Carlsbad Youth Lacrosse Coaching

Your Carlsbad Youth Lacrosse coaches are not just a coaching staff; we are a family of coaches who have players on our teams, community members in Carlsbad who want to give back to their city, and heroes who serve our country home and abroad. Our goal as coaches is to motivate; never humiliate. To encourage your players to give it everything they have and leave it all on the field. For us, it's more than winning; it's life. Thanks for trusting your family to us. 

From Our Directors

Ryan King is the president of Carlsbad Youth Lacrosse and Sam Farrell is the girl's directors, and together they are the ones leading our club into a successful future. They're focused on developing your players both on and off the field, but more than anything, they're a part of a community that cares more about your player as a person than they are as a competitor... even though we win championships every year. See you out on the field! 

All Carlsbad Youth Lacrosse coaches are background checked and required to obtain certification in Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Child Abuse Prevention.

Ryan King

CYL President and 5-6 Coach

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Ryan King lives in Carlsbad with his wife, Lauren, and two kids, Brooks and Georgia. Originally from the Delaware/Philadelphia area Ryan grew up playing lacrosse since 1991. His claim to fame is being captain of his high school lacrosse team that won the Northern DE State Indoor Lacrosse Championship. Due to injury college lacrosse didn't take off for Ryan, but he continued with his love for lax coaching at the high school level and is now loving coaching youth lax! Professionally Ryan works in international development for Ardent Mentoring and Edify, San Diego based international non-profits providing social entrepreneur mentoring and quality education to those living in poverty globally. For fun Ryan and his family enjoy the beach, Legoland, and even a little dancing. He loves Carlsbad as his new home and you may even catch him at a local dance spot in the Village if you can find the loud tall man on the dance floor having a ton of fun!

Matt Bartles

CYL Vice President and 5-6 Coach

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Growing up a multi-sport athlete, his love for lacrosse during high school and college club teams transitioned into a career in the Marines. His tenure in the Marine Corps encompassed six international deployments, extensive background with foreign relations, and multiple high-profile assignments. Retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded and coordinated operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and The Presidential Retreat at Camp David. He holds a BA from the University of Kansas and a master’s from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President for Next Life Medical. His son, Troy, and daughter, Avery, both play lacrosse for CYL.

Frank Temple

CYL Boys Director of Coaching and 7-8 Coach

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Frank Temple grew up on Long Island NY where he began playing lacrosse at 10 years old and continued through High school. He was named an All Conference player his Junior year and All County player his Senior year. Frank was all set to play Lacrosse in college but his plans unexpectedly changed following September 11, 2001 when a call to service overwhelmed him, and he abruptly enlisted in the Marine Corps. He graduated basic training with honors and served in the Special Operations community of the Marine Corps where he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Frank’s military career prepared him for successful leadership, and strategic operational planning. He has trained foreign police, and allied forces, all over the world. He holds a BS in Organizational Security Management and continues to train and mentor Marines, and Sailors as a Senior Instructor for the Department of Defense. Frank has a heart for his family and community. He resides in Carlsbad, CA with his wife Niki where he coaches and shares his passion for lacrosse with their two boys Jack and Harry.

Sam Farrell

CYL Girls Director of Coaching

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Sam lives in Carlsbad with her husband, Tommy Duerr and their 2 year old daughter, Bowie. Sam grew up in Severna Park, Maryland and started playing lacrosse in 2nd grade. She went on to play Division 1 lacrosse at University of Florida. At Florida, Sam was a 3x All American and 2013 Defender of the Year. Sam moved to San Diego in 2014 and started the girls side of Mad Dog lacrosse. Sam was the head coach at La Jolla high school from 2014 - 2021. She was heavily involved in the La Jolla rec program as well which helped build the high school program to be a top team in California. She is now the head varsity coach at Cathedral Catholic HS. Sam's club program, Mad Dog, is now a top program on the west coast and she has helped many players fulfil their dreams of playing collegiate lacrosse. Sam is extremely passionate about coaching and loves helping players achieve their goals of playing at the next level. In her free time, Sam loves to shop with Bowie and go to the beach with her family and friends. Sam and her family moved to Carlsbad in October of 2021 and love it! She is really excited to get involved with Carlsbad youth lacrosse!

