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Jesters Impact Developmental Academy
The Jesters Impact Developmental Academy (J.I.D.A) is a developmental program, geared towards players who have an eagerness to “up their game”. This program focuses entirely on skill work and building lacrosse IQ where players are touching the ball at a rapid pace, focusing on sound fundamentals, and developing the necessary skills to take their game to the next level. Our Jester coaches have a proven track record of success and excellence and we welcome the opportunity to give you a glimpse inside our fundamentals through this developmental Academy.
The J.I.D.A. includes 14 weeks of indoor training at our facility in Farmingdale and is offered to girls up to 12th grade. Space is limited so register now!
Colleen Kilgus
Coach Colleen Kilgus is more than just a coach. She’s an important figure in the lives of so many young women in West Babylon. For nearly a decade, Coach Kilgus has adopted her father’s all-encompassing coaching style and brought it to West Babylon. Coach Kilgus wants to leave a lasting impression on the girls she coaches. Teaching them the game of lacrosse is just part of the big picture
COACH:
West Babylon High School Varsity girls lacrosse Coach
Nationally Ranked Program producing D1 Athletes yearly.
COLLEGE:
- George Washington University (Under Grad)
- Hofstra University (Masters)
HIGH SCHOOL:
Wantagh High School
- Track/Race Walking 2X All American
- High School National Champion
Christina Esposito
Career:
True Lacrosse Chief Women's Ambassador & Professional Lacrosse Player
Coach:
St. Dominics Varsity girls lacrosse Coach
College:
Northwestern University
- All-Big Ten Selection
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection
- Named to the IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team for the second-straight season
- Finished with a career-high 45 goals and 64 points, while adding 19 assists
- Led Northwestern in goals, points, shots (123), shots on goal (83) and was second on the team with 14 free-position goals
- Ended her career 10th in program history with 25 career free-position goals.
- On the Tewaaraton Watch list
High School:
West Babylon High School
- Two Time All-American
- Played on the Senior 2012 Under Armour All-America game
- Named first-team All-Metro Long Island as a senior
- All- Long Island selection in 2012
- Earned Player of the Year award in 2012
- Named one of 15 College Rookies to Watch by Lacrosse Magazine
- Recipient of Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award
- Three-time participant in the Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Classic
- Three-time participant in the United States Lacrosse National Tournament
- Led team to a 13-1 record as a captain her senior season
Won the National Draw Championship in 2011 with club team Long Island Yellow Jackets
Sam Tilts
- Four-year starter at Schreiber High School in Port Washington.
- Earned all-county 4x
- Played on Nike, school girls national, and under Armour showcase teams
- Four-year starter at Quinnipiac University
- In charge of teams community service for two years ending in the athletics team with the most community service both years
- Ranked in the top five in the US for save percentage during Freshman year
- All academic team for the MAAC and NEC.
- Currently holds multiple Quinnipiac lacrosse records including being in the top ten for career saves, goals against, and highest saves per game average.
- Coaching for 10 years
- Experience planning and running skill development clinics and goalie clinics.
- 98% of 2021 team committed to playing collegiately
- Club director 1 year
- 3 years of recruiting experience
- Started one of the first middle school lacrosse programs in Brooklyn
Kelly Westerman
Coach:
8 years of High School Coaching Experience
Current Varsity Assistant Coach at Kellenberg Memorial High School
College:
Gettysburg College
Member of the inaugural Club Lacrosse Team at Gettysburg
Personal:
Massapequa Resident
Played 4 years at Kellenberg Memorial
Played for Long Island Pride Club
US Lacrosse certified coach
Sydney Pirreca
Two-time All-American Sydney Pirreca served as an assistant coach for Syracuse University in 2019 and 2020. Pirreca graduated in May 2019 from the University of Florida where she ranks as the sixth-leading scorer in school history.
The Mount Sinai, N.Y. native was a four-year starter and two-time captain for Florida. She became just the seventh player in program history to reach 200 career points, ending her career ranked sixth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 215 points. Pirreca was named an honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse in 2019 and was an IWLCA third-team All-American in 2018. In addition, she earned the 2018 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year award and was a two-time member of the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
Pirreca was also recognized for her work in the classroom. She was a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a 2018 BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree.
Pirreca served as a volunteer coach at Mount Sinai High School for three summers.
Chris Kalinoglu
Coach:
-Current: Bellmore-Merrick PAL Lacrosse (2014-Present)
-Current: 2025 Jesters Pink Coach
-Past: Lightning Girls Lacrosse Coach- Independent tournaments
-Coached >50 current and former Jesters players
Lacrosse:
-Played at Calhoun HS. Team 2x County rumner-up
-Hofstra University Men’s Lacrosse Sports Performance Coach (1996-2004)
Personal:
-Merrick resident
-Supported by wife Christie and 3 Jesters daughters; Samantha, Sophia, and Kayla
-US Lacrosse Certified Coach
-Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Kayla Downey
I am from Babylon, New York and I attended West Babylon High School. I began playing lacrosse when I was in second grade for the youth program in West Babylon. I haven't put my stick down since then. I was a five year varsity starter at West Babylon where I was named captain and earned 3X All County, along with being named All American in my Senior year. During the summer I played for LI Top Guns for eight years. I decided to continue my lacrosse career at Stony Brook University where I am currently a freshman on the team.
Cara Scanio
Currently plays at Hofstra University on the women’s lacrosse team as a junior. A psychology major with a minor in community health and planning to attend nursing school after Hofstra. I have two brothers one of them being my twin. I am the Vice President of a non-profit organization that I founded and also a mental health advocate for Morgan’s Message. I am a catering manager at a restaurant and country music is my favorite kind of music!
Leigh-Ann Zimmer
Coach
- Massapequa High School Varsity girl’s lacrosse coach (2005-2019)
- 4X Nassau County Champions
- Coached and developed numerous HS All-Americans
- Physical Education teacher at Massapequa HS for over 15 years
College: Syracuse University
- 2X IWLCA All-American
- 2004 Big East Attacker of the Year
- 4X IWLCA Division 1 North Region All-America First Team
- 4X All-Big East Selection
- 2X Tewaaraton Top 20 Candidate