Goalie Evolution Academy

Trevor Tierney (Princeton University '01) and Ryan LaPlante (University of Denver '15) created the Goalie Evolution Academy in 2015 for the athletic and personal development of the next generation of field lacrosse goalies. The goal of the GEA is to make the goalie position as simple as possible. The eight-week GEA curriculum will train the foundation and core principles that each goalie will be able to rely on every time they step on the field. At each session, we will focus on form, technique, reaction speed, mental approach to the position, athleticism, and lacrosse IQ. A mastery of these skills in goal will provide goalies the opportunity to be successful and, most important of all, consistent in net. 

Trevor Tierney is the only goalie in the history of the game to have won an NCAA Championship (with Princeton University in 1998 and 2001), an MLL Championship (with Baltimore Bayhawks in 2005), and a ILF World Championship (with Team USA in 2002). Trevor won the NCAA DI Outstanding Goalie of The Year as he led the nation in save percentage and goals-against average. He grew up learning how to play goalie from his father, Coach Bill Tierney, and all of the greatest goalies of that time including Larry Quinn, Quint Kessenich, Scott Bacigalupo, Bill Daye, and Sal Locascio. From that background, he created a curriculum entitled the, "Evolution In Goaltending" to help younger goalies that is available to watch for free on YouTube. Trevor also served as an assistant coach at the University of Denver for six years, where he coached the goalies and helped guide the team to their first-ever National Championship.

Ryan LaPlante grew up playing lacrosse in Colorado. Trevor and Ryan started working together when Ryan was 13 years old. Ryan grew into one of the top collegiate goalies in the nation at the DI level at the University of Denver where he was the starting goalie for four years and led the University of Denver to win the 2015 National Championship. Ryan is the career leader in saves and wins for the University of Denver, NCAA All-Tournament Team ’15, and Big East Goalkeeper of the Year ‘14. Ryan continued his playing career in the MLL for the Denver Outlaws in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 and 2018 Coach LaPlante was a member of the University of Denver coaching staff as a goalie coach. Ryan has taken what he learned from Trevor and shaped it into his own style and built upon it to pass down to future generations of goalies.

Goalies are encouraged to view our FREE Goalie Evolution Academy training videos on YouTube!