Hi everyone! I am Raymond Finnegan Jr. and here is a little about me. I hail from New Jersey where I grew up on the ponds playing ice hockey. I moved to Columbus, Ohio when I was 9. When I went into high school I played Junior Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. After high school I attended Bellarmine University where I received an athletic and academic scholarship to play Division I lacrosse. After being captain of my team Sr. year and graduation came and went, I worked part-time jobs trying to figure out where my life was heading and what I wanted to be doing for a career.
The summer of 2011 I coached a U-13 lacrosse team(Team Ohio BlackJacks; logo to the right. My coaches nickname at my university who passed away from cancer was known to the lacrosse world as BlackJack. All Division I coaches highly respected him; and he was like a father to me.) and I had a blast doing it! My kids(bottom picture with me to the far right) were great and they had fun!I plan on keeping this team going with a few needed adjustments but I hope that this organization continues and our success feeds off to others around central Ohio. Now we are BlackJack Elite and will be traveling summers and hopefully other projects as well!
-Coach Finner
