Blue Star believes that the strongest asset we have is our large network of incredibly talented coaches and players. This network reaches far beyond our four directors - to professional Canadian box lacrosse coaches, professional (PLL/MLL/NLL) guest coaches, current college players, and volunteer coaches. Our staff of veteran high school coaches has a combined 140+ years of coaching experience that is unmatched in New Jersey.
Head Coach - Shawnee High School (2019 - Current)
2022, 2023 South Jersey Group III Champs
2023 Group III State Champions
2023 South Jersey Coach of the Year
2023 Group III Coach of the Year
Head Coach - Robbinsville High School (2012-2014)
Head Coach - Hun School of Princeton (2011)
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Westfield High School
Hun School (2013-2019)
The Lawrenceville School (2004-2012)
14 State Championships
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Defensive Coordinator, Shawnee High School (2021-Present)
2023 South Jersey Assistant Coach of the Year
2022, 2023 South Jersey Group III Champs
2023 Group III State Champions
Defensive Coordinator, Mercer County Community College (2019) Ole Miss 2018
2013 USA Lacrosse All-American
Hopewell Valley, NJ
Head Coach, Westfield High School
Kean University
Coaching honors:
2021and 2024 NJ.Com Fitch-Pitt coach of the year
2023 and 2024 New Jersey Coach of the Year for Group 4
Team Honors
2024 Group IV North State Champions
2024 Group IV State Champions
2024 Kirst Cup Finalist (TOC)
Head Varsity Coach, Lenape High School
Division Titles in '10, '12, '16
3x US Lacrosse South Jersey Coach of the Year
2x Burlington County Times Coach of the Year
2x Courier Post Coach of the Year
1x Philly Lacrosse Coach of the Year
Assistant Coach, The Lawrenceville School
Assistant Coach, The Hun School of Princeton (2017-2019)
Hamilton College
The Lawrenceville School
Salisbury University - 2014
- 2x National Champion
Moorestown High School - 2010
- State Champion
- Team Captain
Assistant Varsity Coach, Lenape High School
*Specializes w/ Blue Star Goalie Training*
Yale University - 2x 2nd Team All-American
2018 National Champion
2018 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
The Hun School of Princeton
Assistant Coach, Shawnee HS Varsity
University of Virginia
National Champion 2019
The Lawrenceville School
Princeton, NJ
Shawnee HS Assistant Coach
University of Delaware '19
Delaware Record Holder for Caused Turnovers
Moorestown HS '15
Villanova University
The Hun School of Princeton
Princeton, NJ
St. Joseph's University
Lenape High School
Mt. Laurel, NJ
Amherst College
The Hun School of Princeton
Langhorne, PA
Assistant Coach, Seneca High School
US Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year 2014
Head Coach, Cardinal Dougherty
Head of Marlton Chiefs Lacrosse
LaSalle University
Growing up in Orillia, Ontario, Coach Wiles attended the University of Delaware.
Growing up in Kamloops, British Columbia, Coach Turner is an experienced Coach and Lacrosse Player.
Email Coach Hopper, Bryanhopper@Bluestarlacrosse.com
Head Coach:
Clarington Green Gaels (Junior B)
Team Israel Box Lacrosse (International)
Hailing from Barrie, Ontaria, Coach MacArthur is currently the general manager of the Brooklin Redmen (Senior A). Additionally, he is the head coach of two box lacrosse programs: Team Israel (international) , and the Clarington Green Gaels (juniors). Prior to Coaching, he played in the NLL for seven seasons. He has coached the likes of Mark Matthews and is highly respected throughout the box lacrosse world. He will teach players the correct way to play indoor lacrosse which will have a tremendous impact on their field game!
Coach Poore attended Westfield State University where she studied and became certified as an athletic trainer. Upon graduating, she then attended University of Massachusetts Amherst where she received her Master's of Science in Kinesiology. For the next three years, she worked as an athletic trainer at Amherst College. She currently resides in Princeton and works as the assistant strength and conditioning coach and a science teacher at Hun.