Jen Dunbar enters her second season as Head Coach for the
Michigan women's lacrosse team.
Previously, Dunbar coached the Grosse Pointe South JV squad
before taking on the head job as the Varsity coach at Birmingham. Under Dunbar’s
direction, Birmingham has won the past two Michigan State Championships. This
will be her 11th year coaching with four coming at Grosse Pointe South and seven
at Birmingham where the team has won the past two state championships. Dunbar is
also credited with the formation of the Detroit Lacrosse Club, a travel lacrosse
team for middle school through college-aged players.
Dunbar's other coaching experience comes at the youth and high
school level in soccer, basketball, and tennis. Dunbar was a three-sport athlete
(soccer, lacrosse, basketball) at Ohio Wesleyan University where she earned her
B.A. in Physical Education and Health. During her college career, Dunbar was
named all conference in both soccer and lacrosse.
Having also obtained her teaching certificate, Dunbar earned a Masters of
Education degree in Exercise Physiology from Wayne State in 2001. Recently,
Dunbar has opened up her own athletic training business, Old Skool Training.