This is Coach Thompson's first year with the Mission Viejo team. Previous to coaching our team, he was the Laguna Varsity Lacrosse team's first coach, where he served for seven years. He led the team to victory at the Great Western Indoor Lacrosse Tournament in 2001, where he was also named Coach of the Year by his peers. This is the first time a team from Orange County ever took top honors at the tournament. Prior to graduating from Saddleback College and playing in the Orange County Mens Lacrosse Club, Coach Thompson played defense for four years at El Toro High School where he was a three time all-star.

Janet Glynn is head coach for the Mission Viejo Girls Lacrosse 2006 team. This is her first year as a head coach for the team after having learned the game last year as the assistant coach/team mom. Although new to lacrosse, Janet is not new to coaching team sports. She has experience coaching girls softball, boy's t-ball and boy's Little League baseball in both the assistant and head coach role. Janet's philosophy toward leading young athletes is to focus on the fundamentals of the game, the importance of TEAM and to have FUN.

Coach Nipps has been coaching the Mission Viejo team for three years now. He is a graduate of Saddleback College and prior to that a Mission Viejo High School Diablo, class of 1999. He played an amazing five years of varsity lacrosse for Laguna Hills as a defense player. No, he wasn't held back! He was invited to play on the varsity team during his last year of junior high school. Named Defensive Player of the Year several times at Laguna Hills, Coach Nipps brings an appreciation of the game that inspires excellence in the players he coaches.

Coach Pasqualetto is also a graduate of Mission Viejo High School, class of 2005, where he played on the Mission Viejo Lacrosse team his senior year. Prior to that, he played attack three years on the Trabuco Lacrosse team where he helped lead the team to the 2004 OCLA Tournament Division B championship. This is his first year coaching the Mission Viejo Lacrosse Club, but he has also coached the Rancho Santa Margarita Junior High School team for three years. He is currently studying Sociology at Saddleback College.