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About Us 

Our Mission & purpose

To become the national model for player and personal development in youth athletics by enhancing and transferring knowledge to make a massive, positive impact.

Our Leaders

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Michael Mabry

President

Michael Mabry has served the Northern Virginia lacrosse community and beyond as a coach, trainer, director, coordinator and mentor since 2016. His passion for understanding and coaching the whole athlete has kept him committed to developing his craft through various certifications and training programs. His life vision has led him to the formation of the Mabry Academy and he couldn’t be more excited to get started with Casey O’Neill and the rest of the team. 

Experience:

  • 2016-2021 Mabry served as assistant coach and defensive coordinator for St. Paul VI Catholic high school.

  • Director of Lacrosse Performance Training at The Grind Strength and Conditioning.

  • 2018 to 2020, Mabry served as Director of Coaches and Players Development for the Hammers Lacrosse Club in Leesburg, Virginia.

Certifications:

  • Sources of Strength Trainer

  • Mental Performance Mastery Coach

  • EXOS Performance Specialist

  • Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach

Casey O'Neill

Vice President

Casey O’Neill was a part of Gonzaga Lacrosse program for 21 seasons—the last 14 as Head Coach, compiling an overall record of 211-54 (119-9 WCAC). Under his leadership, the Eagles have won nine WCAC championships with seven straight at one point (from 2010-2016) with a mark of 84 straight conference wins. Casey was a multi-sport high school athlete and midfielder on the 1993 Gonzaga WCAC Championship-winning lacrosse team. He was recruited by Lehigh University as a middie and played every midfield position throughout his career while helping the Mountain Hawks to a Patriot League championship in 1999, and received the team’s “Coach’s Award” in 2000.

Experience:

  • Assistant Athletic Director at Gonzaga for 14 years

  • Ran the Purple Eagle Lacrosse youth camp for two decades

  • Helped with multiple youth lacrosse programs around the area

Coaching Awards:

  • WCAC Coach of the year (four times)

  • Washington Post All-Metropolitan Area Coach of the Year

  • Mountain Hawks team’s “Coach’s Award” in 2000.

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Lyndsey Munoz

Director of Girls Program

Lyndsey Muñoz brings a diverse background of experience to the Mabry Academy. Currently, Muñoz serves as the assistant coach for the George Mason University women’s lacrosse team, working with the defense and goalies. Previous to her full-time position with the Patriots, she volunteered with the team in the spring of 2021, worked as a consultant with Johns Hopkins University, and volunteered at Ohio State and Cal Lutheran. A standout goaltender at Stanford from 2011-14, Munoz ranks fourth all time in saves (400) and is seventh in goals against average (10.58). She led the Cardinals to three NCAA appearances in her four seasons, including the program's first-ever tournament win over Notre Dame in 2013. Since 2017, Muñoz has continued to run LM Training, utilizing her certifications listed below.

Certifications:

  • Nutrition and Health

  • Strength and Conditioning

  • And Mental Performance to help athletes achieve peak performance through a holistic wellness approach.

Experience

  • Played for the Spanish National Team at the 2022 World Cup in Towson

  • Currently, Muñoz serves as the assistant coach for the George Mason University women’s lacrosse team, working with the defense and goalies.

  • Previous head coach for the Westlake High School varsity program earning league coach of the year in 2019.

  • Led the LA Women's Developmental National Team as Co-Head Coach

Alec Wortman

Director of Mental Performance

Alec began developing his sport psychology passion and expertise during his years competing at the NCAA Division 1 level as a Pole Vaulter from 2014-2018 for the Men's Track and Field Team for the University of Maine. He later moved to California in 2019 to complete his postgraduate education in performance psychology while training athletes in San Francisco and San Diego. He strives to assist his athletes in achieving mental performance mastery that transcends the playing field and cultivates highly impactful humanistic growth. 

Education:

  • Master's in Sport and Performance Psychology

  • Currently in the process of receiving CMPC certification with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology

Experience:

  • NCAA Division 1 Pole Vaulter from 2014-2018 for the Men's Track and Field Team at the University of Maine where he served as a team captain

  • Alec has accrued over 10 years of experience coaching and counseling young men and women and has narrowed his scope of practice specifically to the holistic development of youth populations within sport and life.

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