Meet the Head Coach and staff
Coach Bridgette Laskey began her career within the realm of boys lacrosse and learned the girls game during summer camp, in college, and eventually by attending clinics/camps run by legends such as: Jen Adams (while she was the top player in the nation), learning the draw from Dana Dobbie, jumping in the goal at goalie camps, working with Taylor Cummings for a Thunder camp, hosting a Gary Gait clinic, and from many more amazing players/coaches. Coach Laskey has been awarded Miami Dade County Coach of the year from '14-'18 and recently received the honor of being inducted into the USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame for South Florida Lacrosse.
Meet the Team
Other coaches through the years have also been award winners, collegiate players, Hall of Fame inductees, former Thunder players, and current head coaches for local high schools and universities. And often we host guests from GA and North FL clubs. Not to mention hosting clinics by Professional players and current collegiate players.
Each session we will add the coaches that will be working with us to this section. Stay tuned for the exciting additions!
Spotlight for future coaches
South FL has currently added some amazing women from schools such as: Catholic University, Colby College, Bucknell University, George Washington U, University of Oregon, Brown, FIU, FSU, and Yale that have offered to come help our local girls. We are thrilled to gain such amazing lax talent!
Former Players returning to coach
As mentioned above, we often have former Thunder/local HS graduates return to coach. In this picture (LT to RT) Laskey, Casey McCarthy(Ol'Miss/PTS), Ana De La Rosa(Univ FL/Reef) and Ellie Dyke (Notre Dame/RE)
Let us know if you would like to join the staff.
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Katie Eucalitto
Coach Katie has over six years of coaching experience, between club lacrosse in the DC area and assisting Coach Laskey with the Ransom Everglades Varsity Team. She was a four-year starter at The Catholic University of America, earning individual and team accolades throughout her career: All-Conference Honors (1st Team x3, 2nd team x1), All-Chesapeake Region, IWLCA Senior All-Star, 4-time Landmark Conference Champion, and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Over 10+ years out, Katie still holds Conference records for assists in a game and assists in a career. She resides in Miami with her husband and two young children.
Gemma Bready
Coach Gemma is originally from N.H. where she was a first team All-American, an Academic All-American, all-state selection, and the New Hampshire Division III Player of the Year. Gemma was also a captain for her HS team. She continued her career at Colby college where she played all 4 seasons as a midfielder. During her senior season she started all 19 games and finished third on the Mules in caused turnovers (20). Gemma was also on the NESCAC Spring All-Sportsmanship Team. She currently coaches at RE and works in the Grove at Riley Smith Group with Compass.
Brittany Lary
Coach Brittany played at our local Palmer Trinity School and for Miami Thunder as well. She was a captain for PTS. She currently plays at FIU and is their team captain along with serving as the Vice President of the club team. She has helped coach Miami Thunder in the past and has given many local players private lessons as well. She has recently created a local 7v7 tourney for FIU's club team that hosts teams/local players aged 18+. Currently, she is an assistant coach for her alma mater and is a pre-med student.
Coco Sell
Coach Coco grew up in Miami and attended Ransom Everglades School. She began her lacrosse career in the seventh grade and continued her lax career through high school. She was an offensive player both in HS as well as for Coach Laskey during fall ball at Thunder. She started playing a pivotal role at X starting freshman year and continued to impact RE's strength of attack throughout 4 seasons. She was the captain of her high school lacrosse team at Ransom Everglades. She also helped the RE team win 4 district titles as well as many regional wins. She is a recent graduate of Florida State University and is pursuing a masters degree. She is currently working as a property manager in Miami.
Dominique Christiansen
Coach Dominique is from Northern California, where she was a three sport varsity athlete and US Lacrosse All-American. Dominique played Division 1 NCAA Lacrosse for the University of Oregon, graduating in 2013 with a Masters in Business Administration. At Oregon, she was a 2x captain, midfielder, and part of the team that won Oregon's first Pac-12 Championship. Before moving to Miami, she coached with the Riptide Club youth lacrosse program in San Francisco. She is now coaching lacrosse at our Lady of Lourdes high school and offering private lessons for emerging players in the area. Dominique is passionate about helping players build confidence and self awareness through the game of lacrosse.
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Paige Golembeski
Coach Paige is a Long Island native. Her lax career began at the age of 8. She played lacrosse as a youth on various club teams in NY. She played attack for her various teams. She coached Thunder last season. She also helped Ransom's JV program go undefeated this past season. She recently graduated from The U with a Master of Professional Science in Marine Conservation and she is working as an environmental scientist/assistant project manager for an environmental consulting firm.