 Rob
Horne
Attack University of Richmond
Loudoun County High School
Head Coach Middleburg Academy
Coach Elite and 9/10
Director of Young Dragon Camps
Rob played
collegiately at the University of Richmond (1993-1996), Coach Horne assumed
control of the Loudoun High School lacrosse varsity program in 1997.
From 1997 to 2001, Coach Horne's Loudoun team amassed a cumulative 49-27
record while playing a competitive public and private school schedule.
In 2000, Coach Horne was fortunate enough to be named the Washington Post
Extra Coach of the Year for lacrosse.
In the Spring of 2002, Coach Horne assumed control of the fledgling Notre Dame Academy program. In 2007 Notre Dame
Academy under Horne’s direction, won two conference championships and the
Virginia State title. Overall, NDA has accumulated a 106-64 record playing teams
from Maryland, North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and
Virginia. In seven short years
Coach Horne has helped 22 of his graduating seniors go on to achieve their dream
of playing collegiate lacrosse.
Accolades:
- Winningest active Head Coach in Northern Virginia
- 3 High School All
Americans
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2 MILL conference players of
the year
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3 Under Armor All-Americans
-
4 All-Met performers
-18 All-State players
-
35 All-Conference honorees
-
2007 MILL Conference Coach
of the Year
-
2007 VISLL State Champion |
 Devin
Pinkston
Attack DI Presbyterian College
Notre Dame Academy
Coach Elite & 9/10
Director of 32Lax Camps & Clinics
Devin
played collegiately at DI Presbyterian College in South Carolina at attack where
he was a 4-year starter. In a 14 game stretch Devin had
score at least one goal in each game. Devin graduated from Notre
Dame Academy in 2007 after playing four years for Coach Horne. In 2007 Devin
helped the Dragons win two conference championships and the Virginia State
title. He was named MILL conference player of the year and High School
All-American in 2007. Devin holds the season and career scoring records for
Notre Dame Academy and Loudoun County with 367 career points and 126 points
during the 2006 season.
In the summer of 2008 Devin took over as the head coach of NoVa West's U15 team
the Virus. The team went 17-3-2 and won two prestigious summer
tournaments.
Accolades:
High School All-American Notre Dame Academy (2007)
MILL Conference Player of the Year (2007)
1st Team Washington Post All Extra (2006 & 2007)
Member of 2007 VA State and MILL Conference Champions (2007)
All-State Virginia (2006 & 2007)
Captain Notre Dame Academy (2006 & 2007)
Notre Dame Academy & Loudoun County All Time Leading Scorer (367 pts) |
 Dennis
Cox
Defense/LSM D3 Shenandoah University
Western Albemarle
Head Coach Crusaders
Defense Instruction
Dennis started with NoVa West
during the 2006 season as an assistant coach under Coach
Horne with the Crusaders. After a short break while he
finished up his collegiate career with Shenandoah, Dennis
came back to us in 2010 as a coach and in 2011 Dennis will
take the helm of one of the Crusaders teams. Dennis is an
excellent coach with great credentials co-captain of his
Western Albemarle High School team, Co-Captain at Shenandoah
University, FCA Coach and Speaker as well as current
Assistant Head Coach of the Women's lacrosse program at
Shenandoah.
During his playing days at Shenandoah University Dennis was
a two-time All-PAC selection during his Hornets career as a
long-stick defenseman and is still No. 1 on the career
caused turnovers list. He also played football for one year
while at Shenandoah.
Accolades:
High School: 1st-Team All-Jefferson District, 2003-2004
1st-Team All-Region II, 2003-2004 1st-Team All-Central
Virginia, 2003-2004
College: HM All-Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC), 2007
Preseason 1st-Team All-PAC (Inside Lacrosse Magazine), 2008
1st-Team All-Pac, 2008 2nd-Team All-VaSID, 2008
|
 Chris
Rossie
Midfield DI VMI
Heritage High School
Coach
FO
Instruction
Coach Rossie is in his final year at D1
VMI, this will be his first summer coaching with NoVa West.
