Presenting Our 2015 Coaching Staff

Read a little bit about our AWESOME coaching staff listed below!

MEN’S DIVISION

Patrick Lindsey (Head Coach)

Age: 29

Number of years playing: 11

College: Swarthmore College

Club: Philadelphia Patrol (Captain 14-15)

Nick Mathison

Age: 23

Number of years playing: 5 years

College: Lehigh University (Captain 13-15)

Club: Philadelphia Patrol

Michael Baer

Radnor High School JV Boys Coach

Age: 26

Number of years playing: 12

High School: North Penn High School (Captain 05-07)

College: Drexel University

Club: Philadelphia Patrol

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Matt Zumbrum (Head Coach)

University of Delaware Varsity Women’s Coach

Age: 30

Number of years playing: 10

College: University of Delaware

Club: Philadelphia AMP

Tina Yen

Club: Green Means Go

Vicki Chen

Club: Green Means Go (Captain)

Jackie Freedman

Radnor High School Varsity Girls Coach

Age: 25

Number of years playing: 5 years

College: Dickinson College, and West Chester University

Kinetic Physical Therapy: The official physical therapy partner of MLAC!

Main Line Athletic Camps is very happy to announce our partnership with Kinetic Physical Therapy & Human Performance Center! 

“All young athletes should be educated on how to properly care for and strengthen their bodies,” said MLAC Program Director Jacqueline Freedman. “We are very fortunate to be partnered with a center that has such a high reputation.”

Highly regarded Kinetic physical therapists will be attending select days of the Elite Development Program to provide short educational presentations showing the players how to warm up properly, use multidirectional plyometrics and agility to their best advantage and learn about concussions and injury prevention.

Elite Development Program: Prepare for your career in club ultimate

Are you an advanced ultimate player planning on playing for club or college? The Elite Development Program (EDP) is designed to prepare advanced player for their next big steps in their ultimate career.

Players will be learning from the source itself. Club teams such as Patrol, Green Means Go, CityWide, BANG, and more will be represented in the program’s coaching staff.  These players are familiar with the process of progressing as an ultimate player and are prepared to share their wealth of knowledge with the program attendees.

At the EDP players will be categorized into men’s (open) and women’s ultimate groups. This will allow them to develop the most appropriate skills for each individual ultimate category they choose to compete in.

Featured Coach of the Week: Nick Mathison

Our Main Line Athletic Camps Coach of the Week is ultimate coach, Nick Mathison.

Mathison, a Main Line native, has been playing ultimate for the past five years at both the collegiate and professional levels. He began playing ultimate as a freshman at Lehigh University, later serving as captain for two years and bringing the team to a fifth place finish at D-III Nationals in 2014.

“I was hooked the moment I went to my first tournament,” he says. Now, Mathison tries to help out coaching at as many camps and clinics as he can. He describes his coaching style—which he developed during his captainship at Lehigh—as “lending itself well to individual critiques.”

“I believe talking to someone one-on-one is very important in stressing skills and learning the game,” Mathison adds.
Mathison currently plays as a defensive cutter for Philadelphia’s professional ultimate team, the Spinners.

Featured MLAC Coach of the Week : Mike Baer

Main Line Athletic Camps’ first Coach of the Week this year is Michael Baer, who will be coaching multiple Ultimate Frisbee summer sessions.

Coach Mike turns 26 years old this month and has spent nearly his whole life in and around Lansdale, Pa. He got his start playing ultimate in 2003 while attending North Penn High School, and is still on the field to this day as a defensive handler for the Philadelphia Spinners.

“Everything about the sport of ultimate is awesome,” Mike says. “I love playing, coaching, watching, and anything else having to do with the sport.” Most of all, Mike points to the familial, community aspect of ultimate: “I love the family feeling that has come with every team that I’ve played on. Every step of my career, I made life-long friendships on each team.”

Mike has been coaching ultimate at Radnor High School for the past year, leading the JV Boys team to  victory in the Philadelphia High School Division III Championship, while putting some time in with the girls’ team in his spare time. In the past, he’s headed numerous ultimate clinics put on by the Philadelphia Spinners, PADA, and other organizations.

Mike is thrilled to be bringing his talents to the Main Line this year, noting that “I love being a small part in the future of ultimate and sharing my experiences. The future of ultimate, especially in Philadelphia, is looking really bright.”

Having grown up outside Philly, Mike is also a die-hard Flyers fan. When he’s not cheering on his Spinners teammates, he can often be found cheering on the boys in orange and black: “Recently, my brother, Dave, and I had season tickets just to get as close to the action as possible all season long.” The pair has even attended two Winter Classics to show the team their support!

Mike has always placed special value on the role that teamwork plays in sports. When asked to cite any particular athletes who’ve informed his attitudes towards gameplay, Mike noted that Cal Ripken, Jr.’s “work ethic, love, and compassion for baseball” were always an inspiration.

Meet Coach Mike for yourself this summer by signing up for a Main Line Athletic Camps ultimate session! Visit https://mainlineathleticcamps.wordpress.com/ultimate/ for more information.

Tune in next week to hear from another one of our coaches.

 

Main Line Athletic Camps is proud to announce a new partnership with EyeBlack!

Since 2003, Maryland-based company EyeBlack has been a market leader in the development of custom-made, glare-reducing face decals. Through partnerships with Major League Baseball, USA Football, and other notable athletic organizations, EyeBlack’s customized team- and school-specific decals have allowed athletes and devoted fans to reduce sun glare while demonstrating team spirit in a fun and unique way.

“We are always excited to partner with new groups who play a very important role with our growth!,” said David Zendel, Director of Sales and Marketing at EyeBlack. “Groups like Main Line Athletic Camps (MLAC) help us share our product with a group of athletes who may otherwise not know about our Custom EyeBlack. Our product is always well received and we look forward to working with MLAC for years to come!”

“We are very fortunate to have EyeBlack as a partner this season,” said MLAC Program Director, Jacqueline Freedman. “Their well-known decals are used by the country’s top performers and we love being able to offer such a product to our athletes.”
As a result of our partnership with EyeBlack, we will have custom Main Line school-branded EyeBlack decals available for purchase during our summer sessions. Keep an eye out for more information to come.

Summer 2015 Camps Available Now!

Be sure to sign up while there are still spots left for the 2015 season.  All advertised camps are taught by the best coaches and players around. They include professional athletes, professional coaches, National USA Team players, and Division I athletes.