WHSBLA Coaches Clinic - 2025

The WHSBLA is hosting the 2025 boys lacrosse coaching clinic on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 at Seattle Pacific University. This years guest speakers are NCAA Div.3 college coaches, Jim Nagle (Connecticut College) & Sean Quirk (Endicott College).

Each presenter will give three seperate clinics (45 min. each), on various topics and levels (youth, middle school, high school, offense, defense, special situations, drills, etc.). Approximate clinic schedule and coaches bios below:

2:00pm - 2:45pm

Room 1 - Youth/Offense Drills & Systems - Coach Nagle

Room 2 - High School/Defense Drills & Systems - Coach Quirk

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Room 1 - High School/Offense Drills & Systems - Coach Nagle

Room 2 - Youth/Defense Drills & Systems - Coach Quirk

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Room 1 - Youth & High School/O&D Open Panel - Coach Nagle

Room 1 - Youth & High School/O&D Open Panel - Coach Quirk

Jim Nagle - Head Coach at Connecticutt College (2020-present)

Jim Nagle began his duties at Connecticut College as the interim head men’s lacrosse coach in January 2020 and was appointed the permanent head coach moving forward on May 15 of the same year. He is responsible for bringing a positive culture of respect to the program while overseeing all day-to-day operations.

Nagle most recently served as the head men’s lacrosse coach at Stony Brook University for eight seasons, posting a 68-59 record overall and a 31-14 ledger against league opponents. During his tenure with the Seawolves, he won three America East regular season Conference titles, one America East tournament title, and helped the program qualify for the four-team America East Conference Tournament every year. Nagle was also named the America East Conference Coach of the Year twice, including in 2019, and he improved the program’s academic progress rate by 55 points. Furthermore, the Seawolves qualified for the NCAA Tournament, set a single-season school record for wins (13), a two-year record for wins (25), produced five All-Americans, and were ranked as high as eighth nationally by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) during his eight-year run.

Prior to his arrival at Stony Brook, Nagle was 86-64 in 10 seasons as the head coach of the Colgate University Raiders and won at least 10 games in four of his last six seasons. He is the winningest coach in Raiders history as well as a two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year. Nagle mentored four All-Americans, including the school’s first-ever Tewaaraton Finalist, and led the Raiders to their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Colgate was also ranked as high as 10th nationally by the USILA.

Nagle's first head-coaching position was at Oneonta State, where he went 65-39 in seven seasons between 1995 and 2001. In 1999, Nagle led the Red Dragons to a No. 11 ranking and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, earning USILA Division III Coach of the Year honors for his efforts. Nagle was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year three times, and in 1998, Oneonta State boasted the nation's best regular season record at 12-1.

Nagle began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Springfield College from 1992-94, where he served under legendary head coach Keith Bugbee. With Bugbee, who is just one of five collegiate men’s lacrosse coaches to capture 400 victories, he helped the Pride win an ECAC Championship in 1993 and an NCAA Division II Championship in 1994.

As a player, Nagle lettered collegiately at Loyola College in Baltimore, Md. He was a member of a Greyhounds squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times, including a spot in the 1990 title game. On the scholastic level, Nagle played on Ward Melville’s 1988 state championship team which went a perfect 24-0.

Sean Quirk - Head Coach at Endicott College (1998-present)/Head Coach for the Boston Cannons (2015-2022)
243-97 (.715) overall record, 123-11 (.918) in-conference record at Endicott
Ranks 13th all-time in winning percentage among NCAA Division III coaches
Ranks 16th all-time in wins among NCAA Division III coaches
Nine NCAA Tournament appearances ('01, '04-'07, '10-'11, '14-'15)
Five NCAA Tournament Second Round appearances ('05, '10-'11, '14-'15)
Eight CCC Championships ('01, '04-'07, '10-'11, '15)
2008 Field Turf/IMLCA Division III Coach of the Year
Four-time CCC Coach of the Year ('04, '06, '14-'15)
2014 NEILA Coach of the Year
2015 NEILA Man of the Year
Coached 21 All-American players including 2013 USILA Face-off Specialist of the Year Sam Ozycz '12 (MBA '13)
Coached 57 All-Region players including three Defensive Players of the Year, two Offensive Players of the Year, and one Rookie of the Year
Coached 143 All-Conference players including 15 Players of the Year and six Rookies of the Year
33 student-athletes named Academic All-Conference including 2013 Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sam Ozycz '12 (MBA '13)

Assistant Coach at Springfield (1996-97)

Played at Springfield (1991-95)
1994 NCAA Division II Champions
1995 NCAA Division II Goalie of the Year

Host or Publisher Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association