Wow, this week has flown by I can't believe it's Wednesday already. I feel the same way about the college lacrosse season to be honest. I was just online checking out North Carolina's remaining games and there's only 3 weeks left before the NCAA tourney begins. Where does the time go???
Great weekend down in New Jersey at the new Meadowlands stadium. It would have been a better weekend if my Tarheels would have won but that's ok. It's hard to get back in a game when you spot the #1 team in the country a 5-0 lead. Although the boys almost did it, they could never get the equalizer before Virginia built that 2 goal lead. A few injuries here, a couple of pipes there, etc. and I think it's a different game if Carolina was healthy and if they didn't dig themselves such a hole to begin with. I have a feeling those two teams will meet again, if not a couple of times more.....we shall see. Back to the stadium, it was the 1st official event in the new stadium and it was pretty impressive. We took a tour underneath the concourse and checked out the playing surface which was plush.....very nice. Can't wait to watch the boys in green play a home game there, we'll have some video up on lax-school.com very shortly.
We got a chance to interview Joe Breschi and Dom Starsia prior to the game on Saturday, it will be up soon online so stay tuned. I haven't seen Bresch (Coach Breschi) in a long time so it was really great to catch up with him prior to the interview. Joe was a senior when I was a freshman and he coached me for two years prior to getting the assistant job at Brown, so we go way back. He spoke a lot about the culture he's creating down in Chapel Hill and it's something I've definitely felt as an alum since Bresch has arrived. It's the first time in many years I've felt a connection to the university and the lacrosse program that I spent four years with and it's something special he's created. As we waited for the team lunch to finish up prior to interviewing Joe it was a pretty neat listening to the pregame chatter and then saying hello to the current players on the squad as they left the room. It was an overwhelming feeling of pride and it's something that was missing before Bresch came back to Blue Heaven. The Heels have Bellarmine this weekend, then the ACC tourney, then Ohio State as the regular last season game. Good luck the rest of the way boys!
Training camp for the Boston Cannons is officially two weeks away, I'm looking forward to it as the season is right around the corner. We have one spot remaining on the roster to fill prior to next weekend. The coaching staff and I are meeting this week to discuss what we'll need to fill that spot, if you think you have what it takes let me know!! Yesterday we spent an hour on a conference call with ESpor, a company that produces software that breaks down and analyzes game film. It's something we're looking to pick up for the season as another way of game preparation for the guys. Now I have to convince our VP that it's a necessity.......and that we have to find room in the budget! Make sure you come out to opening day next week @ Harvard; season ticket holder event from 12-1 and then Princeton vs. Harvard @ 1:00......can't wait!
If you're in high school you've probably played 4-5 games already, if you're a youth player probably more like 1-2 games. Now's the time to take your game to the next level, you've had a few games under your belt to see what you need to fine tune. Hit the wall, get a bucket of balls and go shoot, work on your conditioning or your agility's.....whatever it may be now's the time to work....and work hard! How good do you want to be? Every time I speak at a clinic or to a client of mine I always ask that question. The answer is simple, you control your own destiny. How good you want to be is all about how hard you want to work to become a better player.
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