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Club Announces New Head Coach Gary DeSerrano
July 9, 2010: Gary DeSerrano has been selected as the new varsity head
coach of the Plano West Lacrosse Club.
Gary heads up the Plano West program with over 25 years lacrosse
experience. His coaching experience began with youth teams in Coppell and
Plano in 2003. In recent years, he was head coach of the 7/8 Plano Wrangler
Black teams in 2008 and 2009, playing in the Championship Division of North
Texas Lacrosse. Many of his players on those squads are already playing
varsity lacrosse in the Dallas area.
He has also coached Lonestar teams (U13 and U15), Team Texas (U15), and
Coast 2 Coast Lacrosse Academy at various age levels including the High
School level in 2009. Last season he helped Plano West as an offensive
consultant.
Coach Gar, as his players call him, graduated from the University of Texas,
where he played attack for 4 years. His UT lacrosse team won the SWC
championship in 1987. As a senior he led the team in scoring with 73 points
(30 goals and 43 assists).
In addition to coaching, Gary has continued playing lacrosse after college,
including five championship seasons with the Dallas Lacrosse Club. He
currently plays with the Adidas Magic Wands, a team made up of elite players
over 40 years old. The Magic Wands were winners of the Super Masters
Division at the 2008 Vail Shoot-out.
Professionally, Gary heads up K&G Sports, a sports marketing company that
runs professional golf tournaments. Under the Adams Golf Pro Tour, he heads
up 16 tournaments per year for young pros aspiring to make a living on the
PGA Tour.
Gary has been married for 22 years to wife, Kathy and has two sons, Travis
(18) and Cody (15).