East Coast Elite Lacrosse Staff

2038 Coaches

Frank Padoleccia

Doug Meehan

 

2037 Coaches

John Bellmonte

Vin Galasso

 

 

2036 Coaches

Matt Golini

Frank Padolecchia

Nick Alverado

 

2035 Coaches

Al Maione

• West Islip HS Lacrosse
• NYIT National Champions
• Molloy Men’s Lacrosse 2009-2010
• 2x All- American
• Team Captain
• Major League Lacrosse NY Lizards

Joey Morgan

• SUNY Cortland Men’s Lacrosse
• Captain – 2009
• First Team, All-American – 2009
•  Division III National Champion, 2006 and 2009
• SUNYAC Player of the Year, 2009
• ECAC Player of the year, 2009
• New York State Player of the Year, 2009
• First Team, All New York State – 2009
• First Team, All Conference – 2009
• Varsity Assist Coach Somers NY
• 7 Year travel coach experience 

Ryan Cocchi

• Towson University Men’s Lacrosse

2034

John Greaney

• Babylon HS Head Coach 2011-2021
• 4x Suffolk County Champs
• 2X Long Island Champ
• St. Dominic Head Varsity Coach 2007-2009
• Catholic School AAA Champions
• University of Norte Dame Men’s Lacrosse 2003-2007
• Current Babylon MS Head Boys Coach

2033

Matt Miller

• Sayville Varsity Assistant Coach
• 10 years Assistant Varsity Coach William Floyd
• 2019 Suffolk County Class A Assistant Coach of the Year
• 2007 Farmingdale Defensive Coordinator
• 2x National Champion at NYIT
• 3x All American
• 3x First Team All NYCAC
• 2006 NYCAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2006 NYIT Student Athlete of the Year
• Team Captain
• Team MVP
• 2002 Ray Enners Award Recipient
• 3X All County
• 3X All Division 

Vin Funaro

• 4 year starter Dowling college Men’s Lacrosse
• 3X Captain
• 2 X  All- American
• Dowling college athlete of the year 2006
• Head coach Mercy high school 2007-2008
• Assistant coach Suffolk community college 2008-2010
• Assistant coach Commack high school 2010-2012

Chris Brink

• Sachem East HS Coach 2005-Present
• 2X Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year
• 7 Years Club Coach experience
• 8 Years PAL Lacrosse Coach

2032

Dennis Cassidy

• Plainview Assist Varsity Coach
• 12 years travel experince
• Played at Marist and Stonyborook

MIKE SOFIA

• 2023-Sachem North Head Coach
• Sachem North Lacrosse 2013-2015
• NYIT Men’s Lacrosse 2016-2019
• NYIT Men’s Lacrosse Captain 2018,2019
• 2X East Coast Conference Champions 

Matt Miller

• Sayville Varsity Assistant Coach
• 10 years Assistant Varsity Coach William Floyd
• 2019 Suffolk County Class A Assistant Coach of the Year
• 2007 Farmingdale Defensive Coordinator
• 2x National Champion at NYIT
• 3x All American

 

2031

Jim Lollo

• William Floyd Varsity Boys Assistant Coach 2018-present
• William Floyd JV Boys Head Coach 2012-2017
• 2X Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year
• 2004 Stony Brook Prep School Head Varsity Coach
• Coached Club teams in Manchester, England and Amsterdam, Netherlands (2002-2003)
• Quinnipiac University Class of 2002
  Starting Midfield / Attack
• 2001 MAAC Regular Season Champs
  Hofstra University 1999
  Attack / Midfield
• Ward Melville High School Class of 1998
  Starting Midfielder
• 1997 New York State State Champion
• 2X NYS Downstate Champs (’97 & ’98)
• 2X Long Island Champs (’97 & ’98)
• 2X Suffolk County Champs (’97 & ’98)

Eric Spallina

• 26 Year Elementary Teacher for Uniondale
• 91 Lacrosse Head Coach 17 years
• Islip Youth Lacrosse Coach 7 years
• Played D1 Lacrosse at Hofstra University

2030

Doug Meehan

• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
• 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
• 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
• 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
• Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
• SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
• Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
• Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

Christian Doller

• Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
• Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
• Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
• Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2^nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
• 2x Suffolk County Championship
• 15X Super Six Champs
• Long Island Champion 2009
• 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
• 11x Super Six Champions
• U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
• 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
• 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
• 237 Varsity Wins
• Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

2029

Doug Meehan

• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
• 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
• 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
• 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
• Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
• SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
• Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
• Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

Christian Doller

• Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
• Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
• Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
• Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2^nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
• 2x Suffolk County Championship
• 15X Super Six Champs
• Long Island Champion 2009
• 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
• 11x Super Six Champions
• U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
• 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
• 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
• 208 Varsity Wins
• Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

2029 Diamond 

John Greaney

• Babylon HS Head Coach 2011-2021
• 4x Suffolk County Champs
• 2X Long Island Champ
• St. Dominic Head Varsity Coach 2007-2009
• Catholic School AAA Champions
• University of Norte Dame Men’s Lacrosse 2003-2007
• Current Babylon MS Head Boys Coach

Corey Clifford

• West Islip high school  Class of 2008
• Senior year all county and team captain
  2008 Suffolk county championship game MVP
• 3 time Suffolk Champion
• 2x Long Island and State Champ
• 1x National Champ
• Been coaching travel lacrosse 4 years.
• 2 years with fighting ducks
• 2 years Long Island rush
• Coached within west Islip since graduating

2028

Corey Clifford

• West Islip high school  Class of 2008
• Senior year all county and team captain
  2008 Suffolk county championship game MVP
• 3 time Suffolk Champion
• 2x Long Island and State Champ
• 1x National Champ
• Been coaching travel lacrosse 4 years.
• 2 years with fighting ducks
• 2 years Long Island rush
• Coached within west Islip since graduating

Austin Pinto

• Bayport JV Coach 2024
• Connetquot JV coach 2023
• 2015 All County & Defensive Player of the Year’
• 2016 NJCAA  All-American
• Adelphi Lacrosse 2017-2018

Doug Meehan

• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
• 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
• 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
• 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
• Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
• SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
• Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
• Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

2027

Christian Doller

• Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
• Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
• Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
• Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2^nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
• 2x Suffolk County Championship
• Long Island Champion 2009
• 15X Super Six Champs
• 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
• 11x Super Six Champions
• U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
• 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
• 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
• 208 Varsity Wins
• Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

Austin Pinto

• Bayport JV Coach 2024
• Connetquot JV coach 2023
• 2015 All County & Defensive Player of the Year’
• 2016 NJCAA  All-American
• Adelphi Lacrosse 2017-2018
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