By Brett Hughes, Senior Editor

As promised our stars from top to bottom share with you the shoes you'll want to look into. I personally must say shoes are about as important as anything in sports, so take time, get what fits best, just make sure you get a good pair. And as far as style, well thats all on you. Send us a link to your favorite pair to me here. Email:Brett Hughes

Brendan Mundorf
Denver Outlaws/Team USA/ UMBC Alum
A: Classic Timberland work boots, great to just kick around.
 
Connor English
Unviersity of Virginia
A: Favorite pair of shoes has to my lime green high dunks
 
Frank Price
Holy Springs, NC.
UVA
A: My favorite pair of shoes by far are my combat boots.  Comfortable and reliable, cant beat em.
 

Quinn Haley
Queen Anne's, MD.
Maryland
A: My go to shoes for the last few years were hardly shoes, SANUK light canvas slip-ons.
 
 
Jake Haley
Queen Anne's
Georgetown
A: My favorite pair of shoes are probably my brown reefs I've had since freshman year.
(too hard to call on athletic shoes)
 
John Urbank
Chaminnade
Georgetown
A: I am a flip flop guy when it comes to shoes. My favorite pair of flip-flops is Sanuks. They're made in like Hawaii or somewhere. Really comfy.
 
Tyler German
Midfield
UVA
1.My grandparents own a condo in Ocean City, so our usual vacation spot is staying there for a few weeks in the summer.

2. My favorite pair of shoes ever... um I'm gonna have to go with my red, white and blue Gilbert Arenas shoes that I had my best basketball game in.
 
Bruce Pirie
Indian Hills, N.Y.
Bryant
A: My favorite pair of shoes ever were skate shoes. Brown/ tan high top IPath Grasshopper's. If they still made them I'd have 10 pair in all colors.
 
Mark Brashears
Broadneck Highschool, MD
Undecided
A: Clarks Wallabees

Tanner Ottenbreit
Regis, CO.
UVA
A: My favorite pair of shoes are the Charles Barkley Series Air Force Ones (White/Blue)
 
Pete Rosetti
Collegiate, VA.
Georgetown
A: White Nike Air Force Ones... not even debatable there.
 
Tobey Armour
Choate Rosmary Hall, CT.
Johns Hopkins
A: Favorite shoes would have to be all black Nike air max...greatest shoes ever
 
Jack Reilly
Christian Brothers Academy, N.Y.
Johns Hopkins
A: Favorite pair of shoes ever - certainly not this ortho boot I'm in right now but when I was about 5 or 6 I had a rocking pair of sneakers with flashing lights in the heels - they were mad cool - wish they had those in size 16's.  
 
Zach Rogers
Palos Verdes, CA.
Providence
2. My favorite pair of shoes are my green Vans
 
John Hardesty
Upper Arlington, OH.
Ohio State
A: Nike Pumps
 
Paul Harrison
Dematha
Drexel
A: Probably this pair of Nike Dunk SB's that are hemp that I got from Journeys, they are pretty nasty.
 
Josh Matanin
St. Paul's MD.
Undecided
A: The best pair of shoes I have ever had are the Nike Hyperdunks.  They are really comfy and they're really light.  I like the way they look and I can wear them on the basketball court as well.

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By Brett Hughes, Senor Editor

It was a good Halloween weekend of lacrosse at the Hawaii Invitational with great pictures and costumes coming back from the Islands.
 
This week we asked some of our past and present RISE UP BOYS and pro laxers about their own get-away favs, and in part two tomorrow we ask their favorite shoes to kick it in. With the weather starting to get cold and grey we asked our boys where they love to go and relax… everything from campfires to the Bahamas, our boys have their own ways to unwind.
 
We also welcome in a newcomer to the ER Lax blog, UMBC alum, current MLL star and recent TEAM USA selection Brendan Mundorf. The Mundorf has steadily made himself one of the top attackman in the world and continues to get better every year.  This summer will be one of the keys to team USA reclaiming the world title from Canada.
 
