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Tony Resch
Nationality	American
Position	Defense
NLL teams	Philadelphia Wings
Pro career	1988–1993
Coach	Philadelphia Wings (NLL) 1994 – 2001 ; Philadelphia Barrage (MLL) 2005 – 2008
	NLL Hall of Fame, 2008;

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Tony Resch is a retired lacrosse player, and current field and box lacrosse coach. He is the former head coach of the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League from 1994 to 2001, and led the Wings to four Championships. Resch was named to the NLL Hall of Fame in 2008.^[1] Resch returned to coaching as the head coach of the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse. Resch graduated from Yale University, where he was a two-time All-American and three-time First Team All-Ivy League player.

Resch also won a gold medal in the 1990 World Lacrosse Championship held in Perth, Australia as a member of Team USA.

He is currently a guidance counselor at La Salle College High School, in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. He also serves as Defensive Coordinator for the La Salle Lacrosse team, and assistant to head coach Rob Forster.^[2] La Salle has won five Pennsylvania State Championships during his coaching tenure. He resides in Flourtown, Pennsylvania with his wife, Mary, and their three sons, Patrick, Brendan, and Conor. Patrick played collegiate lacrosse at Dartmouth College as an undergraduate where he was a two-time captain, and later played at Duke University as a graduate student. Patrick currently plays for Chaos LC in the Premier Lacrosse League. Conor also played lacrosse at Yale University.

NLL playing career

Resch played as a defenseman with the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League for six seasons, and was Team Captain for three seasons. He scored 12 goals and was credited with 10 assists during his playing career. He was a member of the MILL Championship Philadelphia Wings teams in 1989 season and 1990 season.

NLL coaching career

Resch was the Wings Head Coach from 1994 to 2001. Under the guidance of Resch, the Wings went to the playoffs every season he was head coach, and won the Championship in 1994, 1995, 1998, and 2001. As Head Coach of the Wings, Resch had a 59-27 regular season record.^[3]

MLL coaching career

Resch joined the Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse as head coach in 2005.^[4] In his first season as coach, the team finished 4-8, and missed the playoffs.

In his second season as Head Coach in 2006, Resch led the Barrage to the Major League Lacrosse Championship while finishing the regular season 10-2. The Barrage were repeat champions in 2007 with a record of 9-3.

Resch was an Assistant Coach for the Baltimore/Chesapeake Bayhawks during Championship seasons in 2002, 2012, and 2013.

International

In addition to earning a Gold Medal as a player in the 1990 World Lacrosse Championship, Resch was an Assistant Coach for the Gold Medal-winning USA National Teams in 2010 in Manchester, England and 2018 in Netanya, Israel. He was also the Head Coach of the 2015 USA Indoor Team, that earned a Bronze Medal at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship played on the Onondaga Reservation in New York.

Awards

In 2001, Resch was presented with the inaugural NLL Coach of the Year award. The award was renamed to the Les Bartley Award in 2004. In 2006 and 2008, Resch was awarded the Warrior Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award. Resch was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in February, 2008.^[5] He was elected to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame City All Star Chapter in 2011 and the Montgomery County Chapter in 2018.

Preceded by none	NLL Coach of the Year Award 2001	Succeeded by Bob McMahon
Preceded by Scott Hiller	Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award 2006, 2008	Succeeded by John Tucker

References

^ "League Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2008". NLL.com. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
^ "Team Page - la Salle College High School".
^ "Wings Head Coach Tony Resch Retires". South Jersey Sports Online. July 10, 2001. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
^ "Philadelphia Names Tony Resch Head Coach". LaxPower. December 1, 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
^ Borelli, Tom (February 6, 2008). "Tony Terrific". LaxMagazine.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.

[1] "League Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2008". NLL.com. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

[2] "Team Page - la Salle College High School".

[3] "Wings Head Coach Tony Resch Retires". South Jersey Sports Online. July 10, 2001. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

[4] "Philadelphia Names Tony Resch Head Coach". LaxPower. December 1, 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

[5] Borelli, Tom (February 6, 2008). "Tony Terrific". LaxMagazine.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.

