FREE Goalie and FoGo Clinics
Every SUNDAY from 10a - 12p at Marymount Univ.
Please see below for each organizations' bios / credentials.
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Goalies:
Website: https://www.thecreasecrew.com
Social Media: Crease Crew Instagram
Instructor Bio: Gib Versfeld (Founder / Director) was a goaltender at Johns Hopkins University, and previously captained and led Amherst College to the National Championship game in 2019.
The founder of Goalie by Gib, numerous recruiting events and club teams have called upon him to lead their boys and girls goalie training, including Apex Lacrosse Events, Iron 44, and Clippers LC. He has been a recognizable face among goalies over the last four years, serving as a consistent guest coach with top goalie companies including: Goaliesmith, Foundation Lacrosse, and The Goalie Workshop.
At the collegiate level, Gib has provided goalie consulting to Haverford College and has trained numerous men’s and women’s goalies at Division 1, 2, and 3 schools including: Yale, Dartmouth, Richmond, Holy Cross, and many others. Gib understands that goalie is both a physical and mental game. His coaching philosophy emphasizes a balanced approach that integrates technical expertise with mental training, helping develop each goalie to their next level.
Email: gib@thecreasecrew.com
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Face-Off Get Off (FoGos):
Instructor Bio: Michael R. McDonnell (Owner and Dir. of Free Plat Academy) has a strong background in coaching after completing his here is my resume:
● 4-year Letterman at the University of Michigan.
● Current national team player for Ireland.
● Short stint in the Professional Box Lacrosse Association.
● 10+ years as a coach, helping at various programs and clubs across the Washington
D.C. metro area, both in the field game & box game.
● Most recently held the head coaching position for the Potomac Gaels, a collegiate box
lacrosse team that competed at the National Collegiate Box Lacrosse series this past
summer.
● Founder and director of the Free Play Academy (est. 2021) that champions ecological
dynamics and the Constraint-Led Approach (CLA) for player development.
● Recently published a book, The Origins of Linear-Based Sport Development that dives
into the history of linear-based pedagogy in sport. Next publication will be The Adaptive
Lacrosse Player, Designing Youth Lacrosse Programs for the Modern Player.