Coach Announcements

INTRODUCING the next SAWUSA Ambassador… Coach Zach Shank 🇺🇸🌍🏀 Coach Shank coaches at Trinity College of Jacksonville and will be leading our U17 Girls Basketball Team on the 2026 Portugal Basketball Festival Tour — Portugal & Spain 🔥 Invitation-only. High-character athletes. Once-in-a-lifetime experience.studentathleteworld.com #StudentAthleteWorld#SAWUSA#GirlsBasketball#U17Girls#BasketballTour#InternationalBasketball#PortugalBasketball#SpainBasketball#StudentAthletes#HighCharacter#LeadershipThroughSport#CulturalImmersion#OnceInALifetime

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR GIRLS LACROSSE COACH FOR THE LISBOA LACROSSE CUP: MEAGHAN SMITH! 🥍 We’re excited to officially announce Meaghan Smith as our Girls Lacrosse Coach for the Lisboa Lacrosse Cup! Coach Smith brings outstanding experience, leadership, and passion for developing student-athletes to this exciting international opportunity. She currently coaches

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE COSTA RICA ADVENTURE: CHRIS HORTON! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Chris Horton as our Boys Basketball Coach for the Costa Rica Adventure! Coach Horton brings outstanding experience, leadership, and a strong connection to the SAWUSA mission. His tour history includes the

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U17 BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE PORTUGAL BASKETBALL FESTIVAL: BRANDON AVERITT! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Brandon Averitt as our U17 Boys Basketball Coach for the Portugal Basketball Festival! Coach Averitt brings outstanding experience, leadership, and a deep connection to the SAWUSA mission. His tour history

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U14 BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE UNITED WORLD GAMES: BRADY HARRINGTON! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Brady Harrington as our U14 Boys Basketball Coach for the United World Games! Coach Harrington brings strong experience, leadership, and passion for developing student-athletes to this exciting international opportunity. He

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U17 GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE PORTUGAL BASKETBALL FESTIVAL: HEIDI MESSER! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Heidi Messer as our U17 Girls Basketball Coach for the Portugal Basketball Festival! Coach Messer brings outstanding experience, leadership, and passion for developing student-athletes to this exciting international opportunity. She

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U16 BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE UNITED WORLD GAMES: RAY-MAURICE EDWARDS! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Ray-Maurice Edwards as our U16 Boys Basketball Coach for the United World Games! Coach Edwards brings outstanding experience, leadership, and a deep connection to the SAWUSA mission. His tour history

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U16 BOYS HOCKEY COACH FOR THE UNITED WORLD GAMES: ALEX CHIS-LUCA! 🏒 We’re excited to officially announce Alex Chis-Luca as our U16 Boys Hockey Coach for the United World Games! Coach Chis-Luca brings strong experience, energy, and familiarity with the SAWUSA mission to this exciting opportunity. After

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U19 GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE UNITED WORLD GAMES: PATRICK COFFEY! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Patrick Coffey as our U19 Girls Basketball Coach for the United World Games! Coach Coffey brings outstanding experience, energy, and leadership to the SAWUSA family. After being part of the

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U19 BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE PORTUGAL BASKETBALL FESTIVAL: DON LEDFORD! 🏀 We’re excited to officially announce Don Ledford as our U19 Boys Basketball Coach for the Portugal Basketball Festival! Coach Ledford brings great experience, leadership, and passion for the game to this international opportunity. He previously

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR LISBOA LACROSSE CUP BOYS LACROSSE COACH: RYAN NOWELL! 🥍 We’re excited to officially announce Ryan Nowell as our Boys Lacrosse Coach for the Lisboa Lacrosse Cup! Coach Nowell brings outstanding experience, leadership, and familiarity with the SAWUSA mission. He has already been part of the 2025 Lisboa

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR ARGENTINA EXPERIENCE BOYS SOCCER COACH: DAN PERRITANO! ⚽ We’re excited to officially announce Dan Perritano as our Boys Soccer Coach for the Argentina Experience! Coach Perritano brings a wealth of experience and leadership to SAWUSA. With a strong coaching background and a passion for developing student-athletes, he

🇺🇸 INTRODUCING OUR U19 BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR THE UNITED WORLD GAMES: SAM SWINFORD! 🏀 We’re fired up to officially announce Sam Swinford as our U19 Boys Basketball Coach for the United World Games! Coach Swinford is no stranger to the SAWUSA family. His journey with us includes the 2025

#SAWUSA welcomes Coach Lexi Pitkevits! @lexipitkevits @Moravianwlax

#SAWUSA welcomes Coach Sam Swinford!

#SAWUSA welcomes Coach Michael Strickland!

#SAWUSA welcomes Coach Samantha Cherenson! @samicherenson

#SAWUSA welcomes (back for a 3rd tour) Coach Chris Hamilton! @hambino___

#SAWUSA welcomes Coach Alex Chis-Luca!

SAWUSA welcomes Coach Kedric Bartsch