Ridley Youth Lacrosse

Matt Flynn of Ridley Youth Lacrosse was named the National Boy's Youth Lacrosse Coach of the Year by U.S. Lacrosse. Matt was given this award at the U.S. Lacrosse National Convention in January 2005. For more than 20 years, Matt has been a coach with the Folsom Boys’ Club, which sponsors the Ridley Youth Lacrosse program, and since 1987 has served as the director of the lacrosse program for grades 2 through 8. His coaching has instilled the character traits that have allowed numerous players to go on to achieve success at the high school and collegiate levels, and has helped foster Ridley High School's rise to regional and national prominance, by winning 6 Pennsylvania State Championships in 94', 97', 98', 01', 02', and 03'.  Including a ranking of 4th in the country in 2002. Since 1996 he has served as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse Board of Directors and he has been involved with youth lacrosse in various other capacities. Matt was involved in running the fall and winter lacrosse programs at Tri-State Sports in Aston through 2006, and was formerly a member of the board of the Philadelphia Lacrosse Association. He is also a member of the HEADstrong Foundation with its various Tournaments and Awareness efforts, helping those suffering from Cancer. Congratulations to Matt on this significant and well deserved recognition at the national level. He was selected as Youth Coach of the Year from among hundreds of youth coaches who had been nominated from around the country.