Tyler Roberson

CYL Board Member and 3-4 Coach

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Tyler Roberson is a Carlsbad native, currently living in Oceanside with his wife, Ashley, and three children. Tyler operates a generational family construction company throughout San Diego County. Tyler has a (good) habit of stepping in to offer help when he sees a need and that’s exactly how his Lacrosse coaching career started. He brought his son to a CYL clinic in 2019 and noticed that Coach Ryan King didn’t have many volunteers helping out. Tyler stepped in and hasn’t looked back. He has assisted with CYL coaching as well as clinics and club tournament teams. Having grown up in the competitive Hockey arena, Tyler has found that his experience crosses over well in to coaching lacrosse. He loves to have a part in creating strong team relationships and supporting the awesome community of CYL players and families. In his free time Tyler enjoys traveling to his homes in Mexico for fishing and boating. His family has followed him into the mountains each year for snowboarding, backpacking and camping. He loves to share the outdoors and stewardship with anyone who will attend.

Rob Ludwig

CYL Board Member and 7-8 Coach

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Rob Ludwig lives in Carlsbad with his wife, Tara, and three children, Brody, Cali & Jayde (and 2 cats!). Rob grew up ON Long Island (with fellow Carlsbad Coach Frank Temple) playing many sports throughout his youth and High School years including lacrosse, basketball, football, and track & field. A passion for surfing found Rob attending college in Hawaii and travelling the world thereafter eventually ending up in San Diego permanently after a tour in the US Coast Guard. When not coaching up at the field, you can usually find Coach Rob and the crew hanging out down at Warm Waters enjoying another day in Paradise in our hometown of Carlsbad.

Jon Price

3-4 Coach

Jake Hansen

K-2 Coach

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Jake Hansen lives in Oceanside with his wife, Haylee, and two kids, Mason and Cloe. He is originally from Oregon and started playing lacrosse in the eighth grade. He specializes in defense and face-off, but loves every aspect of the game. Jake didn’t play college lacrosse as he joined the Marine Corps after graduating high school, but he has always stayed active in the sport. He has played on multiple club teams, but prefers coaching. He has coached high school lacrosse in Oregon and continues to coach high school lacrosse at the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad in addition to coaching the youth. Professionally, Jake is a Low Altitude Air Defense officer in the Marine Corps. For fun Jake and his family enjoy exercising, playing sports, and hanging out at the beach.

Jordan Katz

K-2 Coach

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Jordan Katz lives in Carlsbad with his wife, Katie and two sons, Cole and Sage. Originally from Pennsylvania, Jordan switched from baseball to lacrosse in 5th grade. He was co-captain of his high school team, which won the Western Pennsylvania Championship his senior year. Unfortunately as well that year, they lost the state championship by 1 goal in the last minute of the game. Jordan was a first-team Western PA his senior year. His high school also competed in the Midwest Scholastic League. Jordan attended the Top 205 camp his senior year and was invited to tryout as a walk-on to Penn State’s team. He ended up choosing hockey though and played 4 years at Penn State. As Jordan’s kids got older he and they got the lacrosse bug again and joined CYL. Professionally Jordan is a Partner at a consulting and venture capital firm. For fun he and his family enjoy the beach, traveling and hanging with their other North County family members.

Sydnee McCabe

Kinder to 2nd Grade Girls Head Coach

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Sydnee McCabe lives in Temecula with her husband Clayton and 4 dogs. Sydnee grew up in Phoenix where she was introduced to lacrosse, and subsequently played 4 years of club varsity in high school. Although she would have loved to pursue lacrosse at the collegiate level, Sydnee enlisted the United States Marine Corps in 2015 where she still serves today. Currently stationed on Camp Pendleton, she was thrilled to reintegrate herself into the lax world when the opportunity arose coaching for CYL!  In her spare time she can be found in her vegetable garden or on the jiu jitsu mat.

