St.Andrews is happy to announce the hiring of Jamie DeBole as the new boys lacrosse head coach. Jamie was born in Severna Park , MD, known as lacrosse country, where he began playing lacrosse at the age of five.Later, in high school, with the help of parents, enthusiasts, and players, he helped found the Mt. Tabor High School Lacrosse Team. There, he was a three year captain, a two time First Team All State Midfielder, and he received All American accolades. Under his leadership, the team went to the State Championship game after only being in existence for four years. As a senior, Jamie was selected to represent North Carolina in the US Lacrosse National Senior showcase game. In addition to being a lacrosse star, he was also the Senior Class President, Latin Club President, and a member of the National Honor Society. Jamie then went on to play Division I college lacrosse at the University of North Carolina after turning down Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Duke, Army, Navy and others.

Following college graduation,he moved to Shanghai,China where he pursued entrepreneurial interests and became fluent in Mandarin Chinese. While in China , he realized his true passion was coaching and he moved back to the US, more recently to Austin . Since his move, he has started LacrosseTURF.com, an educational lacrosse site for youth and high school lacrosse players, and held educational summer lacrosse camps in cities across North Carolina and Texas . He has directed over 30 camps in the past eight years,including the 2009 UNC Lacrosse Day Camp.

Jamie will be coaching our Middle School boys team, as well as heading up the Upper School boys lacrosse program. He will also serve as a liaison for student athletes wishing to pursue athletics beyond high school.

We welcome Jamie DeBole to the St. Andrews community.