Northern Edge Lacrosse Camp

Northern Edge Lacrosse mission is to provide top level instruction to all levels of players through camps and clinics. Top coaching will be provided to help take the players game to the next level. Instruction includes basic fundamentals along with top level skills.  Sessions will include individual lacrosse skills along with team concepts and game experiences. We create an atmosphere that is fun, exciting and competitive while teaching the newest techniques in the game.

All Camps and clinics are directed by Jen Johnson.

The 2009 season marks Jen Johnson's fifth year at the helm of the Vermont women's lacrosse program. She is the reigning America East Coach of the Year after becoming the first Catamount mentor to win the award in 2008.

A three-time All-American at Penn State and a former co-captain of the Canadian National Women's Lacrosse Team, she was named head coach of women's lacrosse at UVM on July 2, 2004.

Johnson led the Catamounts to one of their most successful seasons in school history in 2008. After being picked to finish sixth in the league's preseason coaches' poll, UVM returned to the America East Women's Lacrosse Tournament for the first time since 2003. Vermont went 8-9 overall on the year, recording the most wins since 1993. UVM was the America East Runners-up with a 5-1 mark in the league standings. Vermont's five conference wins are the most in school history and its second place finish is the in the program's history.

In the nine years before Johnson arrived at UVM the Catamounts totaled five league wins. Since she took over in 2005, Vermont has totaled nine conference victories in her four seasons.

The Catamounts were rewarded for their efforts in 2008. Johnson was named the America East Coach of the Year, becoming the first UVM mentor to receive the honor in league history and Megan MacDonald was named the America East Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Vermont player to earn the award. MacDonald also garnered spots on the all-conference second team and all-rookie squad. Teammates Kristen Millar and Jessa Merrill were named to the America East All-Conference First Teams and the duo was joined on the America East All-Academic Team by Daryl Baughman.

Millar, Johnson's first-ever recruit at Vermont, continued to re-write the Vermont record books. She closed out the 2008 season as the all-time leader in points and assists at UVM and ranked second among the NCAA's all-time leaders in draw controls. She was named to the IWLCA Northeast Regional All-America First Team and also earned a spot on the WomensLacrosse.com All-America Third Team.

In 2007, Johnson led Vermont to its highest finish in the league for the Catamounts since 2003, fifth place. Four Catamounts earned America East All-Conference honors and Kristen Millar went on to earn IWLCA Northeast Regional All-America honors for the second straight year. Millar also finished the season leading all Division I players in draw controls per game.

In her first season on the sidelines at Vermont in 2005, the Catamounts posted a record of 4-11 overall and missed the America East Championship by one game. Vanessa Cox, Sarah Talbot and Meaghan Hanley were named to the America East All-Conference Teams. Cox earned first team honors for the second straight year and graduated as Vermont’s all-time leader in points (173 points) and all-time leading goal scorer (133 goals). She also became the first Catamount to record 50 or more points in three consecutive seasons. Talbot earned second team honors after ranking second on the team in scoring for the third straight season. Hanley was named to the all-rookie team for efforts in net. She started all 14 games she played in and finished the year ranked among the America East leaders in goal against average, saves per game and save percentage.

Vermont has also improved in the classroom since Johnson's arrival. UVM has garnered the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association National Academic Team Award four straight years. To earn the honor, teams have to achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In 2005, the Catamounts had the top GPA (3.38) among NCAA Divison I women's lacrosse teams.

A total of 68 student-athletes have been named to the America East Academic Honor Roll since Johnson arrived at UVM and in 2008, Millar was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic At-Large District I Team.

Johnson, a 2000 graduate of Penn State with a degree in kinesiology, came to UVM after a two-year stint at the University of Connecticut, where she served as a graduate assistant coach. She earned a master's degree in Sport Management from Connecticut during her time in Storrs.

Johnson also gained valuable experience in the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Penn State and Cornell. While at Cornell, she helped guide the Big Red to the NCAA Final Four in 2002. An assistant coach for the Canadian National Developmental Team, she is also the director and coach of the Canadian Xposure Lacrosse Camp in Ontario.

A four-year letter winner at Penn State, Johnson led the Nittany Lions in scoring as a junior (73 pts) and a senior (70 pts). She also recorded a team-high 49 goals in 1998 and led again in 1999 with 47 goals. Johnson finished her career ranked among the top 10 all-time at Penn State in goals scored (136), assists (64) and overall points (200). The team's captain as a senior, she received first-team All-America honors after leading the squad to a 15-5 overall record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the semifinals. Johnson received second-team honors in 1998 and third-team honors in 1997, and was a first-team regional All-America pick three straight years. In her four years at Penn State, Johnson never missed a game, and she completed her collegiate career with a trip to the prestigious North/South All-Star game in May 1999.

In 2001, she led the Canadian Women's Lacrosse National Team to a fourth-place finish in the 2001 IFWLA World Cup in England and finished in the top three in scoring in the tournament.

In 2005, Johnson was named to the IFWLA World Cup All-World Team after leading Canada to a fourth place finish (out of 10 teams) at the 2005 IFWLA World Cup. Johnson was one of three attackers and the only representative of Canada named to the 12-player squad. She finished the tournament ranking among the leaders in points (20), assists (8), draw controls (18) and led all players in ground balls (28) and caused turnovers (11).

In the quarterfinal round, Johnson scored what proved to be the game-winning goal to lead Canada past Japan, 13-11, in a comeback victory. Johnson's best game of the World Cup came in a 17-7 victory over Scotland. She registered five goals, handed out two assists and collected six ground balls to earn Player of the Match honors.

Johnson is one of the few Canadian players to also serve as a coach in the IFWLA World Cup. From March of 2006 until July of 2007, Johnson directed the Canadian U19 National Team. She led Team Canada to a fourth place finish at the 2007 World Cup hosted in Peterbourough, Ontario. Johnson led Canada to a victory over Australia in the round-robin tournament play. It was the first victory by a Canadian team, at any level in a world cup event, over the Australians. Four players from the Canadian team were named to the IFWLA All-World team, including Vermont’s Kristen Millar.

Johnson was one of 40 players selected to compete in the first-ever professional women's lacrosse game in Boston in July of 2002, and was a co-captain of the Canadian Under-19 National Team that finished fourth in the 1995 World Cup.

A native of Brooklin, Ontario, Johnson played for Anderson High School, helping the team to three consecutive regional titles.