The CHAOS system was informally introduced to me at a young age - on the Onondaga Nation, in Upstate New York (near Syracuse). I first learned the beautiful "chaos" in the box with my Native American friends and teammates and later we played it at Lafayette Middle and High School. The game was played with creativity, aggressiveness, and a relentless passion to compete. Later, when I went to Roanoke College, Coach Bill Pilat formerly put the name "CHAOS" in words to describe our programs desired style of play. The system was rather simple, play fast/aggressive lacrosse with the following as a focus:

Aggressive TEAM defense (from ride to slide), winning the ground ball battle, getting ahead of the ball/beat your man, and take as many good shots as possible. You cannot score if you do not shoot.