Boys Lacrosse Program Administration –
Biographies
Bryan Brazill—HGR Founder, President and Coach
- Coach Brazill is the offensive coach at his Alma Mater, Merrimack College. He held the position for the 2006 season and again from 2011 to current season.
- In 2018, Coach Brazill helped lead the Merrimack Warriors to the school’s first ever Division 2 NCAA Championship.
- He played his high school lacrosse at Ridgefield High School, CT.
- He played his college ball at Merrimack College where he was among the top ten points producers in the country in ’04 & ’05. Brazill was the captain of the Warriors in the ’05 season.
- He started Home Grown Lacrosse in December of ’05 running elite teams, camps, and other outdoor programs
- He opened the doors to the indoor facility on January 5th, 2007
- Coach Brazill was the Haverhill High School Boy’s Lacrosse Head Coach for four years ’08-’11. In ’09 he was named MVC coach of the year leading Haverhill to their highest state ranking in program history
- Coach Brazill was drafted by the Boston Cannons as midfielder in 2009
- In 2011 he returned to Merrimack as an assistant coach.
- August 2012 Bryan was promoted to 1st Assistant Coach at Merrimack College and Offensive Head Coach
- Coach Brazill is a MBYLL USL Level 1 trainer
- In 2015 and 2016, Coach Brazill led the Merrimack Warriors to the NCAA division II final 4.
- In 2017 Coach Brazill helped lead the Merrimack Warriors to their first DII National Championship appearance.
Peter Smyth—The Vice President and Coach
- Currently the Head Coach at Austin Prep.
- In 2018, led Austin Prep to victory in the State Division 3 North Championship.
- Played his high school lacrosse in Reading, MA for Austin Prep where he was a two-year captain and still holds the career points record
- He then went on to play College lacrosse at Nichols College where he was a four-year starter and two-year captain
- He reached 100 collegiate goals in his senior year
- 2009-2010 Haverhill High School assistant coach
- 2011 – 2014 – head coach of his alma mata Austin Prep and was the CCL coach of the year
- Coach Smyth played professionally in the NALL for the Road Island King Fish during the ’12 / ’13 season
- Assistant coach at North Andover High School 2015 – 2016
- Vice President of HGR lacrosse
Rob Bellis – HGR General Manager and Coach
- Here for all things HGR
- Head Coach Boys JV Lacrosse at Austin Prep
- Head Lacrosse Coach Austin Prep Middle School
- US Lacrosse Level 2 coach
- PYLL Youth lacrosse coach
- 3 year starter HS
- 3 yr player college club lacrosse
- All-round good guy