At the conclusion of the Spring season, Team Charlotte Lacrosse will field four travel teams that will participate in a variety of top level lacrosse contests. Team Charlotte will play in various tournaments and events in the summer months.

TC lacrosse is open to all students who attend school in the greater Charlotte area or whose family resides in Charlotte and the athlete attends boarding, military, or a private school outside of Charlotte. On field tryouts are scheduled for each of the TC travel squads. There is a $5.00 per player fee to try out for the U-17, U-15 & U-13 teams (there is no tryout fee for HS varsity candidates). Players must complete the registration form and bring it with them to the tryout.

TC High School team. The high school varsity team is open to all 9th, 10th & 11th graders (rising 10th, 11th & 12th) that attend high school in the greater Charlotte area, or whose family, reside in Charlotte and the athlete attends a boarding, military, or private school outside of Charlotte. Varsity candidates must be nominated by their school’s head varsity lacrosse coach. A selection committee will then invite players from the coach's recommendations.

While 9th, 10th, & 11th graders are eligible, the majority of the varsity team will be juniors (rising 12 graders).

HS Under 17 team. Eligibility to tryout is determined by your birth year. Birth years 1987, 1988 are eligible for the U-17 team. Players may NOT turn 18 in 2004. In general, the team will be comprised of 9th & 10th graders (rising 10th & 11th) that attend school in the greater Charlotte area or whose family reside in Charlotte and the athlete attends a boarding, military, or private school outside of Charlotte.

TC Under 15 team. Eligibility to tryout is determined by your birth year. Birth years 1989, 1990 are eligible for the U-15 team. Players may NOT turn 16 in 2004. In general, the team will be comprised of 7th & 8th graders (rising 8th & 9th) that attend school in the greater Charlotte area or whose family reside in Charlotte and the athlete attends a boarding, military, or private school outside of Charlotte.

Tryouts. All players will be required to participate in the team tryouts. All players must fill out and bring with them to the tryout the registration form, along with the $5.00 fee. The tryout is open to the general public and TC will consider walk-on recruits for positions on the teams.

Tryouts are held three times a year. Tryouts begin in November for the following year’s team. There will be an additional tryout in February and a final tryout in June. Players must attend at least one of the tryouts.

TC Under 13 team. Eligibility to tryout is determined by your birth year. Birth years 1991, 1992 are eligible for the U-13 team. Players may NOT turn 14 in 2004. In general, the team will be comprised of 5th & 6th graders (rising 6th & 7th) that attend school in the greater Charlotte area or whose family reside in Charlotte and the athlete attends a boarding, military, or private school outside of Charlotte.

Tryouts. All players will be required to participate in the team tryouts. All players must fill out and bring with them to the tryout the registration form, along with the $5.00 fee. The tryout is open to the general public and TC will consider walk-on recruits for positions on the teams. Registration Form.

Tryout date & Location: SPRING 2004: Wednesday, May 19th from and Friday, May 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 pm @ the Ballantyne YMCA lacrosse field.
Field Locations.

Commitment: Twenty-two players will be selected to represent Charlotte.

TC Coaches and Staff. Michael Desmond is TC Director. In addition to directing Team Charlotte Lacrosse, Coach Desmond manages Mecklenburg Youth Lacrosse (MYL), is the head lacrosse coach at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle school, and is the founder and chairman of Charlotte’s Queen City Top 50 high school all star game.

High School Team Coaches

Jamie Schmidt. Team Charlotte’s high school head coach & midfielders coach. Coach Schmidt played collegiate lacrosse for Potsdam University in upstate New York., and in 1997 was named the SUNYAC “Player of the Year” and in the same year was a North/South collegiate All Star selection. In 1998 Coach Schmidt was the assistant coach in the Empire State games and currently is an elementary teacher, and middle school lacrosse coach at Providence Day School.

Kevin Iwanuse, (attack): As a player, Kevin Iwanusa was a two time All-American and as a junior led all NCAA divisions in scoring while playing attack for Pfeiffer University. For the past 5 years, Coach Iwanuse, has served as offensive coordinator at Wingate University, responsible for the attack. In his tenure at Wingate, the team reached their conference finals twice, in 2001 made the NCAA DII final four, coached two All-Americans, and two of his attackmen earned Deep South Conference “Freshman of the Year” honors. In two of his seasons, the Bulldogs set school records for wins in a season, and his most recent extra man offense set a school record with a 41% conversion rate.

Chris McCartan, (defense): Chris McCartan was a three year starter at close defense for national powerhouse Syracuse University. While at Syracuse, Coach McCartan started for the 1995 NCAA Division I National Championship team, and in 1998, was named team captain. After graduation Chris coached for three seasons at Williamsville North High School in upstate New York and played internationally in 1999 & 2000.

Matt LeBlanc , (goaltenders): Coach LeBlanc’s collegiate honors while at Pfeiffer University include: 1998 All American; 1997 & 1998 1st team all conference; second in the nation (all divisions) in saves as a junior; led his team to back to back conference championships in ‘97 & ‘98. Coach LeBlanc, considered one of the best goalie coaches in Charlotte, runs the LeBlanc Goalie clinic.

U-17 and U-15 Coaches

Mike Gambrill. U-17 Head coach. A four year starter at close defense for Division II Pfeiffer University, Coach Gambrill was named all-conference in 1997, team captain in his junior and senior seasons and lead Pfeiffer to conference championships in 1996 & 1997. As a high school player in New Jersey, Mike was selected to play in the prestigious North South All Star Game. Since his graduation from college in 1997, Coach Gambrill has coached high school lacrosse in Charlotte and is currently a varsity assistant at Charlotte Latin School.

Jack Bogwicz. U-15 Head Coach. Coach Bogwicz was a four year starter in college, completing his career at DIII Potsdam University. In his senior year, he was elected captain, and helped to lead the Bears to their first ever Empire Lacrosse League Championship and first ECAC post season appearance. In his senior season, Bogwicz was named the team’s defensive MVP, was a first team all-conference selection, and was nominated for both Division III All-Americand the prestigious Division III North/South All-Star Game. From 1997 to 2001, Coach Bogwicz was the assistant coach for Potsdam High School and Potsdam University. He has worked several camps and clinics across the east coast, and is currently an elementary school teacher in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system and recently named the varsity head lacrosse coach for the Union County Lacrosse Association.

Support Staff

Tim Price. Team Charlotte college liaison. A former Division I head coach and current head coach at Charlotte Latin, Mr. Price has offered to share his expert experience of the recruiting process with Team Charlotte players and parents. In addition to his knowledge of the process, Coach Price has established relationships with many top college coaches throughout the nation.

Once the Team are selected players will be responsible for the following fees. There is a annual membership fee is $85.00 per player. The fee includes the players game uniform, practice field use fees, and supplemental player insurance that coves the athlete when we practice, scrimmage, or play at one of our facilities in Charlotte. The uniform includes TC Game shorts, TC numbered practice/game reversible, and a TC Under Amour shirt.

There are also Coaches fees. All TC coaches and staff are volunteers, and are not paid. However, added to the published tournament costs are TC coaches fees. These fees are necessary to cover the cost of the coaches clothing (TC hats & t-shirts), transportation to and from events, lodging, and meals while traveling with our teams.

There will be per event costs. After membership and coaches fees there are additional fees for each event as outlined on the tournament schedules. Please read these fees carefully. In most cases, food, transportation, and lodging are NOT included.

Team Charlotte Lacrosse can be contacted at CLTLAX@Carolina.rr.com | (704) 525-0910. Team Charlotte's web site is www.TeamCharlotteLax.com.