Student-Athlete and Coach | Nassau (NY)

A two-year student-athlete at Nassau from 1979-80, George Powers and the Lions won an NJCAA Lacrosse National Championship in 1980. In 1982, Powers continued his playing career at Roanoke College (VA) where he was named USILA Third-Team All-American and was a North/South Game participant. 

Known widely for his coaching career, Powers was a successful assistant coach for 22 years and head coach for 6 years at Nassau, with nine recorded national championships, 120 All-Americans, 13 national tournament positional MVPs, and multiple NJCAA Player of the Year Awards. As head coach, he had an 82-16 record, 3 national runner-ups, 30 NJCAA All-Americans, and was a five-time NJCAA Region XV Coach of the Year recipient. Powers was also instrumental in the Massapequa High School (NY) Lacrosse State Championship in 2019. 

Powers has coached countless youth and high school lacrosse players on Long Island that have gone on to play at top four-year schools and in some cases, continued their lacrosse career professionally. Many of Powers’ former players are currently coaching at NCAA and NJCAA Division I, II, and III levels.