July 15, 2009
Lax Power National on-line tournament
Hoover was matched up against the #1 team in the country, West Islip and needless to say, Hoover lost. I'm thinking Alabama is a few years away from competing with Long Island but the area is improving tremendously. St. Andrews in Florida has been able to compete and beat some national powerhouses so it's not out of the question to think that someday Hoover could hold their own against some top tier teams.
If you look at the forum it explains how teams were selected but just like all forums you will see some knucklehead kids who are just plain nasty and think that lax life revolves around the hotbeds and no one else playing the sport is worth a damn. I'm not sure why there is always negativity toward non-traditional hotbeds especially when you see rosters on all D-I teams that include players from Georgia, Tennessee, California, Texas and even Alabama. In my opinion lax is lax and where you live contributes to your skills but athletes are athletes and speed, strength and coachability are things that are unique to only a handful of kids regardless of what state you live in. Oh well, check out the Lax power tournament, will be interesting to see who wins and I'm sure there will be some interesting postings from those that don't win !
July 7, 2009
Adidas National tournament

Most of the teams seemed very well mannered. They had a 3 vs 3 single elimination tournament which is basically a Braveheart with an extra attack guy. You had to shoot in under 5 seconds after crossing midfield. The faceoff was good for one point, a goal was worth two and a goalie save was worth one. The games last 7 minutes. Atlanta only had 3 players show up and lost 11-10. Nashville beat Boston, Baltimore and Columbus but lost to Orlando in the semi final. It was fun for the kids, but the games start tomorrow.
Nashville plays Denver, Columbus, Baltimore and Boston. (morning games)
Atlanta plays Baltimore, Long Island, Philly and NoCal. (evening games)
The top 8 teams out of 20 advance to play on Thursday. Everyone else is on the bleachers.
July 6, 2009
Charlotte Southern Sizzle
June 30, 2009
Getting ready for Charlotte
June 25, 2009
Opportunites are what you make of them

June 19, 2009
Lafayette VS Manhassett
Had some time last night to catch up on my recorded high school games and watched the New York state class "C" championship between Lafayette from central NY and Manhassett from Long island. I've got to say, I've watched a lot of lacrosse the past few years but this game just amazed me. The heart and determination that both teams showed was incredible. Lafayette has several Iroquois players that had stick skills above and beyond anything I have ever seen. Two brothers, Miles and Lyle Thompson just absolutely blew me away. Miles scored his 100th goal of THE SEASON during the championship and was just a beast on attack. Single coverage was a joke, double teams worked sometimes but even being triple teamed he was able to get free and either score or assist. Miles brother Lyle is only a sophmore and could possibly be the best midfield sophmore in the country. Lyle faced off, had incredible speed and had the same type of incredible stick skills that his brother possesses. Lyle had 60+ goals and 60+ assists and just absolutely dominated the game. Even with the Thompson brothers, Manhassett was able to build a 12-4 lead and looked like they were easily going to win. The lead never got Lafayette down and they came back to a 3rd quarter score of 12-10 ! Lafayette was extremly physical, bodies were flying everywhere, kids were fighting for ground balls and truly playing like a state championship should be played. 
Unfortunately for Lafayette they could not stop All-American Connor English who ended up scoring 9 goals !!! Are you kidding me ?? 9 goals in a NEW YORK state championship game, as Carcattera said, this isn't Kansas lacrosse (which I'm just really glad he picked on Kansas and not Alabama !) Other than Billy Bittner from North Carolina, I would say that English is the best attackman I have seen this season at any level, Lafayette just couldn't even slow him down. English is going to Virginia next year, he just amazed me with his quickness and shot speed, I would kill to have a kid like him on one of my teams. The game ended with Manhassett running out the last few minutes just playing keep away but if you get a chance to watch the game from the middle of the 2nd quarter until the middle of the fourth, you will thoroughly enjoy it !
June 15, 2009
Travel season underway


