John Paul – Game Grower Spotlight

John "JP" Paul has been working to grow the game of lacrosse for years, so we asked him some questions about his time in the sport.

John Paul, or JP as most people know him, is this week’s featured guest on the Going Offsides Podcast. Game Grower Spotlight: John Paul Why did you attend Michigan? I transferred to Michigan as a junior. I started out at Albion College, but I wasn’t ready. I then worked for four years (while playing at […]

FIST: A University of Michigan Lacrosse Documentary

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The University of Michigan Men’s Lacrosse program rolled out another engaging video back in May, giving a wholehearted look into the core value system that each Wolverine buys into when coming to Ann Arbor to play for coach John Paul.

Michigan Wolverines Sign Four-Year Deal With Cascade and Maverik

2015 Michigan Lacrosse Gear

Cascade and Maverik Lacrosse have signed the University of Michigan men’s lacrosse program to a four-year equipment deal that will put each brand’s most advanced equipment into the hands of every player on the team. Entering its fourth season as a Division I program, the team is poised for its most successful season yet competing in the NCAA.

Friday Lacrosse News Blast & Video Explosion

2014 MLL Championship Game Denver Outlaws vs. Rochester Rattlers lacrosse news

It’s Friday and the news is coming in hot and heavy! So heavy that we had to create a Friday News Blast post, and we’re combining it with a Video Explosion. We’ve got new pro teams, big time pro lacrosse players retiring, a lacrosse-only college stadium for a big time D1 program, and much, much more! It’s go time. Let’s get right into this!

Tweet of the Week: Michigan Lacrosse 2014-2015 Practice Helmets

Tweet of the Week

The University of Michigan Lacrosse team has had a set of practice helmets and a set of game helmets every year since they became an NCAA Division I team, and it seems this year will be no different. These practice R helmets from Cascade are clean in white with a navy chin.

Club Directors Panel: How to Email a College Coach, Written by a College Coach

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A previous Club Directors Panel focused on how clubs are preparing their families for the accelerated recruiting process. Ryan Danehy, co-director of Go Blue and current assistant at Michigan, shared valuable insights from both sides of the process and then provided a great template for emailing college coaches.

Photo Blast: Ohio State vs. Michigan from the Sidelines

Ohio State vs Michigan lacrosse photo cred: LaxAllStars

I was lucky enough to get to fly back to Ohio for the weekend to attend the Ohio State vs. Michigan game to cap off Rivalry Week. The “Showdown in the Shoe” was played about two and a half hours before the Buckeyes’ spring football game in an attempt to build awareness around the Ohio State lacrosse program as well as to build as large of a crowd as possible to boo Michigan for the first time ever in the historic Horseshoe.

Ohio State vs. Michigan: The War Between Neighbors

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Some refer to it as the Greatest Rivalry in all of sports, in the Midwest and in much of the rest of the country you hear it called The Game. In the sporting world, everyone respects the historic rivalry between The Ohio State University Buckeyes and the University of Michigan Wolverines.