Our first guest, Steve Koudelka, established the Lynchburg men's lacrosse program as a national powerhouse in his nearly three decades on the Hornets’ sidelines. Since his arrival prior to the 1997 season, he has recorded an overall record of 337-145, including 24 winning seasons. Lynchburg has advanced to the NCAA tournament 16 times with our guest at the helm and he has hoisted the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship trophy nine times. He was named the USILA Division III Coach of the Year in 2015. Coach K. played his college lacrosse at Gettysburg where he was a 2X All American goalie. He went on to become an assistant at his alma mater before taking the head coaching job at Lynchburg. 

Our next guest,  Brandon Childs, became only the fourth head men’s lacrosse coach at York College. In 12 years at York, he’s led the Green and White to a record of 176-51 and a .796 win percentage. The Spartans have advanced to the NCAA Tournament 8 times, including the school’s first trip to the “Final Four” in 2022. And with our next guest as their field general, York has advanced all the way to the National Quarterfinals four out of the last six years. He has been named the CAC / MAC Coach of the Year six times and in 2018 he was honored as The Division III Coach of The Year.

Brandon Childs was a 2X USILA All-American attackman at Lynchburg while he was also a Scholar All-American as a senior. 

In this first installment of our interview series, Steve talks about his relationship with his mentor, Hank Janczyk, who was the head coach at Gettysburg for over forty years. Koudelka is also thankful for the strong and positive influence of Fred Opie, a Team USA defenseman and Syracuse All American, who was the defensive coordinator at Gettysburg. 

Coach Childs discusses his early days in lacrosse, making the case for what he calls playing on the best U13 team of all time while growing up in Baltimore county. Listen in and see how your team stacks up against his roster! He also describes his playing days at St. Pauls and his warm first impressions of Coach Koudelka and his staff at Lynchburg.

Steve rounds out the segment describing a classic for the ages, “Top Star” summer camp where, as a young coach, he was able to learn from and interact with legends of the game such as Jim Berkeman, Dave Urick, and Sid Jamieson. This is an interview rich with history and the great camaraderie that’s become part of the game of lacrosse. 

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