Coaching Staff

BIOGRAPHY

Coach Marotske started playing in college at the University of St. Thomas and quickly found his place at the face-off x. Coach Marotske fell into his first head coaching role accidently when he showed up at a practice to help Academy of Holy Angels and the head coach no-showed. He hasn’t looked back, establishing North Suburban Lacrosse Club (Irondale and Mounds View) in 2000 and was hired as the first varsity lacrosse coach in the state of MN by The Blake School in 2001. While at Blake the program posted a 65-16 record, four conference championships, four state tournament appearances and two championships.

Coach Marotske also founded the states first true travel program geared towards the college recruitment of the states best lacrosse players. MN Elite posted a 66-9 record from 2004 to 2006 and won seven of the most elite summer tournaments at the time including the first team west of Philadelphia to win the prestigious Battle of the Hotbeds.

His players have been recognized as All-American over a dozen times, over 40 All-State recipients and many have gone on to play at the highest levels collegiately and professionally.

He feels truly blessed to have coached and built friendships with some of the best lacrosse players to ever come out the state

Philosophy

Coach Marotske takes a lot of pride in the relationships he’s established over the last 20 years. Many of today's coaches and officials have crossed paths with Coach Marotske over the years as players and opponents. He believes the experiences players have on the field will help prepare them for life after high school. While his competitive spirit is second to none, it's the lessons and relationships that stand out. His goal is to establish a program of excellence on and off the field, that the community will be proud of while establishing a love and passion for the sport of lacrosse that lasts a lifetime.

He believes a winning program is established by mastering the fundamentals of the sport and leveraging a team's strengths. You will often hear him shout “head, feet, stick” on defense, “two hands” on ground balls and “shoot overhand”. He’ll happily discuss these fundamentals any time! Finally, his programs have historically had one of the, if not the, strongest strengths of schedules in the league. He believes to establish yourself as the best you must consistently play against the best. His coaching values have been purposefully expressed through the new One South values and vision statement; Passion, Accountability, Community and Team.