Our Coaches
The most experienced and well rounded coaching staff the Inland Northwest has to offer. All coaches are USAL certified, and are passionate about the sport of lacrosse and building strong, competitive players and teams in a way that exemplifies the spirit of the game
Our goal is to build athletes on the foundation of our four cornerstones:
Effort, Positivity, Accountability, and Character.
Above all else our coaches truly care about developing players and passing the game to the next generation!
2027 Team Coaches:
Chris Hill - Valley Head Coach
Jake Hut - Defensive Coordinator for Spokane Stealth
2029 Team Coaches:
Derek Schutz - Head Coach for Syl
Jackson Crocker - Former DI player at Mercer, currently at Concordia University Irvine, 4x All Spokane LSM
2030 Team Coaches:
Jackson Dean - UMASS Lowell
Parker Bartkus - Dominican University, Curtis High School Defensive POY, 4 year head coach for South Sound Lacrosse
2031 Team Coaches:
Jackson Dean - UMASS Lowell
Josh Soehner - Head Coach Mt Spokane
Cole Cullings - NNU Attackman
2033 and 2034/2035 Team Coaches:
James Campbell - Endicott College Starter, Head Coach in Spokane for 10+ years
Chris Foster - Junior A Box lacrosse, SYL Coach
Jackson Crocker - Former DI player at Mercer, currently at Concordia University Irvine, 4x All Spokane LSM
Summer Positional Staff
Offensive Positional Staff:
Jackson Dean - Umass Lowell, 4x All Spokane Midfield
Chase Pluid - 3x All Spokane Midfielder, NNU Starting Midfield
Hank Riddle - 4x All Spokane Attackman, NNU Starting Attackman, 2025 State Champion
Cole Cullings - 3x All Spokane Attackman
Defensive Positional Staff:
Jackson Crocker - Former DI player at Mercer, currently at Concordia University Irvine
Parker Bartkus - Dominican University, Curtis High School Defensive POY, 4 year head coach for South Sound Lacrosse
Goalie Positional Staff:
Joey Cortner - Montana Griz 3 year Starting Goalie, 4x All Spokane Goalie
Mark Baker - SYL Coach
Faceoff Positional Staff:
Staff TBA