McCORD NOTABLES:
• JU went 136-44 and won 15 conference championships during his tenure on the Dolphins’ coaching staff (2011-20)
• Worked with NBA/NCAA basketball standout Bo Kimble to develop a Fastbreak offense that has earned 17 NCAA statistical championships, twice setting the NCAA season scoring record.
• Served as interim head coach at JU in 2015 and led Dolphins to a program-record 17 wins, ASUN regular season and tournament titles and led the NCAA in assists, points, scoring margin and ground balls.
• Founded LaxManiax Lacrosse Club
• Former football player (NFL and RFL), was part of coaching staff on Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XXV winning team
Named an assistant coach on Mindy McCord's first USF lacrosse staff, Paul McCord spent nine seasons with the JU women's lacrosse program (2011-20), working with head coach Mindy McCord to launch the program to conference and national success and elevating from assistant to associate head coach in July 2015.
An innovative offense mind, McCord oversaw the recruiting of USF's first classes (2023 and 2024) and developed an innovative roster management system to handle the growth of the Bulls' initial team as it prepared to compete in a 2023-24 exhibition season. He also directed ten prospect camps and clinics in his first year in Tampa.
Prior to his arrival at USF, McCord directed JU's systems and player development program since his arrival in Jacksonville in 2011. During his tenure, the Dolphins posted a 136-44 record, including a 45-1 mark in the ASUN Conference, highlighted by 15 conference championships – eight regular season titles and seven league tournament crowns. – and twice posting a program record with three consecutive NCAA postseason appearances (2013-15 and 2017-19).
Inspired by the historic run of the 1990 Loyola Marymount men’s basketball team featured in the ESPN 30 for 30 “Guru of Go,” McCord reached out to former NBA player and LMU legend, Bo Kimble, for insight on implementing their famous “run and gun” offense into lacrosse.
Drawing on a combination of Kimble’s expertise, McCord’s football background, and Mindy McCord’s lacrosse knowledge, the Dolphins led the NCAA in several statistical categories over his tenure and earned 17 NCAA statistical championships; most notably setting, and later breaking, their own NCAA scoring record. McCord has spoken on the success of the Dolphins’ offensive system several times, including at the US Lacrosse Convention (LaxCon).
During the 2015 season, McCord assumed active head coaching responsibilities while Mindy McCord was on maternity leave. His leadership directed the Dolphins to a single-season record of 17 victories, which ranked third-best in the nation that year. The team also led the NCAA in assists, points, scoring margin and ground balls. McCord oversaw the performance of ASUN Player of the Year Holly Ventimiglia and ASUN Defensive Player of the Year Britt Orashen, while the team won its third ASUN regular-season and tournament titles.
During the 2014 season, McCord once again oversaw the top-rated attack in the nation, leading the country in scoring for the fourth consecutive year. He helped design and implement one of the most innovative pressure defense schemes in the game, enabling the Dolphins to lead the nation in caused turnovers and ground balls while holding opponents to an amazing clear percentage of 58 percent. The team won the ASUN regular-season title and league tournament championship.
During the 2013 season, McCord once again directed the nation's top-rated attack, helping JU to the inaugural ASUN regular-season and tournament titles.
During the 2012 season, McCord's attack set the NCAA record for scoring in a season, led the nation in scoring for the second straight season and claimed the National Lacrosse Conference championship for the second year in a row.
McCord began at JU in 2011 leading the team's offense to a top NCAA ranking and helping the Dolphins to a then-record for wins (14), claiming the National Lacrosse Conference championship.
McCord began his women’s lacrosse coaching career in 1999 as an assistant at Western Maryland College, where he also served as the team’s strength and conditioning coach. He assisted the program until 2002, helping the Green Terror to become nationally competitive in the Centennial Conference.
In 2006, he founded LaxManiax Lacrosse Club and Bartram Trail High School Lacrosse Club while serving as a founding coach with Creeks Athletics Association. He has been a staple on the collegiate camp circuit, working camps at Northwestern University, Jacksonville University, and many others.
Before focusing on lacrosse, McCord enjoyed a successful career in football. After being cut in training camp by the Dallas Cowboys as a player, McCord took an assistant coaching job at Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) and was part of a staff that led the school to its first-ever Centennial Conference championship in 1997 and six consecutive conference titles overall. McCord also had a brief stint as a player with the Ohio Cannon of the Regional Football League and Baltimore Ravens of the NFL before becoming an intern with the Baltimore Ravens under head coach Brian Billick from 1999-01, working on the special teams staff. He was part of the organization that won Super Bowl XXXV when the Ravens defeated the New York Giants.
Following his stint in Baltimore, McCord worked under head coach Joe Gardi at Hofstra University as a special teams coach, helping the then-Flying Dutchmen to an Atlantic 10 co-championship and a top-10 I-AA ranking in 2001.
McCord also served as an assistant special teams and strength coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars before becoming a special teams consultant with the Buffalo Bills in 2004 and 2005.
McCord graduated cum laude from Western Maryland College with a degree in history and education. He went on to earn a master’s degree in exercise science from WMC, now called McDaniel College.
Paul and Mindy have a daughter, Taylor, who graduated in 2016 and played for the Jacksonville women's lacrosse team, and a young son, Lytton.
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