Miscellaneous
This is a special Latvian, quarantine edition of the podcast. You end up with a solid three hours of lacrosse discussion when you combine a really interesting local lacrosse coach with a great history of the game and the ongoing quarantine-ish state we are currently in here in the Houston area. If you are interested in Houston Lacrosse and some Long Island Lacrosse history invest the time in this episode. Andris grew up on Long Island. He was introduced to the game in 7th grade by his cousin. Andris played all four years for his high school, then went on to play his freshman year at the University of Vermont. Following an injury he transferred to Hofstra. He finished up his college career at Hofstra. Andris had his first taste of coaching as a Graduate Assistant when he returned to the University of Vermont for graduate school. In 2006 Andris played in the World Games in Canada for the Latvian national team. After a year coaching at the middle school in hi home town he and his wife moved to Houston. After he landed in Houston he got plugged in to the local mens’ lacrosse scene and quickly landed coaching roles at Presbyterian School and the University of Houston. In 2014 Andris and his wife moved up to the Woodlands and he took on his current role as the Varsity Head Coach for the Woodlands D2 team.