As the Executive Director for United States Youth Lacrosse and the Newport Beach Surf Dawgs, Coach Mix brings more than 37 years of coaching experience to the organization. Throughout his career, he has coached at every level the sport has to offer. In addition to his role with USYL, Mix also served as the president and general manager of Major League Lacrosse's LA Riptide, a professional outdoor lacrosse team that played three seasons (2006, 2007, and 2008) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Under his direction, the expansion franchise made it to the MLL's playoff "Final Four" twice in its three seasons.

A former NCAA Collegiate National Coach of the Year, Mix had his college teams ranked consistently among the top twenty in the country, led teams to the NCAA tournament, and produced many Division I and Division III All-Americans. He was also part of the selection staff for Team USA's run for the gold in the 1994 World Championships. Some of Mix's former assistant coaches include Dave Pietramala (current head coach at Johns Hopkins) and All-Americans John McEvoy (Villanova), Bill Miller (Hobart and Team USA), Mike Pounds (Springfield), Peter Sheehan (UVA), and Tim O'Rourke (Navy).

As the Director of USYL, Mix has been actively involved in the development and management of several youth lacrosse programs and youth lacrosse leagues since 1994. He helped establish the Charlotte Youth Lacrosse Association, the Mecklenburg Youth Lacrosse League and Polar Bear Winter League in Charlotte, North Carolina. Most recently, he has been involved in the development of the youth and junior high school lacrosse programs in the Newport Beach, California area, including the Newport Beach Surf Dawgs.

For the past twenty years, Mix has directed a number of well-respected lacrosse camps across the country including the Lone Star and Lone Star Elite in Texas, Copperhead in North Carolina and Summer Skills Lacrosse Camp in Southern California.

In 1990, he established Champ Camp, the nation's premier high school lacrosse recruiting showcase. For 29 years, Champ Camp remained one of the nation's most respected high school lacrosse events. 

In addition to his involvement with the Surf Dawg program, Coach Mix has been involved with the Corona del Mar High School program since 2007. 

The end of the 2020 season closed out Coach Mix's eleventh year as Corona del Mar's head coach and his 14th year of involvement in the lacrosse program. Prior to becoming the program's head coach in the fall of 2009, he served as a coaching consultant with the Sea Kings. 

During the past eleven seasons, Coach Mix has led CDM to its first CIF Southern Section Championship (2012), two Southern Section Divisional Championships (2012 & 2016), two appearances in the CIF Southern Section Championship (2012 & 2016), five appearances in the Southern Section Divisional Championship game (2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017), and seven appearances in the Southern Section Divisional Semi-Finals (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019). His teams have advanced to the CIF Southern Section Quarter-Finals in every year he had led the Sea Kings, except the Covid-19 cancelled season in 2020 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019). His teams have compiled an overall record of 175-32, for an .845% winning percentage. Mix's 2012 Sea King team was the first in CIF lacrosse history to win the Southern Section championship with an undefeated record (24-0).

Prior to Coach Mix's arrival at CDM, the Sea Kings recorded a combined 15-13 record (.535) during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

Perhaps more importantly for the program, over the past eight years, Mix has been instrumental in assisting a number of CDM players in achieving their goal of playing collegiate lacrosse at its highest levels, including Noah Molnar '09 (Midfield/Lehigh), Ryan Mix '10 (Attack/Notre Dame), Blake Burkhart '10 (Face-Off Specialist/Loyola), Donald Dalton '11 (Defense/Drexel), Michael Keasey '12 (Midfield/Yale), Michael Ortlieb '12 (Goalie/Holy Cross), Jack Ortlieb '13 (Attack/Holy Cross), Hoyt Crance '15 (Goalie/Yale), Hugh Crance '15 (Defense/Notre Dame), Brett Greenlee '15 (Defense/Denver), Sherwin Gersten '15 (Midfield/Cleveland State), Jason Simaan '16 (Face-Off Specialist/Brown), Brennan Greenwald '17 (Defense/Drexel) and Jordan Pakzad '17 (Defense/Rutgers) Eric Fries '18 (Attack/Trinity) Blaine Nelsen (Midfield/Whittier), Bobby Purcifull '18 (Midfield/Bates),  Kyle Cord  '19 (Goalie/Westminster), Nick Meisenheimer '19 (Defense/UMass Boston)

Coach Mix's career coaching record is 228-80 (.740% winning percentage).

In 2014, Mix was named Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Shootout, a major college lacrosse event that brings two of the top Division I programs to the West Coast each spring to play a regular-season game. Past participants include Cornell, Denver, Maryland, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Virginia.

Mix is a managing partner of The Cheetah Group, Inc., a brand development, marketing and management firm, specializing in the entertainment and sports industries.

Mix also serves as the Student Advocate and Family Liason at Corona Del Mar High and Middle School.

He currently resides in Newport Beach, CA with his wife Mary. His oldest son Ryan played lacrosse at Notre Dame (2011-2014) and middle son Casey at UCSB. His youngest son Kyle is entering his freshman year at Cal Poly SLO.

Playing Career
1977-79 Gilman School
1979-82 University of Pennsylvania

Coaching Career
1983 - Upper Merion High School, Head Coach
1983-87 - University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Coach
1988-90 - Franklin & Marshall College, Head Coach
1993 - Team USA, Selection Staff
1991-94 - University of Pennsylvania, Head Coach
1994-03 - CYLA, MYL, Youth Director
2003 - USYL, Newport Surf Dawgs, Youth Director
2006 - LA Riptide (MLL), Team President & General Manager
2007 - CDM Assistant Coach
2010 - CDM Head Coach