Coaches
Kate Brennan
As one of the original members of the LI YJ elite program, Kate was recruited by top collegiate programs.
She achieved high school All American honors and attended The University of Pennsylvania. At Penn she was a four year starter and a two time captain. She was selected to the UPenn leadership retreat her senior year.
Currently she fullfills her passion in fitness and is a Lagree certified instructor. She applies this training and knowledge to her coaching and motivates women of all ages to live their best life.
At 41 years old after having her 4th child, Kate was surprisingly diagnosed with breast cancer. She saw this negative in her life as an opportunity to create a positive, and along with Lauren created Neon Lacrosse. Their mission statement is, "when given a lemon crush it and make organic lemonade." She is currently living her best life on Long Island with her husband and four kids.
She achieved high school All American honors and attended The University of Pennsylvania. At Penn she was a four year starter and a two time captain. She was selected to the UPenn leadership retreat her senior year.
Currently she fullfills her passion in fitness and is a Lagree certified instructor. She applies this training and knowledge to her coaching and motivates women of all ages to live their best life.
At 41 years old after having her 4th child, Kate was surprisingly diagnosed with breast cancer. She saw this negative in her life as an opportunity to create a positive, and along with Lauren created Neon Lacrosse. Their mission statement is, "when given a lemon crush it and make organic lemonade." She is currently living her best life on Long Island with her husband and four kids.
Lauren Schneider
One of the original members of the YJ program under Coach Rose and Coach Weiner. A standout at Farmingdale High School, she earned All-American honors before continuing her career at the University of Maryland, where she was also named an All-American.
After college, she competed for the Ireland National Team in both the European and World Cup. Upon graduating in 2008, she began her coaching career as the Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at LIU Post, spending two years in the role before being named the Ireland National Team Head Coach.
In 2011, she founded the Women’s Lacrosse Program at SUNY Old Westbury, leading the team for nine seasons before stepping away to focus on her family. A dedicated coach and mentor, she remains active in the lacrosse community through her work with the Farmingdale PAL program, where she has been coaching for the past three years.
She lives in Farmingdale with her husband and their five children.
After college, she competed for the Ireland National Team in both the European and World Cup. Upon graduating in 2008, she began her coaching career as the Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at LIU Post, spending two years in the role before being named the Ireland National Team Head Coach.
In 2011, she founded the Women’s Lacrosse Program at SUNY Old Westbury, leading the team for nine seasons before stepping away to focus on her family. A dedicated coach and mentor, she remains active in the lacrosse community through her work with the Farmingdale PAL program, where she has been coaching for the past three years.
She lives in Farmingdale with her husband and their five children.