Gary DeCock - Owner and General Manager

email: gary@pghlax.com

phone: (412) 861-0004

mailing address:

1640 Hollow Tree Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15241-2961

Bio: Gary DeCock is the Owner and General Manager of Pittsburgh Select.  Gary grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and played lacrosse at Conestoga HS.  He went on to play attack and midfield for Penn State’s Division I Varsity lacrosse team in the early ‘80’s.

After graduation he played for several years with the Atlanta and Charlotte lacrosse clubs.  In 1988 and 1989 he was Head Coach of Vanderbilt University’s Mens Lacrosse team capturing SELC championships in both years. 

Gary has coached lacrosse at all levels over the past twenty years most recently starting the Elementary Boys (K-4) team at Upper Saint Clair in 2008 with over 65 players participating in its’ premier season and 80 in its' second season.  He also helped to start the USC MS Girls program with 54 3rd through 6th grade girls playing in their inaugural 2009 Spring seaons.  Gary has coached with the USC middle school boys program in 2005 - 2007 and has conducted many lacrosse camps and clinics for both boys and girls in the Pittsburgh area. 

He also serves as the current VP for WPYLA and is the Director of Boys Youth Programs for the Pittsburgh Chapter of US Lacrosse.

Gary's father played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins in the 1940's which makes his two children third-generation lacrosse players (no pressure, kids!)