Rock Lacrosse Tryouts Announced

Players who wish to be evaluated for our middle and high school elite teams should register by selecting the appropriate registration links below.

Rock will field teams in 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 graduation years. 

If you have questions about the tryouts, please contact Rock Lacrosse - Rock Lacrosse Tryout Questions

Maryland Tryouts

*note: August 12 tryout online registrations will close 4pm on Saturday August 11! Walk Up on site registrations will accepted - although players should arrive no less than 30 minutes prior to their scheduled start times to complete the site registrations
Dates:   Aug 5th & 12th - 2018
Location: St Paul's School - Brooklandville, MD  - Google Maps Link
Times: 

• 9:00 am-10:30am  2025/26
• 10:30 am -12:00     2023/24
• 12:00- 1:30 pm        2022
• 1:30 pm -3:00 pm    2021
• 3:00 pm-4:30pm      2020 

Rock Lacrosse - Maryland - Tryout Registration Link
(click above txt to register)

Central Pennsylvania Tryouts
Dates:  Aug19th & 26th
Location: Red Rose Arena - Lancaster, PA - Google Maps Link
Times:

• 9:00 am-10:30am  2025/26
• 10:30 am -12:00     2023/24
• 12:00- 1:30 pm        2022
• 1:30 pm -3:00 pm    2021 / 2020

Rock Lacrosse - Central Pennsylvania - Tryout Link
(click above link to register)

Trey Whitty - Director of Coaching and Player Development - Head Varsity Coach St. Paul's School 
(Coach Whitty will oversee coaching and player development efforts in Maryland and Pennsylvania)

"I couldn't be more excited about this opportunity to work with Rock Lacrosse. To be able to focus on player development and working with our coaches to enhance the player experience and development process is ideal for me. I'm a Coach first and foremost, and this allows me to focus on teaching the game of lacrosse, and in turn will add to my professional development. The staff that George and Kevin have put together is one of the best in the country, and I can't wait to get to work with them. "

Rock Pennsylvania Coaching Staffs Announced

Rock Pennsylvania Director

• Kyle Wimer - 2X USILA All American UMBC - MLL alum - Hempfield HS alum -  Associate Varsity Head Coach Hempfield HS & Former Head Varsity Coach Manheim Township HS

Rock PA 2020 ELITE

• Bill Hughes - Head Coach - Former Head Varsity Coach Wilson West Lawn High School 
• Marty Mullen - Co Head Coach - Current Assistant Coach Elizabethtown College
• Brandon Kessler - Offensive Coordinator - Low & Away and Red Lion HS alum - played collegiate lacrosse at Hobart University

Rock 2021 ELITE

• Keith Euker - Head Coach Top 22 - Head Coach McDaniel College
• Brendan Mundorf - CoHead Coach Top 22 - HOF-2017, 2X World Team, 2X USILA All American-UMBC, 7 year MLL/NLL Veteran. 
• Gray Bodden - Assistant Coaching Intern Top 22 - Rising Junior Towson University - Rock Lacrosse Alum
• Josh Berenzy - Team Administrator/Associate Director
• Blake Askenas - Head Coach Top 44 - Completed 4 year coaching internship at Rock Lacrosse - Rock Lacrosse Alum
• Jake Berger - Assistant Coaching Intern - Rising Senior Florida Institute of Technology. 

Rock PA 2022 ELITE

• Dave Ondrusek - Head Coach - Current Varsity Head Coach Palmrya High School - 2017 US Lacrosse Central PA Coach of the Year. 
• Guy Hornig - Assistant Coach - Current Varsity Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator Hempfield HS, Former Head Coach Lampeter Strasburg HS
• Rodney Tamblin - Assistant Coach - Former Head Varsity Coach West York HS

Rock PA 2023 ELITE

• John Schein - Head Coach - Current Head Coach Hershey High School
• Ian Dessenberg - Assistant Coaching Intern - Ursinus College Attack/Midfield Central York High School alum
• Jack Marks - Assistant Coaching Intern - Frostburg College Goalie - Dallastown HS

• Nolan Sachs - Assistant Coaching Intern - Low & Away and Manheim Township HS alum - Ursinus College Defense 

Rock PA 2024 ELITE

• Mike Sipes - Head Coaching Intern - Frostburg College Attack - York Suburban HS alum
• Joe Augeri - Assistant Coaching Intern - Manheim Township HS alum
• Tanner McApline - Assistant Coaching Intern - York College Goalie - Hempfield HS alum

Rock PA 2025 ELITE

• Brendan Schranz - Head Coach - Ferrum College - 1st All Conference SEILC - 2016 All State VA

• Jack Marks - Assistant Coaching Intern - Frostburg College Goalie - Dallastown HS

Rock PA 2026 ELITE 

• Pat Stafford - Head Coach - Varsity Head Coach - Red Lion High School
• Cam Goodling - Assistant Coaching Intern - Elizabethtown College Midfield - West York HS alum - Rock Alum
• Nick Serrano - Assistant Coaching Intern - Red Lion High School Alum - Lebanon Valley College

