Washington Stealth

Joe Romano is entering his sixth season with the Stealth organization and his second as a scout. Romano has 15 years of lacrosse experience as a player and a coach, including three seasons as an assistant coach for the Stealth in San Jose.

As a scout for the Stealth, Romano is responsible for accessing the talent pool of players participating in NCAA competition in the United States. He gathers statistics and film of players anticipated to make the transition into the NLL from the field game.

After playing varsity lacrosse in high school in Media, Penn., Romano went on to play for four years at Whittier College under the direction of current Stealth General Manager Doug Locker. He was named the Poets’ Defensive Player of the Year as a midfielder his sophomore year and was a two-time captain of the team. After graduating in 2000, he became an assistant coach at Whittier and helped lead the Poets to a quarterfinal berth in the NCAA Division III Championships. He then started the lacrosse program at NCAA Division II Notre Dame de Namur University, where he served as the Head Coach for four seasons. He also spent one season as an assistant coach for Major League Lacrosse’s San Francisco Dragons.