Coaches

Steve Duffy

Head Coach

Coach Duffy was named the fourth head coach in Cannons history on Novermber 30, 2011.  The 2013 season will be his second as head coach and fifth overall year with the Boston Cannons.

Before becoming a part of the Cannons organization, Duffy spent 18 years as the head coach of Waltham High School’s varsity boy’s lacrosse program. During his tenure, he coached four High School All-Americans and many of his players went on to play at the collegiate level.

A few of Duffy’s accolades as coach of Waltham include being named the 2001 and 2005 Metro West Coach of the Year. In 2001 and 2005, Duffy also led his team to the State Semi-Finals and the State Finals, respectively. In addition, Duffy received the 1999 Boston Globe and Eastern Massachusetts Lacrosse Coaches Association (EMLCA) Coach of the Year Award.

Outside of his involvement with Waltham High, Duffy has been an active member in EMLCA as the Director of Coaches Clinics since 1997. Duffy also serves on the associations’ All-American Committee. He continues to be active in camps and clinics throughout Massachusetts.

In 1994, Duffy founded the Waltham Youth Lacrosse Program to help foster a love of the game in the generations of players to come. 

Duffy received his Bachelor’s Degree from Westfield State where he was a standout football player. He went on to graduate from American International College with a Masters in Education. He is a Vice-Principal at Waltham High School and a life long resident of Waltham, where he lives with his wife, Marianne, and their two children, Jack and Gina. 

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Jim Murphy

Assistant Coach

The 2013 season is Jim Murphy’s eleventh as part of the Boston Cannons coaching staff.

Murphy is involved in all aspects of the Cannons coaching staff, including draft and trade decisions. His primary responsibilities are working with Cannons goalies and face-off midfielders.

Murphy comes to the Cannons from Bentley College, where he has served as Head Coach since 1993. He is a three-time Northeast-10 Coach of the Year award winner, and has led the Falcons to four league championships. Under Murphy, from 1994-1998, Bentley was 31-2 in league play. He also serves as Operations Manager of Athletics at Bentley.

Murphy played college lacrosse at Brandeis University and Plymouth State College. He also played club lacrosse for the Brine Club team in 1996. A native of Billerica, MA, he played four years of lacrosse at Billerica High School and he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2001.

Murphy has two brothers, Sean and Colin, who also played lacrosse for Billerica High. Sean went on to play at Plymouth State College and is now an NCAA Lacrosse Official. He also has a sister named Kim, and his parents are Jim and Margaret. His father Jim, shoots the cannon at Harvard Stadium during Cannons games.

Murphy currently resides in Billerica with his wife Kelly Jo. In addition to lacrosse he enjoys photography, backpacking and scuba diving.

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Chris Marmiani

Assistant Coach

Coach Marmiani begins his fourth season involved with the Cannons organization and second as Assistant Coach. Prior to the 2012 season he was a volunteer coach with primary responsibilities of game assessment, face off strategy, and player development. 

Coach Marmiani comes to the Cannons from Bentley University where he has served as an Assistant Lacrosse Coach for 10+ years. Marmiani graduated from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) in 1992 with an A.A.S. and B.S. in Business Management where he was a four-year starter for the Penmen. He returned from a season-ending knee injury his junior year to captain the team his senior season and earn All-New England and team MVP honors.

Marmiani, 41, resides in his hometown of Billerica and is active in the community, volunteering in the youth lacrosse program. He is also an active member of the Eastern Massachusetts Lacrosse Officials Association and officiates high school and youth lacrosse games when scheduling allows.

When not pursuing his career as a General Manager with Sodexo Corporate Services, Marmiani enjoys spending time with his son Domenic, family and friends and continuing to compete in lacrosse at the club level.

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John Tucker

ASSISTANT COACH

John Tucker joined the Cannons coaching staff on February 25, 2013 as an assistant coach.  Tucker has a long playing and coaching history and will be a special assitant to Head Coach Stephen Duffy.

As a coach, he has led a number of teams to championships, including a total of eight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championships: four with the Severn School in Annapolis, Maryland, three with the Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland and one with Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland.

In the National Lacrosse League, Tucker coached the Baltimore Thunder from 1997 to 1999. He also was the coach of the Pittsburgh CrosseFire for their one year of existence in 2000.

Tucker served as Head Coach of the Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse from 2006 to 2008 compiling a 22-14 record. Following the 2007 MLL season he was awarded the Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award.  In 2009, Tucker was named the Head Coach of the Washington Bayhawks, but was relieved following the team's purchase by current owner Brendan Kelly.

Tucker began his playing career in eighth grade, joining the junior league team at Archbishop Curley High School under Coach Joe D'Adamo. He was a freshman and sophomore on the team during the school's 1976 and 1977 championship seasons, and he graduated from Curley in 1979. As a collegiate player, Tucker was a member on a number of winning teams. He played on the undefeated Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays team that won the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1984. In international competition Tucker played for Team USA in winning three gold medals at the World Lacrosse Championships in 1986, 1990, 1994. Tucker captained the 1990 and 1994 teams. In addition, Tucker won two championships with the Philadelphia Wings of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1989 and 1990. Tucker played at the amateur level for the storied Mount Washington Lacrosse Club.

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Michael Fox

HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Mike Fox is back for his 3rd season with the Cannons as the Head Equipment Manager.

 

His duties include ordering and maintaining  the gear and apparel that the team will wear this coming season.
 
A veteran of 34 years, he had previously worked in the MLL with the Philadelphia Barrage from 2004-2008 as well as the Philadelphia Summer Showcase, the precursor to the league beginnings.
 
In addition, he has been with the Philadelphia Wings Indoor lacrosse Team since the 2005 season and has served the US Indoor team for the World games in both Halifax in 2007 and Prague 2011 as the Equipment Manager.

For 13 years he helped run the successful youth program, Ashbee lacrosse in the Philadelphia suburbs and he has run numerous sports safety clinics addressing audiences of youth through college professionals. He has also been an instructor at the Athletic Equipment Managers Association convention, and with the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, certifying youth coaches in several sports.

 

His experience on staff in football with the Philadelphia Bell, WFL; The Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Maulers, USFL; the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL; and the Philadelphia Soul, AFL and 30 years with Temple University Football  helped him land the position of Head Equipment Manager for 3 sports movies; Invincible, We Are Marshall and The Game Plan. He also helped out with Crooked Arrow, a film which his son was the Equipment Manager. 

 

He was also chosen to be an adult staff member for the USA Luge Development team in 2000.
 
The son of a former professional basketball player, he wrestled, coached baseball and was the Athletic Trainer at Penn State Abington campus, then played football at Temple University, graduating from both with degrees in Recreation and Sports Administration.

 

Michael lives in the Philadelphia area where he is married, Mary with 3 sons, Dan, Mike Jr. and Chris.

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