Crabs 2030

Practice Schedule

Spring practices begin March 6 and will be held at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Additional practices in Fairfax &/or Loudoun County will be added.

Thursdays at 7:00--8:00 -- 3/6 & 3/13, GMU #3
Thursday at 5:00--6:00--3/20, GMU #3
Thursdays at 7:00--8:00 -- 3/27 through 5/15, GMU #5

Tournament Schedule

VLC Youth teams will compete in the spring Greater Howard Club Lacrosse Conference (HoCo). Games begin March 22 for 2030 teams.

Summer 2025

Crab Feast, 6/21--22/2025
The Gauntlet, 6/28-29/2025
NLF, 7/11-13/2025

Team Roster and Bios

Coaches

Matt Flynn

Graduated from St. Andrew's Episcopal School in 1993. Played two years collegiately at Virginia Wesleyan College 1994, 1995. 12 years coaching with Vienna Youth Lacrosse - 5 years as an assistant, 7 years as a head coach at the 14U level.

Nick Gregory

Bio coming soon

Louis Hernandez

Lacrosse playing experience began in 2007, at the age of 10, and has played defense for 15 years. Played for Annadale Youth Lacrosse Club, Chantilly High school, and North Greenville University D2 college at Tigerville, SC. Coach Hernandez still currently plays to this day in Beltway Lacrosse League in the Men's Open Division and plays box lacrosse, as well in the semi-pro box lacrosse team DMV Golden Bears (which has generated some talent for the Professional Box Lacrosse Association!). Coach Hernandez began coaching at the high school level as a JV Assistant Coach at Freedom HS (South Riding, VA) and most recently joined Dominion HS as the Head Coach for the JV team.

Mike Mcdonnell

Playing Experience
2014-2018 / 4-year varsity letterman at the University of Michigan
2018 / Player for the East Torrens Lacrosse Club in Adelaide, South Australia
2019-2021 / Box lacrosse player for the Maryland Green Arrows
2021-present / Currently box lacrosse player for the Virginia Golden Bears

Coaching Experience
2013-2015 / On-staff Coach for Nova West Lacrosse Club
2015-2017 / Assistant Coach for Flint Hill School
2018 / Assistant Coach for the South Australien U-15 state team
2019-2021 / Evaluator and Coach for the Washington DC UnderArmour Underclassmen tryouts and teams
2019-2021 / On-staff Coach for Hardlax Lacrosse Club
2019-2021 / Assistant Coach for Paul VI HS
2019-present / Owner & Director of 11Lacrosse, providing elite level player development at the Faceoff X
2021-present / Owner & Director of the Free Play Academy, providing a non-traditional path to exceptional player development, through the power of free play.

Personal Experience
2017-2018 / Team Impact team representative, led and orchestrated team activities and involvement to help improve the quality of life for a child with life threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team.

2017-2018 / Ath-lead team representative, apart of a mentor ship program between upperclassman amongst various athletic teams to assist freshman with the transition of being a Michigan student-athlete.

2017-2018 / Student Ambassador, given the opportunity to serve as a face of the Michigan Athletic Department through three main initiatives: Service, Education and Professional Development.