John Orhun

K-2 Coach

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John has been around the sport of lacrosse his entire life and is the managing partner of Deadspin LAX out of Carlsbad. He has lived in Southern California over 20 years with his wife Alyssa, son Parker (6) and daughter Aria (2). Originally from New Jersey, John has participated in every aspect of the game as a player, coach, and official; committed to grow the sport in his local community. He continues to work directly with private/public high schools, youth organizations and travel leagues to provide product support for lacrosse teams across the United States. You will almost always see John and his family together, they love going to the beach, Legoland and the Safari Park any chance they get as well as traveling up and down the California coastline on family trips!

Nick Fitzgerald

K-2 Coach

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Nick is originally from Miami, Florida and was introduced to the sport of lacrosse while he was in high school. He played all 4 years between the pipes as starting goalie while being named captain in his final 2 seasons. Nick and his family took their love of lacrosse to the west coast when they moved to Southern California in 2010. Calling Carlsbad home ever since, Nick continues to coach and play lacrosse daily. Professionally Nick has taken on the Director of Operations role at Deadspin LAX helping grow the game of lacrosse through product offerings that create accessibility and innovate the sport both locally and globally. Nick and his wife Renada have two boys, Leo (6) and Santiago (2); they love playing lacrosse, going on hikes, dining at Pizza Port and of course like any good Carlsbad local, the beach!

Ian Brigden

5-6 Coach

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Coach Ian Brigden grew up in Northern Virginia playing lacrosse in High School and club ball at Virginia Tech. VT made it to the semi-finals of the USILA National Championships my Freshman year which was an amazing experience. My passion for the game was reignited by my sons love of lacrosse. I am so happy to be able to pass on the love of lacrosse to kids in North County. Married to Trishell for 15 years, we are parents of one boy and two girls; Luke, Reese and Macie. Weekends that are not filled with sports, we love spending time in the mountains or anywhere outdoors.

Gregg Bensinger

7-8 Coach

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Gregg Bensinger lives in Carlsbad with his wife Mishka and son Logan. Originally from Rochester, NY he started playing lacrosse in middle school and went on to play at the US Naval Academy. He has been coaching various grade levels with CYL since their second year in existence. He retired from the Navy and now works as a Partner at O. Miller Associates, as a Manufactures’ Representative selling into the aerospace and commercial space markets. He and his family enjoy the great outdoors in and around San Diego as well as traveling to other great places around the globe. You may even see him rehydrating at one of the great local breweries.

Danny Deutz

3-4 Coach

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Danny lives in Carlsbad with his family where he enjoys being involved with his kid’s sports activities. Over the last few years, he has helped coach for the Carlsbad Youth Lacrosse program and has enjoyed helping to grow the sport. He played in high school in New Jersey and has loved the sport ever since. Off the field, Danny has been involved in private equity and portfolio management for over 25 years.

Charlie Gulick

3-4 Coach

Josh Blackburn

3-4 Coach

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Joshua Blackburn lives with his wife Jacqueline and two children Jameson and Josephine. Being born and raised in Oceanside Joshua might have limited exposure to Lacrosse early in life but shares the passion for team sports. Having played many sports growing up he sees the value of working as a team. Professionally, Joshua works locally in Carlsbad for a communications technology company. When Joshua isn’t on a field coaching or working, he enjoys cooking, camping, hiking and visiting amusement parks with his family.

Andrew Peattie

3-4 Coach

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Andrew Peattie lives in Oceanside along with his wife, Amanda, and two sons, Brett and Barrett. Born and raised in California, Andrew has previous experience in lacrosse during his youth years but his major sport has always been hockey. With over 20 years of being in the competitive hockey scene and traveling around the world for the sport both playing and coaching, Andrew has developed a vast knowledge of what it means to be a competitor and loves to share his knowledge with growing athletes. Andrew is a California licensed electrician and is currently working for Prime Electrical Services located in San Marcos. During his free time, Andrew loves spending time with his wife and kids whether it be a daytime trip to Legoland or a leisurely walk to their local parks. Sports have always been a passion for him and he enjoys seeing youth players grow and improve while also having fun!

