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The Lacrosse Coach: "3-3 to a 1-4-1 Extra Man Offense"

An ongoing segment The Lacrosse Coach aims to give guidance to young and veteran coaches alike. Whether this is your first season or your 20th you're sure to take something away to improve your team or tweak a drill you've been doing for as long as you can remember.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: Boys' Underclass Wrapup Notes

Major League Lacrosse: Phipps, Rabil, Crowley Earn Weekly Honors

BOSTON, Mass. – Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Monday its weekly award winners for the week ending July 3, 2011, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. Boston Cannons midfielder Paul Rabil was named as the MLL Offensive Player of the Week while Chesapeake Bayhawks goalkeeper Brian Phipps earned the League’s Defensive Player of the Week award.

In addition, rookie midfielder Kevin Crowley of the Hamilton Nationals was selected as the recipient of the Cascade MLL Rookie of the Week award.

Gear Zone Goes Patriotic with Warrior Black Flag Shaft

I know 4th of July is now behind us, but that doesn't mean the U.S.A. chants need to stop. Continue your patriotism with Warrior's limited edition Black Flag shaft.

Vail Lacrosse Shootout 2011: Pat Stansik's Video Blog

The Jammin' Salmon finished the Vail Lacrosse Shootout with a record of 2-2 but that doesn't mean there weren't victories off the field.

Check out Pat Stansik's latest video blog from high altitude:

Warrior 40 Lacrosse Final Roster Announced

ESPN RISE today announced the second annual Warrior 40 Final Competition. The culmination of a four-region search across the United States to find the best lacrosse athletes nationwide, the Warrior 40 Final Competition will be held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, 2011.

Quint Kessenich: Major League Lacrosse Rookie Update, July 4

The rookie class of 2011 is deep and loaded with contributors at all positions. After seven weeks of MLL action, let's check in and see what type of impact the 29 rookies are making.

The Rookie of the Year award is very much up for grabs.

A Proven On-Field Leader, Bray Malphrus Prepares For Leadership Role in Service

Following the April loss to Maryland’s lacrosse team, Virginia found itself in a tough spot. The Cavaliers had three losses, obvious team chemistry issues, and appeared to be unraveling at a rapid pace.

“We knew we didn’t put our best foot forward," assistant Coach John Walker recalled regarding their rash of late season losses., “Guys were losing faith a little bit in what we were doing at that point.”

From Afghanistan, Outlaws Goalie Adam Fullerton Keeps Lacrosse Close

For Adam Fullerton, making the save is what it’s all about. And to most, the difference between a lacrosse ball and a United States Military plane is night and day. For Fullerton, the only difference is whether he did his job that day or not; whether he made the save.

A 2008 graduate from West Point, Fullerton is currently on a hiatus from his Major Lacrosse League goaltending career while he serves as First Lieutenant in the United States Army on deployment in Afghanistan.

Vail Lacrosse Shootout 2011: Sunday Sights and Sounds

 It’s championship day out here in Vail, Colo .— which affected the nightlife in Vail Village last night as well — as the 2011 Vail Lacrosse Shootout wrapped up its 39th year of tournament hosting.

Major League Lacrosse: Boston Spoils Day For Record Denver Crowd, Takes Sole Grasp of First Place

DENVER, Colo. - Midfielder Paul Rabil scored three goals, including a two-point marker, and added two goals as the Boston Cannons (6-1) rallied from a four-point half-time deficit to earn their fifth straight win, a 15-12 Major League Lacrosse victory over the Denver Outlaws in front of an MLL-record crowd of 27,184 fans at INVESCO Field at Mile High on Sunday night.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: New England 'Shocks' Underclassman Tournament with title victory

After jumping up 9-8 in their first Under Armour All-America contest of 2011 against Long Island, team New England let the New Yorkers come back for an 11-9 victory, suffering their first loss in the opening game.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: Sunday Girls Underclass Notes

The 2011 underclass games wrapped up this afternoon. After the morning session, which included a pretty good game between New England and Upstate New York, the semifinals got underway with Washington D.C. taking on New England and Long Island squaring off against Baltimore.

