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Hoosier Lacrosse Coaches
Hoosier Lacrosse, founded in 2008, is Indiana's elite lacrosse organization run by lacrosse professionals. Our coaches are among the best and most experienced anywhere in the area. We instruct athletes with a progressive dynamic style and the proper mechanics that are essential for success. Whether you are a new player or want to play at the highest level, all players will benefit from individual instruction, game situation drills, and scrimmaging that Hoosier Lacrosse provides.
We believe lacrosse is a lifestyle and offer the tools you need to take your game to the next level. Join Hoosier Lacrosse and turn your potential into production!
Hoosier Lacrosse Director - Ken Levinberg
Coach Ken started playing lacrosse in 1981 as freshmen at the Illinois powerhouse New Trier High School in Winnetka Illinois. In college Coach Ken was a 4 year starter and captain of the Illinois State University Lacrosse Team. Because the team was new Coach Ken used this opportunity to begin his long career in coaching by successfully learning and playing all the positions on the lacrosse field while coaching his fellow teammates.
After college he continued to play for the highly competitive post collegiate team Lincoln Park from 1990 until moving to Indiana in 2009. While in Illinois he had been the JV coach for Glenbrook North & Highland Park High Schools. In 1999 & 2000 he was selected to coach Team Illinois Varsity, which had winning tournament records at the Vail Colorado tournament. Ken's biggest accomplishment was to be one of a handful of dedicated coaches and lacrosse enthusiasts that grew Illinois lacrosse from just a handful of high school teams to a state sanctioned sport with over 8,000 male and female participants currently playing at all levels from 1st grade thru adult. Many of the players he worked with went on to play lacrosse at the highest levels including the pro level.
After marrying his wife Jaime, who played lacrosse at North Central HS and Indiana University, they decided to relocate to Indiana. Coach Ken quickly got involved in the local lacrosse scene and in 2008 he founded Hoosier Lacrosse. Coach Ken is dedicated to help grow the sport in Indiana and is excited by the enthusiasm of the players and their parents.
Playing Experience
Lincoln Park LC - Chicago, Il. 1990-2007
Lacrosse America Box Lacrosse League - 4 X Champion 2000-2007
Illinois State University - 4 year Captian, Team MVP, 1986-1990
New Trier High School, Winnetka, Il. 1981-1985
Coaching Since 1986
Hoosier Lacrosse 2008-Present
Noblesville HS 2010--Present
Guerin Catholic HS - 2009
Team Illinois Varstiy - Summers 1998, 1999, 2000
Highland Park HS 1998-1999
Glenbrook North HS 1995-1997
Lacrosse America 1992-2008
Illinois State University - Player Coach 1986-1988
2011 Hoosier Lacrosse Coach of the Year
Coach John started playing lacrosse during high school in Massachusetts. As an adult, he has been coaching Red Lion Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse for 6 years. He was U11 Head Coach and Co-Head Coach for U9, U13 and U15. He helped established Red Lion as one of the elite teams in York County. His team made it to 4 York County Championships Games and won twice as York County Champions with undefeated records (21-0, 23-0). He also coached with Gotham City Thunder and Norrisville Youth. His coaching philosophy includes sportsmanship, honor, respect and developing a role for every player that ensures they have playing time. For the last one and half years, he actively plays lacrosse in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Indiana.
Coach Jenny started playing lacrosse her freshman year at Holy Trinity High School on Long Island, New York. As a member of the girls’ varsity lacrosse team, she earned the award of All-Long Island in 2001, 2002, and 2003. She was named team captain in both 2002 and 2003. In 2003, Jenny broke the school records for both goals and assists and was named team MVP. Coach Jenny earned a scholarship and went on to play Division I lacrosse at Manhattan College. In 2007, Jenny earned the Jasper Award and was a MAAC All-Academic selection. In 2006, she was a First Team All-MAAC, MAAC All-Tournament, and MAAC All-Academic selection. In 2005, Jenny was named to the second Team All-MAAC and to the MAAC All-Academic Team. In 2004, she earned Rookie of the Week twice. Coach Jenny and her team won the MAAC championship in 2004 and 2005. Coach Jenny also coached girls’ high school lacrosse for 2 teams on Long Island.
Coach Nick has been playing lacrosse since the 7th grade and continues to play to this date. He played varsity at Noblesville HS his sophomore, junior, and senior years and was named All-State all three of those years. He also volunteered with the intermediate and middle school teams during my time at Noblesville. In 2011 he played for Indiana University and was a starter for the team as an attackman and was also the 2nd leading point scorer for the team.
