3D Rising Features 3 Florida Kids, Including One Very Well Known Last Name . . .
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in Uncategorized.
http://3drising.com/articles/recruiting/boys/3d-blue-chip-northeast-regional-camp-standouts
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3d Blue Chip kicked off Friday night in Davenport, Florida, bringing nearly 300 players to the Sunshine State for the first weekend of the premiere winter training program that also helps serve as a feeder program to the prestigious Jake Reed Nike Blue Chip Camp held each summer in Maryland.
In the 2020 age group three Floridians were highlighted . . . including American Heritage’s own Jeff Goldberg’s son, Kade:
From the article:
Kade Goldberg, Midfield, Fla., Team Florida, 2020
Goldberg shined as one of the most polished overall players in the 2020 group. An ambidextrous, smooth and shifty midfielder, Goldberg consistently created from atop the box, showing himself to be a talented dodger who can see the field and make a variety of plays out of his moves. He is an excellent feeder, which he showed throughout the weekend, and can pass accurately and quickly with his feet moving and with guys coming at him. He looked natural and athletic while dodging up top, pulling a slide with him and then throwing it back to a fellow middie. He can change his direction quickly and his switching of the stick from hand to hand is smooth. His initiating at the top of the box and his sparking of transition resulted in a number of hockey/second assists for him throughout the weekend. Between the lines, he came up with a number of groundballs, looking fit, balanced and composed in the process — pulling his head up quickly and moving at full speed, sometimes sending the ball out quickly with an accurate upfield pass. We saw him score on a right-to-left split. We saw him ride a clearing midfielder out of bounds to cause a turnover. We saw him set up teammates time and time again. He really stood out as a player who’s highly developed already.
Way to go Kade!
The other two Florida players are:
Ben Calvert, Defense, St. Margaret Mary (Fla.)/Swarm Lacrosse, 2020
Calvert emerged as one of the most active and involved defenders, just finding ways to create problems for ball carriers, getting his stick into the lanes and groundball action and using his good mix of size, range and mobility to be a solid on- and off-ball defender. He consistently made plays and was the first to a high number of ground balls throughout the weekend. His poke check was highly effective and helped him put the ball on the turf a lot. He is wiry, rangy and was smart with the timing on his checks, slides and when he put the stick into the groundball scrum. He could get all over the ball carrier and repeatedly hung players up by getting his sticks into their arms, he and looked ultra-determined to get after it.
Gryphon Gurin, Midfield, Gulfstream (Fla.)/Premiere Players, 2020
This young man showed off serious wheels and the ability to go hard to the cage in a north-south direction. Gurin was fast to the ball off the wing during face-offs and showed athleticism coming up with it and running out of traffic up the field. He went hard every shift and was fearless in going to the ball, playing aggressive short stick defense (showing off his good feet and athleticism) and even in the way he dodged. One of his goals came when he used a nasty hitch and face dodge to get inside and finish closer to the cage through oncoming traffic. He also showed some acrobatic, athletic plays in the middle of the field.
Congratulations to all three of you!