Coach Robert Brucken enters his second season as the Ramapo College Women’s Lacrosse head coach.
The 2019 Roadrunners recorded a 7-8 overall record, the most wins since the 2011 season (11-5). Shannon Eagan earned NJAC Honorable Mention All-Conference, the sophomore started all 15 games for Ramapo while she led the team with 44 goals and 59 points. She now stands 7th in goals on the single season record book at Ramapo while she is 7th on the career goals list with 70.
Coach Brucken has recently taken the role of Regional Director/Player Developer and Head Coach with T3 Cobra Elite Lacrosse out of Rockland County, NY and Bergen County, NJ. Coach Brucken has 20+ years of coaching experience and recently served two years as Head Coach at Immaculata High School, Somerville, NJ. Recently he was selected to coach at the National WPLL Futures Summit and is also US Lacrosse Level 3 Certified.
Coach Brucken had started the North Portland Youth Lacrosse program while he lived in Oregon before moving back to his hometown of Lake Hiawatha, NJ in 2010. Upon his return, he realized that the great sport of lacrosse had yet to be introduced to Parsippany. It was at that time when Coach Brucken founded the Parsippany Youth Lacrosse Program where the Township was eager to participate. The program grew from 75 players to 250 players within the first five years where he was Director and a Coach during that time. Coach Brucken also sat on the Board Member of Parsippany/Troy-Hills Recreational Advisory Committee for four years and was a member of the NJ North Chapter of US Lacrosse Board as a Coaches Education & Training Chair.
Coach Brucken also owns, operates and trains players with his company Pyramid Lacrosse. Coach Brucken brings his passion and experience for Girls Lacrosse to Ramapo after several years of coaching, ranging from Youth Lacrosse and Football, Middle School Soccer to High School Football.
Coach Brucken’s coaching philosophy is based around developing the whole person, not just the player. This includes the importance of having a well-rounded player including maintaining grades, treating one another with respect both on and off the field, always striving for improvement and honoring the game. He follows the philosophy of the Positive Coaching Alliance and Double-Goal Coaching.
2019-2020 Season