We also welcome back an original RISE UP BOY, Connor English. The Long Island star ended with a bang claiming MVP honors. He hasn't skipped a beat posting a five goal and one assist scrimmage earlier this fall for the Virginia Cavaliers. Connor will be fighting for a starting spot as a freshman for the Cavaliers joining good company, who did the same before him, Conor Gill, Steele Stanwick, Matt Ward, John Christmas, Danny Glading, to name a few.
 
Brendan Mundorf
Denver Outlaws
1.  I love to hang out outside.  Any bar/restaurant with an open air feel or large patio is awesome.

Connor English
Unviersity of Virginia
1.Favorite vacation spot def has to be Bermuda, its so nice their and my spot around town to relax is the turf I just go up and shoot and it calms me down

Frank Price
Holy Springs, NC.
UVA
1. Not really one spot, but I love hanging around a bonfire.

Quinn Haley
Queen Anne's, MD.
Maryland
1.We do big family vacations with all our cousins on the southern tip of Hatteras Island, NC where the land is so skinny you can see water all around you, and no big crowds so you can get a little crazy and enjoy the nice surf or takeover the beach with an epic ultimate frisbee game.
   
Jake Haley
Queen Anne's
Georgetown
1.  For a regular hangout, I like Greenwood Creek - just off of Eastern Bay -  with a great atmosphere for swimming, crabbing, fishing, and water sports, or just chillin on a pier.    
 
John Urbank
Chaminnade
Georgetown
1. My favorite vacation spot is probably Cape Cod. My aunt has a house out there right on the beach. Also the seafood is awesome.
   
Tyler German
Midfield
UVA
1.My grandparents own a condo in Ocean City, so our usual vacation spot is staying there for a few weeks in the summer.

Bruce Pirie
Indian Hills, N.Y.
Bryant
1. My Vacation spot is Beach Haven Long Beach Island. It's the REAL Jersey Shore, not that slimy seaside...I mean seaside that people typically think of. It's a beautiful, calm island my family has been going to for over 40 years, and if you asked anyone from my family where their favorite place to relax is, it would be Ramapo Lane Beach Haven, LBI.
 
Mark Brashears
Broadneck Highschool, MD
Undecided
1. My favorite place to vacation would definitely be the Bahamas. All the people were so chill and relaxed and the beaches and water are so nice.

Tanner Ottenbreit
Regis, CO.
UVA
1. No favorite vacation spot but I love going up to Vail in the summer time to just relax with friends and family and play some lacrosse.
 
Pete Rosetti
Collegiate, VA.
Georgetown
1. I would have to say that my favorite vacation spot is Duck Village on the Outer-Banks of North Carolina and my favorite place to relax in town has to my basement.

Tobey Armour
Choate Rosmary Hall, CT.
Johns Hopkins
1. Block Island...go there in the summer...chillest spot ever.
 
Jack Reilly
Christian Brothers Academy, N.Y.
Johns Hopkins
1. Favorite place to vacation/relax - I enjoy chillin on the beach in Chatham, MA every August.
 
Zach Rogers
Palos Verdes, CA.
Providence
1. My favorite vacation spot is Kaanapali Beach on Maui because of the great
weather and pristine water.  Shaved ice at Whalers Village is super legit.
 
John Hardesty
Upper Arlington, OH.
Ohio State
1. Cruisin' anywhere in the Caribbean!
 
Paul Harrison
Dematha
Drexel
1. About every year my family and some family friends go down to Corolla Light in the Outer Banks for a week, there are some sick houses down there right by the beach and there is a pool and different types of shops right there in the main complex... Its a pretty chill place.

Josh Matanin
St. Paul's MD.
Undecided
1. My favorite vacation spot is Deep Creek Lake.  When I'm there, I don't have to worry about anything.  I can just relax and get away from the world.  At the same time there is so much to do.  I could go out on the lake or I could go up into the mountains.  I could have a bonfire with friends or just sit back and watch a movie. Deep Creek Lake is just a great way to get away and relax.

