Jack Ayre

I have been involved in many different aspects of coaching. I have trained athletes one on one, in a group(clinic) setting, and on a team. The programs I have coached with are 2knights Lacrosse, Hills Lacrosse Club, and Pro Lacrosse Camps. My main area of expertise is goaltending but I am not limited to this position. I have been around the game for over 15 years and have gained a lot of knowledge about all positions on the field in that time span. I can also provide strength/conditioning to players who need to work on that aspect of their game.

I graduated from Rutgers University in the Spring of 2019 with All-Academic Big Ten Honors. While attending school I played goalie for four years under Coach Brian Brecht, where we reached the BIG ten finals and were ranked number 1 in the Division I coaches poll. I graduated Watchung Hills Regional High School in 2015. Playing goalie there, I was coached by Long Island native Jamie Lovejoy, a former Rutgers captain and member of the lacrosse community at large. I was captain and named MVP my senior year while at WHRHS. I also was given 1st team All-state and 1st team All-skyland conference, chosen for the Gill Gibbs all star game as well.

Typically, I will like to do hour long sessions. I will arrive early and warm up a goalie(or any other position) and stretch them out before a session if I have time. I am not strict on how long the session is supposed to be but I charge hourly. Once my player(s) are warmed up and ready to go, I like to focus on aspects of the game that they are struggling with and need more confidence from. I like to let the players pick and choose the drills that they feel will improve their game. If I don’t necessarily agree with them over time, I will implement drills that I think will benefit them. For example, if a goalie told me his/her hands weren’t fast enough to save shots consistently, I would train them to increase hand speed. However, if I saw that their footwork and positioning was the real problem at hand, I would change the plans and communicate that to my player. I like to treat warm ups and stretching as a routine, but the drills concerned with their game will usually be a mix every time so that the player isn’t too comfortable all the time. This way, they can really tune into what they need to work on. I can also provide conditioning, agility, or endurance drills if the players need them.