Tom Obrock

Coach Obrock (or OB if you play for him) first started coaching in 2000 at his alma mater Cleveland Saint Ignatius. During his tenure at Saint Ignatius Coach Obrock severed as Assistant JV Coach, Head JV Coach and Varsity Offensive Coordinator. Before leaving Saint Ignatius in 2015, Coach Obrock helped to orchestrate back-to-back undefeated JV seasons and the resurgence of the Varsity team culminating in a return to the state final 4.

In 2018 he started the lacrosse program at Gesu Catholic School where he has coached at all levels for both boys’ and girls’ teams, including starting the K-2 program that saw more than 180 boys and girls pick up lacrosse sticks in the first 2 years. For the 2023 spring season, Coach Obrock co-founded the Eastside Blues Lacrosse Club for girls in grades 5-8 which is comprised of girls from various schools on the eastside of Cleveland that didn’t have a school team to play for.

In addition to coaching in the spring, Coach Obrock has coached numerous summer travel teams with Burning River, Force Knights and joined Resolute in 2021.

Coach Obrock graduated from Ohio University in 1999 where he played club lacrosse. He lives in University Heights with his wife Emily, daughter Anna, son Jacob and their dog Cooper. If Coach Obrock isn’t coaching lacrosse, you can find him playing lacrosse, running, or out hiking.