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Game Photos: Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Heart Power

By Lacrosse Playground | February 22, 2012 |
The first page of the packet (usually an overview of the game and inspiration) had a quote from Vince Lombardi, “Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, 
nothing will stop him short of success.” This game would be about our heart power and not letting anything get in our way from winning the game. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Remembering Tyler Kopp

By Lacrosse Playground | February 16, 2012 |
The second thing was when we found out about the death of Tyler Kopp. Tyler was a twelve-year-old lacrosse player, and son of Brian and Julie Kopp (both Colgate grads; Brian was a lacrosse player while here). This news struck our entire team pretty hard, and we signed a card to have sent to the Kopp family. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Entry 2

By Lacrosse Playground | January 31, 2012 |
Monday, January 23rd not only marked the start to our second week of practice, but also the beginning of classes for us as well. We all went through every one of our classes for twenty-five minute periods, thus marking the beginning of the spring semester. Practice started at 4:30 that day with a very up-tempo pace. A good chunk of practice consisted of station work, and each station had a physical aspect to it. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse in Final Preparations for 2012 Campaign

By Lacrosse Playground | January 26, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/26/12) – The Colgate men's lacrosse team is entering its final two weeks of preparation for the 2012 season. The Raiders will first play a pair of scrimmages against Delaware on Jan. 28 and Cornell on Feb. 4, before opening the season with Bryant at home on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Entry 1

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2012 |
The 2012 season is here and we wanted to work closely with college programs to bring a part of the excitement to you. Throughout the 2012 season we will highlight lacrosse programs on our space for all of our readers to follow. Player blogs serve as a unique outlet for programs to showcase their season as it develops, plus highlight everything they have to offer a student-athlete. In contrast, families and fans get a glimpse into the program's athletic and academic regimen Read More...