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Coaches
The Mass WILDCATS are Proud to Offer
a Non-Parent Coached Environment
Our Head Coaches and Assistants are seasoned players at the college or high school level
Previous Coaching experience is required to become a Head Coach
The Mass WILDCATS Support their coaches in obtaining First Aid Certification
If you would like to be a coach in the Mass WILDCATS Program,
please contact Lisa Garrett at: Karytt5@gmail.com
Club Director - Lisa Garrett
Girl's 13u/8th Blue/KATS In Training/KITtens
NFHS CERTIFIED COACH
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Garrett has coached at all levels of the game; from elementary to college. Lisa enters her 15th season with the Mass WILDCATS.
2006-present President & Club Director Mass
WILDCATS
2008-2010 Wayland Middle School Coach
2007-2008 Wayland HS JV Coach
2006-2007 Norfolk Aggie Freshman Coach
2000-2002 Mount Ida College Head Coach
1984-2006 Newton Boys & Girls Club Travel
Coach
1982-1984 Dave Cowens Basketball School
1986 Colby-Sawyer College Team Captain
1982 Natick High School Team Captain
WILDCATS
2010 Div II State Champions 11u (98') Team
2009 Ireland Competition 15u (94') Team
2001 Division I 3rd Place 13u (89') Team
Notable members of Garrett's 89' team:
Carolyn Swords, Sudbury, Boston College
Renee LeBlanc, Waltham, Westfield State
Erin Cartwright, Acton-Boxborough, St. Joes Maine
Sarah Wetmore, Sudbury, Rensselaer Polytech
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Coaches Liazon/Clinic Coordinator- Pat Ferdinand
Girl's 10th Grade Blue Team
Girl's 5th Grade
Coach Ferdinand is one of the best young coaches in the area. Pat is entering his 9th season with the Mass WILDCATS.
Pat is the Sports Director at the Waltham YMCA where he runs the very successful Jr. Celtics Basketball Program that is partnered with the Boston Celtics. He also coordinates the YMCA High School Summer League, as well as, many youth clinics.
Coach Ferdinand is also the Varsity Girl's Basketball Coach at Watertown High School and a former Assistant Coach at Regis College.
2010-present Watertown HS Varsity Coach
2007-present Asst Women's Coach Regis College
2004-2010 CSW Girl's Varsity Coach
2004-present Mass WILDCATS Coach
2005-present Sports & Family Director Waltham YMCA
Cambridge School of Weston
2009 IDC League Runner-Ups
2010 IDC League Champion
WILDCATS
2009 Div II State Champions 12u (95') Team
2010 Div I State Runner-Ups 13u (95') Team
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Girl's 9th Grade - Kathy Martinez
Girl's Asst. 10th Grade Blue Team
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Martinez was an All-Star at Mt. Alverinia HS in Newton and played two years at the Division I level at Loyola University in New Orleans. Kathy is in her 5th season with the WILDCATS and is the new Varsity Assistant at Watertown HS.
Kathy has been very successful in the Watertown Travel program where she has coached the past 5 seasons and was an assistant coach for the 2009 undefeated 7th grade team. Kathy has run & coached several clinics for Watertown Recreation, as well as, at the Waltham YMCA.
Kathy is currently in a Graduate Program at Boston College.
2010-Present Varsity Assistant Watertown HS
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Girl's Co-Coach 6th Grade Blue- Jerry Monde
Girl's Asst. 13u/8th Blue
Coach Monde has been part of the WILDCAT Program for 6 seasons. He has been involved with the Waltham Youth Program for severyal years and has been coaching in the YMCA Youth Basketball Program for the last 2 seasons.
Jerry played a huge role in the success of the 11u Blue teams Div II State Championship and trip to the Nationals in Tennessee July 2010
Girl's 6th Grade Blue Co-Coach- Mellissa Hart
Coach Hart has coached at all levels of the game. Mellisa has 15 years of college coaching experience and is currently the Belmont High School Girls Varsity Coach.
