Coach P.

Bulldog lacrosse. That is where it all started for me.

During 3rd grade, I was introduced to a new sport that I have never played before. Something new and something that looked interesting. A mix of all different kind of sports, and since I was semi decent at sports, I figured I should try it out. It was a very tough sport to get used to and be good at. Sometimes it is frustrating because you want to be good, but you have to practice a lot in order to do so. Coach Peterson was definitely the right person to coach me. Even though he is tough minded, he always was good at teaching the sport. I remember he would use to always be yelling, but in positive ways, and made lacrosse fun. When I first started everybody gets nicknames created by Coach P. Mine was Uttski, and still today Coach Peterson calls me that with the rest of my friends too. Also to make practices more fun, he would make us all jump in the big rain puddles if it had rained that day. That was a good start to the practice. Sometimes I remember I was scared of Coach Peterson because of all his yelling, but in the end I think it made me tougher as a younger kid. Coach Peterson has definitely been a great mentor for my lacrosse career. He was the one that introduced me into the college lacrosse recruiting process. I remember that night when we sat down at the dinner table and laid at all my options and how to get best recruited. I am very thankful to have had him as my lacrosse coach, but am also thankful to have him as a good friend for the rest of my life.