Cross Checks looks at game notes from around the country every week. This week we take a look at UNH’s women’s team and Hofstra’s men’s team. * Hofstra is coming off of a win over #17 Fairfield earlier this week. Brier Davis and Torin Varn each scored two goals for the Pride in their victory. * Kris Clarke has a 70% on the faceoff dot so far in two games…
Like everything else, college recruiting has gone mobile. Coaches don’t find you while surfing the Internet; they see you on the field. They look over their shoulder and say “hey, who’s that number 24”. As a recruit, you want to have that information at their fingertips, which is exactly what a ConnectLAX mobile recruiting profile provides. Oh yeah and recruiting plans start for free. College coaches can bookmark and message you through your recruiting profile and track your tournament schedule. In…
Not only does the sports industry offer us great drama and epic spectacle, a way to get fit and a means of achieving personal and shared glory, but it also forms one of the most important pillars of the global economy. In 2011, money spent on spectator sports in the US accounted for 0.25% of the nation’s average personal consumption expenditure. That’s five dollars in every two hundred. It’s a…
Welcome to Cross Checks, taking a look every other day at the latest lacrosse news (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) NLL Jason Gregor is reporting that the Edmonton Rush have made an offer to UFA Ryan Ward, saying on Twitter, “We made Ryan (Ward) an offer and we haven’t heard anything. He hasn’t signed anywhere so I’m not sure what his plans are.” Keenan. The Vancouver Stealth signed Athan Iannucci to a…
With NLL free agency underway for next season, we rank the best free agents out there RFA or UFA. As the signing period continues we will update the rankings and show where they previously were. MOST players will stay with their team.
Today National Lacrosse League free agency opened and with it, teams began to franchise their players. Below is a list of who was franchised.
ConnectLAX.com recently launched a free college matching service and recruiting profiles. To bring their recruiting profiles to life, ConnectLAX has partnered with Prodigy Launch for the creation of their recruit highlight videos. “Simply put, recruiting profiles need a great highlight video to be effective and highlight videos need a recruiting profile to effectively reach college coaches,” says Gage Mersereau of ConnectLAX. “We reached out to Prodigy Launch because their player isolation and replay editing are the best, and this is what college coaches told…
Heading into the fall, Team USA has cut the roster from 98 players, to 52. Out of those 52, nine have been selected from the University of Maryland. These Terp alums are dominant in the MLL at their positions and make give their teams an edge over their competitions. Attack: Ryan Young – Traded from New York to Charlotte, Young had an impressive 2013 season for the Hounds. He helped…
October 26th and 27th mark a huge weekend for Women’s Fall Ball, with well over 30 games being played over the course of two days. Games include individual match-ups, but also tournaments occurring all over the country. This weekend, the entire nation gets a little taste of what fall lacrosse is all about, as games will be played in New Jersey, Virginia, California, Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina….
The NLL attached with their press release information on the new luxury tax and on the salaries for players. We have them listed below for your information.