2010-present Belmont HS Varsity Girls Varsity
2003-2007 Emerson College Head Coach
1997-2003 M.I.T College Head Coach
1995-1997 Hamilton College Asst. Coach
Melissa was inducted into the Belmont HS Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989. She has a Masters in Excercise Science and Sport Studies from Smith College. In College, she was a Kodack 2nd Team All-American and played Semi-Pro ball from 1991-1993 in Japan on team "Izutsya". Melissa also has coached college soccer and softball, and garnered a number of awards, among them:
2006-2007 GNAC Basketball Coach of the Year
2006-2007 Emerson College Athletics Coach of the year
2002-2003 NEWMAC Basketball Coach of the Year
2001 NEWMAC Soccer Coach of the Year
Girl's 13u/8th Blue/KATS In Training/KITtens
NFHS CERTIFIED COACH
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Garrett has coached at all levels of the game; from elementary to college. Lisa enters her 15th season with the Mass WILDCATS.
2006-present President & Club Director Mass
WILDCATS
2008-2010 Wayland Middle School Coach
2007-2008 Wayland HS JV Coach
2006-2007 Norfolk Aggie Freshman Coach
2000-2002 Mount Ida College Head Coach
1984-2006 Newton Boys & Girls Club Travel
Coach
1982-1984 Dave Cowens Basketball School
1986 Colby-Sawyer College Team Captain
1982 Natick High School Team Captain
WILDCATS
2010 Div II State Champions 11u (98') Team
2009 Ireland Competition 15u (94') Team
2001 Division I 3rd Place 13u (89') Team
Notable members of Garrett's 89' team:
Carolyn Swords, Sudbury, Boston College
Renee LeBlanc, Waltham, Westfield State
Erin Cartwright, Acton-Boxborough, St. Joes Maine
Sarah Wetmore, Sudbury, Rensselaer Polytech
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Coaches Liazon/Clinic Coordinator- Pat Ferdinand
Girl's 10th Grade Blue Team
Girl's 5th Grade
Coach Ferdinand is one of the best young coaches in the area. Pat is entering his 9th season with the Mass WILDCATS.
Pat is the Sports Director at the Waltham YMCA where he runs the very successful Jr. Celtics Basketball Program that is partnered with the Boston Celtics. He also coordinates the YMCA High School Summer League, as well as, many youth clinics.
Coach Ferdinand is also the Varsity Girl's Basketball Coach at Watertown High School and a former Assistant Coach at Regis College.
2010-present Watertown HS Varsity Coach
2007-present Asst Women's Coach Regis College
2004-2010 CSW Girl's Varsity Coach
2004-present Mass WILDCATS Coach
2005-present Sports & Family Director Waltham YMCA
Cambridge School of Weston
2009 IDC League Runner-Ups
2010 IDC League Champion
WILDCATS
2009 Div II State Champions 12u (95') Team
2010 Div I State Runner-Ups 13u (95') Team
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Girl's 9th Grade - Kathy Martinez
Girl's Asst. 10th Grade Blue Team
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Martinez was an All-Star at Mt. Alverinia HS in Newton and played two years at the Division I level at Loyola University in New Orleans. Kathy is in her 5th season with the WILDCATS and is the new Varsity Assistant at Watertown HS.
Kathy has been very successful in the Watertown Travel program where she has coached the past 5 seasons and was an assistant coach for the 2009 undefeated 7th grade team. Kathy has run & coached several clinics for Watertown Recreation, as well as, at the Waltham YMCA.
Kathy is currently in a Graduate Program at Boston College.
2010-Present Varsity Assistant Watertown HS
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Girl's Co-Coach 6th Grade Blue- Jerry Monde
Girl's Asst. 13u/8th Blue
Coach Monde has been part of the WILDCAT Program for 6 seasons. He has been involved with the Waltham Youth Program for severyal years and has been coaching in the YMCA Youth Basketball Program for the last 2 seasons.
Jerry played a huge role in the success of the 11u Blue teams Div II State Championship and trip to the Nationals in Tennessee July 2010
Girl's 6th Grade Blue Co-Coach- Mellissa Hart
Coach Hart has coached at all levels of the game. Mellisa has 15 years of college coaching experience and is currently the Belmont High School Girls Varsity Coach.
