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Head Coach
Matt began playing lacrosse in 2004 while at K-State. During his 4 years as a Wildcat, Matt played goalie and midfield. He was a team Captain and a 1st team GRLC Midfield selection his senior year. He has played with the Boulevard Lacrosse Club since graduating from K-State in 2008, and will begin playing on the ESB team in 2012. Matt brings an ever growing base of lacrosse knowledge to the Jags, He has been a coach with ESB for the past 2 years and on the coaching staff of numerous camps including the Kyle Harrison Playmaker Lacrosse camp and Tom Marachek's All Pro Lacrosse camp. After joining the Jags in 2011 as the JV coach, Matt was awarded 2011 Assistant Coach of the year. As the Head Coach this year he is looking forward to continuing the tradition of excellence set forth by Coach Eric Olson and Coach Jason Ford.
Matt currently coaches High School football at KC Washington and is a partner in ESB Lacrosse here in Kansas City. He lives with his wife Janelle in Merriam, KS.
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Jason Michael Ford
Associate Head Coach
Jason Ford begins his eleventh season as Associate Head Coach of the Jaguar Lacrosse Club. Along with Eric Olson, Ford helped start the Jaguars program in 2002; was named Kansas Man of the Year by US Lacrosse Men's Division Coaches Council in 2008; and, Kansas Assistant Coach of the Year by the US Lacrosse Men's Division Coaches Council in 2005. For six years, Ford ran the Johnson County Youth Lacrosse Program through Johnson County Parks and Recreation.
Ford runs the Great Plains lacrosse team, which travels to tournaments and team camps throughout the year. He has also coached at the Great Plains Lacrosse Camp, University of Michigan Advanced Technique Camp, Blue Devil Elite Lacrosse Clinic, Playmaker Lacrosse Camp, All-Pro Lacrosse Camp, Game Breaker Lacrosse Camp and True Lacrosse Camp. Ford played at Kansas State University ('96). A past member of Boulevard Lacrosse, he currently plays for ESB Men’s Lacrosse Club in Kansas City.
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Ward Kinne
Assistant Coach
Ward is from the Syracuse, NY area, where he grew up playing lacrosse. He has played every position on the field and excelled as a high school attackman. Ward has been coaching youth sports, mostly basketball, for over 25 years. He got involved again with lacrosse in 2008 as his son, a player with the Jags, grew to love the sport.
Ward's experience as a lax player from the East coast, combined with being a seasoned youth coach, adds wisdom and credibility to the coaching staff.
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Matt Wibbenmeyer
Assistant Coach
Matt started playing lacrosse at St. Thomas Aquinas his senior year of high school. After moving on to K-State, he continued lacrosse where he played goalie for 4 years and was a team captain and 1st team GRLC his sophomore year, and honorable mention his junior year. Wibb currently plays with Boulevard Lacrosse Club in Kansas City. He brings high school coaching experience to the Jags, previously at Shawnee Mission East for two years where he was awarded 2009 Assistant Coach of the year. He continues to coach with ESB Lacrosse and has worked with Blue Valley Youth Lacrosse as well. Wibb currently works for General Electric and has been in the United States Marine Reserves since 2005. He is recently engaged to his fiance' Julie.
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