Meet fellow New Yorker Brian Witmer below!
Brian Witmer
Age: 24
Degree: BS in Recreation and Leisure Studies with a minor in Coaching Sport
Playing:
Four year Player at Oswego High School in Upstate New York – Section Three. Still on Oswego’s All Time Single Season Scoring Top 10.
Four year Player at SUNY Brockport- a division three school in the SUNYAC conference. Winner of Coaches Award after senior season.
Played one season of Senior B box lacrosse in the Can-Am lacrosse league with the Rochester Greywolves.
Tried out at the NLL Combine in 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWe13kh8FHs (21 in Blue)
Played in the following Men’s Tournaments in the Collegiate/Open Divisions over the past few years: Ocean State Classic (Rhode Island), Gotta Believe Christmas Tournament (New York), Las Vegas Showcase (Nevada), Lake Placid (New York), 2014 World Lacrosse Championships Festival (Colorado), Vail (Colorado).
Most recently traveled to the Czech Republic to play box lacrosse in Prague for the Deutschland Adler LC in the Ales Hrebevsky Memorial Tournament. http://www.net-tv.cz/810-7-b-deutschland-adler-polish-eagles (18 in Green)
Coaching:
Coached JV lacrosse at Spencerport high school in the Spring of 2013. Served as offensive coordinator and brought the team to a program record of 12-6. State Certified to Coach Lacrosse in the State of New York
Coached fifth and sixth graders with little/no experience in lacrosse for the Park City Youth Lacrosse Association in Utah. Had some great improvements in players, but the important part was that the kids (and coaches) had a blast all spring.
Officiating:
Certified to Officiate through the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. Refereed in New York, Colorado, and Utah at youth, high school, and adult leagues and tournaments.
Writing:
Contributing writer for Inside Lacrosse Gear and Inside Lacrosse Indoor. Great relationship with the editor and has a green light to submit articles at will.
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/brian-witmer-the-enigma-world-games-experience/29321
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/brian-witmer-weekend-was-las-vegas-showcase/21927
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/brian-witmer-nll-combine-first-person-experience/21296
Work Experience in Lacrosse:
3d Lacrosse Event Coordinator Intern (Summer 2013): Responsible for helping plan and execute the Denver Shootout which boasts more than two hundred youth and high school teams. Also responsible for helping facilitate camps and other programs that fall under the Events Department.
3d Lacrosse Rising Talent Evaluator (Current): Tasked with going to seek out the top prospects and writing short pieces about them to aid in the recruiting process. Assignments from Canadian Field Championships and the Las Vegas Showcase listed below.
http://3dlacrosse.com/3d-rising/las-vegas-showcase-brings-out-top-prospects-0
http://3dlacrosse.com/3d-rising/canadian-field-championships
http://3dlacrosse.com/3d-rising/canadian-field-championships-u19
Staff Supervisor, Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament (2013): Responsible for managing a staff of roughly forty workers for a week at one of the world’s most prestigious tournaments.
Competition Specialist, Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Tournament (2014)
Competition Director Lake Tahoe Summit Lacrosse Tournament (2014)
In both cases, Tahoe and Placid, was tasked by George Leveille to operate the tournament scheduling software and was also responsible for reseeding and rescheduling teams accordingly as the tournaments progressed.
Future
I’ll be heading to Australia to play and coach for the Woodville Warriors Lacrosse Club in April 2015. Based out of Adelaide, South Australia, the Warriors are one of the oldest and most prestigious lacrosse clubs in Australia since their inception in 1899.
Summary
Lacrosse has taken me further than I ever thought it could, and every new adventure opens a dozen more doors across the country as well as the globe. Playing hard, being kind to everyone you meet, and displaying responsibility on and off the field is the ticket to success in lacrosse as well as life.