Black Bear Boys Lacrosse Club is excited to announce our round 1 tryouts for our Boys 2026-2027 Travel Club Teams.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR TRYOUTS

Tryouts will be held at
Perkiomen Valley High School’s Thomas J. Kenaan Stadium and Baseball Turf Fields located at 509 Gravel Pike in Collegeville PA

Players only need to come to one tryout. After round 1 we will invite some players back to round 2 for further evaluations.

Round 1 Tryout Dates and Times

monday July 6th 5:45pm-7:15pm (2033-2034)

  • Entering 5th & 6th grades

monday July 6th 7:30pm-9:00pm (2030 & 2032)

  • Entering 9th & 7th grades

tuesday July 7th 5:45-7:15pm (2031)

  • Entering 8th grade

tuesday July 7th 7:30pm-9:00pm (2028-2029)

  • Entering 11th & 10th grades

thursday July 9th 6:00pm-7:30pm (2035-2036-2037)

  • Entering 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR BLACK BEAR'S
ROUND 1 TRYOUTS

Round 2 Tryout Dates and Times

monday July 13th 5:30pm-7:00pm (2033-2034)

  • Entering 5th & 6th grades

monday July 13th 7:30pm-9:00pm (2031 & 2032)

  • Entering 8th & 7th grades

monday July 13th 6:00pm-7:30pm (2029 & 2030)

  • Entering 10th & 9th grades

thursday July 14th 5:30pm-7:00pm (2035-2036-2037)

  • Entering 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR BLACK BEAR'S
ROUND 2 TRYOUTS

QUALITY COACHING! 
What separates Black Bear from other clubs is the quality coaches within our program. We currently have Six Current/Former Varsity High School Head Coaches and Six Current High School Assistant Varsity Coaches on our coaching staff.

Black Bear offers families and players what they desire most:
Passionate, Enthusiastic, Knowledgeable Coaches who are from the local community and care about developing young men of high character and better lacrosse players.

We have a Passion to Serve our Local Lacrosse Community and help athletes excel at life and lacrosse!

WHO WILL BE COACHING YOUR SON?

Black Bear Cubs Program (2nd to 4th Grades)

  • Director Ben Carville (Former Head Coach Owen J. Roberts HS)

  • Head Assistant Mike Giandonato (Former Assistant Coach at Owen J Roberts HS) 

  • Brendan Smith (Current defensemen at Hood College)

  • Tyler Diffenderfer (Current Midfielder Pennsylvania College of Technology)

  • Mason Barndt (Current Attack Arcadia University)

  • Connor Macklin (Current Attack Arcadia University)

  • Wyatt Stemler Youth Goaltender Coach (Current Goalie Capital University)

  • Carter Leinweber (Current Midfielder at Governor Mifflin HS)

Black Bear Middle School Program (5th to 8th Grades): 

  • 2032 Head Coach Grady Wise (Former Varsity Head Coach Boyertown HS and Current Varsity Assistant at Spring-Ford HS)

  • AJ Woytko (Current Varsity Assistant at Governor Mifflin HS)

  • Aric Dupell (Current Varsity Assistant at Governor Mifflin HS)

  • Chad Pulaski (Current Spring Ford Youth Head Coach and Director of Coaching at SF Youth Lacrosse)

  • 2033 Head Coach Collin Sloat (Current Varsity Head Coach at Pope John Paul II HS)

  • Head Coach Sam Romania (Current Varsity Assistant at Owen J. Roberts HS)

  • 2031 Head Coach Justin Lyle (Current Varsity Head Coach at Holy Ghost Prep HS)

  • Ryan Candelori (Current Assistant Coach at Souderton HS)

  • Drew Donato (Current Defenseman Roanoke College)

  • Wyatt Stemler Youth Goaltender Coach (Current Goalie Capital University)

  • Justin Daubert (Current Face-Off Midfielder at Marquette University)

  • Peyton Bannak (Current Face-Off Midfielder at Ursinus College)

Black Bear High School Program (9th to 11th Grades): 

  • Black Bear High School Program Director, and Co-Recruiting Director Bryan Churchey (Current Head Varsity Coach at Perkiomen Valley HS) 

  • 2027 Head Coach Nick Marren (Current Varsity Defensive Coordinator at Perkiomen Valley HS)

  • 2027 Assistant Justin Lyle (Current Varsity Head Coach at Holy Ghost Prep HS)

  • Justin Daubert (Current Face-Off Midfielder at Marquette University)

  • Peyton Bannak (Current Face-Off Midfielder at Ursinus College)

  • 2028 Associate Head Coach Bryan Churchey (Current Head Coach Perkiomen Valley HS)

  • 2028 Head Coach Mike Orlando (Current Head JV Coach at Perkiomen Valley HS)

  • 2028 Assistant Coach Nick Steele (Current Assistant Coach at Perkiomen Valley HS)

  • 2028 Assistant Coach Cole Kleger (Current Defenseman at St. Mary’s College of Maryland)

  • 2029 Head Coach Kevin Mo (Current Varsity Head Coach at Owen J Roberts HS)

  • 2029 Assistant Coach Pat Jenkins (Former Varsity Offensive Coordinator at Perkiomen Valley HS)

  • 2029 Assistant Coach Chris Defeo (Current Defensive Coordinator Owen J. Roberts HS)

  • 2029 Assistant Coach Aidan Owens (Current LSM at Chestnut Hill College)

  • 2030 Head Coach Bryan Churchey (Current Head Coach Perkiomen Valley HS)

  • 2030 Assistant Coach Bob Capozzoli (Current Assistant Coach Collegium Charter)

  • 2030 Assistant Coach Peter Hewitt (Current Assistant Coach Archbishop Carroll HS) 

  • 2030 Assistant Coach PJ Hewitt (Current Assistant Coach Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS)