About Us
Who We Are
ELEVATE Lacrosse Academy is an Elite Training facility that specializes in the growth and development on young athletes within the sport of Lacrosse. We are not another speed and agility facility.
We train our athletes to work not only to elevate their game through skills development but to elevate their mental game along with game IQ.
We are not affiliated with any club or school lacrosse program but support the development of every athlete regardless of club or school affiliation. We believe that every athlete deserves to have access to high quality lacrosse training.
Whether you are an advanced elite player or brand new to lacrosse and looking to up your game this is the place for you!
Head Boys Lacrosse Instructor - Will Munley
Coach Will is currently the Head Boys Lacrosse Instructor at Elevate Lacrosse Academy, Varsity Boys Head Coach at Hebron Christian Academy, and Former Offensive Coordinator at University of Georgia.
Coach Will is a native of Greenville, South Carolina and played college lacrosse at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA. Coach Will was the co-captain of the Men's Lacrosse team at Mercyhurst and holds multiple records for scoring, assists, and overall points in a game. Coach Will helped lead his team to the two most successful seasons in the program's history.
Coach Will also attended Tennessee Wesleyan University where he was awarded the prestigious Stan Harrison Award (Most Valuable Athlete in 2015). Coach Will also set National records in overall assists and points in a single game and season. Coach will was the two time captain and earned All Conference accolades.
Head Girls Lacrosse Instructor - Monti Hendrix
Coach Monti is on the NGLA coaching staff as the middle school girls head coach. She is also the Club Director of Axis Atlanta Girls Lacrosse Club. She is a High School Team Georgia Coach and she has helped coach for the Mill Creek Lacrosse program as well as the Flames Lacrosse program in NC.
Coach Monti was a 4 year starter for Methodist University. She was named Rookie of the Year her freshman year, set the school record in draw controls, assists, caused turnovers, scoring, and ground balls. Monti specialized in draw controls at her school setting a season-high record of 123 and a career-high record of 279. She also received All-Conference accolades.
A Buford, Georgia native, Monti played lacrosse at Mill Creek High school. During her time, she received Gwinnett All-County first team twice and was a first-team All-State selection for the Hawks her senior year.
Boy's Lacrosse Instructor - Holin Axley
Coach Holin is currently the Head Coach of the University of Georgia Mens' Lacrosse Team and coaches the 2029 team for 91 Georgia.
A Lawrenceville native, Coach Holin attended Collins Hill High School and after graduating he played college lacrosse at Piedmont College where he played in every game as an Attackman for both his Freshman and Sophomore years, scoring more than 30 points each season. Coach Holin was a USA South Academic All-Conference Honor winner both years at Piedmont. After his sophomore year, Coach Holin transferred to the University of Georgia where he played midfield on UGA's Club Lacrosse team until graduation.
Gir's Lacrosse Instructor - Yuna hur
Hailing from Long Island, New York, Coach Yuna grew up playing travel lacrosse for the Long Island Elite Yellow Jackets Blue team. During her travel ball days, she was selected to play for the Under Armour National Lacrosse Underclassmen Games and US Lacrosse U15 National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports to help lead her team win the national championships for both events. She was also awarded the New York State High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award in both field hockey and lacrosse (3x) at Ward Melville High School (Long Island).
Before her senior year of high school, Coach Yuna was recruited to play both varsity field hockey and lacrosse at The Hotchkiss School, where she was a tri-varsity athlete (field hockey, swimming, lacrosse-captain), and was named US Lacrosse Team 1 All-American and US Lacrosse Academic All-American (2x). Coach Yuna continued her lacrosse career to play at the Division I level at Brown University as an Attacker in the Ivy League. In her rookie season, she was nominated “Best Rookie Performance” of Brown University Varsity Springs Sports. Also in her freshman year, Coach Yuna was in the top 20 leading scorers in the Ivy League prior to a career-ending injury after her freshman season.
After the injury, Coach Yuna became involved in coaching across different ages and levels, starting in the New England area (The Lincoln School, The Taft School), then across the country in California (The Stevenson School, Verve Lacrosse).
Gir's Lacrosse Instructor - Jenna Kasmarik
Coach Jenna is currently the Community Coach for West Forsyth High School. She coached collegiately at Lindenwood University (D2), St. Bonaventure University (D1), and Longwood University (D1).
A Georgia native, Coach Jenna is a product of Lambert High School where she was a 4x All-State Selection, 4x All County Selection, a 2x US Lacrosse All-American, and the 2011 AJC Player of the Year. After competing for the club team XTeam, she took her skills to the next level first at Johns Hopkins University then as a transfer to Winthrop University.
While at Winthrop, she was twice named First Team All-Conference, culminating in a 2015 Big South Championship (the first-ever in program history!) where she was also named Big South Offensive Player of the Year. She capped off her career by bringing Winthrop into the national spotlight with her 78 goals and 3.90 average per game her senior season, which ranked #1 across NCAA Division 1. In Spring of 2020, she was honored along with four other teammates as a member of the Big South All-Decade Team.