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Lacrosse Star Sam Bradman Joins as STX Pro-Athlete

By Lacrosse Playground | May 29, 2012 |
STX, LLC, a global sporting goods leader, announced today a one-year deal with USILA Division III 2012 Player of the Year Sam Bradman. As part of the deal, Bradman will represent STX at camps, clinics, tournaments and in-store events across the country and hold demo sessions at select events. Additionally, Bradman will play for Team STX in the LXM Pro, a lacrosse tour sponsored by STX, with fellow STX Pro-Athlete Kyle Harrison. Read More...

Citylax To Sponsor Major League Lacrosse Exhibition Game On April 21 At Poly Prep Country Day School

By Lacrosse Playground | April 17, 2012 |
Major League Lacrosse Teams the Long Island Lizards and the Charlotte Hounds will face off in the FIRST professional lacrosse game to ever be played in New York City. Admission is free and the game will be played under the lights at Poly Prep Country Day School. Read More...

Maverik University Rollback Dodge with Jovan Miller

By Lacrosse Playground | April 3, 2012 |
Maverik Lacrosse today released "Roll Dodge" the latest instructional video in the Maverik University video series starring Charlotte Hounds midfielder, two-time National Champion and former All-American midfielder at Syracuse University, Jovan Miller. In Maverik's latest video, Jovan shows midfielders how to use a roll dodge to create time and space to shoot or move the ball to counter a defensive slide. Read More...

Morgan State Men’s Lacrosse Player Blog: Way More Than a Game

By Lacrosse Playground | March 30, 2012 |
The first year I played at Morgan I had no idea who we had on our schedule, but a large part of the team was upset that we weren’t playing Howard. I didn’t understand at first until it got through my head what a big deal it is to lax at an HBCU. I didn’t know any specifics other than the fact that they usually played Howard but this year we weren’t. Read More...

Game Photos: Maryland Vs Hartford

By Lacrosse Playground | February 22, 2012 |
Junior All-American Curtis Holmes dominated face-offs, winning 19-of-20 with a career-best nine groundballs to lead the No. 8 University of Maryland men's lacrosse team to a 12-6 victory over Hartford in the 2012 season opener at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. The opener also showcased new digs from both teams. Read More...

LB3 Lacrosse Hires Brian Silcott as COO

By Lacrosse Playground | February 8, 2012 |
Atlanta, GA – February 8, 2012 – LB3 Lacrosse is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Silcott to the LB3 Team. Silcott, most recently the Mens Game Director at US Lacrosse, will take over all day-to-day operations at LB3 including LB3 Camps, Clinics, Tournaments, Leagues and Travel Teams. A former MLL and NLL player (1994 to 2005), Silcott was also NCAA Midfielder of the Year, 1st Team All American and National Champion while at Nazareth College. Read More...

Hobart Alumus Tim Clark Recognized By The Super Bowl XVLI Committee For His Community Service

By Lacrosse Playground | February 2, 2012 |
Hobart alumus Tim Clark '87 is known by many throughout Indiana for his passion and community service with youth in the sport of lacrosse. Since his arrival 12 years ago at the NCAA national office, Tim co-founded the Indiana Youth Lacrosse Association and spearheaded the development of several Indiana lacrosse programs. Tim was recently recognized for his outstanding service to youth when he received the 2011 Rev. Charles Williams Award presented by the Indiana Sports Corporation and Indiana Black Expo. Read More...

Chazz Woodson Continues to Grow the Game in Miami

By Lacrosse Playground | August 30, 2011 |
This is the third installment for the Grow The Game videos produced by The Tim Hardaway Foundation Leadership Academy in cooperation with Dade Lacrosse, which is headed by MLL All Star Chazz Woodson. Woodson has been living in Miami for a few years now and has really struck an accord with the neighboring organizations and schools. One of the schools, which is featured in this video is the Booker T. Washington Senior HS. Check out what Woodson and others are igniting in the Miami heat. Read More...

Rapper w/ Lacrosse Roots Is Changing the Game with Highly Anticipated CD “Hot Chicks and Lacrosse Sticks”

By Lacrosse Playground | August 4, 2011 |
Yesterday, we asked fans on Facebook about how lacrosse can receive more notoriety on an international scale. Many people said there needs to be more TV coverage, cheaper equipment and a few people touched on slipping lacrosse into pop culture, but nothing really specific. The one element no one mentioned...MUSIC. Read More...