Month: December 2009
STX has released the second K18 glove for North Carolina this Spring. The new option, color-wise, is the inverse of the previous option with Navy placed where Carolina Blue is on the first pair. The UNC insignia is also embroidered on top of Navy on the cuff. Visuals after jump.
SportStop has a new review of Maverik's Vision men's head. Vision is new for 2010. Universal spec head meets both NCAA and NFHS specs. Comes in white and 4 other colors.
Kingdom Lacrosse is a hot new lacrosse apparel company out of Rochester. The guys behind the line are very passionate about the sport because it has given them so many opportunities. And it clearly evident in this post. It first began as a conversation between two friends and teammates. David Kemp and Bobby DeFreze are born and raised in the Rochester community, and more specifically the Rochester Lacrosse community, and know how deep those roots go. The mission of Kingdom Lacrosse is to provide highly unique and high quality apparel to fellow lax rats everywhere. More after the jump.
This month Lacrosse Playground's resident head dyeing guru takes on the STX Revolver head. Max McCool does a revolver pattern on the new STX head.
The three most charismatic cast members (Snooki, The Situation, Pauly D) from the new MTV hit show, Jersey Shore, have teamed up with You Tube cult icon DJ Lubel to make a skit mocking themselves and the show. As you watch the hilarious video you'll notice Pauly D's laptop is covered in stickers. One of them happens to be Maverik (top left) and another in the bottom right corner represents US Lacrosse. Stickers and ad placement is just one way to let customers take charge of a company's advertising.
Take a step forward with a new running shoe that is hitting shelves February 2010, the On Running Shoe. These days,to some people, a fair amount of the running shoe market is over-saturated with gimmicky shoes that might actually cause more harm than good with the recent shock absorption systems among other things. Runners are at higher risks of injury and muscle atrophy than ever before. The On Running Shoe eradicates that problem.>>VIEW VIDEO
Each Friday the Weekly Mashup brings you links to some of the articles you may not have seen that involve lacrosse or lacrosse players. Here are some of the newsmakers from this week after the jump.
Nike has released previews of footwear for early 2010. The Lunar Kayoss is one of the most anticipated shoes to drop in January. Look at it as a notch up from the BO Knows Trainers.>>READ MORE
The Holidays is a great reminder to give back. This year, the legendary Bob Turco gave back to the sport that has given him so much. The Future Leaders Institute Charter School in Harlem has been blessed to receive his coaching. Take a look and think about how you can give back.>>FULL STORY
After you unwrap your new shoes Christmas morning make sure to take the proper precautions before scuffing up your new kicks.>>READ MORE
Teddy Lamade played midfield at the University of Virginia from 2000-2004 where he was a part of the 2003 National Championship and captained the 2004 Team. He writes about the business of lacrosse monthly for LacrossePlayground.com. This month he talks about the growth of competition as it relates to the health of the sport.
South Swell and STX have collaborated on a new glove only available through South Swell: The SSS X STX Anthem Lacrosse Glove.
