These and many other former/current pros and high level college players will be working with the kids.
 
First Last Position School
Matt Bazar D Auburn
Jason Beyo D Delaware
Andy Bright D Elon
Jon Bristow D Wingate
Watson Bryant M UGA
Mike Butkus M Lehigh / Clemson
Pat Butkus M Roanoke
Kevin Cadin M Penn
Russ Caso A Temple
Dan Chindemi M Stockton
Kevin Coale M UVA
Sorrel Coulson M OWU
Jason Friedman G Ohio State
Kyle Frigon M Notre Dame
Mike Gongas A Adelphi
Kyle Green M Ole Miss
Ryan Harrington M Hampden Sydney
Tom Higgins A Delaware
Matt Iudice M UCLA
Greg Johnstone G Sonoma State
Sean Jurecic A St Andrews
Mark Landry A Clemson
Geoff Lasda A Princeton
Tim Lattimore D Hobart
Rob Liedke A Nassau
Greg Meushaw M UGA
Will O’Brien D Williams
Krik Ockerman A Alfred
Tim O’Shea A Loyola
Rob Peters D Georgetown
John Pritzloff D Hampden Sydney
Jonathan St. Hilaire D Guilford
Ched Steele M West Chester
Eric Thelen D Lehigh / Clemson
Steve Timmreck M Michigan State
Eamon Thornton M Hampden Sydney
Trey Towery G Auburn
Joe Ward M Cornell