November 14, 2009
9:00AM-3:00 PM
LIU-C.W.POST
$500 per team

THE YOUTH CLINIC/JAMBOREE IS A BOYS LACROSSE EVENT

10 V 10

FULL FIELDGAMES

2-25 MINUTE RUNNING TIMEHALVES

EACH TEAM WILL PLAY AMINUMIUM OF 3 GAMES

AGE GROUPS:
6th GRADE (Nov 14)
7th GRADE (Nov 14)
8thGRADE (Nov14)

CLINICS WILL BE RUN ALLDAY DURING EACH TEAM’S BREAK

Improve on skills from:
·        Shooting
·        Dodging
·        Passing
·        Face-offs
·        Footwork
·        Take-awaychecks
·        Positioning
·        GoaliePlay
and more.

Please contact:

John Jez at john.jez@liu.eduor

Frank Vitolo at Frank.vitolo@liu.edu for addition information

Also, please forward a mailing address so we can send you an official camp brochure.

The City of Denver was tabbed “Best Overall Lacrosse Town” and “Best Lacrosse Pro Town” in the October issue of Inside Lacrosse

DENVER – The City of Denver was voted No. 1 by Inside Lacrosse as the “Best Overall Lacrosse Town” and the “Best Pro Lacrosse Town” it was unveiled in its October issue.

According to the article, Inside Lacrosse searched the globe for the 10 best lacrosse towns hoping to find places with a unique blend of great lacrosse culture, successful teams and an ever-growing enthusiasm for the game.

The City received a 99 percent rating for its professional lacrosse teams that include NLL’s Colorado Mammoth and MLL’s Denver Outlaws. The City also received a college rating of 90 percent and a high school rating of 96 percent.

According to the article, the City of Denver is considered “a professional mecca.”
“The NLL’s Colorado Mammoth (’06 league champs) regularly sell out Pepsi Center. Come summer, fans head to Invesco Field at Mile-High to watch the Outlaws draw MLL’s best crowds.

Don’t forget the college game either. University of Denver made all-decade-worthy news this summer by hiring Bill Tierney, while Colorado State, in nearby Fort Collins, is a four-time MCLA champ.

Top high school teams like Kent Denver and Cherry Creek have held their own against the country’s best for years. And youth lacrosse is continuing to explode — the Colorado Youth Lacrosse Association, started in 1991 with two squads in Denver, has expanded to 275 teams.”

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame senior goalie Scott Rodgers (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur) is featured on the cover of the October issue of Inside Lacrosse magazine. Among other things, the issue previews the 2009 fall ball season and the newly formed BIG EAST Conference for men’s lacrosse.

Last season, Rodgers earned third-team All-America honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) in addition to being named the Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Year. Rodgers was the statistical national champion for goals-against average (6.14) and save percentage (.663) as he helped the Fighting Irish win a program record 15 games. The goals-against average also was a Notre Dame record.

To see additional images from the Rodgers photo shoot with Inside Lacrosse along with video of the shoot, log onto insidelacrosse.com.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Former Syracuse All-American Sid Smith was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Draft held Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the HSBC Arena. Smith was selected by the Rochester Knighthawks, which owned the first and second picks in Wednesday’s night’s draft.

Smith played two seasons for the Orange and earned All-America honors both years. He anchored a defense that was vital to Syracuse’s consecutive national championships in 2008 and 2009. Both seasons, Syracuse recorded sub-8.0 goals-against averages, the first time in back-to-back years the Orange achieved that feat since 1969 and 1970.

Smith started all 36 games he played for the Orange and recorded 76 ground balls. His final collegiate ground ball was his most memorable as he stripped Cornell attackman Ryan Hurley on the first possession of overtime in the 2009 NCAA title game to set up Cody Jamieson’s (Six Nations, Ontario) game-winning goal.

With Smith going No. 1 overall, Syracuse completed a lacrosse draft sweep, boasting the top pick in both professional leagues in 2009. Former Orange attackman Kenny Nims was the No. 1 pick in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft by Chicago back in May.

In addition to Smith, former Syracuse standouts Dan Hardy, Matt Abbott, Scott Kahoe and Nims were selected Wednesday night. Hardy and Abbott went back-to-back in the second round to Orlando (19th overall) and Boston (20th overall). Kahoe was tabbed by Boston in the third round (33rd overall) and Nims was selected with the last pick of the fourth round (41st overall) by Orlando.

Hardy was SU’s leading midfield scorer in 2009 with 25 goals and 18 assists. He ended his career with 136 points (83g, 53a) in 64 games. Last month, he was voted the MLL Rookie of the Year after helping lead the Denver Outlaws to the MLL title game.

Abbott was a 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and a first-team All-American. He led the Orange with 77 ground balls and recorded 12 goals and 11 assists. Abbott recently completed his first professional season as a member of the MLL’s Washington Bayhawks.

Kahoe was a member of SU’s second midfield in 2009. He scored 16 points, including nine goals.

Nims was a first-team All-American in 2009 and finished second in the nation in scoring at 4.11 points per game. He scored 32 goals and had 42 assists for a total of 74 points. Nims tallied eight goals and seven assists to earn NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honors, including the tying goal with 4.5 seconds left in regulation to help lead the Orange past Cornell in the NCAA championship game.

Wednesday’s NLL Draft consisted of six rounds and 62 overall selections. The professional indoor league’s season gets underway on January 8.

Pioneer coaching staff will hold six Sunday clinics beginning Sept. 20 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium

DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will hold six Sunday Fallball Clinics for intermediate to advanced level players, beginning Sunday, Sept. 20 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Each Sunday clinic will have two sessions, with the first session running from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (sixth-eighth grade) and the second session running from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ninth-12th grade).

Each clinic will use drills, skills and techniques taken directly from DU head coach Bill Tierney’s coaching plan the Pioneers and is sure to give each participant the tools to step up his/her game to the next level.

Cost for all six clinics is $150 per player and includes a free instructional DVD that covers everything that we go through in the clinics, which is a $30 retail value.

The clinics are also a great way for elite level players looking to get specialized instruction for their specific position. Each Sunday clinic will have a different format and will feature two sessions, depending on age range and skill level.

The middle school division sessions will be for sixth through eighth grade players and will serve as tryouts for the two Denver Elite Junior Fall Teams. These teams will travel to the Dallas Lone Star Shootout on November 20-22, 2009. The high school division practices will serve as the tryouts for our Denver Elite Fall High School Teams as well.

For more information on the Lone Star Shootout, the Denver Elite Junior Fall Teams and the Denver Elite Fall High School Teams visit www.denverpioneerslacrosse.com.

The first two Sundays will be a station sessions, where the players learn a variety of different skills. The second two sessions will be a position focused clinic where players will be broken up and learn position-specific technique. The third set of Sunday sessions will revolve around team and transitional work for young players to develop their overall understanding of team play.

To register for the Sunday Fallball Clinics, visit www.denverpioneerlacrsse.com. For questions, please contact assistant coach Matt Brown at matthew.t.brown@du.edu, or 303-871-4347.

SESSIONS: September 20 / September 27 / October 4 / October 11 / October 18 / October 25

TIMES: 10AM to 1PM each Sunday morning / Middle school division at 10AM to 1130AM / High school division at 1130AM to 1PM

LOCATION: University of Denver | Barton Stadium

GRADES: 6th through 8th grade (Middle school division) / 9th through 12th grade (High school division)

COST: $150 per player for all six weeks | Includes free instructional DVD that covers everything that we go through in the clinics which is a $30 retail value.

CAMP DIRECTORS: Bill Tierney, Trevor Tierney and Matt Brown

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