Staff – Minnesota Loons

Our staff with members from NCAA Div. (I, II, III), MCLA Div. I, II programs, and MSHSL certified coaches. Mentors and leaders who help inspire.

Our staff has not only a passion for the game, but a unique way of creating relationships with our players. Traveling with our players enables an opportunity for our coaches to spend time, create a bond/trust, and have fun off the field in everything we do in the summer. With this connection we get to know players on a different level, which translates to being able to motivate the players the right way on the field.

Full Time staff to help advise students and families in collegiate opportunities and custom development plans
Activity continuing our professional education, knowledge of the game, and networking connections.
Have attended over 100 NCAA institutions and members of the IMLCA, MSHSLCA, and youth organizations
We strive to push players out of their comfort zone.
We expose the players to a faster, more competitive game against talented and driven opponents.
In practice and training we focus on max rep drills, skill/technique breakdowns, and decision making opportunities in game play scenarios.
Our players are not role players, they are leaders.
In a game setting this translates to a more confident, skilled, responsible player.

In the off season our staff travels out of the state to NCAA program across the country to continue our education and create vital networking contacts with college coaches. We create relationships, and help gain a better understanding of culture and the coaching staff for potential opportunities to our student athletes.

General Questions / Rental / Training:
info@mnloons.org

Recruitment Support - Boys Program Director:
Brandon Husak, 651-402-0459, bhusak@mnloons.org
Drew Peterson, 314-602-0807, dpeterson@mnloons.org

Girls Program / Girls Coordinator:
Emily Renfrew, erenfrew@mnloons.org

MN SELECT COACHING APPLICATION

Brandon Husak

Bio

Program Director / White Bear Lake Boys Varsity Head Coach

Coach Brandon Husak (former Loons player from 2000) has been the Minnesota Loons Lacrosse Program Director since 2011. In 2016 Coach Husak opened the Loons Training Center an all inclusive academics, fitness, and lacrosse development center in Roseville MN. Coach Husak began coaching with Minnesota Loons attack/goalie clinics and camps with the MN Lax Loons in 2006 and ever since has joined the staff coaching teams through the years.

In 2002 Coach Husak began developing the White Bear Lake Lacrosse association. Through the years at WBL, Coach Husak grew the program to an MBSLA Varsity team. In 2007 the Bears won the MBSLA State title with a season record of 15-0. Coach Husak was awarded the "Coach of the Year". The next year the Bears moved into the MSHSL with its second year with Boys Lacrosse where they won the Section 4 title and earned a berth to the MSHSL State Tournament. Bears earned their second invite in 2011 by wining the Section 4 title. In 2013 the Bears won Section 4 Championship to earn another trip to the state tournament where they ended up 4th. In 2014 The Bears won the section 4 championship to get back to the State Tournament. The Bears fell by one goal to the 2014 State Champions Eden Prairie Eagles. In 2015 the Bears went on to win the Section 5 Championship vs OPC 21-4. Bears then played Maple Grove in the quarterfinals, Eden Prairie in the semi-finals and topped undefeated Bloomington Jefferson in the State Title game 12-8, finishing with a 18-1 record with the first loss coming from the first game of the year vs Wayzata.

White Bear Lake Varsity Record: 2005-2019 190 wins 67 Loss
MSHSL Section Title: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Runner-Up: 2016, 2019
Suburban East Conference Champions: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 (38 game Conf. winning streak 2011-2015)
2015 MSHSL State Champions- 18-1 Record, 14.9 goals a game average
2015 American Family Insurance ALL-USA State Team "Coach of the Year" (USA Today)
2015 American Family Insurance ALL-USA State "Team of the Year" (USA Today)
2007 MBSLA State Champions 15-0 Record
2007 MBSLA "Coach of the Year"

Coach Husak, a former Loons player from 2000, graduated from Roseville Area High School in 2001. The Raiders had impressive fours years of lacrosse finishing 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999, 3rd in 2000, and as an attack captain in his senior year he helped lead the Raiders to their first Minnesota State Championship. Husak and was awarded "Defensive MVP of the State Tournament" for playing goalie.

Coach lives in St. Paul with his wife Kimberly, and son Wes. Outside of lacrosse Brandon has a background in the photo, film, and video production with a basis and background derived from the ski industry.

"Over the years I had the honor of working with some great student athletes of Minnesota! We have seen some of the states best, and most decorated lacrosse players on and off the field come through our program and move on to promising collegiate careers. With players attending college in numerous states and playing lacrosse at all competitive levels, we know these young men can find the right fit for them! Its thrilling to be apart of thier growth, and see them fix and achieve goals for college.

I had a great coach/mentor in my high school lacrosse coach, Kirk Foote. Coach Foote as mentor, made a massive impact on my life that carried off the field to more important issues in life. His guidance was felt, and still is to the day, as a role model I could only aspire to be. He made a genuine impact in my life that led me to pursue an opportunity to coach and work with student athletes who are exploring options for their future.