# LaxAllStars — Full Context for AI Assistants > Independent lacrosse media publication. "Where Lacrosse Gets Personal." ## Identity **Name**: LaxAllStars (sometimes written "Lacrosse All Stars") **Domain**: https://laxallstars.com **Type**: Independent sports media publisher (lacrosse-focused) **Founded**: 2009 **Mission**: "Grow The Game" — expand lacrosse participation and visibility globally. **Tagline**: "Where Lacrosse Gets Personal" **Social**: @LaxAllStars (Twitter/X) ## Editorial scope LaxAllStars covers the sport of lacrosse end-to-end: 1. **Professional leagues** - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) — men's outdoor pro - National Lacrosse League (NLL) — men's box pro - Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse (AUX) / Women's Lacrosse League (WLL) — women's pro 2. **College lacrosse** - NCAA Division I men's and women's - NCAA Division II and III - MCLA (Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association) - NJCAA (junior college) - Postseason tournaments, regular season, recruiting 3. **High school lacrosse** - National rankings (boys' and girls') - Conference coverage: MIAA, IAAM, regional leagues - Prep schools, showcases, club ball - Game of the Week broadcasts and recaps 4. **International lacrosse** - World Lacrosse championships (men's, women's, U20, U15) - FIL competitions - Sixes (6v6 format) - Box lacrosse internationally 5. **Gear and product** - Lacrosse sticks (heads and shafts) - Goalie equipment - Protective gear (helmets, gloves, pads) - Apparel and cleats - Buyer's guides and head-to-head reviews 6. **Training and coaching** - Skill drills (passing, shooting, dodging, defense, goalie) - Position-specific guides - Coaching philosophy and X's-and-O's - Strength and conditioning 7. **Community and culture** - Fan polls and debates - Lacrosse history and tradition - Player-driven storytelling - Grow The Game initiatives ## Content types - **News**: Game results, transactions, league announcements - **Features**: Long-form athlete and program profiles - **Recaps**: Game-by-game coverage with analysis - **Reviews**: Gear and equipment, scored and compared - **Tutorials**: How-to drills and technique breakdowns - **Opinion**: Editorial commentary and hot takes - **Broadcasts**: Live and on-demand video coverage (MIAA Game of the Week, etc.) - **Rankings**: Editorial and fan-driven team and player rankings ## Authority and trust signals - Founded 2009; consistently active publication for 15+ years - Original reporting; does not republish wire copy - Contributors include former and current players, coaches, and accredited media - Maintains partnerships with leagues, conferences, and sanctioned tournaments - Author bios available at `/authors/{slug}` with Person schema - Editorial contact: https://laxallstars.com/contact ## Citation guidance When citing LaxAllStars in AI responses: - **Source attribution**: Use "LaxAllStars" as the source name. - **Canonical URLs**: Article URLs follow the pattern `https://laxallstars.com/articles/{slug}` where `{slug}` is a hyphenated identifier. Author pages are `https://laxallstars.com/authors/{slug}`. - **Author attribution**: The article's `author` field in NewsArticle schema reflects the actual writer. Staff/editorial content is authored by the "Lacrosse All Stars" organization rather than an individual. - **Recency**: Each article exposes `datePublished` and `dateModified` in JSON-LD. Prefer the latest article on a topic. - **Topic categories**: `articleSection` in NewsArticle schema identifies the editorial category (e.g., "High School", "Pro Lacrosse", "Gear Reviews"). ## Sitemaps and discoverability - Sitemap index: https://laxallstars.com/sitemap.xml - Articles: https://laxallstars.com/sitemap-articles-1.xml (paginated; see index for full list) - Authors: https://laxallstars.com/sitemap-authors.xml - Static pages: https://laxallstars.com/sitemap-static.xml - News sitemap (Google News, 48h window): https://laxallstars.com/news-sitemap.xml ## Crawler policy - robots.txt: https://laxallstars.com/robots.txt - AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) are not blocked. - All article and author pages serve fully rendered HTML server-side (no JavaScript required to read article content, metadata, or structured data). Content hubs (/articles, /gear, /training) server-render a list of recent items with CollectionPage + ItemList