Coaches

Dave Cottle

Head Coach

As a renowned collegiate coach, Cottle joined the Bayhawks as a consultant in July of 2010 after Kelly took over as head coach. Cottle’s expertise in scouting and evaluating talent proved to be an asset to the team and helped bring the Bayhawks out of a 5 game losing streak and win a 2010 MLL Championship. Named president of the Bayhawks in January of 2011, Cottle brought a fresh perspective on leading the organization to new heights through prominent sponsorships and increased season ticket sales. In April of 2011, Cottle again increase his role with the organization as an assistant coach for the 2011 season. With his involvement, the Bayhawks boasted a record of 6-6 and saw a playoff berth in 2011. A Salisbury University graduate, Cottle spent 19 years coaching at Loyola College, leading the men’s lacrosse team to 181 wins and 14 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament. In 2001 Cottle was named the men’s lacrosse head coach at the University of Maryland where he remained through the 2010 season. During that time, the Terrapins saw 99 victories and 8 consecutive NCAA playoff appearances. 

Tony Resch

Defensive Coordinator

Resch was the head coach of the Philadelphia Wingsof the NLLfrom 1994 to 2001 where he led the team to four championships. Resch was presented with the NLL Coach of the Year award in 2001 and in 2008 was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame.Resch’s MLL coaching career began in 2003 as an assistant coach with the former Baltimore Bayhawks. He won back-to-back MLL championship titles in 2006 and 2007 with the Philadelphia Barrage. During his stint with the Barrage, Resch was named the 2006 Warrior MLL Coach of the Year.  Resch was picked up by the Denver Outlaws in 2011 and under his leadership as defensive coordinator, the franchise set a record for least goals allowed in a single season (123). A Yale University graduate, Resch boasts two-time All-Americanand three-time All-Ivy Leaguehonors.  The defenseman saw six seasons of play during his career in NLL as a defenseman, serving as team captain for three of those seasons. Resch was also a member of the MILL Champion Philadelphia Wings in 1989. The defense standout has international lacrosse experience as both a player and a coach, having won a gold medal at the World Lacrosse Championship in Perth, Australia in 1990. In 2010, Resch was named as an assistant coach for Team USA's defending gold medalists.Resch is currently the athletic director at La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pa., where he also serves as the school’s defensive coordinator.