Chris was a standout player at Heritage High School as a
tough midfielder with great face-off and defensive
abilities. He was a tremendous asset on our NoVa West Elite
teams for his two years of services
Accolades:
Four-year letterwinner at Heritage HS ... Named All-District
and All-Region following the 2007 and 2008 seasons ... Holds
all face-off and groundball records at Heritage. In 2011
Ranked No. 25 in NCAA in ground balls per contest with 4.92
per game ...
|
 Tom
Valandra
Defense DI Presbyterian
Minnesota Elite
Coach
Defensive Instruction
Coach Valandra is in his second year
with NoVa West, he brings a wealth of knowledge from
his playing days as a division I defender. He came
up through the Minnesota Elite program which is a
very strong select program in the mid-west
|
 Matt
Rabung
Defense DII Pfeiffer
Loudoun Valley High School
Coach
Defensive Intstruction
Coach Rabung is in his third year with NoVa
West, he bring great defensive knowledge to the table. Matt
was one of the most athletic left handed defenders to ever
grace the high school fields in Loudoun County. In 2012
Matt will be a key member of the preseason top 10 Pfeifer
College Falcons.
Accolades:
All-MILL conference 2nd team |
 Brendan
Niklason
Goalie DI Jacksonville University
Trinity Christian
Asst. Coach
Goalie Instruction
Brendan
is a tremendous young coach. During his
playing time with the Crusaders he captured the save
record for the team. A very quick and very
skilled goalie, Brendan brings a lot to the NoVa
West staff. Brendan has signed to play collegiately
at D1 Mount St. Mary's. After one year at Mt Saint
Mary's Brendan has decided to transfer to
Jacksonville.
|
 Ali
Salih
Defense DII Limestone
Middleburg Academy
Coach
Defense Instruction
Coach Salih is in his second year coaching
with NoVa West, he is a phenominally gifted defender now
playing at top 5 Limestone College. Ali was widely
recruited during his junior summer with NoVa West with
coaches from all divisions saying he had one of the most
technically sound sticks they had ever seen for a defender.
Accolades:
All-MILL conference 1st team(2) |
 Ricky
Reyes
Midfield DIII Christopher Newport University
Stonebridge High School
Coach
Coach Reyes will be in his second
season with NoVa West having helped during the 2011
season while he was rehabbing an ACL tear. Rickey
was a great multi-purpose midfielder while at
Stonebridge High School and played great for the
NoVa West Elite squad.
|
 Robbie
Taylor
Defense D3 Shenandoah University
Notre Dame Academy
Asst.
Coach
Defense Instruction
Robbie
played three years with the NoVa West Crusaders
as a defender/LSM. He has
also worked several camps/clinics and during his
senior year in High School helped out as a defensive
assistant coach. As a Freshman at Shenandoah
Robbie played in all 14 games...picked up 18
groundballs...face off percentage of .500.
While at Notre Dame Academy under Coach Horne,
Robbie was a tenacious defender who often was asked
to shut off the most athletic player from the
opposing team, he has a great work ethic and an
engine that does not stop. |
 James
Schuler
Midfield DI University of North Carolina
Flint Hill School
Coach
FO Specialist Coach
Coach Schuler was a great
multi-purpose player during his high school years at
Flint Hill, playing nearly all positions. At UNC
James is getting great field time and taking draws
for the Tarheels. This Division I midfielder brings
a lot of knowledge and experience to the NoVa West
players. James will help out with all our face off
specialists throughout the summer.
|
Matt Pinkston
Director of Operations
Matt Pinkston formed NoVa West
Lacrosse in 2004 in an effort to provide
players from schools in Loudoun
and Fauquier Counties an opportunity for
exposure in summer recruiting tournaments.
The vision was then and still is today to
provide a full service off-season lacrosse
program in an effort to improve the game in
Northern Virginia. He has worked diligently in building
relationships with college coaches in an
effort to help all the NoVa West Players
with their collegiate recruiting.
Matt Also runs the Western Loudoun
Basketball league which is the home to over
1,200 basketball players in Western Loudoun
County. Matt was also a former board member
of Upper Loudoun Youth Football and Loudoun
Youth Lacrosse. |
