MEET THE COACHES
Tim Duchene
Head Coach,
2017-present
Tim Duchene grew up In Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he lettered in varsity swimming and graduated with a B.S. in Economics. He met his wife, Kate, in New York City and they moved to southern California in 1990, buying their current house in Tustin in 2000. Their children, Jake and Claire, attended Peters Canyon Elementary, Pioneer Middle School and Beckman High School.
Coach Tim has been involved with lacrosse since Claire started playing for Pioneer in 6th grade. He was director of Pioneer Girls Lacrosse in 2009-10 and President of Pioneer Lacrosse for the 2010-11 season. He was involved with Beckman Girls Lacrosse for all 4 years that Claire was on the squad, serving as vice-president of the booster board in 2012 and as President for 2013, ’14, and ’15. In addition, he was varsity assistant coach for Beckman Girls 2012 and 2014 seasons. In years that he didn’t coach, he served as a scorer/statistician. He has been Head Coach at Beckman since 2016-17 season. T
Terry Parker
Assistant Coach,
2019 - present
Terry Parker grew up in Garden Grove and attended Golden West College where she played varsity field hockey for two years. She received an athletic scholarship to CSULB where her teams won the 1979 AIAW National Championship. Terry graduated with a BS in Microbiology.
She then worked for Beckman Instruments as a scientist doing product development for 14 years. During this time she also did two walk-on field hockey varsity coaching stints, first at Foothill for three seasons in the late 70's and then for Westminster HS (her alma mater) also for three seasons in the early 90's.
While attending CSULB, Terry was exposed to the game of lacrosse in the off season. Her college club lax team competed against other college clubs such as San Diego, Claremont, Whittier, and Stanford. This was the start of women's lacrosse as a college sport that eventually became what it is today. Terry also started umpiring both field hockey and lax games and continued as an active umpire for the next 35 years.
Terry was inducted into the OC Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2008, for her career recognition as a player and leader.
In May 2017, after 21 years of service with Medtronic as a Production Chemist in the manufacturing of implantable devices (heart valves), Terry retired, which is why she has the pleasure to help coach the girls' varsity team.
Mandi Willis
Head JV Coach,
2018-present
Mandi Willis grew up in Irvine, attending Irvine High School from 2009-2013. She played varsity lacrosse for four years, serving as captain her senior year. She earned Midfield MVP awards all four years. She was named First Team All-League her freshman and junior year, and Second Team All-League her sophomore and senior year. She served as an alternate for the OC/LA regional team that played in the National Tournament in Stony Brook, NY (2012).
Mandi also played varsity soccer for three years. During her senior season, she was awarded First Team All-league, served as captain, and earned the Offensive MVP award.
After graduating, she went on to play soccer for two years at Santiago Canyon College under Coach Ian Woodhead. Both seasons her team placed second in the state. Mandi was voted Most Inspirational Player in 2014. She also received the OEC Fair-Play Character Champion award in 2015. Following SCC, Mandi transferred to Providence Christian College in Pasadena where she served as a captain during the season she played.
After returning home, Mandi began her coaching career with Victory Lacrosse. She coached U13 select, intro clinics, and U13 rec leagues from 2017-2019. She served as head coach for CSULB women's club lacrosse team for two seasons (18-19), and she coached for Storm OC Lacrosse club from 2019-2020.
Mandi currently coaches for Pride Lacrosse. She is attending CSUF pursuing a degree in Kinesiology, Teacher Education. She plays lacrosse for the university's club team and serves as an event planner. She also works for Soccer Shots OC where she teachers soccer to children ages 2-8.