KEN FASANARO

Title: Director & Co-Founder

Ken is the Co-founder and Director of Carolina Select Lacrosse and has over 28 years of lacrosse playing and coaching experience. He played high school at national powerhouse and NY State Champion  Ward Melville HS in Long Island NY, finishing his HS career with a record of 71-1. He went on to play attack for Duke University leading them to multiple NCAA Division 1 playoff appearances. After graduation in 1994, Ken played professionally for the Charlotte Cobras of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League. Ken has earned All-American honors, a selection to the NY Empire State Games Team, ACC Honor Roll and selection to both HS and NCAA North-South All-Star Teams. 

MATT GATES

Title: Boys Coach

Matt has 15 years of lacrosse playing and coaching experience. Matt was instrumental in starting the lacrosse program at his High School... North Canton Hoover HS. In only their second year, they won the DIII title in the state of Ohio and Matt was awarded Game MVP. Matt was selected as All-State and named Warrior Player of the Year for the state of Ohio. After high school Matt played lacrosse at Ohio University, during his years there he led the Bobcats to one finals game and two final four appearances. Matt has created summer camps in his hometown of North Canton, Ohio to further the growth of lacrosse in the elementary and middle schools. Matt still plays lacrosse with SCOG and has coached at Weddington HS and currently coaches at Charlotte Christian HS (Charlotte NC).

PAT HUTTON

Title: Boys Coach

Pat has over 18 years lacrosse playing and coaching experience. He played his high school lacrosse at Southington High School in Connecticut where he was picked for the CT Super Juniors and earned all conference honors his senior year. Pat went on after high school to play lacrosse at DIII Mitchell College where he was the starting goaltender for 4 years and team captain for 3 years. After college he spent the next 2 years helping start the lacrosse program at Waterford High in CT where he was the head JV coach. Pat then went back to his hometown where he spent 2 years as the head coach for the Southington Blue Knights freshmen team. Pat currently lives in Charlotte and currently coaches at Nationsford HS (Fort Mill SC).  He is the former head coach for the Cuthbertson Cavalier JV team.

MATT KOPLEY

Title: Boys Coach

Matt has over 25 years of lacrosse playing and coaching experience. He grew up in Syracuse, NY and played for Skaneateles HS where he played varsity for 3 years (1992-1994). He was the captain his senior year and led his team to the NYS Section 3 (Class C) championship and into states. He was selected to be on the NYS Section 3 All Star team his junior and senior year. Matt continued his lacrosse career at Rutgers University in New Jersey (1994-1998). He was a 4 year starter at Rutgers and was a captain his senior year. He was selected as a Division 1 USILA All-American in 1998 as a Midfielder. He was also selected to play in the USILA North-South All Star game in 1998. He moved to North Carolina in 2006 and lives in Waxhaw with his wife and 2 children.

BRIAN HOLLAND

Title: Boys Coach

Brian has over 25 years of lacrosse playing, coaching and officiating experience. He played attack at national powerhouse and current NY State Champion West Islip HS in Long Island NY. Brian was a two year starter, team captain an all conference selection in 1989. He went on to play midfield for Hofstra University under coach John Danowski. At Hofstra, Brian was a three year starter and was voted team captain in 1995. Brian was named an alternate in the 1995 NCAA North-South Senior All-Star game and also received All Conference Honors in 1995. Brian is a licensed NC Lacrosse Official and has officiated 3 seasons at the Varsity High School level in Charlotte.  Brian is currently the head coach of Nationsford HS (Fort Mill SC). Prior to moving to Charlotte he officiated on Long Island in New York. Brian is the President/CEO of his own Employee Benefits Brokerage firm in Ballantyne and has lived in Charlotte for 5 years with his wife and two children.

DICK SIPPERLY

Title: Boys Coach

During the past 32 years Coach Sipperly has coached youth, middle school, high school, Division I and III collegiate and club lacrosse. Coach Sipperly graduated from Cortland College in 1978. For the past 7 years, Dick has been the head lacrosse coach at the Charlotte Latin School where he has led the program to two NC State Championships. He was named 2005 NCISAA Coach of the Year and CLB Coach of the Year. Coach Sipperly played high school, collegiate and club lacrosse in New York. His college coaching included Springfield College, University of Vermont and Vassar College. In 2002 he was selected as coach of the North/South Collegiate All Star game. Prior to joining CLS he spent a year in Seattle coaching the Mercer Island HS team. MI won the 2004 State Championship. Coach Sipperly lives in Charlotte with his wife Sarah and son Eric who played on the 2010 CSL HS Green Team. His older son Tayler (CLS ’09) attends the University of Vermont.

JACKSON MARSHALL

Title: Boys Coach

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