NOW OPEN 2 Locations: 200 Buford Hwy in Suwanee & 1180 Samples Industrial in Cumming
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. All of our trainers are professional lacrosse trainers.
Whether you are an advanced elite player or brand new to lacrosse and looking to up your game this is the place for you!
Lead Boys Lacrosse Instructor Gwinnett - Will Munley
Coach Will is currently the Lead Boys Lacrosse Instructor at Elevate Lacrosse Academy in Suwanee, 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.
Lead Girls Lacrosse Instructor Gwinnett and Forsyth - Monti Hendrix
Coach Monti is o 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. She has also served for 2 years with the North Gwinnett Middle School lacrosse program as a head coach and instructor.
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.
Lead Boys Lacrosse Instructor Forsyth - Holin Axley
Coach Holin is currently the Head Coach of the University of Georgia Mens' Lacrosse Team.
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.
Boys Lacrosse Instructor Gwinnett- Paul Branche
Coach Branche grew up playing lacrosse in Syracuse New York and has lived in the Atlanta area for the last 24 years with his wife and kids. Coach Branche started the Mountain View High School Boys Lacrosse program as its first Director of Lacrosse while also assisting in the development of the coaches and players in the Mountain View Youth Lacrosse program at its inception.
In 2019 Coach Branche moved to Buford High School where he took on the role of Varsity Offensive Coodininator where they made it to the 5A GHSA Lacrosse Final Four. The 2020 Buford team moved up to 6A/7A and went undefeated until the COVID shutdown, beating some tough teams like McCallie School out of Chattanooga, TN on the road. Before retiring from coaching Varsity lacrosse in 2021 so he could spend more time with his family, he helped Buford make it to the 6A/7A GHSA Elite 8.
Throughout his time coaching Varsity level lacrosse, Coach Branche was also coaching youth and travel lacrosse at all age groups and skill levels which helps him bring an uncommon breadth and depth of experience to Elevate. His goal is to develop his players into more than just elite lacrosse players; it is also to develop them into productive young men with character, work ethic, and integrity.
Girl'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).