Founders


Nick Lockwood


Nick grew up in Baltimore, Md where he played lacrosse at Calvert Hall High School. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he was a standout midfielder on the nationally ranked midshipmen team. After graduation in 2001, he played on the Beachcomber Lacrosse Club in San Diego, Ca and currently plays for the Marin Lacrosse Club. Nick has coached at numerous camps over the years and was the Assistant Coach at Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, Va in 2004. Prior to moving to the Bay Area in 2007, Nick was the head JV coach at Coronado High School in San Diego, Ca. Nick most recently served as Co-Head Coach at University High School, where he coached for 5 seasons. Nick presently coaches Southern Marin Youth Lacrosse.


Matt Mesa


Matt grew up in Connecticut and played lacrosse at Daniel Hand High School prior to attending the U.S. Naval Academy. At Navy, Matt was a standout defenseman on the highly ranked midshipmen defense and graduated in 2003. Matt is currently a defenseman on the Olympic Club Lacrosse Team. He has coached at numerous camps and held an intern assistant coach position at Navy following graduation. Matt currently is a coach at Town School and prior to that was the Head Coach at University High School for 3 seasons. 


Braden Edwards


Braden grew up in Pennsylvania and was captain of the 1990 Gettysburg College team where he was a 2x All-American as a defenseman. He played club lacrosse for fifteen years, most recently for Marin Lacrosse Club. Over the years Braden has coached at many camps and clinics and served as a coach at University High School for many years, the last 2 as Co-Head Coach. Braden currently coaches youth lacrosse with the Riptide and also runs the Alcatraz Outlaws program which is a select team of the best players in the Bay Area. 


Coaches


San Francisco Lacrosse League teams will be coached by college and post-college players who have many years associated with the sport and have experienced a multitude of success at the collegiate level.  It will be their job to mentor and teach the players throughout the course of the season. 


Referees


San Francisco Lacrosse League will use only certified Pacific Coast Lacrosse Officials for all league games.


Trainers


Certified Athletic Trainers from Timeline Sports Medicine will be on site at all league practices and games.