About

Coach Bruininks (“Coach B”) grew up in Minnesota and moved to Seattle in 1993.  After graduating from Colorado College in 1992, Coach B played ice hockey professionally in Europe and the US (1992-1994, 1997). 

After moving to Seattle, Coach B began coaching youth hockey and has since coached at almost every youth level (both rec and select teams).  Over the past 30 years, Coach B has jumped in to coach a multitude of sports/teams, including LVR youth soccer, youth hockey, youth lacrosse (North Seattle and Seattle Starz) and youth box lacrosse (Seattle Starz). 

Coach B was introduced to lacrosse while at Colorado College (did not play) and again in 2009 when Henry (oldest son) was in 1^st grade through a friend who was a 4 year starter and captain of the Colorado College lacrosse team (D3). The following 2 years Coach B ran (with 3 other dads) a Friday night learn to play lacrosse program at Arena Sports on Friday nights with 3^rd/4^th graders.  Coach B’s son Henry started playing for North Seattle Youth Lacrosse in 4^th grade for Coach Wright.  A year later Coach B started volunteering as an assistant coach with North Seattle and subsequently coached as both an assistant and head coach for the next 10+ years alongside Coach Rubio and Scott Ward.  In addition, Coach B was the Seattle Starz 2024 Elite Co-Head Coach from 2016-2020 (middle school).

In 2022, Coach B came out to help the Roosevelt JV lacrosse program (part time) and jumped in full time the following season to support the RHS lacrosse program as one of the primary JV coaches alongside Coach Rubio. 

Wife Alli, sons Henry, Wilson and Ike (both playing for Roosevelt). Coach B enjoys a wide range of outdoor activities, including biking, hiking, snowboarding, fishing and climbing. 

I really enjoy working with young people and supporting their development as both student athletes and young men.  I know I can speak confidently that as a part of RHS lacrosse, our impact won’t be reflected by our overall wins and losses.  It will be reflected in helping our players to become better teammates and more importantly, better human beings through common purpose/struggle.  I am grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of this program and surrounded by so many great kids, coaches, RHS lacrosse volunteers and families.

Douglas Dohan (AKA Coach D) is entering his second season as an Assistant Coach with the Roosevelt High School Roughriders Boys Lacrosse Team. Prior to joining Roosevelt, he assisted the North Seattle Blackfish 7/8 team, where he focused on player development and building strong fundamentals.

Douglas is also a certified USA Lacrosse Referee, bringing a deep understanding of the game, its rules, and sportsmanship to his coaching approach. He grew up on Long Island, New York, where he developed a lifelong passion for lacrosse, and went on to play defense at Wesleyan University in the 1990s.

He finds coaching to be one of the most rewarding experiences, particularly in watching players grow—not just in their skills on the field, but in their confidence, teamwork, and belief in themselves. Douglas is proud to support the Roughriders program and help foster a positive, challenging, and fun environment for student-athletes.

Agustin Rubio has been coaching with the local community since 2009. He moved to Seattle from Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Dr. Sarah Handley, and two boys Aidan and Ethan. He grew up in Maryland where he played lacrosse for fun but he dedicated most of his time to swimming. He went to high school in Washington D.C and was captain of the Swim Team for three years as a varsity swimmer. He then went to Bucknell University to swim his freshman and sophomore year. He also played club lacrosse in the Spring. He went on to medical school and completed his pediatric residency and Chief Residency at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. He and his wife moved to Philadelphia where his wife finished her sub-specialty training and he completed a NIH Research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He then took a position to train as a pediatric cardiologist at Emory University School of Medicine. He is currently on staff at Seattle Children’s Hospital as a Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist. During his time in Seattle, he has also coached youth soccer, youth basketball, and youth lacrosse.

His two boys, Aidan and Ethan started playing lacrosse in grade school with North Seattle Lacrosse Club, where he coached alongside Coach Bruininks. It was the lacrosse community that became their home. The coaches at North Seattle provided an inclusive, encouraging, “team-first” approach to sports. It was the place where it was safe to be themselves. Aidan went on to play for O’Dea High School Lacrosse & Cityside Lacrosse Club,  as a lefty attack man.  He is currently playing at Swarthmore College (DIII) in Philadelphia. Ethan also played for O’Dea High School Lacrosse & Cityside Lacrosse Club as a face-off specialist. Ethan has gone on to excel in hockey and currently plays for the AAA Jr Kraken. Although they ultimately chose their own paths, they began their journeys with a foundation of teamwork, accountability and respect for others, the cornerstones of our lacrosse community.

The “medicine game” teaches us how to mature and grow bonds through external challenges. It is our responsibility as coaches to foster an arena of acceptance, a field of inclusion and a method to embrace diversity. Our intent is empower young men with confidence and augment their emotional intelligence.  It has been a privilege to be a coach for all these years to our local boys and young men. Thanks to all the families, friends and volunteers within the RHS community and surrounding lacrosse region for permitting me to share in the collective experience. I am grateful to be part of this community.

Josh is excited to join the RHS lacrosse coaching staff and work with the boys this upcoming season after a long absence from the sport.

Josh grew up playing lacrosse in Stony Brook, New York. He was a starting attackman on the 1992 N.Y. state champion Ward Melville High School lacrosse team and was named Most Outstanding Player of the state championship game. His senior year he was named as an All-American. He also represented Long Island in the 1992 Empire State Games. Josh was also a captain of Ward Melville’s only state champion soccer team and an All-American in soccer. Josh was inducted into Ward Melville’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.

After high school, Josh attended Brown University (Class of ’97) where he played lacrosse all four years and was named a team captain his senior year. His teams won two Ivy League Championships and participated in three NCAA tournaments, including a trip to the Final Four in 1994 and to the Elite 8 in 1995. He was unanimously voted first team all-conference by the league’s coaches his junior year and was invited to play in the North-South All-Star game following his senior season.

Immediately after college, Josh spent one year as the Graduate Assistant/Offensive Coordinator of the Whittier College varsity men’s lacrosse team.

Beyond lacrosse, Josh has coached youth soccer and baseball teams in the Northeast Seattle community over the past two decades. He is the proud parent of a Rider graduate (Riley ’22) and a second will be graduating this Spring (Flynn ‘26). In his free time, Josh is a lawyer practicing civil litigation.