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Geoff Shannon of Inside Lacrosse brings some good news for five schools in his latest recruiting roundup.

I think the big winner this week is Ohio State, with recent news of Luke Treece from Upper Arlington, Ohio, and now another in-state Blue Chip player Kyle Bernlohr have helped the Buckeyes' class.

Treece, who I have seen multiple times because he is a star from my alma mater will bring not only good skills, but he has the potential to grow in college and become a solid Division 1 player.

Brenlohr might be one of the best goalies in the class. I think where Ohio State wins with these two players is the idea of protecting its boarders. Ohio may not have the number of Blue Chip players that Maryland or New York, but they do have enough to field a pretty strong team if they can keep kids like Treece and Bernlohr in state. Coach Myers will continue to grow the Buckeyes and we will be hearing more and more form them, when they find out how to keep all these guys along with a Will Campbell and others we may see the "Bucks" deep in the playoffs.

Check out the other recruits and where you will be seeing them in years to come on the recruiting roundup. 

Posted by Brett Hughes, Senior Editor

Lacrosse All Stars has asked me to weigh in on a few things that I feel the lacrosse world may think is fun, cool, important, or some mixture of the three.

After talking some college football (a passion of mine) I set my sights on the world of shoes. I had a few encounters in the lacrosse world over the past few months seeing players wearing "skate" shoes, or Vans...etc to play lacrosse or workout in. Maybe I am getting older and becoming out of touch (I don't think that's it just yet), but as I mention in the article, you don't wear cleats to math class and you don't rock Vans on a nice new turf field when it's time to get to work. 

Also check out some of the shoes I am rocking and stay tuned as I took this classic question to our RISE UP BOYS and see what they think the best shoes out right now are to do work on the field in.

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By Senior Editor, Brett Hughes

The Mens National team (Team U.S.A.) has been selected, and for the high school audience these will be the players you will read about and also who will represent our country. Manchester will be home to the teams chance to reclaim the world championship.

Tell us what you think, who do you want to see on this list that was not selected.  

Coach Pressler had a tough job trying to put together a team from a very talented pool. A mixture of the worlds top talent, and also players he feels he can reach and buy into his coaching technique. More to come after the news conference with Coach Pressler and Ryan Powell.

By Brett Hughes, Senior Editor

The Regis High School Goalie position has been filled for the past few years! Show stopper and recent Virginia commit Rhody Heller gets his first time between the pipes this year, which will come after he already committed to one of the top Lacrosse schools in the NCAA. Not a traditional path for anyone, but the Regis goalie has all the skills to play at the next level, and if you think it may be a little off to take a goalie who has never started for his high school, the last goalie to follow that path was Tillman Johnson, who became the 2003 USILA Player of the year and NCAA tournament MVP. Rhody has informed us that he will be heading to Charlottesville Virginia to play for the University of Virginia Cavaliers.

Virginia is in need of a Goalie for the 2011 class, and he will compete for playing time with current sophomore Rob Fortunato. Heller may find a great chance to learn from the up and coming UVA goalie for a year before taking his spot between the pipes.

More to come on Heller and fellow Colorado lacrosse standout Tanner Ottenbreit on the opportunity to represent Colorado as a duo at UVA. And what it would mean to have a Colorado tandem leading a defense someday for UVA.

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US Lacrosse announced the teams and groups that will receive the 2009 equipment grants. Check the article out to see exactly what each team or program is awarded. This is just one of the many ways that US Lacrosse and others are working to keep the game growing.

If you are interested in getting your school in the running for a grant, visit the US Lacrosse site. The application usually goes live online in April. 

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By Brett Hughes, Senior Editor

Every month, we're going to bring you some of the new and best music to download for your iPod. Music you can do "DO WORK" with. Most of it will be new hits, but some are going to be all-time classic, get fired up hits that you should already know.

The temperature is beginning to drop, so you might need a little extra thump to get out in that hooded sweatshirt and gloves and take a jog, or get out and shoot for an hour. So if you want to be the next in line on your high school team, get out there and just "DO WORK."

