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LB3 Lacrosse Partners with Monsters Lacrosse in Sarasota, FL
LB3 Lacrosse is proud to announce a new partnership with the Monsters Lacrosse Club of Sarasota, Florida. The Monsters Lacrosse Club and LB3 will offer year-round opportunities for youth lacrosse players throughout the area.
LB3 will work with the Monsters and their Director of...
Pope John Paul II High School to Host PreSeason Invitational Feb. 14-15
Lacrosse season is upon us! The 2nd Annual Catholic High School Lacrosse Invitational tournament kicks off the new season. Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton will again host this preseason event for Catholic high schools from around the state. The tournament will take place on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15. Games will be played...
It’s Official – The Launch Will Play at FAU
Florida Launch to play at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton
Launch will open season at FAU against Denver on April 26
BOSTON (January 30, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that the Florida Launch will call FAU Stadium its home for the 2014 season. The MLL’s newest team will play...
Want to Move Up the Depth Chart? Fix Your Stick Skills On the Wall
Trying to move up the depth chart? Getting good looks but not finishing? Dropping passes in traffic?
Part of the problem could be that you are too focused on your hands and not playing the game with your hips.
It takes thousands of good reps to get your eye-hand coronation to the point where you can shift your focus to the rest of the game....
Florida Laxers Returning to Macabi Games in 2014
FLN is pleased to promote lacrosse in the State of Florida and will publish press releases for most events throughout the year. If you would like your event published, please send an email to brian@floridalacrossenews.com and Brian will send you the form to follow. The copy below was provided to FLN by the Davie JCC. Good luck to our Florida...
Orlando Resident Shows the Better Side of Our Sport
In an open letter to the lacrosse world Megan Crutchfield wrote of her experience over the past weekend with the U.S. Men’s National Team during the final tryouts at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. Ms. Crutchfield, who authors an e-magazine dedicated to planning trips to Disney World. The author noted particularly the class of the...
Kevin Finneran to Coach With Broward Barracudas
DAVIE, FL – January 28, 2014 – Broward Lacrosse Advantage, Inc. (BLA) is excited to announce that former world
champion and professional coach Kevin Finneran will be joining the Barracudas summer travel coaching
staff. Coach Finn is considered one of the most accomplished lacrosse players to ever play or coach the game.
Along with...
Early Recruiting Covered by New York Times
FLN makes every effort to stay connected with the latest trends in our sport. A couple of days ago, we noticed an article in the New York Times about high school recruiting in general. We think you will find the information interesting but caution you from applying this to your situation. Day 1 of FHSAA practice yesterday! Yeah!
Below is...
Florida Players Among Those Who Stood Out at Prep Showcase Camp
As we reported earlier in the week, Prep School Lacrosse Showcase (PSLS) ran its first ever January camp at St. Andrew’s School in Boca Raton last weekend. Directed by a who’s who of coaches from some of the finest academic institutions, just under 200 players from eighth grade (2018’s) to high school juniors (2015’s)...
Florida Lacrosse Classic Crowns New Champions
Over the weekend of January 17th-19th the Florida Youth Lacrosse Foundation hosted the Florida Lacrosse Classic at Tequesta Trace Park in Weston, Florida. The event served to crown a national champion in the Grand Masters (Age 45 and older) and Half Century (Age 50 and older) age groups. Additional brackets were created for Ultra Grand (Age...
Prep Showcase at Saint Andrews is Great For Players and Fun For All!
Over the past weekend the Saint Andrew’s School hosted their its Prep School Lacrosse Showcase for 8th to 11th graders. Sponsored by the ELEVEN Lacrosse Group, the event went beyond it’s intention to highlight lacrosse players working and meeting with major college coaches to include activities for the families. Which made for a fun day...
Cypress Bay’s Mikey Mendella Commits to Roanoke
Cypress Bay 2014 Defenseman, Mikey Mendella, has given his verbal commitment to Coach Pilat and the Roanoke Marrons.
Mendeall, who has a 3.4 GPA, plays his club lacrosse for the Praetorians. “Coach Geoff Swinerton gave me a stick in 8th grade and has been my coach since (in) High School and Club. I want to thank Coach Pilat and Tuma for...