Re-Lax™ Pocket Maker™ Changes Lacrosse

Introduced at the National Lacrosse Convention this January in Philadelphia, Re-Lax Pocket Maker is an instant nylon conditioner that breaks in a lacrosse pocket in seconds!  This patent-pending formula penetrates the mesh to condition and enhance its properties.  Hard mesh is immediately transformed from being stiff and ungiving to soft and stretchy.  A pocket is then easily formed whether it’s custom or pre-strung.   Using Re-Lax is simple.  Spray it…

January 28, 2014
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MLL: Seasons of Change

Imagine at the end of the summer, lacrosse was just about to start instead of it ending with the MLL Championship Weekend. Instead of battling in scorching heat all season, the athletes would have a true training camp and would be battling each other in cooler weather. While it may be a possibility, would it be a good change for the sport of lacrosse? Would it bring more popularity and…

January 27, 2014
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ILWT Exclusive: FaceOff Club’s 7th Annual National FaceOff Combine

January 27, 2014

Lacrosse has skyrocketed in popularity; this is reiterated countless times a day by players, coaches and fans. Unfortunately, not many people outside the sport understand quite what it takes to be a topnotch competitor. There are so many professional lacrosse leagues that it would be impossible to hold professional league recruitment combines. The events would overlap too many leagues’ seasons and events, and therefore comes down to college players competing…

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Bandits’ Domination of the NLL Frontier

A lot can happen in the course of nine months. In between the Buffalo Bandits last home game on April 20 2013 (where they were eliminated from the playoffs by Rochester) to the current success they are achieving five games into their current 2014 season, a major feeling of change was definitely in the air. During the off-season, the Bandits let go of head coach Darris Kilgour and acquired the 2013…

January 27, 2014
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NCAA: Outlooks on St. John’s and Rutgers

The Big East conference will have quite the competition this year and sees a lot of change as well. Gone are Big East powers in Notre Dame and Syracuse. Welcome, Denver, yes Denver to the Big East. While Denver may be the favorite, Rutgers and St. Johns are two teams that could give Denver a run for its money in 2014. St. Johns When talking about St. Johns, the conversation…

January 27, 2014
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Power Rankigs: RUSH(ing) to the Top

Another exciting weekend of action in the NLL. Junior’s overtime winner, Tyler Richards’ unbelievable save and the Bandits showing they are for real. This week looks just as exciting with five games on the schedule.   Power Rankings   Week 6 (2) 1—Edmonton Rush (4-0)  Fell behind 7-2, but outscored the Stealth 7-1 in the final 30 minutes to win 9-8. Matthews, Greer, Knight all with two goals. Bold was pulled…

January 27, 2014
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Stealth Look to Overtake Rolling Rush

January 25, 2014

The Vancouver Stealth (2-2) look to stay unbeaten at home this weekend as they face the Edmonton Rush (3-0).  This is the first time in franchise history the Rush have started at 3-0.  The Rush have two wins over the Mammoth and last week’s decisive 15-8 win over Calgary. The Stealth are well-known to the Rush especially when it comes to their  offensive standouts. In the last two wins by the…

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Bandits – Knighthawks: Week 5 Showdown

The undefeated Rochester Knighthawks (3-0) will take on in-state rival Buffalo Bandits (3-1) Saturday in a battle for first place in the East Division. The Bandits and Knighthawks split in 2013 with two wins each. Rochester has yet to play a road game this season, after going 5-3 as the visiting team in 2013. The Knighthawks stellar defense have allowed the fewest goals against (23) in the league. Goaltender Matt…

January 25, 2014
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Another Quick Blurb on PSU

It is certainly an exciting week here in Happy Valley for the Penn State Men’s Lacrosse Team. After finishing on a high note of a CAA title last year, the Nittany Lions were selected by a poll of the head coaches to lead the conference once again.  They received three first-place votes, higher than any other program was rated, and they captured the top slot with 23 votes overall.  The…

January 23, 2014
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US Lacrosse Welcomes Three New Chapters to Regional Network

Story Credit – USLacrosse.org BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse, the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse, today announced the addition of three newly-created chapters to its network of regional chapters. The US Lacrosse Board of Directors approved the addition of new chapters in Louisiana, Nevada and North Florida during its meeting last week. Led by local volunteers and supported by national staff in Baltimore, each chapter will deliver programs,…

January 23, 2014
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