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HEADstrong Pennsylvania Girls Lacrosse Club

Over the past 18 years the lacrosse club has established itself as a preeminent lacrosse organization that has grown nationally to provide an unmatched standard of excellence both athletically and academically. HEADstrong Lacrosse Club identifies, recruits, trains, teaches and coaches players capable of, but more importantly committed to playing the sport of lacrosse at its highest level.

  • Receive top qualified coaching from pro players, college

  • coaches, high school head coaches and current NCAA players.

  • Local training available all year around for players of all ages and skill levels.

  • 501(c)3 non-profit classification ensures all cost are minimized

  • Players represented by all Pennsylvania Girls programs

  • Proudly sponsored by:  

Becky Elia, General Manager

Becky Elia played lacrosse for 10 years as both an attacker and defender. She graduated from Sun Valley High School in 1997 where she earned a lacrosse scholarship to Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. She later transferred to Neumann University where she continued playing lacrosse and earned Second Team All Conference Honors in 2000 and First Team All Conference Honors in 2001 and 2002. After graduation, Elia accepted an invitation to play in the National Lacrosse Tournament in Lake Placid, New York. In 2016, Elia started the Little Scoopers Division for the Aston AA Girls Lacrosse program. In October 2022, she joined the HEADstrong PA Girls program as the head coach of the 2027/2028 team. Outside of lacrosse she is a dedicated wife, mother of three and has been an elementary school teacher for over 15 years.

Tournament Schedules

June 6-7, 2026

Apex Summer Opener

TBD

Downingtown, PA

June 13-14, 2026

Apex Coastal Classic

TBD

Ocean City, MD

June 20-21, 2026

Lax is Life

TBD

North East, MD

June 26-28, 2026

IWLCA New England Cup

TBD

Amherst, MA

June 27-28, 2026

Laxin' Out Loud

TBD

Elkton, MD

July 10-12, 2026

Apex the Grind

TBD

West Chester, PA

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Coaching Staff

Ellie Hughes

College: West Chester University Coaching Experience:  Foundation Goalie training and...Read More