内涵AV head women鈥檚 lacrosse coach Denise Roessler is coaching on both sides of the Atlantic this spring. While her season with the Lions warms up, so does her work with the German women鈥檚 national team. As one of three assistant coaches, Roessler will attend four two-day training camps in Germany leading up to the July world cup tournament, being held in Guildford, England.
鈥淭his is a phenomenal group鈥攕o intuitive and eager.鈥� Roessler says that the work ethic and intensity of the German national team is inspiring. She adds, 鈥淭he tireless effort they put forth is fun to watch. At the end of our last long weekend鈥檚 final practice they still wanted to play longer. They weren鈥檛 ready to stop because they said they needed to learn more.鈥� And that鈥檚 what Roessler is happy to help with. She says that she enjoys being able to support the advancement of lacrosse in Germany, and that she feels lucky to have the opportunity to do so with a team of talented, collaborative coaches and highly motivated athletes.
Roessler鈥檚 interest in the German team was piqued by a confluence of factors: she has a healthy dose of German heritage in her family tree, and two of her past players connect her to that country as well. One of the athletes from her St. Joe鈥檚 squad spent time in Germany coaching a club lacrosse team. Another player from last year鈥檚 内涵AV team was a German exchange student who is now playing club lacrosse there. In fact, she helped Roessler with some of her travel logistics, giving advice on which trains to take and how to make the smoothest travel connections possible.
When asked if more international coaching was in her future, Roessler replied that she was excited to be a part of the training staff for this elite international team, and to be simultaneously building a successful program at 内涵AV College. She says, 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to teach what I know and to collaborate with other coaches. I鈥檓 just gonna live in the moment.鈥