WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army lacrosse coach Joe Alberici recently announced that Ted Georgalas has joined the Black Knight coaching staff as a
volunteer assistant coach.
"We are thrilled to have Ted to our staff," said
Alberici. "He brings a considerable amount of lacrosse knowledge to our guys
and has a great ability to relate to young people. He already has been a
welcome addition to the program."
Georgalas was named one of the original six head coaches
at the inception of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) in 2001. Voted the 2003 MLL
Coach of the Year, he led the New Jersey Pride for its first four seasons of
existence, leading the squad to a pair of playoff appearances in 2002 and 2003.
He was inducted into the Hudson Valley Chapter of the
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame's second class in 1995, 10 years before Army
coaching legend Jack Emmer was
bestowed the same honor in 2005.
Georgalas is credited with founding the Mahopac (N.Y.)
high school lacrosse program in 1983, which has since become one of the top
programs in the state. After leading the Indians to the 1983 New York State
Championships in his first season with the squad, he spent the next 18 years on
the Mahopac sidelines, while also coaching football and basketball.
Additionally a physical education teacher, he was named the New York State
Section 1 Man of the Year after retiring from his teaching position in 2007.
He most recently served as the head junior varsity
coach at Somers (N.Y.) High School while serving as a substitute teacher in the
district. He also previously was an assistant lacrosse coach at Pace University.
A native of nearby lacrosse hotbed Yorktown
Heights, N.Y., he graduated from Springfield College in 1973 and was a member of the
school's first varsity lacrosse team. The defenseman capped his collegiate
career with third-team All-America honors as a senior after garnering Honorable
Mention All-America plaudits as a junior. A three-time team captain, he also
won a trio of All-New England honors and participated in the North/South Senior
All-Star Game in 1973.
Georgalas' son, Kyle, is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach with the men's lacrosse program at his alma mater, Cornell, where he enjoyed an All-America and All-Ivy career before graduating in 2005. The Black Knights are scheduled to take on the Big Red on March 6 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Courtesy: Army Athletic Communications
