Dan Corcoran enters his 12th season at Connecticut College in 2019-20. He has been an assistant coach on the staff for 11 years and most recently served as the interim head coach for the 2019 season. Corcoran also served as the acting head coach during the 2019 fall semester.
After coaching the defense in 2010 and 2011, Corcoran took over the offense and man-up unit in 2012. Corcoran’s offenses output of 8.8 goals a game was enough to lead Connecticut College to the quarterfinals of the NESCAC and NCAA tournament.
Corcoran’s players were ranked fifth in shooting percentage, scoring 151 goals on 590 shot for a .271 percentage. His man up unit was ranked #1 in the NESCAC scoring percentage with 20 goals on 54 attempts for a .371 percentage. Corcoran coached his first offensive All-American mid-fielder John Lyons ‘13.
In 2013, Corcoran's offense averaged 9.5 goals per game. The man-up offensive unit executed successfully on 33% of its chances to rank second in the NESCAC while the team finished third in the conference with a .288 shot percentge.
Sophomore attackman Chad Sawyer was honored as a USILA All-American.
Coach Corcoran directed the Camels defense in 2010 with a 14-3 record, their first-ever top seeding in the NESCAC Championship, a rise to #6 in US Lacrosse rankings, and their first appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship. With Corcoran as defensive coordinator, the team limited opponents to an average of 7.1 goals per game, which earned the Camels second place in the league and 19th in the country. Corcoran coached two defensive All-Americans. The Camels defeated Tufts, Middlebury, Bowdoin, and Wesleyan who are among the national lacrosse powerhouses.
Before New London, Corcoran spent three years as the head coach at Simsbury High School in Simsbury, Connecticut, where he turned them into a lacrosse powerhouse. His combined record of 53-12, included an undefeated 2008 regular season, three trips to the Class L state semi-finals and state runner-up title in the 2009 Class L state championship. He was awarded the 2008 Connecticut US Lacrosse Coach of the Year and 2008 CHSLCA Class L Coach of the Year.
Corcoran coached 24 to the All-Conference Team, 14 players named to the Class L All-State team, two players named as All-Americans, and two as an Academic All-Americans, as well as the 2009 Hartford Courant Player of the Year.
Corcoran spent 15 years on Wall Street as a licensed trader, is currently involved in producing theater productions, consulting early stage start ups and running his Connecticut RIP-IT Elite lacrosse program. .
He resides in Simsbury Connecticut with his wife Barbara, and children Tyler (Connecticut College Class of 2013), Ryan, Hannah and Meghan.