Rock PA Goalie Coach

• Nick Yando - Current Assistant Men's Lacrose Coach Alvernia University

Maryland Coaching Staffs

Rock 2020 ELITE

• Hugh Donovan - 2020 Director - Top 22 Head Coach - Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator York College
• Kevin Mayer - Associate Head Coach Top 22 - Executive Director Rock Lacrosse
• Tarhy Alford - Assistant Coach Top 22 - Assistant Coach Offensive Coordinator - Westminster HS Varsity
• Robert Clark - Assistant Coaching Intern Top 22 - Rising Senior Georgetown University - Rock Lacrosse Alum
• Matt Ryan - Head Coach Top 44 - Assistant Varsity Coach Aberdeen High School
• Craig Campbell - Co-Head Coach Top 22 - Assistant Varsity Coach Fallston High School
• Barrett Campbell - Assistant Coaching Intern - Rising Sophomore Lebanon Valley College

Rock 2021 ELITE

• Keith Euker - Head Coach Top 22 - Head Coach McDaniel College
• Brendan Mundorf - CoHead Coach Top 22 - HOF-2017, 2X World Team, 2X USILA All American-UMBC, 7 year MLL/NLL Veteran. 
• Gray Bodden - Assistant Coaching Intern Top 22 - Rising Junior Towson University - Rock Lacrosse Alum
• Josh Berenzy - Team Administrator/Associate Director
• Blake Askenas - Head Coach Top 44 - Completed 4 year coaching internship at Rock Lacrosse - Rock Lacrosse Alum
• Jake Berger - Assistant Coaching Intern - Rising Senior Florida Institute of Technology. 

Rock 2022 ELITE

• Brandon Childs - Head Coach Top 22 - Head Coach York College
• Spencer Parks - Assistant Coach Top 22 - Assistant Coach (Volunteer) United States Naval Academy
• George Parks - Associate Head Coach Top 22 - JV Head Coach St. Paul's School - Rock COO/Director
• Gary Clip - Assistant Coach - D Coordinator Top 22 - US Lacrosse HOF, 2X World Team, 2X All American - UMBC
• Don Treacy - Team Manager  - 5 yr. tenured coach - All American/HOF Roanoke College
• Dan Kaplan - Head Coach Top 22 - Assistant Coach York College - Rock Lacrosse Alum 
• Mason Markey - Assistant Coaching Intern - Rising Junior DeSales University - Rock Lacrosse Alum

Rock 2023 ELITE 

• Mike Marshner - Head Coach 2023 ELITE - 2X Rock Coach/Florida Tech University Alum
• Kyle Stofko - Assistant Coaching Intern 2023 ELITE - Rising Sophomore Wagner University - Rock Lacrosse Alum
• Ben Claffee - Assistant Coaching Intern 2023 ELITE - Rising Sophomore St. Mary's College
• Chris Mitzel - Assistant Coach 2023 ELITE - UMBC alum

Rock 2024 ELITE 

• Rick Matthews - Head Coach 2024 ELITE - JV Assistant Coach St. Paul's School - 7X Tenured Rock Lacrosse Coach

Rock 2025 ELITE

• Ben Judy - Head Coach 2025 ELITE - 3X Rock Lacrosse Coach - Graduate of Shenandoah University (lacrosse alum)
• Dan Bishop - Assistant Coach 2025 ELITE - 2X Rock Lacrosse Coach  

Rock 2026 ELITE

• Corey Reina - Head Coach 2026 ELITE - 4X Tenured Rock Lacrosse Coach, Rock Goalie Instructor prior to coaching 2026
• Nick Breslin - CoHead Coach 2026 ELITE - former 2025 ELITE head coach. 

We encourage you to read more about our coaches, experience and backgrounds via the Rock Lacrosse Staff page of our website. 

*note: our high school teams Top 22 & Top 44 practice and attend Team Camp together

Rock Lacrosse Team Store Link
http://www.acesportswear.com/store/rocklacrosse

CLINIC WILL FOCUS ON A ROBUST 2 HOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE BOX LACROSSE GAME. PLAYERS WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROCK LACROSSE USBOXLA HIGH SCHOOL TEAM DURING THE CLINIC

BOX LACROSSE HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ADVANCED YOUTH, HIGH SCHOOL AND NCAA PLAYER DEVELOPMENT. FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT BOX LACROSSE THIS IS A GREAT CLINIC FOR YOU!

CLINIC DETAILS
DATE/TIME: MONDAY 12/11 6:30-8:30PM
LOCATION: GOALS BALTIMORE - 6159 EDMONDSON AVE CATONSVILLE, MD 21224
COST: $30.00/PLAYER
REGISTER HERE: https://rocklacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/322134350

CLINIC DIRECTOR: HUGH DONOVAN 
Coach Donovan, a 1996 graduate of Bucknell University, is currently Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator the York College Spartans. Prior to joining York Donovan served as head coach at Immaculata University where 

he served for the past three seasons. Prior to Immaculata, Donovan was the head coach at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland for four seasons. Donovan compiled a record of 37-29, and earned bids to the Region XX Championships in all four seasons. His team's best season came in 2013 when Harford went 12-6, advanced to the Region XX Championship game, and later earned an at-large bid into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship Tournament.

