Dom Starsia
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1952 New York, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1974 | Brown |
| Position(s) | Defenseman |
| Coaching career ( Chrome L.C. | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Dom Starsia (born April 21, 1952) is an American
Early life
Born in
Following college, Starsia was a standout club lacrosse player and was named a club All-American in 1977, 1979, and 1980. He was selected as the Club Defenseman of the Year in 1979. He also played for the U.S. National Team in the 1978 World Lacrosse Championship.
In 1981, Starsia was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was inducted into the New England Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Newton, Massachusetts. In 2000, he was named to the Brown Bears men's lacrosse "Team of the Millennium" and was chosen one of Brown's "Top 100 Athletes of the Twentieth Century."[2]
Coaching career
Brown University
After graduating from Brown in 1974 with a degree in American Civilization, Starsia joined the
University of Virginia
After spending ten years at Brown, Starsia became the head coach of the
In 2006, Starsia received the Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award at the annual
Starsia left the Virginia program at the conclusion of the 2016 season after a poor run of four seasons that included two losing records – only the program's third and fourth since the NCAA championship era began in 1971 – and a 1–15 mark in ACC play. At the time, media outlets reported Starsia had been fired.[8] In a 2018 interview with The Daily Progress, Starsia recounted that then-athletic director Craig Littlepage indeed told him the day after the 2016 season concluded that the university was not extending his contract, which expired at the end of the calendar year, and gave him an opportunity to resign. Starsia countered that he retained the confidence of players and alumni and asked for a five-month extension to coach the 2017 season, after which he would resign if Littlepage remained unsatisfied with the team's results. According to Starsia, Littlepage agreed to this weeks later after heavy pressure from alumni and boosters, at which point Starsia declined it and resigned due to the perceived lack of respect.[9]
Chrome Lacrosse Club
In February 2019, Starsia was introduced as the head coach for the
Blue Ridge School
On November 12, 2020, Starsia was announced as the new head coach of the boys lacrosse team at the Blue Ridge School in St. George, Virginia.[11]
Personal life
Married with four children, Starsia has three daughters and one son.[2] His son Joe is a former assistant lacrosse coach at the University of Virginia.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Hudtloff, Marty (2022-10-27). "Dom Starsia fulfilled coaching Blue Ridge lacrosse". WVIR-TV. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ a b c d "Dom Starsia Coaching Biography". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Starsia Looking Forward to 20th Season at UVa". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Dom Starsia and Marc Van Arsdale Receive Prestigious Awards at Coaches Convention". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Dom Starsia Selected to Lacrosse Hall of Fame". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductees". US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Dom Starsia Nominated for ESPY". NBC29. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Virginia fires NCAA's all-time winningest coach". NBC Sports Washington. 24 May 2016.
- ^ Blum, Sam (24 March 2018). "From lacrosse to limbo: His relationship with UVa fractured, Dom Starsia struggles to live in a town he'll never leave". The Daily Progress.
- ^ "PLL NAMES HEAD COACH TEAMS AND FULL COACHING STAFFS". US Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ [email protected] (434) 978-7250, JOHN HARVEY. "Former Virginia coach Dom Starsia named boys lacrosse coach at Blue Ridge School". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Joe Starsia Coaching Bio". Retrieved 2016-06-01.