3V Coaches

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  Chris played his first lacrosse game as a member of Shoreham Wading River’s first youth lacrosse team, and he did so on Three Village fields.  As an All-County midfielder and captain, Chris helped lead Shoreham Wading-River’s first County Championship Team (01) and State Championship Team (02).  Going the Club Lacrosse route in college, Chris was a 4x All America, US Lacrosse National Player to Watch, led the country in assists three times, and participated in three national championship tournaments at Northeastern University.  During his college years, and after the college season, Chris served as a volunteer assistant at Shoreham Wading-River from 2003-2007, a period of time when SWR won five county titles, two LI titles and a state championship. As an educator and coach, Chris taught MS and HS Social Studies, and he was recognized as Massachusetts’ charter school basketball coach of the year.  He was also the principal of nationally recognized high schools in greater Boston and here on Long Island.     

Christy Zummo grew up playing Three Village Lacrosse and continued through Ward Melville. She attended the University of Vermont, majoring in Secondary Education with teaching certifications in both English and Spanish, and began a teaching job right after graduation at Sachem. She coached Varsity and JV lacrosse for 10 years, as well as soccer. She received her Masters in Liberal Studies with a concentration and certification in coaching. Christy is in her 22nd year at Sachem, where she serves at department chair for three buildings and runs a Rotary based service club. She was named Educator of the Year in 2020 and won a national Teacher Appreciation contest in 2022 through TFCU, which she is very proud of. She has three children who play for Three Village Lacrosse and has been coaching girls, and even boys at times, for the past 6 years. She loves watching the girls game grow and evolve and it excited for the future of girls lacrosse. 

 Clint played youth lacrosse within the Commack youth program, later playing for the Commack HS Varsity Team.  Ultimately he was a face-off midfielder who also played on the first line. As a football player, Clint was Commack’s starting inside linebacker, a position for which he was named 1st Team All-State, while also serving as the team captain. Following high school, Clint played for the Stony Brook Seawolves Division I Football Program.  There, he was a four-year starter.  Clint maintains a passion for coaching youth sports and believes that developing leadership skills through organized team sports plays a large role in building confident and successful adults. Clint appreciates the rich tradition of excellence within Three Village Lacrosse, and he looks forward to supporting the next generation of lacrosse players to take the program to even greater heights.   

  Ellen began playing lacrosse in the Three Village Indoor League in 1996, and continued through the program until graduation from Ward Melville High School in 2001.  As a senior, she was the recipient of the Unsung Hero Award.  Ellen went on to play Division I lacrosse at Binghamton University, and ultimately served as team captain of the Binghamton Club Team.  Ellen has been coaching Three Village Youth Girls Lacrosse since 2018.  She currently resides in Smithtown, and runs a small family-owned assisted living facility.  As a graduate of the Three Village Lacrosse Program, Ellen is proud to help carry on the traditions ingrained in Three Village lacrosse, and strives to instill the values of teamwork, camaraderie, and sportsmanship among her players.  

 Matt developed his athletic prowess as a Three Village Lacrosse youth product.  In HS, Monfett had perhaps the most successful career of any Ward Melville player ever.  He was a three-time HS All America (‘99, ‘00, ‘01), a two time NYS State Champion (‘99 and ‘00), & Ward Melville’s all-time leading scorer with 363 points. Matt is one of a select number of players to ever be named an All American 3x in HS on Long Island.  Matt went on to have a successful college career at Duke and Loyola, playing in the NCAA tournament, the ACC tournament, the NCAA College All-Star Game and being recognized as an elite attackman.  Since college, Matt has been a local educator, coaching at the varsity and JV level throughout Suffolk County, while maintaining involvement in Three Village Lacrosse through his camp work, and through his coaching of TV Lax teams. Matt works to offer dynamic teaching of basic and complex lacrosse skills, and he aims to provide a constructive learning experience through small groups, individual attention and positive reinforcement. 

 Robert has enjoyed playing and coaching lacrosse for over 60 years! He played for Garden City through his youth and in HS, and then for Washington College’s heralded lacrosse program in the early 70s.  He coached Stony Brook University’s first-ever men’s lacrosse team, which was at the club level.  Later, he coached and helped develop Shoreham-Wading River’s youth lacrosse program - both the boys and girls.  His children were captains of SWR’s first boy's state championship (02) and first girl's county championship (04).  He remained involved in SWR’s youth lacrosse program for many years, with a particularly strong connection to the boys’ varsity coaches and program. Coach Grandpa began coaching within Three Village Lacrosse a few years ago and now supports multiple teams.  He is often seen providing 1:1 instruction, translating his love of lacrosse to younger players, hoping they get as much enjoyment as he does.    

   Courtney first began playing lacrosse in Smithtown schools. Courtney had a four-year varsity career at Smithtown and was a stand-out player.  After HS she competed collegiately at the University of Virginia, where she was a three-year starter.  Courtney played in an ACC championship final, where she was named to the All-Tournament Team. She also played in three National Championship Tournaments, including one NCAA final! Leonard's coaching experience includes varsity and camp directing across multiple states, along with coaching on the club circuit.  Courtney also served as an assistant coach at Boston College. In New York, she has coached Mt. Sinai’s varsity team, helping to position the school as a regional and state-level power.  Courtney is a Physical Education teacher at Mt. Sinai School District, and she is fiercely committed to ensuring that the athletes in our girl's program are given every single opportunity to develop and become the best players and people possible!        

    Jared grew up playing Lacrosse in the Three Village Lacrosse program.  Jared was a starting midfielder on the 1992 Ward Melville State Championship team led by Coach Joe Cuozzo, which finished ranked #1 in the nation. Jared also played for #1 nationally ranked college teams at Nassau CC and Salisbury University.  Through HS and college, Jared was recognized as All-League, All-Conference and All-American.  In 2002, Jared was drafted by the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. As a coach, Jared served as an Assistant Coach under Jim Berkman, Salisbury’s legendary leader, guiding Salisbury to the NCAA Final Four.  Within Three Village, Jared has helped coach at the Jr. High and HS levels and has been a long-term youth coach, effectively supporting and sustaining the immense Three Village Lacrosse tradition. His experience and understanding of what winning culture looks like have helped to shape the philosophy of Three Village Youth Lacrosse.   

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