As far as FLN knows (and correct us if we are wrong), the first Florida High School graduate, Jesse Bernhardt of Lake Brantley, will compete for Team USA in the FIL World Championships.   Jesse is shown above when he played for the Chesapeake Bayhawks against the Launch in Boca Raton.  In addition, a number of other Florida laxers will play for other countries as FLN has featured.  We hope you have enjoyed Florida Southern Head Coach Marty Ward’s blogs about his time with the Iroquois team and we all look forward to more from Marty.  Everyone else, please include us in your tweets (@floridalx).

Below is the full television schedule press release from ESPN.  Game 1, tomorrow night at 9 p.m. on ESPN2, Canada vs. USA, is some kind of kick-off!

Entire Championship Available across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3

ESPNU and ESPN3 will carry the entire 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Lacrosse Championship – over 40 games from DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colo. – dating Thursday, July 10 through Saturday, July 19. Team USA, playing a minimum of five games on ESPNU, will join nearly 40 nations in the event. The semifinals and championship games game will be televised on ESPNU on Thursday, July 17 and Saturday, July 19, respectively. The United States opens on Thursday, July 10, against Canada in pool play at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The game is a rematch of the 2010 championship game, in which USA won 12-10. ESPNU’s coverage begins with Australia vs. USA on Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m., and ESPN3’s package starts with the Netherlands vs. China on Friday, July 11, at 10 a.m. The FIL World Lacrosse Championship includes a deep roster of experienced and knowledgeable analysts: Paul Carcaterra (All-American at Syracuse and a member of 1995 National Championship team), Mark Dixon (former Johns Hopkins midfielder), Quint Kessenich (Four-time All-American at Johns Hopkins) and Jamie Munro (former Division I & Major League Lacrosse head coach). Play-by-play announcers include: Joe Beninati (Bowdoin College goalie), Mike Corey and Booker Corrigan. ESPN has featured coverage of numerous lacrosse events in recently, including the US Lacrosse sponsored Champion Challenge each January and a full schedule of collegiate lacrosse games culminating with NCAA Division I Championship weekend played over Memorial Day Weekend. 2014 Lacrosse Men’s World Championship Schedule (subject to change)

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Network
Thu, July 10	9 p.m.	Canada vs. USA	ESPN2
Fri, July 11	10 a.m.	Netherlands vs. China	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Scotland vs. Thailand	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Germany vs. Belgium	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Australia vs. Japan	ESPN3
	10 p.m.	England vs. Iroquois	ESPN3
Sat, July 12	10 a.m.	Korea vs. Sweden	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	France vs. Ireland	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Japan vs. Iroquois	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Australia vs. USA	ESPNU
	10 p.m.	Canada vs. England	ESPN3
Sun, July 13	10 a.m.	Wales vs. New Zealand	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Germany vs. Hong Kong	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	England vs. Australia	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Japan vs. USA	ESPNU
	10 p.m.	Iroquois vs. Canada	ESPNU
Mon, July 14	10 a.m.	White #1 vs. Turquois #1	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Red #1 vs. Gray #1	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Japan vs. Canada	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	England vs. USA	ESPNU
	10 p.m.	Iroquois vs. Australia	ESPN3
Tue, July 15	10 a.m.	Elimination Game	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Elimination Game	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Japan vs. England	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Iroquois vs. USA	ESPNU
	10 p.m.	Canada vs. Australia	ESPN3
Wed, July 16	10:30 a.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	2 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	6 p.m.	Quarterfinals #1	ESPN3
	9 p.m.	Quarterfinals #2	ESPN3
Thu, July 17	10 a.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	6:30 p.m.	Semifinals #1	ESPNU
	9:30 p.m.	Semifinals #2	ESPNU
Fri, July 18	10 a.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
	10 p.m.	Consolation Round	ESPN3
Sat, July 19	1 p.m.	Fifth-Place Game	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Third-Place Game	ESPN3
	9 p.m.	Championship Game	ESPNU