The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year. The award was simply called the Head Coach of the Year award until 2004, when the award was renamed in honour of Les Bartley, the winningest coach in NLL history. Old MILL logo The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the professional league of mens indoor lacrosse in North America. ... The 2004 National Lacrosse League season began on December 26, 2003 and concluded with the championship game on May 7, 2004. ... Les Bartley (d. ...