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-'''Tony Resch''' is a retired lacrosse player, and current field and box lacrosse head coach. He is the former head coach of the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] from 1994 to 2001, and led the Wings to four Championships. Resch was named to the [[National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame|NLL Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3227|work=NLL.com|title=League Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2008|date=January 9, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-09}}</ref> Resch returned to coaching as the head coach of the [[Philadelphia Barrage]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]].  Resch graduated from [[Yale University]], where he was a two-time [[USILA All-American Team|All-American]] and three-time All-[[Ivy League]] player.
+'''Tony Resch''' is a retired lacrosse player, and current field and box lacrosse coach. He is the former head coach of the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] from 1994 to 2001, and led the Wings to four Championships. Resch was named to the [[National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame|NLL Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3227|work=NLL.com|title=League Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2008|date=January 9, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115055340/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3227|archivedate=January 15, 2008}}</ref> Resch returned to coaching as the head coach of the [[Philadelphia Barrage]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]].  Resch graduated from [[Yale University]], where he was a two-time [[USILA All-American Team|All-American]] and three-time First Team All-[[Ivy League]] player.
 Resch also won a [[gold medal]] in the 1990 [[World Lacrosse Championship]] held in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Australia]] as a member of Team USA.
-He is currently a guidance counselor at [[La Salle College High School]], in [[Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania]].  He also serves as  Defensive Co-ordinator for the La Salle Lacrosse team, and assistant to head coach Bill Leahy, and former coach Charles Cirelli. He resides in [[Flourtown, Pennsylvania]] with his wife, Mary, and his three sons, Patrick, Brendan, and Conor.
+He is currently a guidance counselor at [[La Salle College High School]], in [[Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania]].  He also serves as  Defensive Coordinator for the La Salle Lacrosse team, and assistant to head coach Rob Forster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lschs.org/athletics/team-sports-new/team-page/~athletics-team-id/16|title = Team Page - la Salle College High School}}</ref> La Salle has won five Pennsylvania State Championships during his coaching tenure. He resides in [[Flourtown, Pennsylvania]] with his wife, Mary, and their three sons, Patrick, Brendan, and Conor. Patrick played collegiate lacrosse at [[Dartmouth College]] as an undergraduate where he was a two-time captain, and later played at [[Duke University]] as a graduate student. Patrick currently plays for Chaos LC in the [[Premier Lacrosse League]]. Conor also played lacrosse at Yale University.
 ==NLL playing career==
-Resch played as a defenseman with the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] for six seasons, and was Team [[Captain (sports)|Captain]] for three of those. He scored 12 goals and was credited with 10 assists during his playing career.  He was a member of the MILL Championship [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] teams in [[1989 MILL season|1989 season]] and [[1990 MILL season|1990 season]].
+Resch played as a defenseman with the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] for six seasons, and was Team [[Captain (sports)|Captain]] for three seasons. He scored 12 goals and was credited with 10 assists during his playing career.  He was a member of the MILL Championship [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] teams in [[1989 MILL season|1989 season]] and [[1990 MILL season|1990 season]].
 ==NLL coaching career==
 Resch was the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Wings]] Head Coach from [[1994 MILL season|1994]] to [[2001 NLL season|2001]].  Under the guidance of Resch, the Wings went to the [[playoff]]s every season he was head coach, and won the Championship in [[1994 MILL season|1994]], [[1995 MILL season|1995]], [[1998 NLL season|1998]], and [[2001 NLL season|2001]]. As Head Coach of the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Wings]], Resch had a 59-27 regular season record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sjsports.com/lacrosse/2000/wings_pressrelease_071001.html|title=Wings Head Coach Tony Resch Retires |work=South Jersey Sports Online|author=|date=July 10, 2001|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref>
