2025 COACHES

Stanton McDuffie is excited to begin his first season as part of the Patriots’ coaching staff.
Coach McDuffie grew up in Virginia Beach and played lacrosse at Norfolk Academy. After graduating from NA, he studied Commercial Real Estate Finance as a Helms Scholar at the College of Charleston, where he played MCLA Lacrosse.
Nowadays, Coach McDuffie works alongside Coach DeLuca at Colliers International, where he focuses on medical office leasing and sales.
 

ASSISTANT COACH: STANTON MCDUFFIE

Coach DeLuca joined the Patriots in the team’s inaugural year as Assistant Coach and is currently in his first season as Head Coach. He believes in doing things “the right way,” with tremendous attention to detail. Coach aims to develop young men of high character and believes winning is a natural result of that process. 
A New Jersey native, DeLuca attended Mountain Lakes High School, where he was fortunate enough to play for two legendary coaches—Doug Wilkins and Tim Flynn. DeLuca won a Group I Football State Championship under Coach Wilkins and two Lacrosse State Championships under Coach Flynn. His list of world-class coaches expanded when DeLuca committed to Duke University to play lacrosse under John Danowski. In DeLuca’s four years at Duke, the Blue Devils made four Final Four appearances and won two National Championships. DeLuca was a three-year starter at defensive midfield. He also walked on to Duke’s football team, playing on special teams for two seasons. 
Following graduation, DeLuca attended Navy Officer Candidate School and then Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL training. He completed multiple deployments with SEAL Team TEN and SRT-2 before leaving active duty for the Navy Reserve, where he continues to serve. DeLuca received a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from Northern Illinois University, where he played another year of Division I Football following his active military service. 
DeLuca is married to his wife, Baily, a former Duke Track and Field athlete in the Heptathlon, Pole Vault, and 4 x 100m relay. The couple has three children—James, Mia, and Seamus, all under the age of five. For his day job, DeLuca is a commercial real estate broker with Colliers International.

HEAD COACH: GREG DELUCA