2012

Stylin’ Strings Goes to Europe Part 1 of 2

By Lacrosse Playground | July 31, 2012 |
For this issue of Stylin’ Strings Customs, we had the honor of making 24 lacrosse heads themed after 12 of the countries playing in the Euro World Games held in Amsterdam. They were themed based on the countries flag, logos, emblems, and colors. Read More...

UNC Lacrosse Announces 2012 Recruiting Class

By Lacrosse Playground | July 27, 2012 |
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina head men’s lacrosse coach Joe Breschi formally announced Thursday his third full recruiting class since taking over the reins of the Tar Heel program. Another outstanding group of prospective student-athletes will enroll at Carolina next month. Read More...

Hofstra Lacrosse To Participate In 2012 Colleluori Classic

By Lacrosse Playground | July 24, 2012 |
Hempstead, NY - Hofstra Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney has announced that the Pride will once again participate in the 2012 Nicholas Colleluori Fall Men's Lacrosse Classic in October. The sixth Annual Colleluori Classic will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 6-7, 2012 at Ridley High School in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Read More...
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2012 Scotland U19 Lacrosse Blog From Turku, Finland

By Lacrosse Playground | July 13, 2012 |
Day 3 promised to hold a little more for Scotland. The day started with more salmon and pancakes, before stepping out to the main stadium for training. We headed over to Ylakentta stadium for the first time, rehearsing some more plays and fine tuning the defence. For lunch we went back to Veritas Stadion, where we got a chance to watch a Holland v Wales scrimmage and also the Koreans training - our opponents for tomorrow. Over lunch we crossed paths with the Germans, hair of choice being a mohawk. Read More...

Scotland U19 Lacrosse Blog From Turku, Finland

By Lacrosse Playground | July 12, 2012 |
Jonny Davis, a middie for Team Scotland, will be blogging from Turku, Finland. Jonny will be detailing the daily ins and outs of what it's like to play in the U19 World Games, but also share experiences from off the field. Below is the first installment of the U19 Scotland lacrosse blog. Read More...

2012 Top High School Lacrosse Players Selected for ESPNHS Warrior 40 Roster

By Lacrosse Playground | July 10, 2012 |
A panel of lacrosse experts and coaches selected 40 of the nation’s top high school lacrosse players to compete in the 2012 ESPNHS Warrior 40 Competition. The third annual Warrior 40 Competition, operated by ESPNHS, will be held at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., August 13-15. The Warrior 40 Competition focuses on improving the skills and knowledge of the nation’s elite high school lacrosse players. Read More...

2012 FIL U-19 World Championship Medals

By Lacrosse Playground | June 22, 2012 |
Lax Medals is the leader in creating custom lacrosse medals for the player and the fan. Lax Medals will be worn around the necks of players at the Men's U19 World Championship in Turku, Finland. The World Championship takes place July 12-21. The medals (Gold, Silver and Bronze) are embossed with the Finland flag and FIL insignia.

New England Boys Selected for the 2012 Under Armour Underclassmen Elite Stars Lacrosse Tournament

By Lacrosse Playground | June 20, 2012 |
Baltimore, Md. - Corrigan Sports Enterprises and Under Armour®, Inc. (NYSE: UA) announced today the roster of the New England Boys who will represent their region at the 2012 Under Armour Underclassmen Elite Stars Lacrosse Tournament. The sport’s most prestigious underclassmen tournament will feature girls and boys teams from Baltimore, Long Island, Midwest, New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, South, Upstate New York, Washington, D.C., and West and consist of players from the graduating classes of 2013-15. Read More...

Head Coaches Named For The 2012 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic

By Lacrosse Playground | June 8, 2012 |
Baltimore, MD (June 8, 2012) ─ Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) and Corrigan Sports Enterprises, Inc. announced today the head coaches for the 2012 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. Both the girls and boys games will be contested at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University in Towson, Md. on June 30. Read More...

2012 All-American Team Division I

By Lacrosse Playground | May 24, 2012 |
The All-American teams in men's collegiate lacrosse have a rich and storied history. Our game has been buoyed by the efforts of men who were proud of their All-American status and kept on giving back to the game years after their playing days. Most of the governing properties of men's collegiate lacrosse today are spearheaded by former All-Americans. Read More...

Coverage of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championsh​ip Begins Sunday with NCAA Selection Show

By Lacrosse Playground | May 2, 2012 |
ESPNU will unveil the 16-team bracket during the hour-long 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship Selection Show Presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sunday, May 6, at 9 p.m. ET. In addition to the bracket announcement, host Anish Shroff and analysts Quint Kessenich and Paul Carcaterra will provide breakdown of the field and tournament predictions, along with interviews with select head coaches. Read More...

Blue Valley West Jaguars ZimaGear Decals

By Lacrosse Playground | April 24, 2012 |
We have some cool helmet wraps to show you today. The Blue Valley West Jaguars from Overland Park, Kansas worked with ZimaGear to conceptualize their custom helmet decals for 2012. The finished product came out great on their CPX-R and Pro7 lids from Cascade. Read More...