COACHES
Coaches Contact Information
U9-Black Head Coach Kevin Helmer
Phone: 678-410-6052 E-Mail: cinch_98@yahoo.com
U9-White Head Coach Jason Love
Phone: 678-346-6428 E-Mail: balove06@yahoo.com
U11-Black Head Coach Todd T Haley
Phone: 404-729-0156 E-Mail: toddthaley@yahoo.com
U11-White Head Coach Chuck Smith
Phone: 770-757-1478 E-Mail: csmith@horizoncontrols.com
U-13-Black Head Coach Jeremy Kingsley
Phone: 770-530-3653 E-Mail: jrwk_1976@hotmail.com
U-13-White Head Coach Bobby Laird
Phone: 404-217-8651 E-Mail: robert.laird@trane.com
U-15-Raiders Head Coach Corey Pugh
Phone: 678-570-5889 E-Mail: pughco@yahoo.com
Coach Chance
Coach Chance
Chance Hobson, age 35, of Gainesville, GA, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012. He was born in Connecticut on May 16, 1976 to Wendell and Robin Hobson and grew up on a farm in the Connecticut countryside and with family in California.
He graduated from Germantown High School, Germantown, TN and from Purdue University in 1999 in the College of Engineering as a Mechanical Engineer. At Purdue he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon where he was Vice President of the Fraternity.
Known for his quick wit and playful demeanor, Chance enjoyed living life in North Georgia. He had received his private pilot’s license and enjoyed his boat with family and friends on Lake Lanier. You could often find him on a summer evening wake-boarding across the lake, where he also found great peace.
After working for several large firms, including Siemens Energy and Automation, he enjoyed his career at MESH Engineering in Cumming, as a mechanical engineer, where he shared many important friendships. This season, Chance began coaching the U-13 team for the North Forsyth Youth Lacrosse Association and looked forward to sharing his years of lacrosse experience from high school and college with local teenagers.
Chance is survived by his mother, Robin Hobson; father, Wendell Hobson; sister, Karri Hobson-Pape and brother-in-law, Pierce Pape. He was a wonderful uncle to Parker and Sierra Pape who loved him dearly and always looked forward to his playful jokes.
In lieu of flowers, those that wish may make contributions by mailing a check to the North Forsyth Youth Lacrosse Association (NFYLA) Chance Hobson Memorial Fund at: Bank 2659 Freedom Parkway #113 Cumming, GA 30041. Or visit a local Regions Bank and mention you are making a donation to the Chance Hobson Memorial Fund.
NOTE: You may also contact members of the NFYLA Board to find out how and where make donations.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
We need Coaches! We need Experienced Lacrosse Coaches and we need individuals who know how and have a desire to coach young people but who may have never played the game of Lacrosse before!
The bottom line is that we need your support in coaching today's young players the values of hard work, dedication and to commit to something bigger than themselves. We need coaches who can motivate and encourage. Lift Up and Empower. Coaches who care about the players and want to see them become better young men and women. We need your help teaching them what it means to be a part of a team, guide them through the experiences of all the highs and lows of competition, the power of the "team" and the rewards that await those who never quit and keep digging!
Then we need coaches who know how to play the game....and if you don't...we will teach you. We will offer multiple coaching clinics led by experienced Lacrosse Coaches from the High School and College level. You will be able to attain US Lacrosse Coaching Certification Levels through on-line courses and you will learn by doing. The game is fast, fun and exciting. Just try and NOT catch the fever for Lacrosse! If you have coached basketball, soccer, hockey, or football you will find amazing similarities of each sport in the game of Lacrosse. The skills needed to be successful in all of those sports mirror those needed by our players. Good foot work, hand eye coordination, speed, endurance, heart and drive are what we need your help in cultivating!
So don't let the fact that you don't know how to play the game stop you from being a part of the fastest growing sport in America.
Jump on board and experience the fun and excitement of the game of Lacrosse! "Honor the Game" Come join us in the most rewarding position ever, coaching our youth in the fastest game on two feet. All you need is the will and heart and we will show you the rest. Contact us for more information.
