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@JMSOnline.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.

Ron Forster [Assistant Coach]
email: rpforster@kpmg.com
Former two time high school All American at Abington High School. Former Division I player & All American at Drexel University. Current commissioner and Coach in the Abington Youth League. Current Duke's 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, Falcons Lacrosse club 2006 & 2007, Keystone Lax Club & Pa Lax Club. Co-Founded the Avon Grove Youth Lacrosse program and served as Director. V.P. of Chester County Youth Lax for 2 years. Assistant Coach at Springfield High School. Current Assistant at Dukes High School Club Lax and Avon Grove High School.

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.

Bill Derrick [Assistant Coach]
email: wvderrick@gmail.com
A former Duke’s player and captain, he played 4 years of varsity lacrosse at Penncrest High School where he was 2 time All State player at both attack and midfield. Played on the collegiate level at Butler University and graduated from Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md. Previous coaching experience includes Coach of The Salisbury School Lower School program in Salisbury, Maryland and Assistant Coach at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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).