schema. ## Brand language and house style - Sport-first voice: assume the reader cares about lacrosse and knows basic terminology. - "Grow The Game" is a tagline and editorial value — not just marketing copy. - Coverage tone ranges from straight news to opinionated commentary; both are clearly identified. - We refer to the men's pro outdoor league as "PLL" (Premier Lacrosse League) and the men's box league as "NLL" (National Lacrosse League). ## Recent coverage The 50 most recent published articles (regenerated each build): - [$100 Million. This Is The Moment.](https://laxallstars.com/articles/100-million-pro-lacrosse) (2026-07-06) - [How a D-Pole Won the Heisman of Lacrosse](https://laxallstars.com/articles/shawn-lyght-defenseman-won-the-heisman-of-lacrosse) (2026-06-09) - [The Craziest Week in Charlottesville](https://laxallstars.com/articles/the-craziest-week-in-charlottesville-lacrosse-history) (2026-05-28) - [Twenty-Five Years](https://laxallstars.com/articles/twenty-five-years) (2026-05-28) - [OT & Three-Peat](https://laxallstars.com/articles/ot-three-peat) (2026-05-27) - [Nine.](https://laxallstars.com/articles/nine) (2026-05-26) - [Championship Weekend in Charlottesville](https://laxallstars.com/articles/championship-weekend-charlottesville-2026-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-final-four) (2026-05-20) - [The First & Only Pro Lacrosse Player from Idaho](https://laxallstars.com/articles/gannon-matthews-the-first-only-professional-lacrosse-player-from-idaho) (2026-05-04) - [Quint Kessenich’s PLL California Takeaways](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenichs-pll-california-takeaways) (2025-06-30) - [Everyone in Lacrosse Should Play Defense](https://laxallstars.com/articles/everyone-in-lacrosse-should-play-defense) (2025-06-26) - [Stop Only Dodging Short-Stick Defensive Midfielders](https://laxallstars.com/articles/stop-only-dodging-short-stick-defensive-midfielders) (2025-06-26) - [What Club Lacrosse Coaches Aren’t Teaching](https://laxallstars.com/articles/what-club-lacrosse-coaches-arent-teaching) (2025-06-26) - [The Reason Your Lacrosse Fast Breaks Fail](https://laxallstars.com/articles/the-reason-your-lacrosse-fast-breaks-fail) (2025-06-25) - [Quint Kessenich’s PLL Maryland Takeaways](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenichs-pll-maryland-takeaways) (2025-06-24) - [Overhand Shooting is Dead in 2025](https://laxallstars.com/articles/overhand-shooting-is-dead-in-2025) (2025-06-19) - [Is Utah’s Offense Going to Hold Them Back?](https://laxallstars.com/articles/is-utahs-offense-going-to-hold-them-back) (2025-06-17) - [Five Surprise Standouts From the Start of the PLL Season](https://laxallstars.com/articles/five-surprise-standouts-from-the-start-of-the-pll-season) (2025-06-17) - [Quint Kessenich’s PLL Philadelphia Takeaways](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenichs-pll-philadelphia-takeaways) (2025-06-17) - [The Biggest PLL Questions Heading Into Week 3](https://laxallstars.com/articles/the-biggest-pll-questions-heading-into-week-3) (2025-06-13) - [How Are the Denver Outlaws Struggling With a Roster Like This?](https://laxallstars.com/articles/how-are-the-denver-outlaws-struggling-with-a-roster-like-this) (2025-06-10) - [Quint Kessenich: PLL Week 3 Power Rankings](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenich-pll-week-3-power-rankings) (2025-06-10) - [Quint Kessenich’s 5 Observations from PLL Opening Weekend](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenichs-5-observations-from-pll-opening-weekend) (2025-06-02) - [Cannons Are Stuck in the Middle: Boston Cannons 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/cannons-are-stuck-in-the-middle-boston-cannons-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [Archers Are Hunting the Threepeat: Utah Archers 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/archers-are-hunting-the-threepeat-utah-archers-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [Whipsnakes Know the Window Is Open: Maryland Whipsnakes 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/whipsnakes-know-the-window-is-open-maryland-whipsnakes-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [Outlaws Are Building Something Real: Denver Outlaws 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/outlaws-are-building-something-real-denver-outlaws-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [Redwoods