Philadelphia, PA - 

The American Indoor Lacrosse Association is proud to announce that Patrick Heim has signed on to the coaching staff and will take on the duties of an on floor Coach and AILA instructor for U15 to High School level players.

"Patrick is a local guy that grew up in Wayne, PA, and played lacrosse, football and wrestled at Conestoga High School. He is the perfect example of what our program wants to produce locally with Philly youth players. Pat was an All American college field player that quickly adapted to the indoor game. He played 6 years with the Wings and knows how to teach our indoor ciriculum" Said Johnny Mouradian - President AILA. 

AILA is currently training close to 1,000 youth players locally this Winter. Specific team training includes such elite programs as the Haverford School, LaSalle College HS, Radnor HS, Saliesiaium School, Downingtown East and the Elite travel team programs of Mesa Fresh Fever and Shamrocks of NJ to name a few.

“I’m excited to be joining the AIL organization and their staff. This group is on the forefront of making an impact to expand the box lacrosse  presence in the United States year in and year out. Being located in the Philadelphia region, a hotbed of talent for youth, high school, and collegiate level players, will only drive AIL in a positive direction. Having played 6 seasons with the Philadelphia Wings and competing against some of the best box lacrosse players in the world, it taught me a lot of different aspects of the game.  My goal is to take those skills, strategies, and knowledge I gained from playing this style of lacrosse and bestow that onto the youth and high school programs in the Philadelphia region.” said Pat Heim.

About Pat Heim : Attended Conestoga High School playing for Brian Sampson. Spent his college days at Penn State University where he received his BA degree in Markeing. Heim was a three time All-ECAC First Team selection, including being awarded USILA All-American his junior year and ended his college career with 85 points (58G, 27A).  

Pat will continue his professional lacrosse carreer this summer playing for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse . He was drafted #1 overall by the former Chicago Machine in the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft, where he spent two seasons (2007-2008), tallying 36 points (27G, 12A). In 2009, Heim spent time with both Chicago and Washington before Boston picked him up in the 2010 Supplemental Draft. Since joining the Cannons organization, Patrick has scored 32 goals and picked up 13 assists.  Pat also spent 6 years (08-12) with the Philadelphia Wings organization where he was a defensive and transition specialist. Currently Pat is a Vice President at Binswanger a National and International commercial real estate firm working out of their King of Prussia, PA office.

About AILA: American Indoor Lacrosse Association’s Integrated Programs provide In|Crosse education and training, AILA’s proprietary system leverages the integration and convergence of the indoor version of lacrosse with the field game.  Integrated programs contribute to the building blocks of lacrosse literacy, developing well rounded field players by taking advantage of the many features of indoor lacrosse and transferring the benefits to their field game.

American Indoor Lacrosse Association has developed a number of cutting edge Programs and Services that teach the bio-mechanics, principles, strategies and tactics of indoor lacrosse taking advantage of the several features - small goals (4’x 4’9), 30 second shot clock, five on five lacrosse, players learn to play offense and defense, to name a few.  The In|Crosse Platform is the integration and convergence of the knowledge and skills to the field game.

About In|Crosse: In|Crosse is AILA’s proprietary platform that leverages the integration and convergence of indoor lacrosse with the field game. Developed by Johnny Mouradian AILA’s President and Philadelphia Wing’s GM, AILA’s integrated programs/camps emphasize a structured curriculum that combines the bio mechanics, principles, strategies and tactics associated with the indoor (box) version with the field version. The primary goal of AILA’s integrated programs/camps is the development of lacrosse literacy that differentiates and produces well-rounded highly skilled, intensely competitive field players by taking advantage of the many features of indoor lacrosse. The benefits to players and coaches provide the skills and knowledge to compete and succeed at the highest level in the field game.