MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

Harrison Bernstein is the founder and Executive Director of Soldiers To Sidelines (STS), a non-profit organization that helps the military community become character-based sports coaches in their communities. After resigning from coaching professional football, he dedicated himself fully to the STS mission. Harrison has coached football and sports performance at the NFL, NCAA Division I, II, III, and high school levels. He taught in the master's program of Exercise Science at George Washington University for seven years. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a BA in Economics, he was captain of the football team, earned All-American honors for three years, and was named Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1997. He authored "The Everyday Coach: Harnessing the Magic of Influence," providing it free to STS Soldier Coaches and donating all profits to STS. Harrison lives in Lewes, DE, with his wife, Laura Olendeski, and their son, Keturi Bernstein.

Scott Urick is the head coach of Prep’s varsity lacrosse team, appointed on July 8, 2016. During his tenure, the team has won three IAC Championships and achieved top rankings in the DMV and nationally, including a #1 DMV and #4 national ranking in 2023. He has coached four USA Lacrosse All-Americans and was named USA Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 2023.

Before Prep, Urick was the first head lacrosse coach at the University of the District of Columbia and served as an assistant at Georgetown for eleven years, contributing to multiple top-10 national finishes.

A standout player, Urick captained Georgetown's teams in 1999 and 2000, becoming the all-time leading goal scorer. He played nine seasons in Major League Lacrosse, retiring as the third all-time leading scorer, and led Team USA to a silver medal in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships.

Urick graduated from Georgetown in 2000 with a B.A. in Government and is a member of several athletic hall of fames.