last updated 8/18/08
Monday nights "Lax in the Park"
at Brick City Park from 6:30 to 8:00.
We will try a couple of more weeks with school back in session.
Time to hit the books.
Open to anyone with a stick.
Summer Ball...lots of Fun in the Sun, don't forget to work the wall and I will see you in The Fall.
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YOUTH LACROSSE PLAYERS
All interested participants for Fall Clinic Skills Sessions coming up in November. All age groups are welcome from Youth, grades 3rd, 4th and 5th and Middle School, grades 6th, 7th and 8th to High School Boys and High School Girls, grades 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
No experience is neccessary, but you must have your own Lacrosse stick and gear. Some loaner equipment will be available to new players only.
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ATTENTION "OLD GUYS"
Now is the time to dust off those sticks and get ready for an exhibition old school lacrosse match at the Polo Grounds in The Villages.
February 21st, 2009 the Ocala Mens Club has been invited to play in front of a crowd following a Rugby match to showcase our sport at 3:00 vs the over 30's from the Wesley Chapel/Tampa Bay area. We need 20 to 25 players to run. Anyone interested, please contact Coach Paul at Lax5Pb@aol.com.
This will be a Fun event and allows for a booth to be set up during the event to promote the sport in our area. If anyone knows of a Lax vendor that may wish to set up also, let me know.
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The 2008 Spring Lizards Lacrosse season is over.
Three different divisions played a full schedule of games in the West Florida Lacrosse League starting with the Pre-season Jamboree in Clearwater on February the 2nd.
The High School Boys returned for their third season.
The Middle School team played their first FULL season.
And the first High School Girls team also played this season with a full schedule of games.
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All players must have a current valid USLacrosse member ID# to play in the WFLL.
All players are expected to have their own equipment. If you do not have your own equipment, we have some loaner equipment that can be signed out with a signed contract to hold until return of equipment.
Boys need to have: Helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, arm guards, gloves, a mouth guard (NOT clear or white), and a game legal Lacrosse stick .
Athletic shorts, sports cleats, AND a reversable practice jersey are to be worn at each practice.
Girls need to have (and wear): Goggles, a mouth guard of color; not clear or white, a game legal GIRLS Lacrosse stick, and come to practice in clothes that can get dirty.
Also sports cleats are to be worn.
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REMINDER: USLacrosse membership is mandatory to play in the WFLL this season. Cost is $25 for MS and $35 for HS. You can sign up on line at www.USLacrosse.org
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THE "HOPKINS HONOR AWARD": Presented by Coach Greg Kelly, a Johns Hopkins Alum and a four year player of the heralded Division l program there, winning a NCAA National Championship in 1987 playing alongside and against some of the greatest players in the game like Dave Petriemala, Quint Kessenick and the Gait Brothers, Gary and Paul. Modeled after the Lizards High School Teams "Wooden Stick Award", the award, a 1989 NCAA logo dyed head on a game used wooden shaft, from the Johns Hopkins appearence in the 1989 Championships, will be presented at the end of each season to the Middle School player who best exemplifies Lacrosse in its true form.
This years winner of 2008 is Hunter Fuhr who has received the stick (a beauty!) and a trophy cup with his name on it to display for the year.
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The Girls Lacrosse "Gary Gait Golden Globe Award" symbolized by an autographed yellow womens lacrosse ball signed by, without much doubt, the best player in the game. In his first year as a Head Coach of the Syracuse Womens team (his alma mater), after taking lacrosse to new heights in every aspect, even previously as a womens Assistant Coach at The University of Maryland. The award will be presented each season by Coach Paul to the girl who upholds the highest standards of respect, sportsmanship and comraderie in embracing the culture of the Girls Game of Lacrosse.
This years winner of 2008 is Mallory Locke.
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"The Legend of the Wooden Stick Award"
At the conclusion of each lacrosse season, from its inception in January of 2006, an award is presented by the Lizards Head Coach, Paul Balboni, to a player on the High School team who best represents the spirit of a lacrosse player in the eyes of the coaching staff.
Lacrosse is much more than a sport, it is an ancient game of honor, integrity, respect, and character. Players eligible for this award should respect all those involved, from teammates, to opponents, referees, coaches, and fans. Never letting his teammates down, never giving up, cheering both in the game and on the bench, and working as hard in practice as he does in games, displaying good sportsmanship and promoting the game of lacrosse on and off the field of play.
The actual award, an old, wooden shaft, STX Laser High Wall model lacrosse stick - game used for many games in the mid 1980's by Coach Paul - is symbolic of the original wooden crosses hand carved by the North American Indians and used in the "Field of Battle". The shaft of the stick was hand signed "DSOC Lax Award Ryan Powell 22", by one of the best lacrosse players in the game today. One of Syracuse Colleges great # 22's, Ryan Powell autographed the stick at a Powell Brothers Lacrosse Camp in Clearwater, Florida attended by Coach Paul and two Lizards Team members Joel Huffman and Marshall White III, in November of 2005.
The first recipient of the award honored at the end of the year banquet in March 2006 was Andy Hood. John Wunderlich won the award for the 2007 season. Wes Mancil won the award in 2008.
All Lizards team members are encouraged to strive for the Wooden Stick Award and model their play on and off the field to honor the "Game of the Creator".
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