7 results for month: 04/2016
By Peter Bidstrup Courtesy of Peter Bidstrup Peter Bidstrup has been the head boys’ lacrosse coach at The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts since 1996. Over the last decade, the “Red Dogs” have a record of 153-15 while winning or sharing 8 Independent School League championships. His daughter, Brett, plays lacrosse at ...
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By Brian Logue Getty Images Erik Adamson is a midfielder for the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse. The Anaheim Hills, Calif., native graduated from the University of Denver in 2015, helping the Pioneers to their first national championship. Adamson was an honorable mention All-American in 2015 and graduated as DU’s fourth all-time leading goal ...
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By Gordon Corsetti Courtesy of Gordon Corsetti We say officials have the best seat in the house. While it's true that we are the closest to the action we can’t watch the game the same way everyone else does, which is typically watching where the ball goes. I love being on the field officiating, but I only see one-half or one-third of the entire game ...
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By T.J. Buchanan Introduction In 2012, Dr. Mariale Hardiman published a book entitled “The Brain Targeted Teaching Model for 21st Century Schools.” Dr. Hardiman and her team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University spent several years conducting and reviewing neuroscience research on how children’s brains function in the ...
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By Brian Logue Damon Tarver The Lacrosse Athlete Development Model is about more than just how we prepare athletes for competition. It's also about using competition to develop athletes. These one-hour free webinars will cover the use of small-sided competition as a tool for skill development in athletes ages 5-12. A webinar geared towards boys' lacrosse ...
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By Paul Ohanian Bryce Vickmark Melissa Coyne, director of games administration at US Lacrosse and a former collegiate goalie, was among the participants on a female athlete panel at the recent International Summit on Female Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury.Sharing from her experience, Coyne told the audience about the difficulty an injured athlete has ...
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By Paul Ohanian Courtesy of Jennifer Powell Jennifer Powell, a 9th grader at Albany (N.Y.) High School and a member of the school district’s junior varsity team, had her submission selected as the winning entry for the 2016 US Lacrosse Diversity & Inclusion Essay Contest.Jennifer first picked up a lacrosse stick when she was 11 years old, and says that ...
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