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FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER
im Bohdan (pictured above, middle) probably enrolled at Notre Dame in 1981 with as wide a set of eyes as any other freshman whom has stepped foot on the historic campus. The mystique of Fighting Irish football, with Touchdown Jesus overlooking the stadium, can dazzle many a new student.
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But his unsuspecting introduction to a new sport at UND ultimately would leave a far greater impact. “My roommate at Notre Dame played on the lacrosse team. Watching his games was the fi rst time I’d seen the sport,” Bohdan, who swam four years for the Irish, said. Thirty years after learning about lacrosse, Bohdan opted to learn about a critical aspect of lacrosse — offi ciating. He has since put the US Lacrosse Offi cials Education Program to work in Katy, Texas, going from student to teacher as the sport’s national governing body continues efforts to increase the quantity and quality of offi cials.
Like many parents, Bohdan engaged with lacrosse in 2007 when his son, Patrick, joined the Katy Cavalier club. He would occupy several leadership posts and acquired a familiarity of the rules while keeping stats at games. Pleaded into coming on the fi eld during a scrimmage of sixth-grade teams, Bohdan, armed with just a whistle, had so much fun he decided to try offi ciating. “I attended the local offi cials association training in Houston, took the US Lacrosse online course and the rules test,” Bohdan said. “I felt like I was absorbing.” Fast-tracked to high school, Bohdan’s turning points came when he attended US Lacrosse referee development (LAREDO) clinics in 2014 (Level 2) and
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2015 (Level 3), the latter at the Vail Shootout. He worked the U19 division, which featured highly skilled teams. US Lacrosse has similar clinics — called LEAD — for women’s offi cials. “They taught us to
perfect three-man mechanics, how to comport ourselves, and how to communicate with coaches and players,” Bohdan said. “That LAREDO Level 3 was by far the best training I’ve ever had.”
Thanks in part to continued tutelage from Charlie Obermayer, Gordon Corsetti and Jim Carboneau of US Lacrosse, Bohdan is pursuing college certifi cation. He has already started giving back, having become a US Lacrosse-certifi ed clinic trainer.
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BY PAUL KROME
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