Posted by: Gordon
I’m almost close to being back in the real world following the 2013 US Lacrosse National Convention. Unfortunately, I am still craving cheesesteaks and wishing the convention lasted just a little bit longer. I got to see a lot of old friends from past conventions, officials who moved out of the state, and met a lot of new friends who are doing truly incredible work all over the country through lacrosse. I do want ...
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***This is a repost of an article I wrote entitled “Complete and Utter Domination” in May 2011.***
The trouble with youth sports is every kid grows at a different rate in both size and skill. This creates a very wide disparity between teams on the lacrosse field. I officiated a middle school team where I swear every kid must have been fed Muscle Milk since birth. Compared to the other team, these kids ...
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Greetings Lacrosse Enthusiasts,
Listed below is the US Lacrosse Position Statement on Recruiting. Over my forty plus years involved in the game, I have been part of the many round table discussions and recently served on two lacrosse recruiting panels. I have close personal relationships with many college coaches in the country as I get them to speak at the US Lacrosse National Convention each year. This will be my eight year on the Convention Committee and third straight year as ...
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What a terrific start to the Fall Ball season! I wanted to give everyone my impressions of how each age group did while they were fresh in my mind, so here it goes:
U9
Posted by: Gordon
Tomorrow is the big day because its GAME DAY! That’s right, Atlanta Youth Lacrosse’s Fall Ball season gets underway Saturday with U9, U11, and U13 games. With games comes responsibility. Everyone, including players, coaches, parents, fans and staff must take responsibility for following the rules for games and conduct at our fields. So let’s breakdown the rules for each division with this handy chart:
If anyone has ...
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I came across this article in lacrosse publication and know many of these coaches who addressed the issue of focusing only on lacrosse or being a multi-sport athlete.
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/09/11/mag-jiloty-multi-sport-vs-lacrosse-only-debate
Growing up we played any sport we could get our hands on and we rode bikes everywhere. From Sandlot baseball and football, pond hockey to hoops in a driveway. Growing up in the northeast where the weather was colder six months out of the year you only had a ...
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Many thanks to all of our parents and players who came out to the Meet & Greet this Saturday. Especially to the U9 group, who persisted through a twenty-minute torrential downpour! The players in each division had themselves a blast meeting their coaches and teammates. I was personally psyched to see a considerable amount of new players and new parents who decided to join AYL this fall. We welcome you all to our league and this great game!
I’m going to ...
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Over the last few hours I read every form submission from the last two and a half years that came through on the page www.ayllax.com/contact. This form along with the two email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected], are critical for good communication between our AYL staff and our members.
So here is the data I collected from the form:
