Month: October 2014

Nike IWLCA Convention Attracts 500 Coaches to Florida

By Lacrosse Playground | October 30, 2014 |
Grand Lake, CO (October 28, 2014) --The Nike Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) annual meeting will attract more than 500 coaches from 300 schools to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida from November 19-21st. Read More...

Paul Rabil’s Rooftop Lacrosse Can Smash with GoPro

By Lacrosse Playground | October 30, 2014 |
"Had a great trip to GoPro in San Diego and got to shoot a bunch!" Read More...

Lacrosse Mustache Madness Week 1 Fundraising Report

By Lacrosse Playground | October 28, 2014 |
Holmes, PA – Staches and donations are growing nationwide in support of Lacrosse Mustache Madness. Thus far, over $15,000 has been raised and over 5 weeks still remaining in the fundraising compietition. LMM organizers Ken Clausen, Rebecca Vozzo and Pat Colleluori are extremely pleased with the amount of teams kicking their stache fundraising into high gear. Thus far over 37 teams are actively participating and many more are assembling. Read More...

Former Brine CEO Sean Fox Joins 3D Lacrosse as Executive Vice President of Operations

By Lacrosse Playground | October 28, 2014 |
DENVER, COLO. (October 28, 2014) – 3d Lacrosse, the nation’s fastest-growing player development, event and club operations Company, announced today that former Brine, Inc. CEO Sean Fox has joined the organization as Executive Vice President of Operations, reporting to 3d Lacrosse CEO Jamie Munro and President/COO Greg Waldbaum. Fox is charged with developing Best Practice operating procedures nationwide while also adding to new business initiatives for the Company. Read More...
Ask Matt Gibson Anything Tonight on Reddit!

Ask Matt Gibson Anything Tonight on Reddit!

By Lacrosse Playground | October 28, 2014 |
Matt Gibson and SidelineSwap are hosting an AMA tonight at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT. Ask the former MLL Rookie of the Year and Yale AA a question - anything! - and be automatically entered. Read More...
Win the Ultimate Recruit Package from ConnectLAX

Win the Ultimate Recruit Package from ConnectLAX

By Lacrosse Playground | October 28, 2014 |
Your free recruit package includes everything you need to train harder and showcase your game. You also get our sunglass croakies and “Lacrosse, America’s First Sport” koozies for relaxing after a long training day. Read More...
Epoch Lacrosse Introduces “FireFly” Shaft

Epoch Lacrosse Introduces “FireFly” Shaft

By Lacrosse Playground | October 28, 2014 |
Minneapolis, MN – October 24, 2014 – Epoch Lacrosse today proudly introduced the newest member of its carbon fiber shaft family, the FireFly. The FireFly, which will retail for $100 msrp (30”) and $160 msrp (60” defensive shaft), has the same DNA and state of the art materials as Epoch’s revolutionary Dragonfly line of carbon fiber shafts. The FireFly is designed for the advancing player looking to make the jump from an alloy to a carbon fiber shaft. Read More...

East Coast Showcase & Invitational Attracts Top High School Players and Programs from 14 States and Canada

By Lacrosse Playground | October 23, 2014 |
McLean, VA. October 22, 2014 - Madlax announced a new boys recruiting event to be held at The Landon School on November 22 and 23, 2014 called the East Coast Fall Showcase & Invitational. The event is for 2015-2018 boys and registration for the Showcase on Saturday in ongoing. Read More...

Freshman Becomes Youngest Syracuse Commit Ever (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | October 22, 2014 |
The midfielder is the first freshman in the history of the school's varsity program to give a Division I commitment, deciding on national power Syracuse University. Read More...

Stage Set for 2nd Annual University City Classic at UPENN, 10/25

By Lacrosse Playground | October 22, 2014 |
Philadelphia, PA – This Saturday, October 25th, 7 Division I men’s and women’s lacrosse programs will meet at the University of Pennsylvania to face-off in support of the HEADstrong Foundation™ for the 2nd Annual University City Classic (UCC™). The event will be played in the shadows of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where HF™ founder Nicholas Colleluori fought his relentless battle against non-Hodgins Lymphoma. Proceeds from the event will directly support the Nicholas E. Colleluori Lymphoma Research Fund at the Abramson Cancer Center. A $5.00 donation is strongly encouraged for admission. Read More...

HD Video: Team Israel Scrimmages Harvard and Boston University

By Lacrosse Playground | October 22, 2014 |
The blue-and-white had several opportunities in the waning seconds but were unable to force overtime. Offit (three goals, one assist) and Louis Dubick (three goals) led Israel in scoring, while Mike Stone (two goals) and Ari Sussman (two goals) also chipped in. Kyle Bergman (one goal, one assist) and Noah Miller (one goal) added singles, and Joel Derechinsky cracked the scoresheet with an assist. Read More...

Rukket Lacrosse goals and Shot Target Equipment Review

By Lacrosse Playground | October 22, 2014 |
I was pretty excited when Rukket contacted us to do a product review on their new lacrosse goals, which come in a 6x6 and 4x4 model both of which are very affordable, and after speaking with the representatives from the company I couldn’t wait for them to come in. The products shipped extremely quick and included a 4x4, a 6x6 and a shot target that Brian Dougherty helped design. Read More...