Jamie Batley Explained

Jamie Batley is a lacrosse coach who has coached several teams in the NLL and the Major Series Lacrosse. Batley is also a former player, who played with the Buffalo Bandits, Syracuse Smash, and Pittsburgh CrosseFire.

Batley began his coaching career in Colorado in 2002, when he was hired by new coach Rod Jensen as the offensive coordinator.^[1] When Jensen was fired in February 2003, Batley took over as interim coach,^[2] and the "interim" tag was removed less than two weeks later.^[3] Batley led the Mammoth to a 27–16 record in two and a half seasons, making the playoffs each year, but his contract was not renewed after the 2005 season.^[4]

A year later, Batley was hired by the expansion Chicago Shamrox to be their first-ever coach and general manager.^[5] After consecutive 6–10 seasons, the Shamrox suspended operations shortly before the 2009 season began,^[6] and Batley was out of work again, though not for long.

In January 2009, Batley became the head coach of the Toronto Rock after the Rock fired Glenn Clark.^[7] The Rock were 5-8 after Batley took over, and missed the playoffs for the second straight year. After the season, Mike Kloepfer resigned as Director of Lacrosse Operations of the Rock, and Batley applied for the job but was turned down. After Terry Sanderson was announced as the new GM, Batley was informed that he would not be returning as head coach of the Rock.^[8]

In March 2016, Batley replaced Dan Perreault as head coach of the Vancouver Stealth, he left the team in 2018.^[9]

Statistics

NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
1995	Buffalo		8	4	5	9	29	16		1	1	2	3	5	0
1998	Syracuse		8	9	6	15	27	24		--	--	--	--	--	--
1999	Buffalo		12	12	19	31	58	17		--	--	--	--	--	--
2000	Pittsburgh		2	0	2	2	6	2		--	--	--	--	--	--
NLL Totals			30	25	32	57	120	59		1	1	2	3	5	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jensen introduced as Colorado's head coach . August 27, 2002 . The Outsider's Guide to the NLL . Philly, R.A. . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007012854/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news020827.htm . October 7, 2008 .
2. Web site: Colorado fires head coach Rod Jensen . February 27, 2003 . The Outsider's Guide to the NLL . Philly, R.A. . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120003809/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news030227a.htm . November 20, 2008 .
3. Web site: Batley, Resch to team up coaching Mammoth . March 10, 2003 . The Outsider's Guide to the NLL . Philly, R.A. . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829231637/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news030310.htm . August 29, 2008 .
4. Web site: Colorado won't renew Batley's contract . June 17, 2005 . The Outsider's Guide to the NLL . Philly, R.A. . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720142513/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news050617.htm . July 20, 2008 .
5. Web site: Shamrox put Jamie Batley in charge . June 2, 2006 . The Outsider's Guide to the NLL . Philly, R.A. . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121000349/http://lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news060602.htm . November 21, 2008 .
6. Web site: Cosmo Selected First Overall By Boston. NLL.com. December 12, 2008. 2008-12-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090417170043/http://nll.com/article.php?id=3672. April 17, 2009.
7. Web site: Toronto Rock hire new coaching staff. TorontoRock.com. January 20, 2009. 2009-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090123061506/http://torontorock.com/index.php/article/toronto-rock-hire-new-coaching-staff. January 23, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
8. Web site: Batley won't be back with the Rock. https://archive.today/20120913214058/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1608105. dead. September 13, 2012. June 11, 2009. 2009-06-11. Peterborough Examiner. Davies, Mike.
9. Web site: Jamie Batley back in the NLL after being hired as head coach by Vancouver Stealth. March 15, 2016. 2016-03-15. Peterborough Examiner. Davies, Mike.