Men's Lacrosse

Tony Vallance
	Title: Assistant Coach Email: avallance@fairfield.edu Phone: ext. 3352 Class: Third Season

Tony Vallance is now in his third season as an assistant coach with the men's lacrosse program at Fairfield University.  He is responsible for coaching the goalkeepers and for preparing the scout teams for each week's opponent, as well as assisting in recruiting, practice and game planning and day-to-day operations of the program.

Vallance comes to Fairfield from Bellarmine University where he has served as an assistant coach from Dec. 2003.  In that time he has worked with the goalkeepers, face-off men and defensive unit.  In addition, Vallance was responsible for recruiting efforts, strength and conditioning and opponent scouting.

Vallance began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Dean (MA) Junior College during the 2001 season, coaching the goalies and defensive unit.  He spent Oct. 2001 through May 2002 in the Republic of Kiribati with the US Peace Corps.  Upon his return to the States, Vallance was hired as an assistant coach at Muhlenburg in July 2002, working again, with the goalies and defensive unit.  He also handled recruiting, and scouting in that role, which he held until making the move to Bellarmine.

A native of Laurel, Md., Vallance was a goalkeeper for Penn State from 1995-97.  He earned his degree, B.S., in Labor and Industrial Relations, graduating in 1998, from the University Park, Pa., institution.