The Hill School�BOYS Lacrosse

Where do Hill Lacrosse players come from?

Program Overview

Family, Compete, Fun

​

​

CULTURE and VALUES

• Do The Right Thing The Right Way
• Work Hard - Love The Process
• Compete In Everything
• Selfless
• HAVE FUN

​

Program Overview

Player Development

• 10 month schedule (September through June)
• 12-Week off-campus Winter Box
• Team-specific S&C year-round
• Focus on 3 areas: Physical, Technical, Tactical
• Summer 2027 Team Events (2): The Nilly and NHSLS
• Fall 2027 (2): NHSLS Fall Session, NXT HS Challenge
• ​

Highly Competitive Game Schedule

• 17-20 Nationally competitive games
• PAISAA PA Private State Tournament (Malvern, Haverford, Episocopal Academy etc)
• At least 5-7 Top 25 Games each year

​

Program Overview

2026 Schedule

• #25 St Paul’s (MD) Win
• #3 Brunswick (CT)
• #11 St John’s (DC) Win
• Gil St Bernard (NJ) Win
• Springside Chestnut Hill (PA) Win
• Worthington Kilbourn (OH) Win
• Hun School (NJ) Win
• #21 IMG Academy (FL) Win
• Kiski Prep (PA) Win
• Perkiomen School (PA) Win
• Academy of New Church (PA) Win
• Peddie School (NJ) Win
• #16 Hill Academy (Canada) Loss
• Blair Academy (NJ) Win
• #3 Lawrenceville School (NJ) Loss
• Perkiomen (PA) Win
• #5 Malvern Prep (PA) Loss

​

How We Play

DEFENSE

Simple = Fast

AWV = Arrive W/ Violence

Spartan Mentality

​

OFFENSE

Space and Pace

Great Shots

Snow On The Roof

​

TRANSITION

Constant Pressure

Downhill/Funnell

​

​

​

Facilities

• 3 Turf Fields
• All In-Season Work on Turf
• Shooting Nets and Cages Year-Round
• 500 Person Turf Stadium (New 2023)

​

• Varsity Locker Room
• Individual Wood Lockers for Varsity Players
• 2023 - Completed Film Study center

​

• Weight Room
• Equipped with 8 Multi-Use Weight Racks, Dumbbells, Kettlebells, and Cardio machines.
• Full-Time S&C Coach w/D1 Experience

​

• Mercer Field House
• Full Length Indoor Track
• Space for Speed and Agility Training
• Drop-Down Barriers for Box
• Cages Year-Round

Weight Room

Where are they now?

Where are they now?

Where are they now?

College Placement

and

Support

• Coach Assistance
• Outreach multiple times a year to college coaches at every level with player profiles and highlights
• Play in Summer Recruiting events as a team

​

• Use of HUDL
• Create Highlights easily from game footage
• Review stats that link to film clips

​

• College Counseling Team
• Each student is paired with a college counselor by end of 4^th form year
• Coach Page is Recruiting Coordinator as a College Counselor

​

• Full-time Recruiting Coordinator

�

​

Sports Performance

Sports Performance

• Full-time Strength & Conditioning Staff
• Sport-specific workouts
• Strength, Speed, Plyometrics, Yoga
• TeamBLDR
• Can do S&C as an off-season activity

​

• Holistic Support
• Sports Psych
• Mental Health

​

• Training Staff
• Two full-time and two part-time trainers
• Focus on injury prevention in collaboration w/strength coaches- prehab
• On-campus injury rehab

​

Coaching

Staff

Dave Page – Head Coach (1^st Season, formerly UPenn)

​

Hugh Donovan – (Former UPenn & Bucknell assistant, D3 Head Coach, NLL player and Bucknell All American)

​

Dave Mullen, Defensive Coordinator – (Former Hill and Millbrook HC, Univ of Delaware lacrosse alum)

​

David Shefferman - Assistant Coach (Former National Champion @ Princeton)

​

Erik Mortenson – Assistant Coach (Colby Lacrosse Alum)

​

Ben Bala – Assistant Coach (2016 Hill Lacrosse Alum)

​

Keegan Ash - S&C Coach

​

​

​

​

Dave Page�Head Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Coach

p 484-947-3201

e dpage@thehill.org

​

Twitter/Instagram: @HillBLacrosse

�

Stay Connected