Playing Experience
Longwood University, Farmville, VA (2001-2002)
Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC (1998-2001)
Playing Accomplishments
Longwood University (Independent) (2001-2002): Member of NCAA Division II Final Four, semi-finalist team and NCAA Division II # 1 ranked team; finished 8th in team scoring while only playing in half of the games due to injury.
Pfeiffer University (Independent) (1998-2001): Selected for Southeast regional team for the National Tournament; ranked 2nd in final Division II ranking in assists, averaging 4 points per game (15 goals, 29 assists in 11 games); ended career (3 seasons) as school record holder for assists in season, career points, career assists and ranked 2nd on school all-time list for career goals; team Offensive MVP, Laxtravaganza Tournament MVP and All-tournament team (1999-2000); co-captain (2001).
Coaching Since 2002
Hoosier Lacrosse, Coach and Director Bloomington Girls (2011 to present)
Indiana University, Head Coach (2003-2004, 2007-2008, 2010-2011); Club Advisor (2007 to present)
High Point University All-Star Camp (July 2010)
Longwood University, Assistant Coach (2002-2003)
Coaching Accomplishments
Indiana University: Players earned WCLL all-league honors (2004, 2008, 2011); Two Senior Leader Award recipients from IU’s Recreational Sports (2008, 2011); and One Academic All-American (2011)
Longwood University: NCAA Division II Final Four, 2nd place team and for NCAA Division II #1 ranked team (15-0 regular season, finished 16-1); Four IWLCA All-Americans; Division II Midfield Player of the Year and Division II Defensive Player of the Year.
Coaching Philosophy
My coaching philosophy is based on values and qualities I have developed through my own experiences and what I believe to be necessary for success. Commitment, discipline, tenacity, respect, zeal, and solidarity are essential to the development of a lacrosse team, and individual players.
My goal while working with Hoosier Lacrosse is to contribute to the growth of lacrosse in the state of Indiana and to the development of players we work with, in order for them to take away the most education possible to play the game and work towards their lacrosse and life aspirations.
Coach Ashley is the Head Women's Varsity Coach at Hamilton Southeastern High School.
Starting goalie Junior and Senior year at Guerin Catholic High School. Went 7-0, Junior year and made it to Regionals Senior year60-65% save averages Junior and Senior yearRecipient of the St. Theodore Guerin Athletic Award Junior yearTeam Captain Senior yearGoalie at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan40% save percentageAquinas College Women's Lacrosse 2011 season went 21-1, WCLL North Central Conference Champions, WCLL Division II Runners-Up
Coach Morgan started playing lacrosse in 6th grade as a midfielder for Hamilton Southeastern. He soon switched to become an attackman, which he played for the rest of junior high and high school. He played his entire lacrosse career before college through the Hamilton Southeastern system, attending HSE high school from 2005-2009, when he graduated. He played 2 years at the varsity level, along with some experience his sophomore year as well. He was co-captain and 2nd leading point scorer his senior year. Morgan is now a junior at Indiana University. He played his freshman year as a midfielder and will try and continue his lacrosse career this coming fall. Morgan has worked with Hoosier Lacrosse for two years, helping coach the first Under-15 travel team in program history. The team came in 2nd and won the sportsmanship award at the Dayton invitational in June and also had good showings at tournaments in both Michigan and Illinois in July.
Coach Jamie has been involved with lacrosse for over a decade now, playing throughout high at the varsity level for North Central and several years with the Indiana Hoosiers on their club team. Jamie also spent a year coaching the Bloomington Outlaws then Center Grove High School team and is now currently with North Central HS. As well as lacrosse he has coached swimming, diving and gymnastics.
Coach Jaime grew up in Indiana where she played varsity lacrosse for North Central high school and was captain her senior year. Jaime then went on to play at Indiana University for 3 years where she was captain and co-coach her junior year. After college Jaime moved to Chicago and coached for Lacrosse America where she coached beginning lacrosse players as well as the competitive teams. She also played in the adult womens league, as well as, officiated. In 2008 Jaime returned to Indiana with her husband and Hoosier Lacrosse founder, Ken Levinberg, where she now is the Junior Varsity Head Coach for Hamilton Southeastern.
Coach Steven started playing lacrosse in 8th grade for Noblesville. He ended his 8th grade season receiving team MVP, best Defender award, and also played in the state All-Star game. In high school he was a 3 year varsity player and had some experience his freshman year too at the varsity level. Along with playing lax he also was a 3 year varsity wrestler and an Eagle Scout. He is going to further his enjoyment for the sport in college playing defense at Indiana Tech.
