Head Coach

 

Brandon Childs begins his third year at the helm of the Eastern Men's Lacrosse Program. In his second year, Childs brought a wealth of young and talented players into the fold, and the Eagles finished the regular season in a three-way tie for second place in the MAC. In their nine league wins in 2010, the young Eastern side downed Conference champion Widener University 7-5 to open the year, and won in overtime at Elizabethtown to hand the top-seeded Blue Jays their only loss in MAC play. 

The Eastern success came with 22 new players on the roster. The recruiting class for 2010 included first-year athletes from 11 different states. 

He guided the Eagles to a playoff berth in their first season in the MAC. Under his leadership, the team battled with each of the top teams in the league and recorded a win at Messiah College in their first league game. Messiah had been picked as the pre-season favorite.

Childs brings a passion for excellence and a commitment to the University as he seeks grow Eastern into a program that competes with the top teams in the region. His enthusiasm for the game and desire to develop players into men of character and outstanding student-athletes makes him an outstanding fit in the department. In his first year, he has expanded the program's recruiting base and he brought in a class of  21 new players to replace the twelve graduating seniors from the class of 2009.

Childs is a 2004 graduate of Lynchburg College. As a player, Childs twice earned recognition as an All-American, and earned Scholar All-American honors from the USILA in his senior season. A two-time captain, Childs began his coaching career as an assistant at Lynchburg, where he continued in his studies toward a Masters in Educational leadership, which he completed in May of 2008. 

After a year at his alma mater, Childs took a full-time assistant position at Dickinson College, where he took on the role of Offensive Coordinator. With his help, the Red Devils went 27-16 over a three year period while playing in the highly-regarded Centennial Conference. As the top assistant, Childs orchestrated the offense and was responsible for coordinating recruiting. In addition, Childs directed academic programs geared toward maintaining high levels of academic success by student-athletes in the lacrosse program.

Coach Childs married his wife Anne in the summer of 2009. 

To contact Coach Childs, call him in his office at (610)341-1582 or email him at

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