Month: September 2014

Denver Men’s Lacrosse to Announce 2015 Schedule through Twitter Wednesday

By Lacrosse Playground | September 30, 2014 |
Denver, coming off its third Championship Weekend appearance in the last four years, returns three of its four USILA All-Americans from a team that finished 16-3 a year ago, including seniors Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, B.C.) and Erik Adamson(Anaheim Hills, Calif.). DU’s sophomore class includes USILA Honorable Mention All-American Christian Burgdorf(Westfield, N.J.), Inside Lacrosse Freshman of the Year Zach Miller (Steamburg, N.Y.) and ACC Freshman of the Year and Maryland transfer Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.). 2014 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Ryan LaPlante (Fort Collins, Colo.) is also set to return for his senior season. Read More...

See Why This Clear, Flexible, Bullet Proof Glass Lacrosse Shaft Blows My Mind And How Lacrosse Equipment Has Changed Forever

By Lacrosse Playground | September 30, 2014 |
Three brothers with the help from a veteran mechanical engineer with 30 years of design experience have broken ground on what may be revolutionary product in the lacrosse industry, a clear shaft made of bullet proof glass. The equipment manufacturer, Wolf Athletics, is poised to take lacrosse to new heights by introducing technology that has never been presented to the lacrosse consumer before and it looks like it just might take off. Read More...

Boys’ Latin Lacrosse – The Championship

By Lacrosse Playground | September 30, 2014 |
Brett Roberts just uploaded a new video to his YouTube Channel covering the Boys' Latin Lakers 2014 road to the championship. With the national championship on the line, the Lakers took on St. Paul's in the MIAA A Conference Championship. Read More...

US Lacrosse Issues Statement on Florida’s Latest Mandate for Girls’ Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | September 30, 2014 |
BALTIMORE, Sept. 29, 2014 — US Lacrosse, the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse, today issued the following statement in response to the mandates approved by the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors. The comments were made by Ann Carpenetti, vice president of lacrosse operations, who was in attendance at Monday’s FHSAA board meeting. Read More...

TRX® Signs Lacrosse Icon Paul Rabil To Bolster TRX® Rip Lacrosse Training Program For Players at All Levels

By Lacrosse Playground | September 29, 2014 |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 29, 2014 - TRX®, the industry leader in functional training and creator of Suspension Training® and Rip® Training has announced today the signing of US Men’s National Team member and Major League Lacrosse (MLL) superstar Paul Rabil. Through the partnership, Paul and TRX will create lacrosse-specific training programs for amateur and professional lacrosse players of all levels. Read More...
New Haven, CT - April 26, 2014 - Reese Stadium: Jake Gambitsky (4) of the Harvard University Crimson during a regular season game (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

Gambitsky, Jahelka and Mahon Named Harvard Men’s Lacrosse Captains

By Lacrosse Playground | September 29, 2014 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Chris Wojcik '96, The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse, has announced that Jake Gambitsky, Stephen Jahelka and Sean Mahon will serve as team captains for the upcoming season. Read More...

ASA 5K Lacrosse Team Challenge Announced

By Lacrosse Playground | September 29, 2014 |
Attention all Baltimore area Lacrosse coaches! We know you are bombarded with requests to get involved with all kinds of community events. But we think that you and your team will absolutely love participating in the Athletes Serving Athletes(ASA) 5K Run/Walk. We are not asking you to raise money. Read More...

Fourth Annual Meghan Puls Classic to be Held on Sunday, October 19

By Lacrosse Playground | September 26, 2014 |
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - For the fourth-straight year, the Stevenson men's lacrosse team will host the Meghan Puls Lacrosse Classic to help raise funds for the Meghan Puls Foundation. This year's event will take place on Sunday, October 19beginning at 10:00 a.m. The 2014 classic will feature six teams, including Stevenson, Cabrini, Franklin & Marshall, Goucher, Virginia Wesleyan and Division II Adelphi. Read More...

Access Lacrosse To Stream The HEADstrong Foundation’s 8th Annual Nicholas Colleluori Classic

By Lacrosse Playground | September 26, 2014 |
Access Lacrosse is proud to announce it’s streaming schedule for the The HEADstrong Foundation’s 8th Annual Nicholas Colleluori Classic. The two day event will take place on Saturday and Sunday October 11-12th live from Ridley High School in Folsom, PA. Read More...

Casey Vock Joins 3D Lacrosse as New Editor at 3d Rising Program

By Lacrosse Playground | September 25, 2014 |
DENVER, COLO. (September 25, 2014) – Casey Vock, a former, full-time writer/editor for Inside Lacrosse Magazine will now serve as content editor for 3d Rising, a network of local partners across North America charged with finding, watching, evaluating and reporting on top and emerging lacrosse talent. The 3d Rising website includes fresh recruiting news, feature stories, analyses and more, all of which will become richer and more detailed under the purview of Vock and Matt Rowley, Director of 3d Rising. Read More...

Lehigh’s Taylor Tvedt: Making a Difference

By Lacrosse Playground | September 25, 2014 |
This past summer, Tvedt worked in a grassroots campaign focused on ending LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) bullying in schools. She served as one of several advocates for the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leading civil rights organization that seeks justice for victims of discrimination. Read More...

NXTsports Announces Philly Charity Showdown Schedule, Coaches and Ticket Info

By Lacrosse Playground | September 25, 2014 |
NXTsports is thrilled to announce an elite slate of games for the fifth annual Philly Charity Showdown at Citizens Bank Park, beginning with a pair of youth all-star games featuring teams from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Click here to sign up for tryouts. Read More...