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Mission

MISSION STATEMENT

New Wave Lacrosse is the premiere, high caliber and high quality organization in Illinois Lacrosse. Our program utilizes unmatched skill, passion, dedication and knowledge from our Hall of Fame coaching staff to consistently transform kids into high caliber collegiate athletes. With a challenging, inspiring program and extensive lacrosse networks across the country, we aim to help our athletes reach their collegiate, personal and athletic goals. Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the Midwest and New Wave has embraced the task of helping Illinois excel at it. 

Our mission is simple; It is our goal to develop student athletes of success and integrity. We strive to help our kids serve as positive members of their team and the Illinois lacrosse community. We aim to not only establish our name as a premier athletic organization, but also to instill a positive attitude in our athletes so they are willing to recognize the importance of mental/physical growth in the development of their lacrosse skills. We will help our students reach their full athletic and personal goals.

 

 

Contact our Directors:

Paul Stolzer
Paul@newwavelax.com

Director, Founder, Coach U19 Elite Travel Team

  • 40 year lacrosse veteran( as player and coach)
  • 4 year starter Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ- Team MVP
  • NCAA All-American, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Hall of Fame (inducted 2006)
  • All time assist record holder and 5th leading scorer in school history
  • 2006 World Games player (Grand Masters Division)

 

Kyle Sullivan
Kyle@newwavelax.com

Director, Youth Lacrosse Director
 
  • Captain, Eckerd College Lacrosse
  • MCLA All American
  • SELC Collegiate All Conference
  • Asst. Coach Trinity High School (Virginia)
  • Park District Coordinator


  Andy Thompson
Andy@newwavelax.com

Director, Coach U19 Elite Travel Team
 
  • Head Coach St. Charles High School since 2007 (4x state final 4)
  • St. Charles H.S. All Conference Football & Lacrosse, State Lacrosse All-Star
  • 4 year starter Elmhurst College Football Team
  • Captain of Football and Track Teams, Elmhurst College
  • NCAA All Conference High Jump

 

The New Wave Story
 
The organization may be new but the names associated certainly are not. New Wave Lacrosse was formed by Paul Stolzer, Andy Thompson and Kyle Sullivan in 2009 (the former lacrosse staff and coaches of Players Indoor). Though the concept is fresh and unmatched, the name is new, but the players and coaches making it all happen have been doing so for a long time, and we are still dedicated to preparing young athletes for the field of competition at all levels, from beginners to collegiate players.  With combined lacrosse playing and coaching experience totaling over 50 years (wow !) we understand the importance of promoting teamwork, sportsmanship, positive coaching and having fun as well as advancing the sport of lacrosse.  In addition to these basic philosophies, we all take an enormous amount of pride in our success in assisting over 100 of our current/former players in reaching their personal goal of playing at the college level (D1, D2, D3 and high level clubs) over the past 2 years including such lacrosse power house schools as Univ. of Virginia, Michigan State, Hofstra, Stony Brook, Ohio State, Augustana, Boulder, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, Mt. St. Mary’s, Albany, Manhattan, Ohio State, Sienna, Bellarmine, Carthage and Stevenson (to name only a few).