Colleen Weber Spiegelhoff
Owner, CWS Official, LLC |
About Me
Colleen started her lacrosse career as a youth soccer coach (!) A father in Victor, NY, wanted to start a girls' lacrosse program in town and reached out to all rec coaches to see if anyone was willing to help. Colleen replied to the email saying she had no lacrosse experience but was willing to help out. A few weeks later, she received an email saying that no one else had replied so "Congratulations, you are the head coach." Colleen coached until her daughter started playing for the high school team. At that point, a friendly official suggested she ought to join the "dark side" and become an official. And she was hooked! Colleen has officiated every level, from youth to International, including professional leagues. She has worked numerous Division I, II and III conference championships and worked the DII National Semifinals 2021. While she enjoys her time on the field, her passion for the game comes from teaching new officials, especially current/former players. Colleen is a National Clinician for USA Lacrosse and served as the USA Lacrosse Women's Officials Educational Development team leader for four years. She currently serves as the Chair of the Clinician's Training Committee for the Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Officials' Association (CWLOA). Colleen is the officials' assigner for the Sunshine State Conference (DII), the SUN Conference (NAIA) and the SWLL conference (DI club) in Florida. Colleen also served as the assigner for the Women's Lacrosse World Championships in 2022. |