Over the past weekend the Saint Andrew’s School hosted their its Prep School Lacrosse Showcase for 8^th to 11^th 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 for the families while the players could give their entire focus on the task at hand.  The event drew players from all over, as about 60% of the participants came from outside the state of Florida!  Okay, maybe the weather had a LITTLE to do with it . . .     What made this event special for the players was the coaching was handled by a number of the Top Division One head coaches in America as well as a number of top Division 3 programs too.  Headlining the event were: Lars Tiffany – Head Coach, Brown University Matt Kerwick – Head Coach, Cornell University Mike Murphy – Head Coach, University of Pennsylvania John Walker – Assistant Coach, Princeton University From the Division 3 ranks: Jack Sandler – Head Coach, Colby College Max Silberlicht – Assistant Coach, Bowdoin College Drew Bezek – Assistant Coach, Hamilton College Gus Brakeley – Assistant Coach, Middlebury School Chris Eccles – Assistant Coach, Swarthmore College Brian Praetorius – Assistant Coach, Trinity College Derek Witheford – Assistant Coach, Union College Mike Silipo – Assistant Coach, Williams College     Obviously, another benefit of this event to players AND parents is that each of these schools are academically in the Top tier of schools nationwide, giving the ability of the family to also gain insight into what it takes to matriculate and handle schoolwork at these types of schools. The mornings focused on skills and drills and the afternoon focused on playing games and giving the coaches present the ability to see the kids apply their early lessons while also watching how they react to game situations against their peers. All in all a great weekend of local lacrosse!