Cal Coast Sports Ventures, LLC was created to provide and promote annual tournaments, leagues and platforms for sports in the Central Coast region of California.
Cal Coast Lacrosse is a Santa Barbara based lacrosse company.
Located along the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Santa Barbara is a premiere destination in the Central Coast of California and plans to become the premiere destination for Lacrosse in the West Coast, hosting our annual tournament for teams throughout California and the rest of the country.
CONOR QUINN is a Founder of Cal Coast Lacrosse and Cal Coast Sports Ventures, which hosts numerous events throughout the year, including the Santa Barbara Showdown, an annual lacrosse tournament for over 125 youth lacrosse teams (boys & girls) from around the country on the world renowned Santa Barbara Polo Fields. Conor is a graduate of the University of Denver, where he played Division-1 Lacrosse. As a 4-year Varsity starter for The Peddie School, his team ranked 4th in the Nation, winning several state championships. As team Captain, Conor was voted MVP, 1st Team All-State, and was inducted into the Peddie School Sports Hall of Fame. Conor is originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey and played Division 1 college lacrosse at Hobart College and the University of Denver.
Conor is the Founder of the Alpine Collective. He is a co-founder of a Dublin, Ireland based spirits company called, Oscar Wilde Spirits. Conor spent 15 years in finance and served as the Head of Marketing for Wachovia Global Securities Lending. Conor is a member of the Board of Directors for Simply Straws, a B-Corp certified business that creates sustainable, reusable, recyclable, biodegradable and compostable products that enhance the health and well-being for customers and the environment. As an investor, Conor is actively invested in over half a dozen companies ranging from a UK-based social commerce app called “Pepper” to a collection of boutique food and beverage concepts in the heart of Santa Barbara’s ‘Funk Zone.’
Paul Ramsey
Paul was the head women’s lacrosse coach of the Gauchos. Ramsey also coached UCSB 1990 – 92 then Westmont College, College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, Hofstra University on Long Island, Pepperdine University in Malibu and then returned to coach again at UCSB. Under Ramsey, the 2008 & 2009 UCSB teams won WWLL championships and the 2010 team were runners-up.
Under Ramsey, the Gauchos advanced to at least the WDIA National Championship quarterfinals three years in a row. Ramsey was rewarded by his team’s efforts in 2008 and was selected WWLL Coach of the Year.
Rick Lehman
Rick grew up in Rye, New York just north of NYC with lacrosse all around. He picked up his first stick in 1980, played through middle school and high school as a center midfielder achieving all section honors and was recruited for college but chose to pursue medicine instead.
He moved from Charlottesville Virginia, the home of the University of Virginia and National Champion level lacrosse. He has coached youth lacrosse having three sons and a daughter and has seven years of youth soccer coaching experience, including AYSO U10 & U12 level coaching certification.
His professional occupation is currently a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician, a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of Southern California and Adjunct Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. He currently is on staff at eight hospitals and actively works at multiple pediatric intensive care units around the western USA but calls Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital home.
Rick is the first President of the Santa Barbara Lacrosse Association (SBLA), Program Administrator and the Webmaster. Rick is also the Head coach and coordinator of the SB ELITE (summer All Star Travel Team).
Mike Allan
UCSB Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach.
Mike returned to UCSB after spending three years as an assistant coach at Towson University. Mike had previously coached the Gauchos from 2004 to 2008. Under Mike the team won two MCLA National Championships, three WCLL Championships.
Coach Allan is a native of Baltimore, MD where he attended the Gilman School. Mike played at Princeton University where he was a member of three NCAA National Championship teams.
Mike’s wife, Katie, is a graduate of UCSB and former member of the Gaucho women’s lacrosse team.
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