Our coaching tenets
Here at Cannons, our focus is on growing the game of lacrosse and our kids having fun. Here are our tenets, which continue to evolve as we grow and as we receive feedback:
Our goal is the best kids play 60% of the time and the worst kids plays 40% of the time - Our intent is to grow the game of lacrosse through creating a large group of players ready and willing to play; 1 A player and 15 B players will more often than not beat 4 A players and 11 D players.
We aren’t just building a lacrosse team; we are building a community – We want to involve parents actively and early. Spend time explaining to parents what their kids can work on and enable the parents to be a part of their development.
We will focus and praise effort first. Winning is a byproduct – If we praise effort we create a culture of practicing and playing with purpose. Our goal is game speed, all the time.
We want our best players to be the best teammates – Our numbers are small. If we want the kids who love lacrosse already to keep playing lacrosse with a team, they need to build up their teammates newer to the game or less skilled to love the game just as much. Negative talk between teammates is unacceptable.
Nobody can tell if we are winning and losing just by looking at our teams – We will help our kids work on composure and how they carry themselves. We will not tolerate profanity or dragging and slamming of sticks.
It’s just a game, lets have fun - Always remember a good chunk of our kids still believe in Santa Claus. We want to create a safe environment to do dangerous things, push themselves and grow as lacrosse players and as human beings.
Cannons Coaching Staff
Cory Childs
Program director and Vista Ridge HS head coach Cory Childs comes from Minnesota, where he previously coached both varsity and youth lacrosse. Former program director for UNRL and Frog Lacrosse, Cory is also a coach for Texas Made, the state program affiliated with Team America Lacrosse
Coach Cory helped oversee the Youth program for years in Minnesota and also helped run camps, clinics, and travel teams across the country with multiple youth organizations in the summer and fall seasons. It is his belief that great high school programs come from great youth feeder systems, and he is excited to help continue to grow the Cannons Lacrosse organization. Cory has his USA Lacrosse Bronze Coaching Certification
Coaches
Bantam Lacrosse (K-2)
Colin Wright
Colin is a native Austinite who started playing lacrosse at Austin High School (Class of 1999). He went on to distinguish himself as a two-way and face-off midfielder at the University of Texas Arlington, cherishing both offense and defense, leading the Mavericks as a captain. The Wright family (lovely wife Alexis, son Oryn, and daughter Sloane) joined Cannons Lacrosse in 2024, and look forward to Sloane joining the T&C girls when she is old enough. Colin has his USA Lacrosse Bronze Coaching Certification.
Michel Cowert
Michel is a native Texan with a lifelong passion for athletics and youth development. He grew up competing in multiple sports, including swimming at an elite level through high school and playing lacrosse throughout high school and into college at the club level. Over the years, I’ve expanded my experience across endurance and strength disciplines—ultramarathons, Olympic weightlifting, and triathlons—while also training and competing at the highest levels in Muay Thai and combat sports.
Michel has coached kids’ baseball and soccer and enjoy helping young athletes build confidence, discipline, and a love for the game. With a diverse sports background and a team-first mindset, I bring a well-rounded, energetic approach to supporting today’s developing lacrosse players. Michel has a USA Lacrosse Bronze Level Coaching Certification
Lightning Lacrosse (3-4)
Hubert Attale
Craig Jagadowski
Coach Craig is from the Northeast, playing with state championship winning Longmeadow lacrosse in Massachusetts during high school, and then playing at The University of New Hampshire for college. He also enjoyed playing Boston area Men’s Club lacrosse and played indoor lacrosse with the Boston Blazers in 1997.
Craig went on to coach the defense at Lincoln Sudbury High School as well as Merrimack College before becoming the head coach at Lexington Christian Academy. What Coach Craig enjoys most in coaching is encouraging young people, watching them grow in ability and confidence, and seeing their character grow through the game as well! Craig has his USA Lacrosse Bronze Coaching Certification
Junior Lacrosse (5-6)
Jeff Kunz
Jeff began coaching in 2016 at the 3rd and 4th grade level, and was a founding member of the Cannons program. He has coached grades K-6 in his tenure and has watched our players grow up into successful young adults. It is at the Junior level that Coach Kunz strives to focus on the foundation of a successful lacrosse experience. Creating a fun environment, learning the basic fundamentals of the sport, and most importantly, the mantra of attitude and effort. Jeff has his USA Lacrosse Bronze Coaching Certification
Bert Moreno
Logan LeBlanc
Logan is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is a former multiple-time All-State and All-District lacrosse player with 16 years of playing experience. He played four years of NCAA Division III lacrosse at Southwestern University as an LSM (long stick midfield) and served as a team captain for his final two seasons. Logan specializes in defense and transition and currently serves as the Co-Defensive Coordinator, Transition, and Box Coach at Rangers Lacrosse Club, with a strong emphasis on teaching technical details like stick work, footwork, and positioning to help players elevate their game. Logan has his USA Lacrosse Bronze Coaching Certification
Senior Lacrosse (7-8)
Travis Mowry
Travis has coached at both youth and varsity levels for over a decade, having previously coached at Squalicum High School in Washington state, and Mission Viejo in California. Prior to coaching, Travis grew up with the game of lacrosse, taking him up to Canada where he competed at a high level in the box format. Travis works to develop a complete team game and have the players hold themselves and each other accountable, both with the ball of off the ball.
Patrick Jennings
Coach Patrick has eight years of experience in coaching youth lacrosse. He is originally from Maryland, where he played as a goalie for Boys Latin, one of the most prestigious high school lacrosse programs in the country. He then continued his lacrosse career at Washington and Lee University, where he played two years of varsity lacrosse. Patrick has a passion for teaching and mentoring young players on both goalie and defensive strategies and looks to build on the success of Cannons from his third season last year.
John Duchouquette
Coach JD has been coaching multiple sports "successfully" for over 20 yrs. Although he has a healthy competitive spirit, he firmly believes that at the youth level "success" is measured in the quality of the individuals experience in concert with team success. As a former professional athlete, and a father of four boys, he always promotes a respect for the coaching role and will approach each player at every level with that privilege in mind.
Conditioning
Kristie Kwan
Kristie has been a certified personal fitness professional for the last 7 years, with a love for fitness that began at the age of 15 when she was on the high school track team and was introduced to the weight room. She has lived and evolved a life of fitness ever since. Grateful for training by both professional athletes and those who have served in the military, Kristie has chosen to focus her career on moms and youth athletes, particularly in lacrosse and volleyball.
Her favorite fitness combination includes HIIT, metabolic training, and strength training techniques. A few years after obtaining her fitness certification, Kristie became a Certified Nutrition Coach as well. Celebrating her 24th wedding anniversary this year, she and her husband, Aaron, are college sweethearts from Baylor University. They have 20-year-old boy/girl twins who are juniors in college and a 15-year-old son who is a sophmore in high school.
Her daughter is pursuing a Business major at Belmont University in Nashville, while her oldest son is the first Vista Ridge Lacrosse player to play NCAA Lacrosse, playing for Southwestern University. Proud of her younger son (and former Cannons) for making the travel team as a freshman, Kristie is excited about her youngest son being a part of the Ranger’s lacrosse program this year. He will be assisting all the Cannons Players on their Sunday workouts.