Brian Abbott - NILOA President
Name:
Brian Abbott
Position:
President
NILOA District:
4
Hometown:
Reistertown, MD
Officiating Experience:
25 years overall – 21 post high school
Officiated 16 NCAA Final Four Weekends
Officiated two Division I Championships
Officiated one Division II Championship
Officiated five Division III Championships
Officiated Conference Playoff Games for ACC, Big East, Big 10, Ivy, Patriot, America East, MAC, CAC and ECAC Conferences
Presently serves as the Active Official on the NCAA Rules Committee
MLL official for 16 years and has worked 10 MLL Championship Weekends and eight MLL Championships
NLL official for eight years
Brian has served as President, Vice President, Past President, Rules Interpreter, and Board Member for the SLOA
Brian’s Vision:
“My main role is the recruitment, training and education of collegiate lacrosse officials and I make it my business to always serve my fellow NILOA officials. I think I have been able to do this best because my focus is trying to get face to face with as many officials as possible and to be available for all officials when they need something practical and tangible, or simply to have a conversation.”
Personal:
Brian played NCAA Lacrosse for Towson University and High School Lacrosse for St. Paul's School for Boys. He is the Head of the Upper School at Gerstell Academy. He’s been married to his wife, Stacey, for 19 years and has three children - Payton, Grant and Paige.