Addition of Sear Completes Women's Lacrosse Coaching Staff
8/10/2017 1:56:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan women's lacrosse head coach Hannah Nielsen announced today (Thursday, Aug. 10) that Adam Sear will complete her staff as an assistant coach. Sear brings to Ann Arbor eight years of coaching experience at various levels and will work primarily with the Maize and Blue offense.
Sear joins fellow assistant coach Ana Heneberry, who joined the staff mid-July.
"I am very excited to finalize our staff with Adam," said Nielsen. "Adam's knowledge of the game and his experience on the men's side both as a player and as a coach will provide us with a whole new perspective, and with the direction the women's game is going, this will be a huge asset to have. Adam's enthusiasm for his coaching, the game of lacrosse, and for everything that he does is unmatched by anyone that I have seen, and I can't wait to get to work with him!"
Sear boasts eight years of coaching experience at the collegiate, high school and club level.
"I am extremely grateful and excited to now be a part of the University of Michigan family," said Sear.
"I would like to thank Bitsy Ritt and Coach Hannah Nielsen for allowing me to join this team. To be able to work with such talented people and to operate within an institution like the University of Michigan is an incredible opportunity."
Most recently, Sear served as the director of athlete enrichment at Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, since February 2017. Sports Academy is an all-inclusive sports and fitness facility dedicated to creating full-circle athletes of all ages and skill levels. Sear was directly responsible for the Personal Development Year program.
Prior to his stint at Sports Academy, he was the director of 3d Lacrosse, LLC, a club team organization in Los Angeles, California, for three years (2014-17). He was responsible for the Los Angeles and Orange County markets and coached boys and girls ages 6-18.
Sear was last involved in collegiate coaching as a men's assistant coach at Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Maryland) for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He helped lead Stevenson to the Division III national championship in 2013. He got his start in coaching at Ferrum College (Division III) in Ferrum, Virginia, spending two seasons as a men's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the Panthers.
As a player, Sear competed for the University of Maryland for four years, helping lead the Terrapins to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Following his senior season, he was selected to play in the USILA North-South All-Star Game.
In addition to his collegiate career, Sear has also represented his home country of Australia at the highest level, competing in the 2006 World Championships. A native of Perth, Australia, he helped lead Australia to a bronze medal.
Sear graduated from Maryland with a bachelor's degree in family science in 2010, and he went on to earn a master's degree in business management and information technology from Stevenson in 2014.
