One of coach Berkman's unknown accomplishments is working to build lacrosse among the Eastern Shore's youth. Each year he and his players put on an indoor lax instructional league. They also have a one day free lax clinic each Feb. for local kids. In 1989, when he first came to SU, lax was virtually non-existent on the Eastern Shore of MD. Now he has 5 players on his roster from the Shore, Matt Mercer and Kevin Conklin lead their respective D3 teams in points. Also, Parkside High School won a Maryland State Championship last year, a first for the Shore. A lot of this can be traced back to Coach Berkman and the success of his program at SU.