Our Music guru Kyle Harrison as well as other MLL stars like Ben Rubeor, Eric Martin, and others.

So here you go Octobers LAX TRAXX 

1. "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown and Lil Wayne

2. "Long Distance Runaround" by YES

3. "Champion" by Kanye

4. "I'm goin In" by Drake 

5. "5, 6 Kids" by Bear vs Shark

6. "We be Steady Mobbin" by Lil Wayne 

7. "A Star is Born" Jay-Z 

8. "Sky is the Limit" by Weezy

9. "Forever" by Drake 

10. "Way Cool" by Charles Hamilton 

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By Brett Hughes

Check out the new Warrior head called The NOZ. 

It sounds like Warrior is on to something else pretty special with the addition of shooting Nitrogen into the head making it the lightest head ever assembled. They say it is strong and the head is not weakend due to a portion being hollow. Time will tell if that is true as it is always hard to get through pre-season with a new head with the cold making sticks easier to break.

We might be adding this to the holiday wish list that ESPN RISE will drop sometime in Nov. Every week we will add a couple more lacrosse and lacrosse lifestyle pieces to the growing list. Getting reviews from our high school, college, and MLL stars. 

By Brett Hughes

ESPN's own  Quint Kessenich stopped in at Inside Lacrosse to share some of the things that annoy him in the lacrosse world. Quint has never pulled punches and keeps bringing lacrosse in a way that beginers to the game, as well as people who have been around for years, can enjoy and debate at the same time.  

All in all I agree with Quint on just about everything. I know we as a team didn't love wearing our game jerseys for scrimmages. so I agree with this. You want your jersey to be sacred, when those things come out it means its spring! In fall ball just keep them in the vault!

Handshakes, pre-game warm-ups, and goal celebration are also on his list and I'd say he is easy to agree with. I'd also like that people walking from offscreen left to right is comedy... Quint going therough the handshake line is something we all need to appreciate.

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Welcome back to the RISE UP BOYS, fall is underway and some of our boys have moved on to college and are enjoying fall all workouts and preparing for spring lacrosse. We have added some new faces from all over the country to our team and every week will have one of our MLL All Stars check in and answer the same questions as our boys on the RISE. In week one we have Kyle Harrison, the Face of STX and NIKE Lacrosse, owner of Playmaker Lacrosse, and lead counselor on the Nike Elite Lacrosse Camps by ESPN RISE. He is on the road all the time with USA tryouts and promoting his new K18 line so our questions are perfect for the Johns Hopkins legend.

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This week we ask our boys What the have been doing this fall and thier iPod Top 5 songs this fall. Check in Next week to see what new names stop in and what suprise MLL guest hops on the RISE lacrosse blog!
 
Kyle Harrison (Los Angeles, CA.)
THE Friends School of Baltimore (Baltimore MD)
Johns Hopkins University
Midfield
 
K Harri, what have you been up to this fall?
Bouncing around the country promoting the new K18 line, and working on the LXM Pro tour.
 
Ipod Top 5:
Tough Q son, right now or ever? Either way, here's my list for the moment...
1. Chris Brown featuring Weezy, I can transform ya
2. Jay Z, Venus vs. Mars
3. We Be Steady Mobbin', Weezy
4. Paramores entire new album (Brand new eyes)
5. Kate Voegele, Inside Out

Patrick Harbeson (Annapolis, MD)
DeMatha Catholic High School
UVA
Midfield

What are you doing this fall?
This fall I am playing football... our team is 6-0 and working hard for the best season possible. As of right now, our team is ranked 10th in the nation according to ESPN RISE FAB 50. We have a common goal of winning our league championship (WCAC), and if possible going undefeated. This is only possible through hard work, becuase we play in one of the toughest leages which 'anyone can beat anyone'. Personally this season has been a blast, it's my senior season and it has been fun playing for a team that has so much potential. Aside from football this fall, I am alsoworking on sharpening my stick skills and mentally preparing myself for the offseason and ultimatly the spring season.