2010-present Belmont HS Varsity Girls Varsity
2003-2007 Emerson College Head Coach
1997-2003 M.I.T College Head Coach
1995-1997 Hamilton College Asst. Coach
Melissa was inducted into the Belmont HS Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989. She has a Masters in Excercise Science and Sport Studies from Smith College. In College, she was a Kodack 2nd Team All-American and played Semi-Pro ball from 1991-1993 in Japan on team "Izutsya". Melissa also has coached college soccer and softball, and garnered a number of awards, among them:
2006-2007 GNAC Basketball Coach of the Year
2006-2007 Emerson College Athletics Coach of the year
2002-2003 NEWMAC Basketball Coach of the Year
2001 NEWMAC Soccer Coach of the Year
Programs Director - Paul O'Halloran
Girl's 10th/11th Grade
Girls's 7th Grade
NFHS CERTIFIED COACH
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach O'Halloran has been involved in teaching the game of basketball through the Waltham Girl's Youth Leagues and AAU basketball for the past 16 years. He has coached at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
Coach O'Halloran enters his 4th season with the Mass WILDCATS and is the former Club Director of the Mass Hoopsters AAU Program.
Paul is also a certified basketball official through IAABO Eastern Ma Board 27 and ECAC Div III Women's College Basketball.
2010-present Ursaline Academy JV, Varsity Asst.
2010-present Converse Open-Gym Marketing
Team
2009-present Program Director Mass WILDCATS
2006-present Director Waltham Girls Youth
Basketball Association
2005-present Coordinator of Shoot To Improve Clinics
2005-2006 McDevitt Middle School Coach
2003-2007 Club Director Mass Hoopsters
1993-present WGBA Travel League Coach
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Girl's 8th Grade Gold - Caitlin Elnisky
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Elnisky is currently the Freshmen & Varsity Assistant at Rockland HS. Caitlin captained the Roger Williams University Women's Team and holds the record for All-Time Assist Leader. She is in her 3rd season with the WILDCATS.
Caitlin has also coached at many camps: UConn, Siena & Providence College. Caitlin has also been Coach & Director of the Skyhawks Sports Programs.
Girl's 8th Grade Gold - Keri Flynn
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Flynn was recently rostered as a player on the newly formed Boston Bombers Women's Semi- Pro Team of the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL)
Keri was named Player of the Year and led her team to the High School State Championship in 2000. Keri played her college ball at Bentley in Waltham. she set and holds a number of records and was named New England Basketball Hall of Fame Division II Player of the Year.
Keri also played professional basketball in Italy and Amsterdam. In Italy, her team won the Championship and Keri was named Player of the year in the league.
Keri has been involved with numerous basketball camps since 1988. She is in her 2nd season with the WILDCATS
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Girl's Coach 6th White Grade- Robin Lowe
Girl's Asst. 10th/11th Grade
Coach Lowe is in her 4th season with the WILDCAT Program. Robin is currently the JV Girl's Coach at Bedford High School. Robin played varisity basketball for Bedford HS and her college ball at Lasell in Newton, she also participated in AAU for many years.
Robin Has been coached in the Bedford Travel Basketball Program and has been involved with AAU teams based out of Woburn and Beverly. Robin was also a Basketball Camp administrator for over 12 years.
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Boys 7th Grade Coach - Josh Ramsdell
Girl's Asst. 8th Blue
KATS In Training Coach
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Ramsdell is a coach to watch. He is in his 4th year with the WILDCATS and coaches on both the girls and boys sides of the program. Josh is the program coordinator for the boys. He is also very involved with the KATS In Training/KITtens Program, as well as, assisting with the 8th grade girls Blue team.
Josh came to us off a very successful stint as an 8th grade boys coach with the Mass Premier Club. He has coached in the Medfield Boys Travel Program, as well as, in recreational high school & college programs in Pembroke Maine.
As a high school player from Washington Academy in Macheas, Me, Josh was captain of his varsity team and received several awards: Best Defensive Player (2yrs), All Conference Player and was named to the Eastern Maine All Tourney Team.
Boys 6th Grade Coach - Dave Marshall
Boys 7th Grade Asst.
Coach Marshall is a 2009 graduate of Catholic Memorial and was a standout athlete. In 2008, he was a Massachusetts State Finalist in the 800 Meter Relay and 2009 Vasrsity Football Captain.
Dave has spent his summers coaching at the Catholic Memorial Basketball Camps and has coached 2 years at the 5th & 6th grade level for Roxbury Youth Leagues.
