Launch Fill Out Coaching Staff
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in Uncategorized.
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BOCA RATON, FL (December 27, 2016) – The Florida Launch today announced the hiring of assistant coach Brian Duncan.
Duncan becomes the third and final assistant on head coach Tom Mariano’s staff. Coach Duncan currently serves as head coach of Flagler College men’s lacrosse club.
Prior to joining the Saints, Duncan served as offensive coordinator for Division II Florida Tech men’s lacrosse program. At FIT, he helped the team to a 12-4 record as they finished ranked 15th overall in the USILA coach’s poll. The Panthers reached the Sunshine State Conference tournament and championship game for the first time in school history. FIT boasted seven all-conference players after their historic run.
Before joining FIT, Duncan served as head coach and director of all lacrosse programs at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL. The Bulldogs were 18-16 under Duncan’s direction as they earned two District Championships with 10 players making the 1st All-District team.
Duncan has been at the professional level once before with the short-lived Jacksonville Bullies of the defunct Professional Lacrosse League. He led the Bullies to a 3-1 record and contributed to the Jacksonville community by raising money for “Save Lax in Jax” and speaking to several schools about the “Bullies Against Bullying” campaign.
Previously, he spent three seasons at Jacksonville University as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the startup program. In just the second year of the program, the Dolphins made the MAAC Final Four in their first year of competitive play.
In his longest tenured position, Duncan spent 10 years with the Community College of Baltimore County – Essex. At CCBC, he worked as an assistant coach and recruiter and then transitioned into head coach for the second half of his run. Under Duncan’s leadership, the Knights won the NJCAA National Championship in 2004. His title run earned him NJCAA National Coach of the Year honors.
As a player, Duncan was a midfielder for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 1989-92. He posted 36 goals and 19 assists during his career and was drafted into professional indoor lacrosse.
The Florida Launch will return to action on April 22, 2017. To purchase tickets, call 561-923-9067 or visit https://www.floridalaunchlacrosse.com/tickets.
Author’s Note: Just like I thanked Coach Ross for the time I spent with him during the MLL seasons I’d also like to thank former assistant coaches George Harris and Matt Sofarelli for the past three years too, as we turn the page going forward. Coach Harris continues in his role at Pine Crest and Coach Sofarelli is in the midst of building the program at The Pine School so I will still be covering them at the high school level going forward. Both have been generous with their time and all of us in the area thank them for their efforts.BOCA RATON, FL (December 19, 2016) – The Florida Launch today named Chris Burdick assistant coach to Tom Mariano and named Matt Dugan director of player analytics. Burdick currently serves as an assistant coach at the University of Tampa, where he has helped the Spartans to three consecutive Sunshine State Conference championships since the program’s inception in 2014. Prior to UT, Burdick served as head coach of Providence College men’s lacrosse program for 14 seasons (1999-2012). After 11 seasons of play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, he oversaw the transition into the Big East Conference. Under Burdick’s tenure, the Friars qualified for nine straight trips to the conference tournament (2001-09), won four regular season titles (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008) and claimed the MAAC Championship three times (2004, 2006, 2007). Before Providence, Burdick served as an assistant for Notre Dame, Delaware, UMass and Cornell. Dugan is also currently an assistant coach for the University of Tampa men’s lacrosse program. He previously worked as the assistant coach at Tompkins-Cortland Community College.
BOCA RATON, FL (December 27, 2016) – The Florida Launch today announced the hiring of assistant coach Brian Duncan.
Duncan becomes the third and final assistant on head coach Tom Mariano’s staff. Coach Duncan currently serves as head coach of Flagler College men’s lacrosse club.
Prior to joining the Saints, Duncan served as offensive coordinator for Division II Florida Tech men’s lacrosse program. At FIT, he helped the team to a 12-4 record as they finished ranked 15th overall in the USILA coach’s poll. The Panthers reached the Sunshine State Conference tournament and championship game for the first time in school history. FIT boasted seven all-conference players after their historic run.
Before joining FIT, Duncan served as head coach and director of all lacrosse programs at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL. The Bulldogs were 18-16 under Duncan’s direction as they earned two District Championships with 10 players making the 1st All-District team.
Duncan has been at the professional level once before with the short-lived Jacksonville Bullies of the defunct Professional Lacrosse League. He led the Bullies to a 3-1 record and contributed to the Jacksonville community by raising money for “Save Lax in Jax” and speaking to several schools about the “Bullies Against Bullying” campaign.
Previously, he spent three seasons at Jacksonville University as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the startup program. In just the second year of the program, the Dolphins made the MAAC Final Four in their first year of competitive play.
In his longest tenured position, Duncan spent 10 years with the Community College of Baltimore County – Essex. At CCBC, he worked as an assistant coach and recruiter and then transitioned into head coach for the second half of his run. Under Duncan’s leadership, the Knights won the NJCAA National Championship in 2004. His title run earned him NJCAA National Coach of the Year honors.
As a player, Duncan was a midfielder for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 1989-92. He posted 36 goals and 19 assists during his career and was drafted into professional indoor lacrosse.
The Florida Launch will return to action on April 22, 2017. To purchase tickets, call 561-923-9067 or visit https://www.floridalaunchlacrosse.com/tickets.
