PREDS COACHING STAFF
JJ NUNES
COACH
JJ Nunes is a Baltimore, Maryland native, who attended Concordia Prep HS, where he was named All-MIAA Conference multiple times in 3 sports (Football, Basketball, and Lacrosse). In Lacrosse, JJ was also a part of 3 straight MIAA Championship teams in the uber competitive Maryland area.
After high school, JJ went on to play Division 1 Football at Valparaiso University, earning All-Conference honors 3x and serving as a Team Captain 2x. In 2018, he was also named a top 10 small school NFL Draft prospect. While pursuing a career as a professional athlete, JJ served as a graduate assistant in the athletic departments at Brown University and Cal Berkeley in numerous roles.
In 2020, he and his family founded the organization, Backyard Athletics, which is holistically committed to the physical, social, and intellectual development of amateur and professional athletes. The program has served over 300 athletes from Kindergarten to college, all over Westchester and Connecticut, including many Predators student-athletes. Backyard Athletics is best known for offering its elite speed, agility, and defensive training, but also works with many lacrosse players.
JJ has recently been pursuing professional lacrosse opportunities and was invited to participate with the Jamaican National Lacrosse Team and the Premier Lacrosse League Player Pool. JJ joined the Predators program in Summer 2023 and currently serves as the program’s Youth Director.
ABBY WITCZAK
COACH
Abby Witczak graduated from Mendham High School in 2013 as a 4-time State Champion in New Jersey. She was then a 4-year starter in goal at Division 1 Marist College and was the 2014 MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year and 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year. Abby holds the record for most career wins in program history at 40.
Abby currently works in the Athletic Department at Iona College and has been coaching club lacrosse since the summer of 2015.
