Our trainers have been involved in lacrosse since they were able to carry sticks. Scott Olive, Richie Moore and Ron Caputo are from Long Island, Nick Holota is from New Jersey. Also new additions Jay Vaglio from Kansas and Nathan Farabee of Durham have been added to our team of trainers. Collectively they have seen the best lacrosse from youth through professional. All of our trainers are certified coaches and US Lacrosse members.
The shared ambition is to help any kid with a stick become a better lacrosse player. There is not a starting line up at lacrosse lessons and everyone is there to improve. This would be the time to try the things that you don't want to mess up in a game or team practice. If you want to work on something, all you have to do is ask one of the trainers and they will oblige. Training sessions require full equipment and safety is always first.
There will be lessons all year round with a slow down in the spring, since everyone will be with their respective teams during the main lacrosse season. As of now the lessons have been every Saturday from mid morning through early afternoon. The younger players and beginners start the first hour, the middle school players have the second hour and the high school players finish the day. With more interest, Sundays will be added to the schedule. When daylight savings changes there will be week nights added.
Lacrosse Trainer will travel and provide lessons or clinics for any organization in the Triangle Area. Field space is always an issue, so if your organization can provide the field space we can provide the Lacrosse Trainers. Most coaches have all of their time occupied with team events and as a result the individual attention for each player becomes impossible. This is the void we want to fill as we help to improve your team or organization one player at a time.
Scott Olive - Grew up in Levittown, NY and played since he was 7 years old. He shared a high school championship, college final fours and club championships with some of the best players in the world. During his career Scott was always a leading goal scorer. Learned coaching from the best including the late 2 time Nassau County coach of the year Sean Morrissey and the all time great NCAA coach Bill Tierney. Scott is currently coaching Cougar Select travel team and Davis Drive Middle School.
Jay Vaglio- Grew up in New Jersey where he was
introduced to lacrosse through his brothers. After moving to Kansas, he
played lacrosse for the University of Kansas Club lacrosse team for four
years achieving all conference team awards for LSM and Defense over the
years. After undergrad at Kansas, the team asked him to coach. He was the
head coach for a year. Jay then headed to NC to begin his masters at NC
State. Now, he is the Defensive Coordinator at NC State and the defensive
coach for Cougar Select U13 travel team.
Nathan Farabee
"Local product, raised in nearby
Durham, NC and attended high school at Northern Durham. He started
playing lacrosse his sophomore year as an attacker on the first ever
NDHS team, then switched to goalie prior to his junior year. He was
named a PAC-VI All Conference Honorable Mention selection twice, and
upon graduating went to Syracuse where he played club lacrosse his
freshman year. Prior to the 2008 NCAA season, he tried out for the
second time for the D-1 team at Syracuse and made it, after which he
played for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 seasons, winning NCAA titles in '08
and '09. Nathan is currently an assistant at JF Webb High School and is
the head coach for the Oxford Crossfire, based out of Granville
County."
David Szilezy
Attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in
Raleigh, NC where he played three years
of varsity lacrosse. During that time he helped his team to three
Mid-State 2A/3A Conference
Championships and two State Championship appearances. As a junior he
earned 2008 NC Mid-State 2A/3A Second-Team
All-Conference nominee. As a senior he was named captain and earned
several honors including 2009 NC Mid-State 2A/3A
First-Team All-Conference, 2009 NC First-Team All-Region and 2009 NC
2A/3A First-Team All-State. In the classroom, was a member of the
National Honor Society and an AP Honor Roll
honoree. Earned the prestigious Eagle Scout rank in the Fall of 2008.
Currently plays defense for the Wagner College Seahawks and was named to
the NEC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Richie Moore - Also from Levittown, NY and has always been part of quality lacrosse since childhood. Richie can run like the wind and has superior stick skills with both long and short poles. He played long stick middie with the best team in the country before professional lacrosse existed. His coaching career started with his high school team as an assistant to the legendary Jim Amen. His knowledge of the game has been untapped until now through Lacrosse Trainer. Richie coached Middle Creek High School and Cougar Select travel team.
Ron Caputo - From Hicksville, NY and played from youth through club lacrosse. Ronny was a fast midfielder that everyone would want to have on their line. He excelled at all facets of the game from picking up the ground ball to putting it in the goal. Ron is currently an assistant coach for one of the best NCAA teams in the country, Duke University. The results of success speaks for itself.
Nick Holota - From North Jersey and was lucky enough to play and develop with New Jersey, the current hot bed for great lacrosse players. He was an unselfish attackmen with great ball control and stick skills. Nick is our lacrosse guru as he lives and breaths lacrosse. He operates Battle Lax, the lacrosse retail store. He also coaches Holly Springs High School, YLS youth lacrosse and coached a team in the North Carolina State Games.
