Duke's Lacrosse Coaches Corner

Ebe Helm [Head Coach] [bio]
Address: 38 Ridley Avenue Aldan, PA 19018
Phone: 610.259.0831
email: Dukeslaxx13@aol.com
is a former Springfield High School and Lebanon Valley College lacrosse player. His coaching background includes: Springfield High School, Strath Haven High School, Marple Newtown, West Chester East, and Interboro. Coach Helm is the Head Coach of the Duke's High School All-Stars and the Duke's Adult Mens team.

Mike Mackrides [Assistant Coach] [bio] 
email: Macks2@comcast.net
Former Springfield High School and West Chester University lacrosse player. Former Director of the Rose Tree Media Youth Lacrosse Program. Current Coach of the Rose Tree Media Youth Lacrosse Program. Current Duke's High School Lacrosse Club Assistant Coach.
Coach Mackrides surrounded by Coach Castles and Coach Christmas.

J.R. Castle [Assistant Coach] [bio] 
email: jrcastle@aol.com
Former Penn Charter High School All-Star player and North Carolina State College Player. Former Coach of Abington Youth Program. Current Coach of Springfield Youth Program. Current Duke's High School Lacrosse Club Assistant Coach.

Jason Christmas [Assistant Coach] [bio] 
email: JohnJC32Xmas@aol.com
Former Lower Merion High School and Villanova University lacrosse player. Former Lower Merion High School Assistant Lacrosse Coach. Current Duke's High School Lacrosse Club Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator.

John Christmas [Assistant Coach] 
email: J33Xmas@aol.com
Former 3X High School All American at Lower Merion High school. Former 2X All American at the Univ. of Virginia. Current Professional Lacrosse Player with the MLL Boston Cannons and NLL with the Philadelphia Wings . Current Duke's High School Lacrosse Club Assistant Coach.

Chris Fallon [Assistant Coach]
email: cfallon27@hotmail.com
Coach Fallon played on two state championship lacrosse teams at The Episcopal Academy. From there, he played at the University of Notre Dame on three Great Western Lacrosse League Championship teams. During his junior year, the Fighting Irish made it to the NCAA Final Four. Coach Fallon is an Assistant Coach with Duke's High School Lacrosse Club.

Joe Vetrone [Assistant Coach]
email: flying235@comcast.net
Former Player at Springfield High School, Philadelphia Lax Club, Keystone Lax Club & Pa Lax Club. Co-Founded the Avon Grove Youth Lacrosse program. Served as V.P. of Chester County Youth Lax for 2 years. Assistant Coach at Springfield High School 74-76. Springfield AA Lax 77-79. Unionville Youth Lax 2000-2005. Assistant coach at Avon Grove High 2005-2007. Coached Falcons Lacrosse club 2006 & 2007. Current Assistant at Dukes High School Club. Avon Grove Wildcats Youth Lax.

Robert Mongeluzzi [Assistant Coach]
email: rjmongeluzzi@smbb.com
Robert J. Mongeluzzi (Mongo) is enjoying his 38th consecutive season of lacrosse. He played at Huntington High School, the University of Pennsylvania and for both the New Jersey Lacrosse Club and Eagles Eye Lacrosse Club. He coached club lacrosse where he was twice named United States Club Lacrosse Association Southern Division coach of the year. He has coached youth lacrosse and has coached the Pennsylvania youth team at the National Festival 3 times. He was a selector for both the 1990 and 1994 USA teams. He has coached more than 20 All Americans, 9 USA players and the current head coaches of the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Haverford School, LaSalle College High School and Malvern Prep.

Mike Dolente [Assistant Coach]
email: Med727@cabrini.edu
Phone: (484) 919-9679
Former Spring-Ford High School and Cabrini College Face-Off specialist. Division III North/South game participant. Current GMH Face-Off specialist. Available for private Face-Off lessons.

Eric Gregg [Assistant Coach]
email: ejgregg@gmail.com
Coach Gregg attended Episcopal Academy (PA) where they won back-to-back Pennsylvania State Championships in 1995 and 1996. Eric attended the Lawrenceville School (NJ) in 1997 and earned team MVP honors. Eric continued playing at Gettysburg College from 1998-2002. As a Bullet, Eric played on teams that won 4 consecutive conference championships and went to back-to-back NCAA Division III National Championship games in 2001 and 2002. Coach Gregg is the Head Coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia. Eric also founded Triple H Lacrosse, a lacrosse team training company, and L.E.A.P.S. (Lacrosse, Education, Attitude, perseverance and Success) in 2008. L.E.A.P.S. is a non-profit organization aiming to spread lacrosse to under served areas. Eric's professional career included earning a spot as goalie for the Barrage.

Matthew Baker [Assistant Coach]
email: MB657310@wcupa.edu
Former Garnet Valley High School defenseman. Former Duke's Lacrosse defenseman. Starting defenseman on Duke's first ever Champ Camp championship team. Current president and coach of West Chester University Men's Lacrosse Club. Current Defensive Coordinator at Garnet Valley High School.

Billy McKinney [Assistant Coach]
email: williamamckinney@gmail.com
Coach McKinney was a three-sport standout in high school playing football, basketball and lacrosse at William Penn Charter (PA). He earned a full scholarship to play Division 1 lacrosse at the University of Denver. He played long stick midfield and served as captain for the first Pioneer’s team in the program’s history to earn a top 10 national ranking and a bid to the NCAA tournament (2006). After college, he played defense for two years in the MLL with the Philadelphia Barrage. He has coached at the high school (Penn Charter) and the collegiate (Lafayette, Haverford) levels. He currently patrols the sidelines at St. Joseph’s University. Along with Eric Gregg and John Christmas, Billy founded Triple H Lacrosse, a lacrosse team training company, and L.E.A.P.S. (Lacrosse, Education, Attitude, perseverance and Success) in 2008. L.E.A.P.S. is a non-profit organization aiming to spread lacrosse to under served areas (www.leapslax.org).

Brian Ikeda [Assistant Coach]
email: bikeda20@gmail.com
Former defenseman and captain at Conestoga HS (2006). Won the central league for the first time in 16 years. Receive 1st team all state honors my senior year. Played Division I lacrosse at Providence College (2010). Received Big East All-Academic Team honors.

Stu Brown [Assistant Coach]
Founder of Springfield Lacrosse. Commonly known as the father of Springfield and Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse. Former Ridley High School Assistant Coach (Goalies). Current Duke's High School Lacrosse Club Assistant Coach (Goalies). A member of the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Former Elizabethtown High School and Elizabethtown College Assistant Coach (Goalies).