COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Nick Perkalis (2nd Year)

Coaching Experience

  • Head Lacrosse Coach: Voorhees High School (2017-Present)
  • Assistant Football Coach: Voorhees High School (2016-Present)
  • Assistant Basketball Coach: Voorhees High School (2017-Present)
  • Assistant Lacrosse Coach: Hackettstown High School (2016)
  • A part of numerous lacrosse camps and clinics for a variety of different ages

Playing Experience

  • 3 Year Player and 2 Year Captain at Centenary University
  • 2 Time All-Conference Defender at Centenary University
  • 2 Time All-Conference and All-Division Defender at Voorhees High School

 

Assistant Coaches: Tim Cullen, Paul Shanklin, and Justin Friedel

 

Tim Cullen:

Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Lacrosse Coach:  Voorhees High School (2017-Present) 
  • Assistant Lacrosse Coach:  The Pingry School (2016) – NJSIAA T of C Finalists, NJSIAA Non Public B State Champions, SCT Finalists
  • Head Lacrosse Coach:  Voorhees High School (2012-2015) – 2012 Express Times Coach of the Year,  2012 HWS Tournament Finalists,  4 NJSIAA Tournament Victories, selected to coach 2014 Gil Gibbs All Star Game, 5 players selected to NJILCA All State Teams
  • Assistant Lacrosse Coach:  Mountain Lakes High School (2008-2009) – 2008 NJ T of C Champions, 2008 Group I State Champions, 2008 MCT Champions   
  • Head Lacrosse Coach:  Millburn High School (2005-2007) – 3 NJSIAA Tournament Appearances, selected  to coach 2006 Gil Gibbs Senior All Star Game, 6 players selected to NJILCA All State Teams
  • A part of various camps and clinics for the Voorhees, Mountain Lakes, and Millburn communities as well as Leading Edge Elite, The Pingry School, St. Peter’s Prep, Rutgers, and  Kean University.

Justin Friedel:

Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Lacrosse Coach:  Voorhees High School (2014-Present)
  • Assistant Football Coach:  Warren Hillls High School (2010-2016)

Playing Experience

  • 4 year member of the club lacrosse team at Wilkes University
  • Led the team in groundballs, faceoff wins, and assissts 2 of 4 years
  • 4 year member of the football team at Wilkes University
  • 4 year player and 3 year Varsity lacrosse player at North Hunterdon High School
  • Mechanical Engineer at Picatinny Arsenal

Paul Shanklin:

Coaching Experience

  • Head/Assistant Lacrosse Coach:  Voorhees High School (41 years) – 20 years as Head Coach, Voorhees Hall of fame as a lacrosse and football coach, State Hall of Fame for Lacrosse Coaches in 1998, 7 time conference champions, 5 time conference Coach of the Year, coached 28 All-State players, coached 1 All-American player who later earned three Division III All-American awards.
  • Coach Shanklin finds himself coaching sons and nephews of former players very frequently now, but he still enjoys coaching in the Voorhees community.