Don Zimmerman has over 39 years of experience in coaching
lacrosse and has been a Division I college head coach for over 27 years.
Coach Zimmerman's career has taken him to Princeton University, the
University of North Carolina, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola
University Maryland, and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County
(UMBC), a position he has held since 1994.
Zimmerman was instrumental in winning NCAA national championships at
North Carolina (1981 and 1982) and Johns Hopkins (1984, 1985, and 1987).
He led the UMBC Retrievers to four consecutive NCAA Division I
tournament appearances from 2006 to 2009, a feat accomplished for the
first time in the school's Division I lacrosse history.
Zimmerman is considered one of the preeminent teachers of the game and
has taught lacrosse on four continents: North America, South America,
Europe, and Asia. In 2002 he was honored with induction into the Greater
Baltimore Chapter of the United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Zimmerman
was named America East Conference Coach of the Year by his colleagues in
both 2008 and 2009 and was the 2008 Coach of the Year in LaxPower
men's lacrosse Fan Awards. He achieved career win 200 in 2010 and is
10th among active coaches with 202 victories in 24 campaigns.
Zimmerman lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Peter England was a member of Coach Zimmerman's staff at John
Hopkins University. Since 1991 he has been an advanced team scout for
the Johns Hopkins lacrosse program, working with coaches Tony Seaman
(1991-1998), John Haus (1999-2000), and Dave Pietramala (2001-present).
England lives in Glen Burnie, Maryland.