Patrick Dickson
Head Coach & Offensive Coordinator
Coach Dickson joins the Florida State community following a stint as the men’s head lacrosse coach at Coral Springs High School, where he and his assistant had the best statistical season in the Colts’ career, where the offense was 50% more efficient than years prior and the defense was 25% more efficient than the previous year.
Prior to Coral Springs, he was an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at his alma matter, Cardinal Newman High School.
As a student athlete, he attended Utica University, appearing in 16 games for the Pioneers. In 2017, he was part of the Utica team that set the school record for wins in a single season.
Prior to his collegiate experience, he played at Cardinal Newman High School where his senior class led the team to the most wins in a single season for that time period, and he was the second leading scorer.
Coach Dickson’s philosophy when it comes to coaching is, “If this group of men can hold not only themselves but each other to the highest standard both on and off the field, then not only are we headed in the right direction as a team, but as a program that will lead good men, husbands, and fathers into this world.”
Chris Anders
Assistant Coach & Faceoff Coach
Coach Anders has been on the FSU men’s lacrosse staff as an assistant and faceoff specialist coach since 2021 where he joined under former head coach and FSU alumni Darby Brower. In that time he’s coached his faceoff unit to 3rd team All-SELC in 2022.
Prior to FSU, Coach Anders was head coach of his alma mater Chiles High school in Tallahassee Florida for 6 seasons (2014-2019) where he lead The Timberwolves to a 62-30 record and coached them to their second district title in 2018.
While coaching at Chiles High, Coach Anders formed Wolfpack Lacrosse Club (2017-2019). Dedicated to providing the game of lacrosse to more players with the best atmosphere to grow as a player and a man.
As a player, Coach Anders was a 4 year varsity letterman at Chiles High school (2008-2011) when they earned their first district title is team history 2009 where he played midfield. After graduation he would go on to coach Chiles JV lacrosse team for two season (2012-2013) before becoming head coach of the program.
Mitchell Ramsey
Goalie Coach
Coach Ramsey joins the Florida State staff following a career of coaching elite-level lacrosse at the youth and high school levels in Tallahassee since 2016. He is also an FSU alumni, graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology in 2021.
Soon after graduating high school, Coach Ramsey took over as Junior Varsity head coach at Chiles High School, accumulating a record of 24-3 in three years, including an undefeated 9-0 season in his final year. He has assisted in coaching other Tallahassee programs as goalie, Junior Varsity, and Middle School coaching positions, winning multiple district championships and having a state tournament appearance.
As a player, Coach Ramsey held an undefeated record as the Varsity goalie at Chiles High School, and played Long Stick Midfielder (LSM) his senior year of high school. He currently serves as the goalie coach for Tallahassee Terror Lacrosse Club and Leon High School, while also working as a mental health provider and Clinical Coordinator for Tallahassee TMS.
Jonas Clingerman
Assistant Coach & Defensive Coordinator
Coach Jonas has been around the Tallahassee lacrosse community since 2015. He started his lacrosse career as a sophomore at Leon High School then went on to play four years on the Florida State Men’s Lacrosse team.
During his time with the FSU team Jonas was a three-time captain, 22’ All-Conference Defender and 23’ All-Conference Long-stick Midfielder. Coach Jonas also participated on the FSULAX executive board as the Travel & Safety Officer and Vice President for the 22’ and 23’ seasons respectively.
He has been a lacrosse coach in Tallahassee since 2018 and became the Head Coach of Leon Lacrosse fall of 21’. This season he was honored with the 2023 All-Big Bend Coach of the year award after a 15-4 winning season at his alma mater, Leon High School.
Coach Jonas has now taken over the task as the newest Director for Tallahassee Terror Lacrosse club and Defensive coordinator for the Florida State Men’s Lacrosse team.
Aidan Skokan
Assistant Offensive Coordinator
Aidan grew up in Portland Oregon where he played all 4 years in high school at Central Catholic. He then went on to University of Oregon where he played 4 years of MCLA lacrosse, in his final 2 years he was a member of the executive board and was a captain.
He then continued his education at Florida State where he obtained his Master’s degree and played 2 more years of MCLA lacrosse and was also a member of the executive board in his final year. He began coaching when he got to Tallahassee and is going into his 3rd year as the Offensive Coordinator at Leon High School.
Aidan currently works for the PLL’s nonprofit organization called PLL Assists where he is helping to grow the game at a grassroots level around the country.