Staff & Coaches

Lisa Griswold Lindley

Lisa Griswold Lindley

Coaching experience

Darien Head Coach -1994-Present

2025 will be 31st season at DHS’s Head Lacrosse Coach

CT Grizzlies Co -Founder & Recruitment Director 

REGIONAL CO REP – American Select Lacrosse – Present

CT REGIONAL CO REP – Excelsior Games – Present

ASSISTANT COACH – UMASS 89

ASSISTANT COACH – YALE 92, 93

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:DARIEN SUCCESSES:

CT COACH OF THE YEAR – 97, 02, 06, 09, 11, 13 , 14, 23 

FCIAC COACH OF THE YEAR – 2014,2023

NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR – 2023

US LACROSSE NATIONAL HALL OF FAME 2020 

CT LACROSSE HALL OF FAME 2014

CT FIELD HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

UMASS HALL OF FAME 2019

SIMSBURY HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME

3x All American Lacrosse &  Field Hockey at Umass

 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
US Lacrosse team 82-87

Under 23 Team Tour Scotland 1987

World Cup Team 1989 Gold Medal 

US Team Tour Australia 1992

 


509 wins for a 85% winning percentage

19 State Championships, 2x runner –up

19  FCIAC championships, 3x runner up

Produced over 80  All Americans

Lisa lives in Norwalk, CT with her husband, Pete, and 2 goldens; Tsunami & Jetty. Lisa has two grown sons, Peter and Kevin who played lacrosse at Darien and in College.