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COACHES IN TRAINING
Lara "Red" Tcherkezian
7th Grade Blue/KATS IN TRAINING
2006-2011 WILDCAT
Belmont HS Varsity Player
Hannah Howe-Lubowich
7th Grade Blue
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
2009-2010 WILDCAT
Arlington HS Varsity Player
Girl's 10th/11th Grade
Girls's 7th Grade
NFHS CERTIFIED COACH
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach O'Halloran has been involved in teaching the game of basketball through the Waltham Girl's Youth Leagues and AAU basketball for the past 16 years. He has coached at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
Coach O'Halloran enters his 4th season with the Mass WILDCATS and is the former Club Director of the Mass Hoopsters AAU Program.
Paul is also a certified basketball official through IAABO Eastern Ma Board 27 and ECAC Div III Women's College Basketball.
2010-present Ursaline Academy JV, Varsity Asst.
2010-present Converse Open-Gym Marketing
Team
2009-present Program Director Mass WILDCATS
2006-present Director Waltham Girls Youth
Basketball Association
2005-present Coordinator of Shoot To Improve Clinics
2005-2006 McDevitt Middle School Coach
2003-2007 Club Director Mass Hoopsters
1993-present WGBA Travel League Coach
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Girl's 8th Grade Gold - Caitlin Elnisky
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Elnisky is currently the Freshmen & Varsity Assistant at Rockland HS. Caitlin captained the Roger Williams University Women's Team and holds the record for All-Time Assist Leader. She is in her 3rd season with the WILDCATS.
Caitlin has also coached at many camps: UConn, Siena & Providence College. Caitlin has also been Coach & Director of the Skyhawks Sports Programs.
Girl's 8th Grade Gold - Keri Flynn
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Flynn was recently rostered as a player on the newly formed Boston Bombers Women's Semi- Pro Team of the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL)
Keri was named Player of the Year and led her team to the High School State Championship in 2000. Keri played her college ball at Bentley in Waltham. she set and holds a number of records and was named New England Basketball Hall of Fame Division II Player of the Year.
Keri also played professional basketball in Italy and Amsterdam. In Italy, her team won the Championship and Keri was named Player of the year in the league.
Keri has been involved with numerous basketball camps since 1988. She is in her 2nd season with the WILDCATS
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Girl's Coach 6th White Grade- Robin Lowe
Girl's Asst. 10th/11th Grade
Coach Lowe is in her 4th season with the WILDCAT Program. Robin is currently the JV Girl's Coach at Bedford High School. Robin played varisity basketball for Bedford HS and her college ball at Lasell in Newton, she also participated in AAU for many years.
Robin Has been coached in the Bedford Travel Basketball Program and has been involved with AAU teams based out of Woburn and Beverly. Robin was also a Basketball Camp administrator for over 12 years.
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Boys 7th Grade Coach - Josh Ramsdell
Girl's Asst. 8th Blue
KATS In Training Coach
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
Coach Ramsdell is a coach to watch. He is in his 4th year with the WILDCATS and coaches on both the girls and boys sides of the program. Josh is the program coordinator for the boys. He is also very involved with the KATS In Training/KITtens Program, as well as, assisting with the 8th grade girls Blue team.
Josh came to us off a very successful stint as an 8th grade boys coach with the Mass Premier Club. He has coached in the Medfield Boys Travel Program, as well as, in recreational high school & college programs in Pembroke Maine.
As a high school player from Washington Academy in Macheas, Me, Josh was captain of his varsity team and received several awards: Best Defensive Player (2yrs), All Conference Player and was named to the Eastern Maine All Tourney Team.
Boys 6th Grade Coach - Dave Marshall
Boys 7th Grade Asst.
Coach Marshall is a 2009 graduate of Catholic Memorial and was a standout athlete. In 2008, he was a Massachusetts State Finalist in the 800 Meter Relay and 2009 Vasrsity Football Captain.
Dave has spent his summers coaching at the Catholic Memorial Basketball Camps and has coached 2 years at the 5th & 6th grade level for Roxbury Youth Leagues.
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COACHES IN TRAINING
Lara "Red" Tcherkezian
7th Grade Blue/KATS IN TRAINING
2006-2011 WILDCAT
Belmont HS Varsity Player
Hannah Howe-Lubowich
7th Grade Blue
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE CERTIFIED
2009-2010 WILDCAT
Arlington HS Varsity Player