Because of rain last night and this morning, one of the girls fields were pretty torn up and all games on that field were moved into Johnny Unitas Stadium.

Following the scores are a look at both the semifinals and the finals as well as some of the top players from Sunday.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: Sights and Sounds

There are many reasons to celebrate America this fourth of July weekend, but none better than the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. The nations finest prep players are gathered to play in the expanded 20-Team Underclassmen All-Star Tournament, the Girls All-America Game, LXM Pro All-Star Game, Boys All-America Game followed by a performance by hip-hop artist Wale.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: 10 Seniors Who Impressed

Ty Xanders and Geoff Shannon break down the Top 10 Under Armour All-Americans who impressed during the sixth edition of the event.

LXM PRO 410: Team Nitro 11, Team Blur 10 OT

LXM PRO 410 rolled into Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium Saturday evening for the group's second East Coast matchup, serving as a followup to their Philadelphia stop last year. Here are some news and notes from tonight's 11-10 OT LXM PRO Team Nitro win.

Vail Lacrosse Shootout 2011: Saturday Sights and Sounds

It was another b-e-autiful day out here in Vail, Colo., filled with upsets, gear and lots of
fans enjoying some quality lacrosse action.

A stacked 22-teams Men’s Elite group has been narrowed down to its top two to duke
it out for the 2011 Vail Shootout Men’s Elite Title, with Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear
taking on the Rocky Mountain Oysters tomorrow afternoon.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: Official Stats and Senior Game Recaps

Ty Xanders and Geoff Shannon have the top 10 seniors who impressed at the 2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic, and Geoff Shannon has the live blog from the event. 

Below, is the recap and stats from Under Armour.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: Girls Underclass Notes

The underclass games began Friday but Saturday marked the first full day of games as the tournament got into full swing.

Baltimore and Long Island are the favorites in the girls' tournament but Washington D.C., New Jersey and Upstate New York have also shown to have solid teams that have come to compete. The D.C. team pulled an upset over Long Island in the last block of games on Saturday, coming away with an impressive 14-7 win.

2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic: FINAL South 11, North 9

Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Classic Post-Game

Ty Xanders will have our annual 10 Who Impressed up later tonight for tomorrow, but here are some other final notes from the game.

* Bobby Wardwell (South Team/Shenendehowa, N.Y.) is your 2011 Under Armour All-American. Was a rock in cage with a UA record 13 saves in the second half. He also held the North scoreless for the entire third quarter. Syracuse has a hole to fill in net, and Wardwell opened up the first salvo in that competition tonight.

* Maryland recruits represented tonight. Goran Murray (South/Haverford), Jay Carlson (South/St. Paul's), Kevin Forster (South/La Salle College), Bobby Gribbins (South/Georgetown Prep) and David Solomon (North/Salisbury School) combined for seven goals and an assist. Murray especially was interesting, pushing the ball for two goals on the night.

* After it looked like the North's Brandon Gamblin (Sachem North) was going to run away with the face-offs, the stats event out in the end, with both sides going 12-24. For the North, Gamblin finished 4-16 and Lyle Thompson finished 6-10, while for the South Bobby Gribbin wented 8-14, while Ryan TUcker finished 4-8, and Tyler German went 0-2.

*All four goalies were impressive tonight. Conor Kelly (9G), Jake Gambitsky (7) and John Connors (5) are all legit DI prospects in this group.

* A ton of great defensive talent in this call as well, but was especially impressed with Michael Pellegrino (Connetquot). He only had one groundball but consistantly attacked the ball. North's Eric Parnon (5GBs) and the South's Brandon Mullins (5GBs) were also impressive.

*11 unassisted goals in the game, including 8 in a row between the second and third quarters. Lot of strong powerful dodgers in this group.

*Check out Ty's article, plus more coverage from tomorrow's Underclass championship games tomorrow at InsideLacrosse.com.

Hello and welcome to the 2011 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic, live from Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium. One again, the UA game features the 44 best talents split into a North/South format (though the idea is to put together the 44 best players regardless of region).