ANC Holiday Skills Lacrosse Clinic
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Join Team USA Defender Tucker Durkin, All American Goalie Niko Amato and the ANC Coaching Staff
$60 per Athlete
ALL Goalies-8:30-10:00AM
4th-6th 10-11:30Am & 7th-9th Graders 12-1:30Pm
"Tucker Durkin is teaming up with Rob Forster and the rest of the ANC Coaching Staff for a unique position specific instructional clinic. The clinic will provide each athlete with a defined list of drills they can and should utilize in their offseason training programs in preparation for the spring!
ANC Holiday Skills Lacrosse Clinic
Academy Of the New Church Athletic Fieldhouse & Fields
2775 Buck Road Bryn Athyn PA 19009
ALL Goalies 8:30-10:00AM
4th-6th Grade 10:00- 11:30 Am
7th-9th Grade 12:00-1:30Pm
**Bring Sneakers and Cleats**
Friday, Dec 26, 2014, 08:30 AM
2775 Buck Rd, PA, United States
Tucker Durkin- Defensive Coach
At LaSalle College High School:
-3 Times All Catholic
-2 Time All State
-2 time All American
-2009 Under Armour All -American as senior
-2009 Phillylacrosse.com Pennsylvania Player of the Year.
At Johns Hopkins University:
4 year starter at Johns Hopkins: (started every game that played at Johns Hopkins)
2011:
-2nd Team USILA All American
2012:
-1st Team USILA All American
-William C. Schmeisser Award winner as the nation's top defenseman.
-Tewaaraton Award nominee - semi finalist
2013:
-Co-Captain of 2013 Team
-1st Team All American
-William C. Schmeisser Award winner as the nation's top defenseman for second straight year (8th person in the history of lacrosse to receive the Schmeisser Twice which has been given out annually since 1942)
- 2013 Scholar Academic All American
-Tewaaraton Award nominee - semi finalist
MLL:
-Drafted 3rd Overall in MLL Draft
-Current Member of the Hamilton Nationals Major League Lacrosse Team -Twice named MLL Defensive Player of the Week in rookie season
-2013 MLL All Pro (Only Rookie selected to the All Pro Team)
-2014 MLL All Pro
Team USA
-Named to the All World Team
-Most outstanding Defender at World Games
Rob Forster- Offensive Coach
Graduated from LaSalle in 2005, where Rob was a 2x All-State and All-American player and lead LaSalle
to its first ever state championship in 2004. Rob attended Penn State University where
he was a starter for four years. Rob led the team in goals for the 2007 & 2008 season.
In Rob’s senior season, 2009, he led Penn State in points. Since graduation, Rob has
coached LaSalle to a state championship and has been vital to the player development
of Matt Rambo (#2 Inside Lacrosse recruit/ Maryland) and Sean Coleman (#13 Inside
Lacrosse recruit/ Harvard)
In Rob’s first year as a head coach he transformed the Academy of New Church’s
lacrosse program by leading them to a 15-3 record while capturing their first ever league
championship (prior year ANC was 5-13). Rob is responsible for training 7 different All
American players and coaching two of PA’s top 5 leading scorers in 2014.
Rob as a player
-LaSalle ‘05: 2x All-State and All-American & 2004 state champion (1st
-Penn State ‘09: lead the team in goals in 2007 & 2008 / lead the team in points in 2009
Rob as a coach
-LaSalle: coached the team to 2013 state championship
-Mentored the #2, #13, #15 Inside Lacrosse recruits
-Transformed ANC Lacrosse program from 5-13 record to a 15-3 league championship
team in first year as head coach
Jack Forster-Offensive Coach
Jack Forster
Graduated from LaSalle in 2007 and lead LaSalle to two state-finals appearances. During
Jack’s career at LaSalle he was a 2x captain, 2x All-American and Inside Lacrosse’s #3
overall recruit. Jack followed his brother to Penn State University where he became a
captain, a 1st
Jack placed himself among Penn State’s all time greats by becoming the 2nd
goal scorer in PSU history. Jack has professional lacrosse experience with playing with
the Chesapeake Bayhawks MLL franchise. Jack’s coaching experience is similar to that
of his brother. He helped mold the Academy of New Church’s revamped offense and
coached the #2 and # 5 leading scorers in Pennsylvania (2014).
-LaSalle ’07 2x captain, 2x All-American
-Inside Lacrosse’s #3 overall recruit
-Penn State captain
team All-CAA
-1st
-All American
leading goal scorer in program history
-2nd
-MLL Chesapeake Bayhawks
team all Colonial Athletic Association player, as well as an All-American.
Niko Amato- Goalie Coach
Graduated from LaSalle in 2009 and won 2 state championships during his tenure. Niko
was a 2x captain and 2x All-American, and the #1 goalie recruit in high school. Niko
went on to play lacrosse at the University of Maryland where he was named a team
captain, 4x All-ACC (only goalie ever), 3x All-American, 2014 Nation’s top goalie/ 1st
team All-American, and the first goalie in ACC history to be the league’s player of the
year. At Maryland Niko helped his team win an ACC championship in 2011 and reach
two national championship games, and three final fours. The MLL’s Florida Launch
drafted Niko to play professional lacrosse. Niko is also an LXM Professional player and
is an Adrenaline Lacrosse sponsored athlete.
-LaSalle 09: 2x state champion, 2x captain, 2x All American #1 goalie recruit
-University of Maryland team captain
-4x All-ACC (only goalie ever)
-3x All-American, 2014 1st
-2014 ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1st
-MLL Florida Launch draft pick
-LXM Pro
-Adrenaline sponsored athlete
-2 national championship appearances, 3 final-fours, 1 ACC championship
team All American and nation’s top goalie
goalie ever)
Peter Schwartz- Midfield Coach
Graduated from LaSalle in 2009 and guided the explorers to two state championships.
Pete was a 2x team captain as well as 2x All-American. Pete graduated with above a
4.0 and went on to play his college lacrosse at Harvard. Pete started for the Crimson all
four years and was recognized by being awarded 2x all Ivy league, 2x all New-England
and lead Harvard to an Ivy League championship. Pete was a captain his senior year at
Harvard while being named a scholar All American. Pete has MLL experience by playing
with the Chesapeake Bayhawks.
-LaSalle ‘09: 2x state champion, 2x captain, 2x All American
-Harvard team captain
-2x All Ivy League
-2x All New-England
-Scholar All-American
-MLL Chesapeake Bayhawks