faceoff

FOGO Lacrosse, Inc. Announces Upcoming Winter Events For 2015

By Lacrosse Playground | December 8, 2014 |
FOGO Lacrosse, the world’s premier lacrosse specialty skills face-off camp, has three upcoming events as a part of their winter program. The schedule kicks off on Friday January 23, 2015, when Alex Smith –the most decorated college face-off man in history and 3x World Champion (Rochester Rattlers, Chesapeake Bayhawks, and USA 2010 World Team), will be presenting his thoughts and take on the face-off position at the Baltimore Convention Center at 4:15pm. Read More...

Fogolax Face Off Academy upcoming dates and locations

By Lacrosse Playground | November 24, 2014 |
No other Face off coaching academy can lay claim to as many success stories as Fogolax. Our students have been dominant at every level. Our coaching methodologies are unique and we are constantly striving to not only improve our athletes but ourselves as coaches. We have produced multiple All Americans, National Champions and positional players of the year at every collegiate level. Read More...

New Faceoff Rules Have Been Approved by NCAA; Down, Set, Cry

By Lacrosse Playground | September 11, 2014 |
Starting in 2015, a visible clock can be used to time the 30-second stalling segment in facilities capable of displaying the clocks. All Division I men’s lacrosse programs will be required to have the clocks displayed by the 2016 season, and Division II and Division III will be required to have visible clocks by the 2017 season. Read More...

A FOGO’s Response To Proposed NCAA Face-Off Rule Changes

By Lacrosse Playground | August 18, 2014 |
As I am sure you could imagine my phone and email has been quite busy the last few days. I am writing to you tonight for two reasons. Firstly I want to let you all know how much I respect the process that takes place when decisions of this magnitude take place, I have the utmost respect for the committee, coaches and the game we all love and any decision that is made I will honor and abide by. Secondly I want to voice some concerns and show you some evidence of what you are going to see moving forward. Read More...

Men’s lacrosse panel reverse decision on faceoff grip

By Lacrosse Playground | September 13, 2012 |
A ruling that had banned the use of the “motorcycle” grip on faceoffs in men’s lacrosse has been reversed. After reviewing membership feedback, the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee retracted a decision made at its August meeting and decided to allow players to use the grip on faceoffs. That action and others will be forwarded to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for review and voting on Sept. 21. Read More...

Fans to Faceoff for Charity & Bragging Rights in Annual Tournament

By Lacrosse Playground | July 3, 2012 |
The great fans of the National Lacrosse League will once again come together this summer to play the game they love, while raising money for charity. The 2012 Fann Cup, a lacrosse tournament of teams comprised of fans of the NLL, will be played on Saturday, July 28th in Minneapolis/St. Paul suburb of Blaine, Minnesota. The host team this year is the Minnesota Stingers, a team comprised of fans of the Minnesota Swarm. Read More...

Long Island Lizards’ Greg Gurenlian Tests the New Warrior Blade Pro (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | May 25, 2012 |
After getting my hands on the new Blade Pro from Warrior, I strung it up and put it to the test. I did my usual routine for warming up and compared the heads side-by-side. I then checked for flexibility, scoop, and a bunch of other features. Here's my comparison. Read More...

Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog: ‘Bring on the Terps’

By Lacrosse Playground | May 11, 2012 |
The privilege of playing lacrosse together still at this point in May is also special in its own right, but again by no means any source of complacency. A new opponent, a new opportunity, and a plethora of new naysayers are on the horizon. As has been the case since the days of my recruitment to Lehigh, though, the more that people predict us to lose, the more motivated (and more likely) we are to win. Bring on the Terps, bring on the NCAA Tournament, bring on the doubt…bring on whatever and I’m confident that it will only make this Lehigh lacrosse family stronger in the end. Read More...

Bon Jovi’s Son Plays Lacrosse with a Blaze of Glory

By Lacrosse Playground | April 18, 2012 |
The “I’ll be there for you, These five words I swear to you” rocker has offspring who stirs the tea at the face-off X for his high school team. Jesse Bongiovi is Poly Prep's FOGO and apparently crushes it. The New York Post recently ran an article about the Runaway. Read More...

FOGO Lacrosse, Inc. Announces Two Summer Camp Dates For 2012

By Lacrosse Playground | April 5, 2012 |
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND - April 5, 2012 - FOGO Lacrosse announced their Summer Face-Off Camp schedule this week. Currently the schedule includes only two camps, both of which will be held in Maryland at the Gerstell Academy. FOGO Lacrosse will kick off the summer season with a camp to be held June 15th through June 17th, which will give previous campers and newcomers a chance to improve their technique prior to a summer presumably filled with recruiting camps and tournaments. The second camp is scheduled for August 11th through the 13th. Read More...

Warrior Blade Pro X6 Head

By Lacrosse Playground | April 4, 2012 |
The most popular face off head of all time has returned. The Blade Pro X6 comes with reinforced sidewalls and the perfect pinch for winning the draw every time. Only legal for NCAA play. Order today to reserve your Blade Pro X6. Head will begin to ship beginning April 16th.

Warrior Blade Pro Head

By Lacrosse Playground | March 30, 2012 |
The most popular face off head of all time has returned. The Blade Pro comes with reinforced sidewalls and the perfect pinch for winning the draw every time. This head is legal for High School.