84 results for year: 2016
By Brian Logue SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse is excited to announce the start of a national Wall Ball Challenge that will help players improve their stick skills while generating support for its First Stick Program. The challenge, powered by an app developed by SNYPR, tracks the number of repetitions that players complete playing wall ball, allowing ...
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By Brian Logue Liz Brush As lacrosse continues to grow, the need for qualified officials grows hand-in-hand with the jump in participation. And who better to officiate the game than the people who have played it? That’s the thought of US Lacrosse and the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association, and both groups are working with ...
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By Brian Logue John StrohsackerHarvey Cohen being recognized by US Lacrosse President and CEO Steve Stenersen with the inaugural National Keeper of Lacrosse Award in 2014 SPARKS, Md. — Harvey Cohen, a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and longtime supporter of US Lacrosse, died on Friday, May 27 at the age of 97.“Harvey was a dear friend ...
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By Wyatt Naylor Wyatt Naylor, a recent graduate of Glenelg Country School (Md.), completed a two-week internship with US Lacrosse earlier this spring. On the lacrosse field, he helped Glenelg to a runner-up finish in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) B Conference while earning all-league honors as an attackman. As part of his ...
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By Brian Logue Scott McCall SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse announced that the deadline for applications for players wishing to try out for the 2017 U.S. Women’s National Team has been extended to June 15. Tryouts will be held August 5-7,
2016 at the new national team training center at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.Interested candidates can ...
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By Brian Logue Brian LogueLacrosse fans have long embraced “the fastest game on two feet” slogan to help sell the excitement of the sport. But for new players learning the sport, the fastest game on two feet isn’t always so fast.If you've ever been to a youth lacrosse game, you've seen something similar to the ground ball scrum in the picture above. ...
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By Brian Logue Trevor Brown/Kevin Tucker SPARKS, Md. — US Lacrosse has announced that Dylan Johnson and Simon Mathias have been named to the
2016 U.S. Men’s National Under-19 team as injury replacements for Drew Supinski and Thomas Wright. Johnson recently completed his freshman year at the University of Denver where he started all 16 games on ...
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By Paul Ohanian How much time does your family spend in activities related to youth lacrosse? There are practices and games, of course; add in tournaments, camps and clinics. Some also have private lessons, skill training and conditioning.How does your family’s lacrosse time commitment compare to other families? About the same, much more, or significa...
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By Brian Logue John Strohsacker EVENT HOME BETHLEHEM, Pa. — On a day when women’s lacrosse took a leap forward with the debut of the United Women’s Lacrosse League, the sport got another look at the future with more than 1,000 of the nation’s top high school players competing in front of more than 200 college coaches at the
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By Kate Leavell | @kateleavell I’ve been to enough club tournaments that I expect the expected. Screaming coaches. Parents yelling at the refs. Trash talking between players, often mismatched in size. Parents in the stands cheering, parents leaning over the fence yelling not quite as cheerfully. Cranky officials who haven’t had a break in ...
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