Ipod Top 5
No Particular order
1. We Be Steady Mobbin', Lil Wayne ft. Gucci Man
2. Almost Famous, Young Berg
3. Mary's Song, (Oh My My My), Taylor Swift
4. Imma Star, Jeremiah
5. Congratulations, Drake

Frank Price (Holly Springs, NC)
Holly Springs HS
UVA
LSM/D

What's going on this Fall?
This fall I've been working out at a cross fit gym four times a week, speed and agility training twice a week, hand to hand combat classes twice a week and my travel lacrosse team just started practice
 
iPod Top 5:
1. Big Green Tractor- Jason Aldean
2. Gettin you home- Chris Young
3. Jokerman- Bob Dylan
4. Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen
5. Bartender- Rehab

Quinn Haley (Grasonville, MD)
Queen Anne's
Maryland
Attack

Whats going on this fall?
Just Football!

iPod Top 5
It's always changing, but for now I'd say
1. Chiddy bang, Kids remix
2. Kid Cudi, Up up an away
3. Super Mash Bros, I Bleed Purple and Gold
4. Matt and Kim, Daylight
5. Ray Barbee, Find Enjoyment
If am getting pumped up I like stuff like the Gladiator theme music they played at Sean taylor's tribute, and if there's dancing going on, I like all the Super Mash Bros.

Paul Harrison (Silver Spring, Maryland)
DeMatha Catholic High School
Drexel University
Defense/ LSM
 
Whats going on this Fall?
We are doing a lot of work this fall with DeMatha, lifting 3 times a week as a team and getting in stick work and 6 vs 6 practices once to twice a week. I am also playing in a  fall league with most of the DeMatha guys which is full games every Sunday. Once November starts I will be playing in tournaments with DeMatha and my club team Blackwolf.

Ipod Top 5:
1. Californication- Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Young Forever- Jay- Z
3. That Was a Crazy Game of Poker- O.A.R.
4. Wonderwall- Oasis
5. 'Till I Collapse- Eminem

Josh Matanin (Ellicott City, MD)
St. Pauls School for Boys
Undecided: I have visited UNC, Duke, Georgetown, Navy, Towson, and plan on looking into many more. So I do not have a List of Top Schools yet.
Defense/ LSM

What's going on this fall?
I am training every day to gain an advantage on the field.

Ipod Top 5:
1. Remember the Name- Fort Minor
2. Are You Gonna be my Girl- Jet
3. Headstrong- Trapt
4. Till I Collapse- Eminem
5. By the Way- Red Hot Chili Peppers

John Muti (Mountain Lakes, NJ)
Mountain Lakes
Navy
Goalie

What's going on this fall?
I am playing football for the Mountain Lakes Herd. We are having another successful year with an 5-0 start.

Ipod Top 5:
1. Say Yeah- Wiz Khalifa,   
2. Gangsta- Maino,   
3. Bubble Toes -Jack Johnson
4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole    
5. Make Her Say- Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West and Common

Jake Haley (Grasonville, MD)
Queen Anne's
Georgetown University
Goalie

What are you doing this fall?
Football! Queen Anne's is 6-0 and looking for a 2A state championship after making it to the semis last season.

iPod Top 5
1. Living the Dream, Super Smash Bros
2. Kids MGMT Remix, Chiddy Bang
3. Young Forever, Jay Z
4. Skinny Love, Bon Iver
5. Mr. Pitful, Matt Costa

Mark Brashears (Annapolis, MD)
Broadneck High School
Undecided
Midfield

What's going on this fall?
I am on the Golf team and working out!

