Lacrosse Playground

New York, July 19, 2012 – Today Maverik Lacrosse added University of Virginia lacrosse great and Denver attackman Chris Bocklet to its elite roster of lacrosse representatives. While residing in Colorado, Bocklet will play an integral role in representing Maverik Lacrosse at tournaments, camps and clinics in the West. Earlier this month, Bocklet’s X10 Mountain Adventure Camp in Granby, Colorado attracted players from across the state including Boulder, Littleton, Parker, Steamboat and Fort Collins. Follow Maverik Lacrosse and Chris on Facebook and Twitter for the latest gear, news and updates on where Maverik’s Athletes will be next. Read More…

The 3rd Annual Lake Michigan Fall Lacrosse Classic is taking place November 4th, 2012, on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin. The tournament will run from 8am-5pm with three guaranteed games per team. The tournament is run by the Head Lacrosse Coach at Rutgers University, Brian Brecht and Head Lacrosse Coach at Concordia University Wisconsin, Jeff Roberts. It is one of the top tournaments in the Midwest with over 16+ teams as well as the opportunity to play in front of college coaches. Read More…

Baltimore, MD (July 13, 2012) – Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today that it secured multi-year contracts to manage the IWLCA’s Champion Cup and its newest event, the West Coast Cup. Coupled with the Capital Cup and President’s Cup, CSE will now operate and manage all four of the IWLCA’s marquee girls’ lacrosse recruiting tournaments. Read More…

On Saturday and Sunday, top pro lacrosse player Kyle Harrison (in partnership with Nike, Powerade and STX Lacrosse) hosted lacrosse camps at Harlem’s St. Nicholas Park for 100 kids, ages ranging from 8 to 15. The purpose was to expose lacrosse to inner-city youth in NYC and to inform them of the many scholarship opportunities available through the sport. It’s a unique event featuring a special individual in the world of lacrosse, Harrison. Lacrosse Playground was at the event Saturday. Read More…

Hightstown, NJ – July 5, 2012 – This weekend, Tri- State Lacrosse welcomes 358 high school and youth lacrosse teams from across the country to compete in the 12th annual Tri- State National Summer Lacrosse Festival at Mercer Country Park. Each year the tournament grows and this year is no exception, over 7500 athletes and 30,000 attendees are expected to visit Mercer County Park July 6-8, 2012. Read More…

DETROIT — The University of Detroit Mercy men’s lacrosse team has announced a specialized camp for July in the first-ever Detroit Titan Faceoff Camp. The event will feature a guest instructor in former Notre Dame faceoff specialist Jake Marmul. Read More…

Billy Bitter of Maverik Lacrosse and Total Lacrosse head to Whitfiled High School to check out the inaugural whitfield Warriors Lacrosse team. Read More…

4/20/12 – Bros Lacrosse is proud to announce the addition of our National Elite travel programs (U19, U17, and Men’s) for the summer of 2012. Our U17 program is focused on preparing players for lacrosse at the college level and gain exposure at some of the biggest tournaments in the country. Players will have the opportunity to work with top coaches in the mid-west from the HS, and college level. It all starts with our overnight Training Camp, held June 17-21 in Milwaukee, WI. During camp, players will participate in high level drills, scrimmages, clinics from current NCAA players and coaches, and more, which will prepare players for our summer tour. Read More…

Now that the Spring 2012 Lacrosse is in full swing, I can’t help but start to think about the upcomming Summer Club Lacrosse season. A lot of planning has been done by Clubs, Future’s programs and even the town and HS programs in regards to tryouts, roster size, uniforms, schedules, hotel reservation, fan wear including custom gloves, helmets among other things to not only promote the future of their Club, but try and give their Members a good, positive experience in the hopes that they will come back not only next Summer, but this Fall and Winter. Read More…

For those who doubt the rapid growth of the lacrosse or the needless expansion of the sport Kevin Kiley, writer for USA Today, writes a compelling argument. There is a prodigious growth of lacrosse that may otherwise go unseen if you don’t live or have family in the region. Kiley uncovers the escalation of lacrosse participation, particularly, at Liberal Arts Colleges in the Midwest region. Read More…