Coach Blake played lacrosse for 8 years starting in 6th grade. He was a 4 year varsity starter for Zionsville High School and as a senior his team made it to the final four and was named team MVP. He was also named honorable mention all-state. In high school Coach Blake frequently helped out with the 3/4th grade programs at Zionsville. He is currently a Junior at Indiana University where he is studying Social Studies and Education.
Windsor Clippers (Windsor, ON Canada) 2006-2008
Bellarmine Univeristy Division I (Louisville, KY) 2005-2006
Tri-State/ Trine University Division III (Angola, IN) 2007-2009
Team Indiana All-Stars (Indianapolis, IN) 2005
Dixie Top 150 All-Star Team (Limestone, SC) 2005
Cathedral High School (Indianapolis, IN) 2002-2005
Coach Mac has played or coached lacrosse for 19 years. After playing high school lacrosse at Thomas Worthington (Worthington, OH), he played college lacrosse at DIII Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH). Since moving to Indiana, Coach Mac has been an assistant coach at HSE, an assistant coach at Noblesville, started the MS Noblesville team as head coach, JV head coach, and currently serves as assistant Varsity coach at Noblesville. Coach Mac teaches "old school" fundamentals on the lacrosse field, and focuses on effort, intensity, and technique at practice.
Playing Experience
Team Empire 2012-Present
College of Mount St. Joseph (Div III) - Cincinnati, OH. 2007-2011
2011 MLC All-Conference Honoable Mention
2011 Conference defensive player of the week
Bishop Chatard HS- Indianapolis, IN 2003-2007
Coaching Since 2007
Bishop Chatard HS Assistant Coach, mens and womens, 2012- Present
Hoosier Lacrosse 2011-Present
Powerhouse Lacrosse Camp, Co-founder, 2007-Present
I love the sport of lacrosse. My goal as a coach is to do whatever it takes to expand the sport across the state of Indiana as long as possible. I enjoy coaching kids of all ages. I played goalie in college, so I have a lot of knowledge at that position as well as coordinating team defense.
Playing Experience
Aurora Universtiy (Division III) 2011 - Present
Varsity Lacrosse – Bishop Chatard High School (2008 – 2011)
2011 IHSLA ( Indiana High School Lacrosse Assoc. ) ALL STATE 1st Team.
2011 ICC ( Indiana Catholic Conference ) All Conference 1st Team
2010 IHSLA (Indiana High School Lacrosse Assoc.) ALL STATE
2010 ICC (Indiana Catholic Conference ) All Conference
2011 & 2010 Bishop Chatard High School Team Captain
2010 Bishop Chatard High School Team Offense MVP
2010 Adidas ALL AMERICAN, 4 year Varsity letter winner – Varsity since Freshman year
Team Indiana – Travel Lacrosse Team (2009)
Indy Elite – Travel Lacrosse Team (2008)
Coaching Since 2008
Hoosier Lacrosse 2011-Present
Powehouse Lacrosse 2008-2010
Coach Nelson hails from Roseville, Minnesota where he began his lacrosse career in 8th grade. Nelson played for Roseville Area High School and won the Minnesota State Championship in 2001 and 2002. He also received All-State Honors his senior season in 2003. After graduation Coach Nelson attended The College of Wooster briefly before transferring to the University of Minnesota Duluth (MCLA D1). At Minnesota Duluth he was a 4 year starter, as well as a 3 time captain. Nelson received 1st team All-Conference honors all four years, Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007, as well as being recognized as an MCLA All-American in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Upon completion of his degree in History and collegiate lacrosse career Pete began coaching at the high school level in both lacrosse and hockey in Duluth, Minnesota. This past March Coach Nelson was the Varsity assistant at Minnetonka High School (MN) where he was in charge of the offense, as well as the extra man offense. Nelson is currently in his first season as an assistant coach at Indiana University.
Playing Experience
Empire Lacrosse Club 2010
Cleveland Mens Lacrosse Club 2003-2010
Ohio Wesleyan University 2001-2003 2003 NCAA DIV III Playoff Appearance
Hudson High School ( Ohio ) 1996-1999
Coaching Experience
Hoosier Lacrosse 2011 - Present
Northern Ohio High School Lacrosse Association Official 2008-2010
Assistant Coach Benedictine High School Cleveland, Ohio 2008-2010
Assistant varsity Coach Huntsville, Alabama 2007-2008
2011-present Midfielder for Indiana Tech - 2011 recruiting class
Playing Experience
Indiana University 2010- Present
Indy Elite 2010
Team Indiana 2009
Bloomington Outlaws Lacrosse Club, 2x Team Captian, 2006-2010
Coaching Since 2010
Hoosier Lacrosse 2011-Present
Bloomington Outlaws assistant coach 2010-present
