Evan K.

Throughout my coaching career, I've been lucky enough to work with lacrosse players ranging from Pre-K learn to play all the way to the collegiate club level. I strive to instill positive habits in my athletes that will help them find success on the field that can translate into real-world scenarios through engaged learning and play. My goal is that your child is able to have fun playing the creator's game at the highest level they hope to reach.

I was a midfielder/attackman at Niskayuna before graduating and going on to play four years of Division 3 lacrosse at SUNY Oneonta. In 2019, I was part of an undefeated Section 2 championship team before losing in the regional semifinals. Did not play 2020 due to COVID lockdown which was also when I graduated from Niskayuna. While at Oneonta, I was a part of two teams that reached the SUNYAC playoffs while contributing mostly in the second half of my time in college. Finished my career with 32g/8a, with most of my time playing coming as a crease attackman or a midfielder expected to consistently win short stick match ups.

Session plans are tailored specifically to each child's needs and goals, however fundamentals are key to finding success in this game, so most sessions will start with a short stick skills period focusing mostly on passing and catching. From there, I like to focus more on positional work. For mid/attack, most times this is a dodging/shooting segment or for defense we focus mainly on closing out and maintaining solid footwork. I do my best to give the child some ownership over what we work on, so this would typically be the time I would offer that opportunity, but if it is shown that it is more important a different skill is addressed the remaining time will be used to work through any skills that may be lacking or address any questions about the applicability of what we worked on.