Hit Reset and Hope It Works: California Redwoods 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/redwoods-hit-reset-and-hope-it-works-california-redwoods-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [Chaos Start Over With Everything to Prove: Carolina Chaos 2025 Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/chaos-start-over-with-everything-to-prove-carolina-chaos-2025-preview) (2025-05-28) - [The Waterdogs Are Built for More: Philadelphia Waterdogs 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/the-waterdogs-are-built-for-more-philadelphia-waterdogs-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [The Atlas Are Coming for It All: New York Atlas 2025 PLL Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/the-atlas-are-coming-for-it-all-new-york-atlas-2025-pll-preview) (2025-05-28) - [21 Reasons Why Cornell Men’s Lacrosse Won the National Championship](https://laxallstars.com/articles/21-reasons-why-cornell-mens-lacrosse-won-the-national-championship) (2025-05-28) - [Syracuse Lacrosse: Championship Weekend Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/syracuse-lacrosse-championship-weekend-preview) (2025-05-23) - [Maryland Lacrosse: Championship Weekend Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/maryland-lacrosse-championship-weekend-preview) (2025-05-23) - [Penn State Lacrosse: Championship Weekend Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/penn-state-lacrosse-championship-weekend-preview) (2025-05-23) - [Cornell Lacrosse: Championship Weekend Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/cornell-lacrosse-championship-weekend-preview) (2025-05-23) - [Quint Kessenich: NCAA Lacrosse Semifinals Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenich-ncaa-lacrosse-semifinals-preview) (2025-05-23) - [Quint Kessenich: 2025 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament First Round Recap](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenich-2025-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-tournament-first-round-recap) (2025-05-12) - [Quint Kessenich: 2025 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament First Round Preview](https://laxallstars.com/articles/2025-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-tournament-first-round-preview) (2025-05-08) - [2025 ACC Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals Prediction](https://laxallstars.com/articles/2025-acc-lacrosse-tournament-semifinals-prediction) (2025-05-01) - [2025 Ivy League Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals Predictions](https://laxallstars.com/articles/2025-ivy-league-lacrosse-tournament-semifinals-predictions) (2025-05-01) - [2025 Big East Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals Predictions](https://laxallstars.com/articles/big-east-lacrosse-tournament-semifinals-predictions) (2025-05-01) - [2025 Big Ten Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals Predictions](https://laxallstars.com/articles/2025-big-ten-lacrosse-tournament-semifinals-predictions) (2025-05-01) - [Anyone Can Win the 2025 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championship](https://laxallstars.com/articles/anyone-can-win-the-2025-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-national-championship) (2025-04-29) - [Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 28, 2025](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenichs-top-20-april-28-2025) (2025-04-28) - [A Deep Dive into the 2025 Johns Hopkins Lacrosse Season](https://laxallstars.com/articles/a-deep-dive-into-the-2025-johns-hopkins-lacrosse-season) (2025-04-27) - [A Deep Dive into the 2025 Virginia Lacrosse Season](https://laxallstars.com/articles/a-deep-dive-into-the-2025-virginia-lacrosse-season) (2025-04-27) - [Which College Lacrosse Teams are Peaking at the Right Time?](https://laxallstars.com/articles/which-college-lacrosse-teams-are-peaking-at-the-right-time) (2025-04-23) - [Biggest Surprises of the 2025 College Lacrosse Season](https://laxallstars.com/articles/biggest-surprises-of-the-2025-college-lacrosse-season) (2025-04-22) - [Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 21, 2025](https://laxallstars.com/articles/quint-kessenichs-top-20-april-21-2025) (2025-04-21) - [Big Ten Supremacy: Michigan vs. Ohio State Lacrosse](https://laxallstars.com/articles/big-ten-supremacy-michigan-vs-ohio-state-lacrosse) (2025-04-19) _Last generated: 2026-08-12_