Team Heat Fall Schedule and Information:

We realize that during the fall season players are involved in school and other activities, so practices will be limited to one time a week. We will look to play our first fall tournament this year in October at Jacksonville, Florida. We will play in a tournament in November TBA.

Open Evaluations:

Costs: The team costs will be $300. Costs will include experienced coaching from former and current NCAA players and coaches, game jersey and shorts, a practice jersey,a shooting shirt, a sweatshirt, the Jacksonville tournament fees, and field rentals for practice. This cost does not include the second tournament in November. 

Practices: We will practice 1x a week TBA for 1.5hrs starting in September, leading up to our tournament in October. 

Fall Tournaments:

We will be attending a tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, October 9th and Sunday, October 10th. The tournament will be a 10v10 format, with a guaranteed 4 games (3 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday) plus play-offs on Sunday. We will be getting more information on specific game times and locations by the end of July.

More information will be available soon.

Coaching Staff:

Offense: Rob Horrigan will be directing the offense for Team Heat. Rob has years of experience playing some of the most competitive youth and high school lacrosse growing up in Severna Park, MD. He went on to play D-I, graduating from Towson University.  After graduation Rob became one of the youngest head coaches in D-III history when he started York College's program. He then made the move to Belmont Abbey to start their D-II program and become the 2006 "Deep South Conference Coach of the year". 

Midfielders: Randy Jones will be in charge of the midfield play, as well as assisting with the offensive strategy. Randy grew up playing lacrosse in Bel Air, MD. He joined Queens University's program during its second year and immediately made an impact; receiving both the Most Improved Player and Coaches Award within his first two years. Randy was then the Team Captain for his final two seasons at Queens. Currently Randy is a graduate assistant at Queens University, pursuing his MBA through Queens' McColl School of Business.

Defense: Luke Kannor will be in charge of the defense. Luke started his lacrosse career in Yarmouth, ME playing middle school and Freshman year of high school there before moving to Idaho. He joined the first recruiting class Division II Queens University ever had. Within four years at Queens he had made his impact as a starter, helping take Queens to the CVAC Championship and finishing first place twice in the regular season. Since graduation Luke has been working with Turn and Burn trying to help grow lacrosse in the Charlotte area.

Goalies: Joel Heimbigner will be the goalie coach and defensive assistant. Joel grew up in San Diego, California where he won the state Championship in 2002 at Poway High School. He was also a part of the first recruiting class at Queens and immediate success they enjoyed. He was a three-year captain at Queens, earning defensive MVP honors two years. Joel has also been coaching with Turn and Burn since it has been in Charlotte, helping goalies get the attention and individual work they need.

Player Requirements:

We are looking for 24 High School players who are serious about lacrosse and looking to pursue a college career somewhere. We encourage players to make every practice we have leading up to the tournament so that they know the formations and plays we want to run. We will also have a player contract to fill out for any over-night trips.

If you have played on Team Heat in a previous tournament and would like to view or use the game tapes that Coaches' Eye was filming please visit www.thecoacheseye.com for more information. This is a great way to get some game footage for you seniors!