Month: January 2014

US Lacrosse Now Accepting 2014 AED Grant Applications, Special Discounts

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2014 |
BALTIMORE, Jan. 24, 2014 — US Lacrosse is now accepting applications for 2014 grants to be used to significantly subsidize the cost of acquiring automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Teams, leagues and US Lacrosse chapters may submit applications through April 1, 2014. Grant recipients will receive one (1) Powerheart AED G3 Plus Automatic unit for the discounted price of $700. Read More...

US Lacrosse Reveals Lacrosse Central Hub

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2014 |
BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse today revealed the US Lacrosse Central Hub, powered by ArbiterSports, a game management solutions and industry leading assigning products provider. US Lacrosse now hosts its Officials Education Program training content for youth and high school officials on the hub, a website housed within ArbiterSports.com. US Lacrosse will populate and manage the content of this website, which is provided in partnership with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Read More...

Urban Charter School Seeks Donations to Launch Boys Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2014 |
Cambridge, MA - Boston-area charter schools are hailed for their success in closing the achievement gap by producing some of the strongest rates of learning growth for urban students of color anywhere in the U.S.. With their laser focus on college prep and their “no excuses” mantra, charters expect all their students to work hard and to prioritize academics. Read More...
Watch Team USA on ESPNU and WatchESPN this Sunday, Jan. 26

Watch Team USA on ESPNU and WatchESPN this Sunday, Jan. 26

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2014 |
Don't forget! Here's the entire ESPN TV Schedule for Lacrosse in 2014. Read More...
ConnectLAX Team Recruiting Maximizes Every Player’s Recruiting Exposure

ConnectLAX Team Recruiting Maximizes Every Player’s Recruiting Exposure

By Lacrosse Playground | January 23, 2014 |
ConnectLAX mobile recruiting profiles already put your player info at the fingertips of college coaches, allowing them to evaluate your profile while watching you play. Read More...
Season Preview: Lehigh men's lacrosse vies for third straight championship in 2014

Season Preview: Lehigh men’s lacrosse vies for third straight championship in 2014

By Lacrosse Playground | January 23, 2014 |
The Mountain Hawks were up-and-down through the beginning part of last season. A loss to UMass dropped the squad's record to 5-4. Something needed to change if Lehigh was to win its second straight Patriot League Championship. Read More...

Penn State Selected to Win 2014 CAA Men’s Lacrosse Regular Season

By Lacrosse Playground | January 23, 2014 |
RICHMOND, Va. (January 22, 2014) – Penn State, which captured its first Colonial Athletic Association men's lacrosse regular season title a year ago, has been picked to finish atop the conference standings and win the CAA regular season title again in 2014 according to a vote of the league's head lacrosse coaches. Read More...

2014 NEC Lacrosse Preview

By Lacrosse Playground | January 23, 2014 |
In 2013, led by its high powered offense and perhaps the most dominant FOGO in the country, the Bryant Bulldogs captured the NEC title and an automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. In 2014, the NEC has had a bit of a makeover, losing Quinnipiac to the MAAC but adding both Hobart and Saint Joseph's. Read More...
May 27, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Syracuse Orange midfielder JoJo Marasco (22) dodges to the goal against the Duke Blue Devils during the fourth quarter of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field. Duke won the game 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

30 Minute Preview of the Upcoming 2014 Syracuse Lacrosse Season

By Lacrosse Playground | January 22, 2014 |
CitrusTV's Heather Prusak and Ben Peck fill you in on potential starters, the upcoming schedule, and joining the ACC. Plus we sat down with Head Coach John Desko and Captain Derek Maltz to talk expectations and goals. Read More...

Brown State Lacrosse 2014 Video Preview

By Lacrosse Playground | January 22, 2014 |
Brown Lacrosse' 2014 video trailer entitled, Brown State Lacrosse, is directed and produced by Zach Caldwell and Chandler Clarke, both Brown Lax alumni. The video visually chronicles the team through a rigorous Fall Ball and preseason training while also further explaining the industrial attitude that compels the Ivy League team to grind it out on-and-off the field every single day. Read More...

HEADstrong Launches Rivalry Series Campaign To Raise National Awareness During April

By Lacrosse Playground | January 22, 2014 |
Holmes, PA – The HEADstrong Foundation™ (HF) is proud to announce the National Rivalry Series, a fundraising campaign that any team, at any level of the game, can adopt into their upcoming season. During the month of April, teams from across the country are encouraged to select a game to observe as a HEADstrong Game, helping to raise blood cancer awareness and funds to benefit the quality of life services offered by the Foundation. Read More...
paul-rabil-U.S. Men Blue-White Rosters Announced for Champion Challenge, #USAMLAX

U.S. Men Blue-White Rosters Announced for Champion Challenge, #USAMLAX

By Lacrosse Playground | January 22, 2014 |
BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse today announced the U.S. Men’s National Team Blue-White rosters for the team’s evaluation game at the ninth annual Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, Jan. 26 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Read More...