Month: November 2009

Lacrosse Community Raises Money For East Austin Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | November 30, 2009 |
1st Annual Mangia Pizza Lacrosse Team Camp creates momentum and interest in lacrosse in East Austin, Texas and Lacrosse Playground was proud to be a part of it. The 1st Annual Mangia Pizza Lacrosse Team Camp raised $6,000 to help fund Eastside Memorial High School and other developing lacrosse programs in disadvantaged communities.>>PRESS RELEASE
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Paul Rabil Under Armour Commercial

By Lacrosse Playground | November 30, 2009 |
Paul Rabil and Under Armour have produced a new commercial featuring the MLL All-Star battling blocks of ice in a simulator. Rabil is combating the extreme conditions with Under Armour ColdGear. While in the simulator, Rabil ultimately prevails due to the protection of UA ColdGear. View video after the jump.>>VIEW VIDEO
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Gravis Transit Shoes

By Lacrosse Playground | November 30, 2009 |
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Gravis Footwear designs and produces shoes for snowboarders, skateboarders, surfers...and now lacrosse players. The new Transit by Gravis provides superior comfort, quality and style. All essentials that a lacrosse player must have in order to remain functional in different settings.

Zebra Apparel: Grateful Dead Shorts

By Lacrosse Playground | November 30, 2009 |
The Grateful Dead was known for its unique fusing of different musical elements and providing an eclectic atmosphere for fans . Their fans, known as "Deadheads", followed the band around the country draped in tie-dye clothing. Zebra Apparel has released new microfiber shorts that pay homage to the great American rock band.

Max McCool: The Triangle Top String

By Lacrosse Playground | November 30, 2009 |
Want to reduce the lip under the plastic at the top of your head? Try the Triangle Top String method of stringing, shown to you by Max McCool.

Weekly Mashup

By Lacrosse Playground | November 27, 2009 |
Each Friday the Weekly Mashup brings you links to some of the articles you may not have seen that involve lacrosse or lacrosse players. Here are some of the newsmakers from this week.

Traditional Strings: New Clothing/Updated Site

By Lacrosse Playground | November 25, 2009 |
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Founded by UMass-Boston laxer Aaron Pollock, Traditional Strings is an apparel company that puts out lacrosse-inspired clothing that ranges from t-shirts to shorts. Today they released their latest shirt "Field Vision" on their recently updated website.

XLarge x Reebok Pump Omni Lite

By Lacrosse Playground | November 25, 2009 |
Slated for release in early December, the XLarge Reebok Pump Omni Lite, looks to impress shoe connoisseurs. This shoe is one of the few hand picked collaborations that will be showcased this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the inception of the Reebok Pump.>>READ MORE
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Grip 'N Rip: Ken Clausen

By Lacrosse Playground | November 24, 2009 |
Each week Lacrosse Playground will be featuring a different lacrosse athlete as part of our “Grip ‘N Rip” series, where we’ll find out what the best use to fine tune their game. This week we are featuring UVA All-American Defenseman, Ken Clausen.>>READ MORE
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The Allen Jokers Rap About Middlebury Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | November 24, 2009 |
Our friends at Lacrosse All Stars came across a new video of Middlebury students rapping about the lacrosse team and Quidditch as well as typical college life shenanigans. Known as the "Allen Jokers" these students at Middlebury actually drop some serious heat. Listen to the video after the jump.>>VIEW VIDEO
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Warrior Lacrosse Signs NCAA Division I All Time Points Leader Matt Danowski

By Lacrosse Playground | November 24, 2009 |
Warrior Sports announced today the signing of Matt Danowski as a Sports Marketing Representative and endorsed athlete.>>READ MORE
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Gait Names Grassroots Marketing Manager

By Lacrosse Playground | November 24, 2009 |
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Gait Lacrosse, a division of Jarden Inc. that includes sporting goods brands such as Rawlings, Worth, Miken, JT Sports, Licensed Products and deBeer, said Bryan Bendig has joined the Gait lacrosse team as the Grassroots Marketing Manager. Bendig will report to Ren Petinelli, business director, for deBeer/Gait. Bendig will be responsible for the Gait Grass Roots Program nationwide.