Ipod Top 5:
1. Juicy- Notorious B.I.G.
2. Young Forever- Jay Z
3. Hello Seattle- Owl City
4. Congratulations- Drake
5. Drop- East Clubbers
 
Kodie Englehart (Coronado, CA)
Coronado High School
Vermont
Midfield

What are you doing this fall?
I am QB for our Islander Football Team and playing Indoor Lacrosse on Saturdays

Ipod Top 5: 
1. Can't Be Touched -Roy Jones Jr.
2. I Rock Skinnines, Fresh Boyz
3. Ambitions As A Ridah -Tupac
4. Man I Miss My Dawgs -Lil Wayne
5. Let Me Clear My Throat -DJ Kool

Michael Ehrhardt (Westbury, NY)
Chaminade High School
Maryland
Defense

What are you doing this fall?
I am playing wide receiver for Chaminade's Football team.  
 
iPod Top 5:
1. Replay-Sean  Kingston
2. Glory Road- Bruce
3. All the Above- Maino
4. Time to Pretend- MGMT
5. You Belong With Me- Taylor Swift

Craig "Goodie” Goodermote (Holtsville, New York)
Sachem East High School
Marist
Goalie

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	Zach Rogers

What's going on this fall?
This fall its mostly hockey. Looking for another undefeated season and to go to nationals for the first time. Lacrosse wise school ball started up every weekend and lifts are starting next week.

iPod Top 5
1. Told Yall- Lil Wayne
2. Money to Blow- Drake
3. Ambitious- Jay-z
4. Ransom- Drake/ Lil Wayne
5. Party In the USA- Miley Cyrus

Toby Armour (New Haven, CT)
Choate Rosemary Hall
Johns Hopkins University
LSM/ Defense

What are you doing this fall?
I am playing Soccer as always in the fall, team captain and trying to help our team turn around the season. Great guys on the team, we just need it to all come together.

iPod Top 5
1. Hero-Nas
2. City is Mine-Jay-Z
3. Self-conscience-Nas & Q-tip
4. Pain-Tupac
5. Looking through my rear view mirror-Tupac

Zach Rogers (Palos Verdes, CA)
Palos Verdes High School
Providence College
Defense

What are you doing this fall?
This fall I am playing basketball for the PVHS team, hurling with the PVHS club we just started, and playing Floorball (Innebandy).  It's awesome.

iPod Top 5:
1. One and Only – Chesney Hawks
2. Internally Bleeding – Immortal Technique
3. One Day – Matisyahu
4. Dosed – Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. You Won't Make a Fool Out of Me – Flogging Molly
Bonus: Big Crash - Less Than Jake

Will Campbell (Columbus, OH)
Worthington Kilbourne
North Carolina
Middle

What are you doing this fall?
I am playing football this fall.  We are currently 3-3. We lost two close games to Upper Arlington and an overtime thriller against Hilliard Davidson last week.  I am playing Cornerback, Wide Receiver, Long Snapper, and a little Punt Returner.  Last week I had an interception, a fumble recovery, seven tackles, and was a defensive player of the week.
 
iPod Top 5:
1. Calabria (Remix)- Drunkenmunkey
2. Russian Privjet- Basshunter
3. Eurodancer- D.J. Mangoo
4. Wicked- Ice Cube
5. Raw- Big Daddy Kane
As you can see I have been rocking the techno of late with a little rap to round it out.

John Hardesty (Upper Arlington, OH)
Upper Arlington
The Ohio State University
LSM

What are you doing this fall?
This fall I have been training two days a week through Resolute, strength training at the high school, and have been playing Fall Ball.
 
iPod Top 5:
1. Fireflies-Owl City
2. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy-Tupac
3. Adam's Song-Blink 182
4. Turn My Swag On- Big & Rich
5. Ghost-Soldier Boy

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By Brett Hughes

Fall ball is heating up for high school ballers all over. For those of you in season be it football, cross country, golf, water polo...etc., that does not mean you should stop getting better at lacrosse. I'm not telling you to bring your long pole to practice to help you with your cover 2 assignments.

Instead head out to see some top college, pro, and even National Team games coming up over the next month and a half. As we saw in San Francisco, that showcase drew almost 5,000 and the fans got a chance to see UNC and Brown square off.

