Whirlwind of a Week

Boy, this past week was crazy but fun! We (Our VP Mark Kastrud & Asst. Coach Jim Murphy) left on Tuesday afternoon for the MLL Draft since we were starting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The favorite part of the day for me (other then the actual draft) is the interview process. This is when I get a good idea of what each kid is all about. We have a pretty good handle on their lax skills as we've seen them play either on film or in person but we really don't know what type of personality a kid has, what his post collegiate plans are, stuff like that. So it's important to really ask specific questions for each guy, especially the ones you're considering. Draft went well, very happy with the results. You may see a rookie make his debut soon. Also got a chance to hang out w/"Shooter" Poskay as he took us to a steak place called Arthurs in Hoboken. They had two options, large or small.....what else can you say? Poskay is doing well, he's looking forward to coming back and we can't wait to get him back.

Made the trip home Thursday and then turned around and flew out to Chicago on Friday for our game vs. the Machine @ Soldiers Field. The stadium is sweet, it was cool to be playing in there and they had a decent crowd. Road trips are great, guys spend a lot of time with each other and it's good thing as it's step in the team building process. It's always nice to end it off with a win, makes for a good post game. We played well for the three solid quarters and it was nice to see. We ran out of gas a little bit in the 4th and made some mistakes as a result of this. But it was nice to see us take the hit a couple of times but bounce right back, another positive step forward.

Pyched to be back home, saw the girls today and spent some QT w/Adi and Ollie as well as put our new mailbox up (my wife Alison bought it 6 months ago). Short week as we go to Long Island Friday for a Friday night game. Big one.... 3 teams are 2-1 and 3 teams are 1-2; another must win for us to stay right in the thick of things. Should be another good game, both teams are different then the 1st meeting; it will be fun.

Check out our draft results on bostoncannons.com, also look for the next Cannon's weekly on lax-school.com as we'll show you some in-depth coverage of the draft.

L8-BD

Denver

Sitting here watching the Denver film, pretty talented offensive group. Harri (Kyle Harrison) is filling the nets off the dodge, his 1st step is unbelievable. Greg Downing is pretty smooth as well... our d mids have to do work. Big one tomorrow both teams are 0-1 so we're both looking for our 1st W. This is the part of coaching I enjoy the most, preparing the game plan. When you have the talent as we do it's all about giving them the info and then let them go out and play. Should be a good game, we're getting Boyle and Alrich back into the lineup and we just picked up Kyle Sweeney in a trade with Washington. Looking forward to seeing this group come together, now it's my job to make sure it's sooner then later...........

Moving Forward

Tough getting over that loss to LI, I felt we played well and with intensity for most of the game. There was a little stretch when we had a lead that we didn't make some good decisions with the ball. In this league the teams are too good, when you give teams second chance opportunities they are eventually going to capitalize. Possessing the ball at any level is important in this game, like I always say when I'm giving my GB spiel.......your team can't score unless you have the ball and vice versa......your opponents can't score if they don't have the ball. Make sense?

Getting ready for Denver as they're coming into town on Friday. They are very talented and deep at the midfield, should be another exciting game. We get a couple of our players back in the line up and are looking forward to almost having a full squad. There's no doubt we need to take care of the rock on Friday night but we also need to continue playing as a team if we want to get the W.

Big weekend in New England as the NCAA final four comes to town. 2nd year in a row, pretty cool event for the folks up here as it took forever to get it and now it's back for an encore and it'll be here again in 2011. Thought my Heels could get it done, hat's off to the boys as they left it all on the field on Sunday. Unfortunately they came up short, they may not have won the game but they won the hearts of their alumni.....that's for sure. We're looking forward to 2010 already as the future is bright on the Hill.

Hope to see you out in the parking lot this weekend!

L8-BD

Home Opener vs. Long Island this weekend

Season opener is here, can't believe it. It seems like yesterday we were preparing for the supplmental draft and it was a typical New England day.......wicked cold!

Tomorrow's going to be a battle, no doubt about that. Whenever these two teams get together it always seems to come down to the last few minutes of the game. Last year we split with LI; lost in OT at their place and then beat them w/8 seconds left on the clock at our place. Probably one of them most exciting finishes to a game I've been a part of when Zummo alleyooped a pass to X and he one timed it right into the open goal to get the W.

Excited for the summer, we have a great group of guys who understand what it takes to get to the top. We have a lot of work to do and it all starts tomorrow. Should be a great game and I'm hoping we do what we need to do to and get #1.

Wish us luck!

L8-BD

Eating Chicken is good.

Well...why not, who doesn't like chicken.  It's the best.