He made people great and this honor is for the finest among us. That’s why he gets to go into the Hall of Fame.
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“Tony is a true professional who has coached many young men and many men in the NLL, the MLL and the PLL. If a newspaper reporter wanted to ask questions, he’d be on the bus.” He wants to give the credit to the young men, the coaches and me. “In my world, he helped La Salle take the final step (to state titles), but he wouldn’t say that.
He has never hogged the headlines or the highlights. Resch is known for his firm hand and soft touch. He has coached and taught young men and professionals and whether he’s a coach, a teacher or a counselor he helps people become the best version of themselves – then he humbly steps away.” “He’s made a difference in so many young person’s lives as a lacrosse coach, an Athletic Director, a Guidance counselor and a teacher. “First off he’s a class human being,” said Leahy. Leahy always joked that Resch – who was a Guidance Counselor for a while and now is a support teacher – is hardly an “assistant coach” and was a major reason La Salle has remained one of the elite programs in the region and beyond for two decades.
Resch remains the top assistant under current coach Rob Forster. La Salle also reached the state finals in 2010, 20 and won the crown in 2019. With Resch handling the defense and Leahy leading the offense, La Salle won state titles in 2008, 2009 (first year of state sanctioned play by the PIAA) and 2013. In 2003 he became former coach Bill Leahy’s assistant and in 2004 La Salle won its first state title. Resch came to La Salle in 2002 as Athletic Director after serving as head coach at Penn Charter, his alma mater. I’m certainly proud to be in the company of people that are already in the Hall of Fame.”įinally, after a year delay due to the pandemic, Philly’s Resch will be inducted into the USA National Hall of Fame Saturday evening at the Grand Lodge in Cockeysville, Md.Īlthough Resch has had a storied coaching career in three major professional leagues, the National Lacrosse League (NLL), Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), he’s equally recognized for serving as the associate head coach at powerhouse La Salle College High. “It’s one of those moments where you’re speechless and like, ‘Are you sure you have the right person?’” Resch said. Instead, Lake called to tell him that he was being inducted into the 2021 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.Įven though Resch has been successful at every level he’s coached at, it didn’t feel real to him. He thought Lake was asking him to help on a committee. Resch received a call one day in 2021 from Rick Lake, the senior manager men’s game director for USA Lacrosse.
Not only do Resch’s colleagues and players realize how much he has contributed to the game, but so does the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. “He gets people to buy in and play for something greater than themselves, which is not easy to do by any means.” “I think therein lies the genius of Coach Resch,” Kavanagh said.
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