Spotted: Lacrosse in NYC via Humans of New York
Ever heard of Humans of New York? It’s a really cool photo blog that pairs portraits of people in, you guessed, New York City with quotes and captions about their lives. Recently, Brandon, the photographer behind HONY, posted a photo of some girl lacrosse players in the subway station after one of their games.
Maverik Announces Women’s Line of Lacrosse Equipment & Apparel
Earlier today, Maverik Lacrosse (an LAS sponsor) announced the release of its first ever line of women’s equipment and apparel. Development of the new product line was led by former Northwestern standout Aly Josephs who is now the Category Manager for Maverik Women’s Lacrosse.
Turkey Lacrosse Open: Final Preview
Editor’s Note: Patrick Dougherty of Turkey Lacrosse is back in LAS with a final preview of the rapidly upcoming TLO 2013! The Turkey Lacrosse Open 2013 (TLO13) is almost upon us, and to get ready the organizing crew have been working our little tails off. This is our first major lacrosse tournament in Turkey’s history. […]
An Israel Lacrosse Experience: Rob Berkenblit
Rob Birkenbelt joins LAS to write about his experiences in Israel, teaching lacrosse to a brand new group of passionate enthusiasts. The experience of traveling to Israel was clearly amazing, and the first hand Grow The Game clinics were pretty amazing too. The future is bright for lacrosse in Israel…
Awesome Women’s World Cup Video
Inside you can find a GREAT video on the 2013 FIL World Cup, which took place in Oshawa, Ontario. The women’s world championships crowned the US as champs, and the team set a number of records in the process. This was the US’ seventh (out of 9 total) title, and the first time the Canadians had won Silver.
We Can’t Stop: 15 Ways LAS Rocked Tahoe 2013
Cassie Brunelle and Co. took on the Lake Tahoe Lacrosse Tournament last weekend, and while they didn’t emerge as champions, they definitely emerged as WINNERS! Fun times on the Lake. It’s Summer lacrosse in Nevada!
USA Women Dominate FIL World Lacrosse Championships
The US Women’s Lacrosse Team has claimed it seventh world title with a 19-5 win over Canada in the finals of the tournament, which has held in Oshawa, Ontario. The US was up 14-2 at the half and cruised to victory in the second, still outscoring their opponents 5-3. This is the ninth international tournament, and the ninth finals appearance the US women have made.
Thoughts On Vail 2013: Whitney Thayer
Whitney Thayer works for CityLax, in New York City, and played her collegiate lacrosse at Williams College, in Massachusetts, but a big part of her heart remains out in Colorado, where the Vail Shootout is held annually. Whitney made it out to Vail this year, and has some wonderful and stirring thoughts on this legendary Summer field tournament!
Quick Update: Vail Lacrosse Shootout
The Men’s Elite Division at Vail has arrived at the Semifinal stage this Saturday, while the Women’s Elite play their Quarters and Semis today. The Men’s Masters Division Finals take place today as well.
Australian Women Leave For World Championships
Australia will do battle with other 18 countries (including Canada, Japan, England, USA, Wales, New Zealand and Germany) and are solid favorites (along with Team USA) to return home with a gold medal. The World Championship starts on the 10th of July and will run til the 20th of July when the Championship game will be played.
Sponsored Post: Georgetown coaches leading technology revolution
Please welcome Dave McKibben to LAS. Dave is a technology expert at SportsBoard, an LAS sponsor that has created an iPad app that revolutionizes how lacrosse coaches scout opponents and individual athletes. Today, Dave shares the story of the women’s lacrosse coaches at Georgetown University. Having adopted SportsBoard’s revolutionary iPad app since last fall for […]
Strength of Community: Play for Seton Hill
The Seton Hill University women’s lacrosse team was struck with tragedy on March 16th when their bus crashed on their way to an away game killing the driver, the head coach, and her unborn child. This story is heart wrenching, and as a former college lacrosse player, it hits close to home.