Donovan was a two-time NJCAA Region XX Coaches' Association Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Donovan also spent time at both Bucknell and Mount St. Mary's as an assistant coach.

As a player, Donovan's six-year professional career spanned National Lacrosse League (NLL) and the Major League Lacrosse (MLL)  leagues for the Baltimore Thunder, Pittsburgh Crossfire, Washington Power, Colorado Mammoth, Philadelphia Wings, and Baltimore Bayhawks.  He made five playoff appearances and was on the MLL Championship Baltimore Bayhawk team in 2001. In the NLL Coach Donovan was known as an enforcer and one of the more physical defenders in the league. 

Before his successful professional lacrosse career, Donovan was a stand-out at Bucknell as a defenseman.  He was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1996 as well as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Patriot League. He was first-team All-Patriot League his junior and senior seasons and second-team All-Patriot League in his sophomore season. Donovan was also a captain his junior and senior season, and a member of the All-Decade Team for the Patriot League in 2000. He was inducted into the Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

During and after the 2018 NCAA season Rock Lacrosse 12 alums received pre and post season All-American and or Senior Class Award honors in various polls: 

Zach Goodrich - Towson University - Kent Island HS - Midfield
Ryan Hursey - Georgetown University - Westminster HS - Midfield
Johnn Surdick - Army - Dematha Catholic HS - LPM/D
Greyson Torain - Navy - Dematha Catholic HS - Midfield
Ryan Terefenko - Ohio State U - Wilson West Lawn HS
Casey Rees - Navy - Boys Latin  - Midfield 
Mikey Wynne - Notre Dame - St. Paul's - Attack
Dillon Hannah - York College - Catonsville HS
JD Beck - York College - Kent Island High School - LPM/D
Hunter Davis - York College - Westminster HS - Attack
Landry Marshall - Glenelg HS - Goalie
Logan Sweeney - Florida Institute of Tech - Liberty HS - Midfield

Sessions Underway - Limited Spots Remaining!

The winter skill sessions are designed to gear up for your outdoor season. The staff will be stressing individual offensive play such as shooting, finishing and close quarters stick protection and will end with 2 man plays, pick and rolls etc.  The individual defensive techniques will provide a solid foundation of footwork, body position, when/where and how to check and how to defend the pick game. We will implement training techniques that will help players create better movement on and off the ball with end to end defense to offense transition.

Session Instructors: 

• Ryan Drenner: Asst. Coach York College:Ryan is a 2017 graduate of Towson University where he won three Colonial Athletic Conference Championships, was the 2016 CAA Player of the Year, and also earned the 2017 Towson University Athlete of the Year. Drenner is a two-time USILA All-American and a USILA Scholar All-American. Professionally, Drenner started on the prolific attack for the Florida Launch in his rookie campaign leading the team to a berth in the league semi-finals.

• Dan Kaplan; Head Coach Rock PA 2019 ELITE: Coach Kaplan is a graduate of York College where he was a 2-year starter on a team that moved up the NCAA rankings to become a perennial Top 6 DIII program. Coach Dan is currently the Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach at York College. Coach Kaplan is an alum of the Rock Lacrosse program, and has served for the past 4 years as a summer coaching intern in the program. Dan Kaplan is a graduate of Howard HS, one of MD's top public HS programs

Ryan Drenner's Scoring and Skills sessiona are designed to help you develop individually and gear up for your outdoor season. Ryan and his staff will be stressing individual offensive play such as shooting , finishing and close quarters stick protection while  learning how to create separation to get your hands fess and either feed or score !!!.  

No matter what position a player plays in outdoor lacrosse, these sessions will enhance his game and gain better stick handling skills.

Baltimore Session Details and Registration Link

Location:
Goals Baltimore, Inc.
6159 Edmondson Avenue
Suite D
Catonsville, MD 21228

Dates:
Dec 5,12,19,27
Jan 2,16

Times:
8:00pm -  9:00pm     MS 2022-2026       30 Player Max 
9:00pm -10:00pm     HS 2018-2021        30 Player Max

Fees: $180.00

Middle School and HS sessions to run concurrently at Goals

Registration Link:
https://rocklacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/658136696

Central PA Session Details and Registration Link

Location:
Red Rose Arena
3459 Hempland Rd Lancaster, PA
Indoor Fields # 1 & 2

Times: 
8:00am  -9:30am Middle School  2022-2026          
9:30am-11:00am High School     2018-2021          

60 player maximum for each session

3 Participation Options 
4 Week Session $115 Winter Skills Dates  1st session   December 3,10,17,31  
4 Week Session $115 Winter Skills Dates  2nd Session January 7,14,21,28
8 Week Session $200 Winter Skills Dates  December 3,10,17,31  &  January 7,14,21,28

Registration Link:
https://rocklacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/974032050