The Sanderson family

The Sanderson family of Orangeville, Ontario has produced a number of lacrosse players and coaches:

[edit] First generation

Terry, Phil, Lindsay and Shane Sanderson have all played both Major and Senior lacrosse in Canada.

Terry is currently an Assistant Coach for the Calgary Roughnecks, and has been the former head coach and GM of the Toronto Rock, Montreal Express and Ottawa Rebel, was head coach of the Albany Attack, and was an assistant coach of both the Buffalo Bandits and Philadelphia Wings
Lindsay is the current GM of the Philadelphia Wings of the NLL. He was also head coach from 2005 to 2007, and was an assistant coach with the Toronto Rock and Ottawa Rebel when Terry was head coach.
Shane is a former assistant coach with the New York Saints and Detroit Turbos.

Phil's son Dustin played minor lacrosse with Brampton. In 2001, Dustin broke his neck during a game, and it was feared that he would never walk again^[1], but he has made a remarkable recovery.^{[citation needed]}
Phil also has two stepsons, Chris and Ryan Sanderson. Chris was a goaltender for the New Jersey Storm, Philadelphia Wings, and Baltimore Thunder, and Ryan played for the Albany Attack.
Terry's son Josh plays for the Calgary Roughnecks, and currently holds the NLL record for assists in a season, with 73.
Lindsay has three sons:
- Brandon has played with the Montreal Express.
- Phil plays with the Buffalo Bandits.
- Nathan plays with the Toronto Rock.