Al Man

5-6 Coach

Brad Sivert

K-2 Director | Coach

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Brad Sivert lives in Carlsbad with his wife Tammy, and two kids, Sawyer (6 yrs) and Aveline (3 yrs). An avid skier and outdoor enthusiast, Brad loves almost anything outdoor related. Even his kids go to a local Carlsbad Forest School. When Brad picked up his first lacrosse stick in high school on the East Coast, he had never actually even heard of the sport. Brad advanced quickly and was named the Captain of the Under 17 All-American high school team, leading the US in a global tournament in Australia. Brad played in college for a bit, but shifted out of Lacrosse to focus on other activities. Brad is the Head of Marketing for a Northern California based Tech company, and has mentored many start-ups and VC groups. Brad and his family love traveling and living the SoCal lifestyle where everything is just a drive away - from the beaches to the mountains and everything in between. Brad's family has fallen in love with Carlsbad and love the community aspect and “small-town” Cali feel. 

Robbie Haberlein

K-3 Coach

Sarah Lautman

7th and 8th Grade Girls Head Coach

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Sarah Lautman grew up in Massachusetts and started playing lacrosse in third grade in her hometown when her Dad started the local youth program. She went on to play 4 years of varsity lacrosse at her high school where she was captain her senior year. She also lettered all 4 years on the varsity soccer and gymnastics teams before deciding to go to college at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her freshman and sophomore years were spent playing on the highly competitive club lacrosse program. In the fall of 2013, CU started its first season of Division 1 Women's Lacrosse - Sarah was able to walk on to the team and became a starting midfielder for the next 3 seasons. She became the first CU senior in program history in 2016 where she ended her career with an Offensive Player of the Week (2014), and All-MPSF Second Team (2015) awards. After graduating, Sarah moved to Southern California where she began her professional career as an automation engineer working in the life science industry. As much as she loves her career, she wanted to keep the sport of lacrosse in her life, so she began coaching club lacrosse in LA in 2018. When she moved back to the San Diego area she got in contact with Sam Farrell (CYL Girl's Director) and her Mad Dog program. Sarah began coaching the Mad Dog West Elite teams during the spring of 2022. After moving to Encinitas (where she now resides), Sam convinced Sarah to join the CYL coaching squad! It seemed like the perfect full circle moment to help build and develop this youth program as her Dad once did in her hometown! Even though Sarah may not have kids in the community, she is very excited to help grow the sport of lacrosse for the girls of Carlsbad and give back to this wonderful city!

Frank Keefe

7th and 8th Grade Girls Asst. Coach

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Frank Keefe has made Carlsbad his home for the past 28 years where he lives with his wife, Mary, and daughter Kylea. Originally from the Suburban Philadelphia area, Frank played High School Lacrosse for Upper Darby High School and then went onto play with Villanova University during his undergraduate studies. Franks sports background was pretty diverse as he also served as Captain for of the crew team during both his junior and senior years at Villanova and gained a sponsorship from Dupont as a triathlete competing at the Olympic Distance races in the Northeast United States. Over time Frank successfully competed in dozens of Ironman Triathlon events around the world. Frank believes that both mental and physical fitness should be the core of anyone’s health plan and coaching youth lacrosse is a perfect way to introduce positive lifestyle habits and skills into our kids lives in an enjoyable and rewarding style. Professionally Frank manages the professional Oral Care business in the Western United States for Philips Sonicare and volunteers his time and experience as a transition mentor for retiring military personnel through the ACP Corporation. When he is not coaching the woman’s 7-8 CYL team you can find Frank surfing, cycling or wakeboarding with his daughter Kylea.

Annie Berg

3rd and 4th Grade Girls Head Coach

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Annie Berg lives on Camp Pendleton with her wife Camden and their puppy Roo. Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico Annie began playing lacrosse her senior year of high school. This was a late start to say the least. However after leading her team to the 2016 AAA State Championships and taking home the win, Annie was scouted to play as defense for University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She played there for all four years before graduating in 2020 with a Geography and Environmental Studies degree. Immediately after college she was commissioned as an Officer in the United States Marines Corps. A typical Saturday for her family looks like barbequing at the beach and playing fetch with Roo until the sun goes down. 

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