-In [[2003 NLL season|2003]], Resch joined the [[Colorado Mammoth]] midway through the season as associate coach, and helped guide them into the playoffs.  He did not return for the following season.
 ==MLL coaching career==
-Resch joined the [[Philadelphia Barrage]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]] as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=160|title=Philadelphia Names Tony Resch Head Coach |work=LaxPower|author=|date=December 1, 2004|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref>  In his first season as coach, the team finished 4-8, and missed the playoffs.
+Resch joined the [[Philadelphia Barrage]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]] as head coach in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=160|title=Philadelphia Names Tony Resch Head Coach |work=LaxPower|author=|date=December 1, 2004|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref>  In his first season as coach, the team finished 4-8, and missed the playoffs.
-In his second season as head coach in [[2006 MLL season|2006]], Resch led the [[Philadelphia Barrage|Barrage]] to the [[Major League Lacrosse]] Championship while finishing the regular season 10-2.
+In his second season as Head Coach in [[2006 MLL season|2006]], Resch led the [[Philadelphia Barrage|Barrage]] to the [[Major League Lacrosse]] Championship while finishing the regular season 10-2. The [[Philadelphia Barrage|Barrage]] were repeat champions in 2007 with a record of 9-3.
+Resch was an Assistant Coach for the [[Chesapeake Bayhawks|Baltimore/Chesapeake Bayhawks]] during Championship seasons in 2002, 2012, and 2013.
+== International ==
+In addition to earning a Gold Medal as a player in the [[1990 World Lacrosse Championship]], Resch was an Assistant Coach for the Gold Medal-winning USA National Teams in [[2010 World Lacrosse Championship|2010]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] and [[2018 World Lacrosse Championship|2018]] in [[Netanya|Netanya, Israel]]. He was also the Head Coach of the 2015 USA Indoor Team, that earned a Bronze Medal at the [[2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship]] played on the [[Onondaga Reservation]] in New York.
 ==Awards==
-In [[2001 NLL season|2001]], Resch was presented with the inaugural NLL Coach of the Year award. The award was renamed to the [[Les Bartley Award]] in 2004.  In [[2006 MLL season|2006]], Resch was awarded the Warrior [[Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award]]. Resch was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in February, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/020608aaa.html|author=Borelli, Tom|work=LaxMagazine.com|title=Tony Terrific|date=February 6, 2008|accessdate=2008-02-28}}</ref>
+In [[2001 NLL season|2001]], Resch was presented with the inaugural NLL Coach of the Year award. The award was renamed to the [[Les Bartley Award]] in 2004.  In [[2006 MLL season|2006]] and 2008, Resch was awarded the Warrior [[Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award]]. Resch was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in February, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/020608aaa.html|author=Borelli, Tom|work=LaxMagazine.com|title=Tony Terrific|date=February 6, 2008|accessdate=2008-02-28}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame]] City All Star Chapter in 2011 and the Montgomery County Chapter in 2018.
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-{{succession box | before = none | title = [[Les Bartley Award|NLL Coach of the Year Award]] | years = [[2001 NLL season|2001]] | after = [[Bob McMahon]]}}
+{{succession box
+| before = none
+| title = [[Les Bartley Award|NLL Coach of the Year Award]]
+| years = [[2001 NLL season|2001]]
+| after = [[Bob McMahon]]
+}}
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-{{succession box | before = [[Scott Hiller]] | title = [[Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award]] | years = [[2006 MLL season|2006]] | after = [[John Tucker (lacrosse)|John Tucker]]}}
+| before = [[Scott Hiller]]
+| title = [[Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award]]
+| years = [[2006 MLL season|2006, 2008]]
+| after = [[John Tucker (lacrosse)|John Tucker]]
+}}
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-==Family==
-he has a niece named Lucy
-however, his nephew named Danny,He is 12-1 all time in family football games.
-he also has a niece named Claire, who is just trying her best.
-He has a nephew named Daniel,
-{{reflist}}
-His other niece Meaghan is the coolest of the cousins.
 ==See also==
 * [[Lacrosse in Pennsylvania]]
+==References==
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+[[Category:Chesapeake Bayhawks coaches]]
+[[Category:High school lacrosse coaches in the United States]]
+[[Category:Lacrosse players from Pennsylvania]]