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ready for another strong state tourna-
ahead of just going out there."
ment run this month.
Frank also emphasizes school
Frank, 31, began playing lacrosse
work, making sure his athletes know
in sixth grade at Detroit Country
that is a top priority.
Day, and later spent two years on the
At the beginning of every season,
Michigan State varsity team.
each Birmingham Unified player
He continued playing club-level
must sign a contract, promising to
lacrosse after leaving MSU, but had
follow Frank's rules.
no thoughts of coaching. His brother
"There are certain issues that are
Ivan, however, had other ideas.
black-and-white issues where my rule
Ivan, then a Seaholm student,
is tougher than the school's rules.
attended a 1989 meeting which creat-
Substance abuse, alcohol and tobacco
ed the Birmingham lacrosse program.
is strictly prohibited." Violation
At the meeting, Ivan "volunteered me
means dismissal from the team.
as the coach," Aaron Frank
"Most of these guys are
says. Aaron, who then owned a Aaron rank
good students, they come
talks wit h one
video rental delivery business,
from good families and want
of his p layers.
agreed to coach.
to work hard," Frank said.
"I've always really loved the
"They want to do the right
game," Frank said. "They
thing and sometimes they
needed someone to coach so I got
need an excuse when they're out on a
involved."
Saturday night to say, 'Hey, I'm not
Nine years later, Birmingham fea-
doing that."' The contract provides
tures what Frank calls "the largest
that excuse.
lacrosse program in the state of
Frank doesn't believe his job ends
Michigan." Students in the Birming-
when his players graduate. He keeps
ham school district can begin playing
in contact with all his former players,
lacrosse in second grade. This system
via telephone, E-mail, or in person.
develops the talent that eventually
He also helps his better players use
makes its way to the high school
lacrosse to advance their college edu-
team.
cations.
The Birmingham team plays in
"One of the most important parts
two leagues: the Michigan and the
of my job is to help our kids get into
Midwest scholastic lacrosse associa-
college," he said. "We have kids at
tions. The latter league features top
the University of North Carolina,
teams from Michigan, Ohio and
Yale and Rutgers. Next year we'll
western Pennsylvania.
have about eight or nine active
But despite Birmingham's success
NCAA players from our program."
on the field, Frank's main rewards
Frank's teams have regularly fea-
come off the field.
tured Jewish players. This year's varsi-
"As much as it's important to teach
ty squad includes junior defenseman
these guys how to win, it's more
Noah Heilbrun and junior midfielder
important to help them develop as
Kyle Fenton. Former players include
young men in our community," he
Adam Werder, who now plays at Yale,
said. "Sometimes I have to put that
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