Lacrosse Playground

With the NCAA Lacrosse Championship around the corner, ESPN enlisted John Brenkus and the ESPN Sport Science team to analyze what lies behind the power and aim of a well-executed lax shot. The team chose Paul Rabil to test lacrosse shooting. Rabil was hooked up to the high-tech system and put through a number of exercises. Read More…

Lacrosse Playground is pleased to announce our partnership with Go Pro Workouts; a new sports fitness company that is revolutionizing the way athletes train for sports. Their 8-week sport-specific strength and conditioning programs are custom designed and tested by some of today’s most dynamic pro athletes and tailored to mirror their real off-season training regimens. Read More…

NEW YORK – May 16, 2012 –Maverik Lacrosse today announced it has joined forces with Xcelerate Lacrosse Camps as part of its “Evolve The Player, Advance The Game” initiative to grow the game of lacrosse. Maverik will provide Xcelerate with Maverik Athletes Billy Bitter and Brian Karalunas that will be working alongside Xcelerate’s impressive staff of coaches at camps this summer. Read More…

Easton Lacrosse is run by guys who simply love the Creator’s Game to no end. They grew up loving the game as fanatical laxrats and then, when given the chance, infused all of the ingenuity of their heroes into their branding. Months ago, Easton signed one of the most legendary lacrosse players ever, Mike Powell. And now, they’ve given him a camera to illustrate what might occur in his brain. With the help of Brett Queener, Powell directed and edited this short flick called The Mill. Read More…

“Need One Got One” was a game developed to teach young players the importance of communication and teamwork in the sport of lacrosse. Half of the players and Coaches have balls in their stick. Players with a ball are yelling “Got One” meaning they have a ball, others are yelling “Need One” meaning they need a ball. Players flip/drop their ball into the stick of someone without a ball. Read More…

The Dirtylax Combines are designed to gain exposure for each participating player at all levels of competitive post-secondary lacrosse. In a world filled with “All-Star” teams it is becoming more difficult to find the gems. Think about it! If you were that coach recruiting players, would it be possible to get to every tournament to see every prospect? Read More…

Many are confused as to why the Virginia Cavaliers, while able to win national championships and stomp out seemingly anyone in their path, are unable to win against Duke. How does a team that loses 12 of 13 matchups to an ACC rival manage to win 2 national championships during that time, while the other only wins one? 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…

In the first quarter of that game (presumably), I did something to my knee. I don’t know exactly what, but I know that at the end of the quarter, it started to feel weird. By halftime, I looked down and noticed that my knee had swelled to about the size of a grapefruit. Read More…

Minnesota Swarm’s Ryan Benesch offers shooting tips for young box lacrosse players in a video presented by Summit Orthopedics. Learning the indoor game from a seasoned professional is a great opportunity for every player, young and old. Read More…