The COLORADO LACROSSE SHOWCASE: The Denver Outlaws are set to take on the Denver University Pioneers. This game should be great for the community recently ranked by Inside lacrosse as the No. 1 lacrosse town in America. The Stars will all be there for the Outlaws as Jesse Schwartzman, Kyle Harrison, Lee Zink, Brendan Mundorf, Max Seibald, Brian Langtry, and the rest of the Outlaws take on a college team on the rise. This also marks the first time the DU community will see legendary coach Bill Tierney in action on the DU sideline. The former Princeton coach is arguably one of the best to ever walk the sideline. These MLL vs NCAA games are always great as the MLL guys who do not practice everyday want to show why they are the best players in the world, and the NCAA guys just want to knock off the guys on top. These are great oppurtunity to watch great lacrosse and even meet some of the guys you may model your own game off.

Team USA SET TO TAKE ON NAVY, MARYLAND, AND UVA: If you are anywhere near Annapolis, Md., this Sunday go catch one of the four games slated to take place on two different fields. These games will be white hot, as the fellas on Team USA never want to lose, and they have a chip on their collective shoulder. From llast year, the 40+/- players on the Blue and White teams are still fighting for a roster spot when Team USA heads to Manchester, England this summer. Coach Dave Pressler will be continuing to evaluate these players and you can imagine the intensity these teams will bring. On the other side of the ball these teams happen to be playing three strong NCAA opponents. Navy, Maryland and Virginia will all be incredibly hard to beat. 

Players to watch when you go: USA: Kyle Harrison (hometown kid, dodges better than anyone), Max Seibald (works as hard as anyone on any field), Eric Martin (plays all over the field and always gives middies issues), Joe Walters (might be the best shooter in the game), Paul Rabil (the best offensive midfielder in the game), Kevin Levielle (as creative as the get), and Ryan Boyle (every team needs a QB, he is seen as one of the best and a hometown) 

NCAA: Max Schmidt (D), Dan Groot(M), Ryan Young(A), Shamel Bratton(M), Steele Stanwick(A), Ken Clausen(D), Brian Carrol(M), Tim Paul(A). Keep your eyes on these boys and many more. 

Team ENGLAND vs HOFSTRA: On October 17th The Hofstra Pride are set to take on Team England who just suffered a loss to Loyola this past weekend. These games are great because it is a chance for Hofstra to get excited about playing someone new, and you will see a Team England giving all the have to get their squad ready for Manchester this summer. 

The fact is you do not have to be playing to get better, find a player pay attention to what he does with the ball in his stick and what he is doing when the ball is spinning around. If you want to be one of the best, just get out and learn from them! 

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Octotber 10th marked the first big time a Division 1 lacrosse game was played in Northern California at the 49ers old home, the historic Kezar Stadium. On a day that resembled more East Coast weather with clouds and a cool breeze the UNC Tar Heels and the Brown Bears did not dissapoint. North Carolina dominated play and tallied 13 goals in a 13-5 blowout.

Lacrosse highlighted the day for the near 5,000 in attendance. However, the fan fair was a close second, with clinics all around, complete set of vendors around the field and interaction with some of the best players in the NCAA game from both teams.

Events like this beg the question, when will this become a weekly occurrence. How long do we have to wait to see lacrosse really go to the next level on the West Coast?

With Denver being viewed as the new city for lacrosse, and attendance like this for a fall scrimmage, we all have to hope that more and more games like the San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic start populating the West Coast lacrosse scene. 

Posted By Brett Hughes

Our friends at Inside Lacrosse have reported that Mike Daniello, a top 10 recruit, has gone back on his verbal committment to Joe Breschi and the UNC Tar Heels, on Sept. 28th. Daniello has now decided to join former high school teammate and friend, Jamison Pickel, on the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays roster. 

Read more about Mike Daniello and his decision here. 

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Posted By Brett Hughes

ESPN Lacrosse Guru Quint Kessenich stops by our partners at IL to give young lacrosse players five tips to becoming better player.  More importantly he shares how to have fun on your way to being the best player you can be! 

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