The Goalie Workshop Story

The Goalie Workshop offers world-class lacrosse goalie training for all ages and skill levels. Founded by Jack Runkel, a former college coach, professional goalie, and National Champion, TGW’s mission is to enhance a goalie’s pre-existing skill sets and help them reach their full potential.

From humble beginnings in one location, we now cover the entire Tri-State Area and are continuing to expand.  Our group training model, inspired by high-intensity interval training (HIIT), challenges goalies mentally and physically to help them achieve accelerated and exponential growth. Having our goalies complete over 200 reps in our intense 90-minute Workshops helps make games feel easier.

With a great player-to-coach ratio, our experienced staff has trained over 400 goalies, ranging from beginners to Premier Lacrosse League goalies. We go beyond workshops by sharing our workouts through our whiteboard archive and social media platforms, enabling goalies to replicate drills and game situations on their own for continuous growth outside of our training.

Join our community of elite goalies, where they are supported and celebrated as they progress through high school, college, and professional lacrosse. Discover your true potential with The Goalie Workshop.


“My goal is to provide you with purposeful and thoughtful coaching that will help you personally grow into the goalie you are meant to be. I am never going to try to make you play like me! I am a 6'4 and 270 lbs. left handed goalie. Goalies like me are hard to find! I want to help you identify the things you are good at and build on them while discovering the inefficiencies in your game to help you maximize your own abilities.”

— Coach Jack Runkel, Founder