[ultimate_heading main_heading=”VanTassel on the Redfish RDP” main_heading_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.5)” sub_heading_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:40px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:34px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:25px;” sub_heading_style=”font-style:italic;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:22px;” margin_design_tab_text=””]I am thrilled to work with Chris Anders, the Sweetlax team and everyone in the growing Redfish family! Together we are going to build the best regional lacrosse program in Tallahassee.[/ultimate_heading][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Justin VanTassel” main_heading_color=”#ffffff” sub_heading_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.5)” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:22px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:32px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:26px;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:18px;”]Director, Redfish RDP[/ultimate_heading]
[ultimate_heading main_heading=”About Justin VanTassel” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:40px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;” sub_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;”]Coach VanTassel is currently the head coach at the Maclay School. He is originally from Michigan, where he played high school lacrosse at Bishop Foley Catholic High School just outside of Detroit.  At Bishop Foley, he was a 4 year Varsity starter and was selected All-State three times.  In his senior season, he earned Academic All-State honors.

After high school, Coach VanTassel attended Defiance College in Defiance, OH, where he was the quarterback of the football team.  In 2001, he helped lead the team to their first HCAC Conference Championship and an NCAA Playoff berth. While at Defiance, he earned a B.S. Degree in Social Studies Education.  Since then, he has obtained his Master’s Degree from American University in European History. After College, he moved back to Michigan to begin his teaching and coaching career.  He worked at Troy Athens High School coaching both wrestling and lacrosse.  While coaching, he also played lacrosse for Motor City Lacrosse Club and Great Lakes Lacrosse Club.

Coach VanTassel has previously coached football, wrestling and lacrosse in Florida for the Martin County School District.  He served five seasons as Head Lacrosse Coach at Martin County High School before taking the head coaching position at the Maclay School.[/ultimate_heading]