Boys Coaches

Ira Blumenthal

Head Coach - Boys 2/3 BLUE

Greg Wozniak

Asst. Coach - Boys 2/3 BLUE

Alex Drake

Head Coach - Boys 2/3 WHITE

Kelli Burgdorf

Asst. Coach - Boys 2/3 WHITE

Tyler Ebersold

Boys Goalie Coach

Ken Cockes

Head Coach - Boys 4/5

Jeremy Ryals

Asst. Coach - Boys 4/5

Joe Cheshire

Head Coach - Boys 6/7/8

Ryan Bass

Asst. Coach - Boys 6/7/8

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IRA BLUMENTHAL

Ira (aka Coach B) is a wealth of experience and knowledge!

A member of a collegiate national championship team, player-coach of USCLA championship team, national club Lacrosse high scorer, co-founder of MILL - the professional Major Indoor Lacrosse League, Division I College Coach (Towson University), USCLA National “Coach of the Year” (New York AC), Lou Robbins Hall of Fame Award recipient, player-coach of Team USA, Grand Masters World Cup Team, and co-founder of Harrison High School Lacrosse. Coach B also coached at Kennesaw State University an led them to back-to-back SEC championships.

Coach B is enjoying the shift to youth lacrosse since 2023 when his grandson, Benny, expressed interest in the sport.

GREG WOZNIAK

Coach Gregg is the relative “Rookie” in this all-star group of coaches. He had never touched a stick until he won Tickets to a Georgia Swarm game 3 years ago. His then 5 year old son (and current Hoya) had such a great time he asked for a Lacrosse stick for his birthday and the journey began. A former NCAA D2 athlete out of the University of Findlay, Coach Gregg has worked under both Coach Snow and Coach B in learning the game with his favorite athlete, his son, Declan.

Alex Drake

Kelli Burgdorf

Ken Cockes

Coach Ken has played and coached Football, Baseball, Basketball and LACROSSE for going on 25 years. From being selected as a “All Sun Conference” defensive/offensive end football player at Admiral Farragut Academy to coaching championship youth baseball teams, he transitioned to Lacrosse and is currently in his 4th season with Hoya Youth Lacrosse Program. He has participated in making HYLA one of the “BEST” youth sports programs in the Greater Atlanta Area. Coach Ken is certified as a USA Lacrosse Boys Youth Coach. Come find us on the field!

Jeremy Ryals

Joe Cheshire

Ryan Bass

Tyler Ebersold

Tyler began playing U13 lacrosse and played 4 years at Kennesaw Mountain High School, graduating in 2020. He later played a season at Kennesaw State University and graduated in 2023 with his Bachelor's in Computer Science. He is still at KSU working toward his Master's in Computer Science.

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