Month: December 2014

Throttle Lacrosse Training Tool By Discover Your Game

By Lacrosse Playground | December 30, 2014 |
The Discover Your Game Throttle takes a popular drill for improving shot technique and perfects it. Every coach has yelled at some point to “SHOOT OVERHAND” and coaches like Dave Cottle have been incredibly successful with this shot so there is a definite reason to shoot overhand. Read More...

Kurt Kaunas: Small stature, big results

By Lacrosse Playground | December 29, 2014 |
Throughout his life, people haven't expected much out of Kurtis Kaunas, but he's always expected a lot from himself. Now a senior All-Patriot League midfielder for the Lehigh men's lacrosse team, Kaunas doesn't "look the part," but through hard work, has continued to prove people wrong. Read More...

Discover Your Game Glyde For Goalie Training

By Lacrosse Playground | December 29, 2014 |
Stepping to the ball, common sense says no but goalies say yes. Well maybe not at first and when they do it is often shy slow steps that really dont improve position. With the Glyde goalies are able to work on their step in an easy to see way. If they step too low they will kick the glide which with bright colors is easy to see and adjust to. Read More...

Major League Lacrosse Announces 2015 Schedule

By Lacrosse Playground | December 19, 2014 |
BOSTON (Dec. 18, 2014) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor professional lacrosse league, announced today the schedule for the 2015 season. Read More...

Epoch Lacrosse and deBeer Lacrosse Partner Together for the Holidays

By Lacrosse Playground | December 18, 2014 |
Minneapolis, MN – December 18, 2014 – Epoch Lacrosse and deBeer Women’s Lacrosse are partnering together this holiday season to give custom new sticks to 100 girls in the Harlem Lacrosse & Leadership program. Epoch will be providing their state-of-the-art Dragonfly carbon fiber shafts and deBeer will be completing the sticks with their latest Rapture heads. Read More...

Hounds Select Thul With First Pick In Supplemental Draft

By Lacrosse Playground | December 17, 2014 |
Major League Lacrosse today held its 2015 Supplemental Draft, giving teams the opportunity to build out their 23-man protected rosters to a 40-man preseason roster. The draft consisted of 12 rounds and the Charlotte Hounds had 13 picks, including the first overall. With that pick the Hounds selected Garrett Thul, a left-handed attackman out of Army. Read More...

East Coast Lacrosse Long Sleeve Shirts

By Lacrosse Playground | December 17, 2014 |
East Coast Lacrosse just dropped some new shirts. These shirts, with International flare, are made from lightweight and quick-drying material with a set sleeve for traditional fit and top end performance. Designed in house and made in America.They are also offering free two day shipping to Facebook fans. Head here for more info.

US Lacrosse Creates Guidelines for a Concussion Management Plan

By Lacrosse Playground | December 17, 2014 |
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17, 2014 — Using input from national experts on concussion and head injury, US Lacrosse has created and published guidelines to assist lacrosse organizations in the development of a concussion management plan. The guidelines are based on national and international concussion research and consensus statements, and endorsed by US Lacrosse’s Sports Science and Safety Committee. Read More...

MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE ANNOUNCES 2015 SCHEDULE

By Lacrosse Playground | December 16, 2014 |
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Monmouth University head men’s lacrosse coach Brian Fisher recently revealed the Hawks’ 2015 schedule, which features 13 games for the second-year program, as the Hawks will have six home contests at Monmouth Stadium. Read More...

Poillon and Taylor named preseason All-Americans; Lehigh men’s lacrosse ranked 15th

By Lacrosse Playground | December 16, 2014 |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Senior goalie Matt Poillon has been named an Inside Lacrosse second team preseason All-American while classmate Dan Taylor has earned honorable mention recognition as announced on Monday. In addition, the Lehigh men's lacrosse team is ranked 15th in Inside Lacrosse's annual Face-Off Yearbook. The Mountain Hawks' defense is ranked sixth in the nation while junior defenseman Tripp Telesco has also been named preseason All-Patriot League by the publication. Read More...

Ithaca College Lacrosse Documentary, Stacking 24’s

By Lacrosse Playground | December 15, 2014 |
It also takes the viewer inside the lives of two players, Israeli national team member, Matt Greenblatt, and Senior attackman, James Manilla as they share their stories of being a member of the bomber lacrosse family. Head coach, Jeff Long, and his assistant, Mike Silipo, also share stories about their time with the team, and the impact each one has had on the program. Read More...

STX Stallion 500 Lacrosse Helmet Review

By Lacrosse Playground | December 15, 2014 |
The helmet game has been pretty one sided for awhile now in the game of lacrosse. STX has partnered with Schutt this year to make their first effort into the helmet game with the Stallion 500 helmet. Helmets are a difficult piece of equipment to design with many aspects to consider making STX’s partnership a good decision when working into this market. Read More...