|
|
Mario Enea walked out of an orientation at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California and saw his first lacrosse game.
He turned to his father and asked "Dad- what game is that?" and his father replied, "That is Lacrosse and Jim Brown was an All American." Mario told his father "Well dad, I would really like to come to school here and play Lacrosse." The year was 1986 and he hasn't put his stick down since. Playing Experience: 1987- 1990 – Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA Played for legendary coach Jeff Young 1991- Drew University, Madison, New Jersey NCAA Division III First Round Loss to Gettysburg College 1993- 1995- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Western Collegiate Lacrosse League Champion ’94 & ’95 Career Record– 56 Win, 5 Loss (Whittier 2x OT, University of Arizona OT, Santa Clara & Boston College) Most Inspirational Player ’94 All Western Collegiate Lacrosse League ’94 & ’95 Captain ‘94 & ’95 Cover of Lacrosse Magazine “Is Cal the Best in the West?” Feb 1995 Played in Division I North vs South Senior All American Game at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD ‘95 1996- Drafted by Charlotte Cobras of Major Indoor Lacrosse League 1997- 2012- Men's Club- Marin Lacrosse Club, Olympic Club & Monterey Sharks Coaching Experience: 1997- Founded California Lacrosse Company (Lacrosse only retail store) 1998- 2002- Assistant Coach at Stevenson, Pebble Beach, CA 1998-1999- Head Coach Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 1997- Present- Director for Nike Lacrosse Camps San Diego, Utah, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, Salinas, Oklahoma, Colorado 1997- Founded Pebble Beach Tribe Lacrosse Club 1997-2002 founded over 50 different programs all over the bay area and beyond. Grew sport from 1,000 players to 10,000. 2002- Founded & Head Coach Carmel High School ,Carmel, CA 2002- ‘07 - Opened first full service Lacrosse Training & Retail Store- California Lacrosse Company in Lafayette, CA 2003- Opened California Lacrosse stores in San Rafael & El Cajon, CA 2004- Opened California Lacrosse flagship store in Dublin, CA 2002- 2005- Directed the BraveHeart Lacrosse Festival, which featured 144 teams on 12 fields. 2002- Present- BraveHeart Lacrosse Training Champions An elite travel team lacrosse program 2007 Won Park City Lacrosse Tournament Park City, UT Won Las Vegas Lacrosse Tournament Las Vegas, NV Won the Battle of the Bay Lacrosse Tournament in Carmel, CA 2008 Placed 3rd in the Vail Lacrosse Tournament Vail, CO Placed 3rd in The National Lacrosse Tournament Princeton, NJ Placed 3rd in the University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 2007- 2011- Head Lacrosse Coach at Santa Catalina School, Monterey, CA (Girls) 2011- Assistant JV Football Coach, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA 2009- 2015 - Director for BraveHeart Lacrosse Training Center- Pacific Grove, CA 2013- 2014- Founded and Head Coach Palma High School, Salinas, CA 2013 - US Lacrosse High School Coach of the Year 2014- ‘16 BraveHeart Lacrosse Officials Association 2017 - University of Oklahoma Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Norman, OK Lone Star Alliance Coach of the Year - LSA Championship Game Runner Up 12 Wins | 3 Loss University of California at Berkeley Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2017 2018 - Head Coach University of Oklahoma LSA Championship Game Runner Up 13 Wins | 3 Loss 2019 - Head Coach University of Oklahoma LSA Final Four 6 Wins | 7 Loss 2020- Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA Athletic Hall Of Fame Class of 2020 (Mario Enea, Matt Olin, Brian Bajari ‘90) 2020 - Covid 19 Shut down ALL LACROSSE operations 2021 - Covid 19 Shut down ALL LACROSSE operations 2022 - Re-launch BraveHeart Lacrosse Develop & Recruited a 2nd/3rd Grade Group to compete as 2032 team 2023 - 2032 City Group goes undefeated in INLC League 2024 - 2032 OKC Rec Club Runner-Up at Texas Two Step Summer Tournament in Plano, TX 2025 - BraveHeart 2032 team re LAUNCHED!! Runner up at NXT Wildcard & at Texas Two Step Lacrosse Tournaments 2026 - Open Flagship BraveHeart Lacrosse Training Center Tulsa, OK |
GirlsCoach Mario enjoyed his five years coaching the girls at Santa Catalina. It is a great sport for girls and emphasizes stick skills, as there is zero body contact allowed. Pictured here with his daughter Sofia, at the Nike Lacrosse Camp at Salinas High School..
|
BoysCoach Mario enjoys teaching boys the game. He can't wait for his son Ritter to begin playing!
|
High School |