Coach Coppolecchia brings a wealth of knowledge to the defensive side of the field and to player health. Professionally Chris was a 2015 supplemental draft pick by the New York Lizards where he was a member of the team throughout the year. Collegiately Coach Coppolecchia was a four-year starter and Captain at Division One Quinnipiac University. He was a First Team NEC Defender and was selected his senior year to the prestigious North South Senior All-Star game. A licensed physical therapist, Chris is big propionate of helping keep our players on the field and with injury prevention.

Conor Shanahan was a 3-year letterman at Georgetown Prep, leading the Little Hoyas to three top 10 nationally ranked campaigns, and was a Nike Blue Chip prospect. Conor took a post-graduate year at Avon Old Farms – earning the ‘Skip Flanagan Award’ for excellence and leadership on the field – before his D1 collegiate tenure at Holy Cross.

Conor is entering his second year as head coach at Weston High School. Conor is also the founder of APX Lacrosse (est. 2022), offering private and group offensive training to players across Fairfield County. Notably, he has trained and developed a Yale commit, multiple first/second team All-State and All-CIAC nominees, and two middle schoolers who were invited to the APEX Youth Games

Following a 7 years working in finance in Manhattan, Conor began his coaching journey at Hopkins School (New Haven, CT), serving as the offensive coordinator and head coach in 2022 and 2023, respectively.