Junior Director/Director of Player Development

Joe
Janavey

JoJo Janavey serves as Junior Director, Director of Player Development, and Head of Skills Training Programming, bringing a strong blend of coaching experience and high-level playing background to the program. He currently leads multiple teams, including Head Coach roles for True Westchester 2028 Black and 2034 Black, and has also coached several True Empire All-Region teams. With eight years of club coaching experience, including three with True Westchester, JoJo has built a reputation for developing players’ technical skills and offensive IQ. He is in his first year as Offensive Coordinator for Lakeland/Panas Varsity Lacrosse and is entering his third year as an assistant coach for Pace University Men’s Lacrosse, where he has helped guide the team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program’s first NCAA tournament win in 2024.

As a player, Janavey was a three-year varsity starter at Lakeland/Panas, finishing among the top five in program history with 230 career points, totaling 162 goals and 68 assists. He earned three All-League selections and two All-Section honors while helping lead his team to two Section 1 Class A Championships and two Class A Regional titles. At the collegiate level, he competed at Mercy University, Springfield College, and Pace University. During his time at Mercy, he recorded 31 goals and 7 assists in 2019 and helped the program secure its first conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance.

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Frequently Asked Questions.

Sixes is a faster, 6-on-6 format of club lacrosse built for more touches and more participation — and it's the official Olympic lacrosse discipline for LA28.

No. United Sixes — including Training Camp and PLL Play Sixes Leagues — is open to any athlete, any club, any school.

Training Camp is included for True Lacrosse families as part of this season's registration; for everyone else, a registration fee applies. PLL Play Sixes Leagues are a separate registration with their own fee, for all athletes regardless of True Lacrosse status.

United Sixes is open to grad years 2027–2037, from beginner through advanced skill level, boys and girls, in select markets nationwide this fall.

United Sixes is partnering with USA Lacrosse and PLL Play — including operating PLL Play Sixes Leagues nationwide — to build the future of the Olympic format together.

Head to truelacrosse.com/unitedsixes and select your market. Training Camp and PLL Play Sixes Leagues are separate registrations.

Our Partners.

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USA Lacrosse

As the national governing body of lacrosse and a Recognized Sports Organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, USA Lacrosse is helping United Sixes expand access to, education around and participation in the Olympic format. Their expertise helps connect our programming to the rules, coaching principles and standards shaping Sixes nationally. Together with PLL’s experience advancing the format at the professional level and United Sixes' nationwide development and operating infrastructure, we’re building a clear pathway for athletes to learn, train and compete in the game they’ll see on the Olympic stage in LA28.

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PLL Play

PLL Play brings the professional game directly into the United Sixes experience. Through our partnership, athletes train and compete in the same fast-paced 6v6 format showcased by the Premier Lacrosse League and headed to the Olympic stage at LA28. PLL’s expertise in Sixes competition, player development and the professional game helps shape an experience that gives young athletes a closer connection to how the format is played at its highest level.

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