Top 10 Reasons to Play Indoor Lacrosse - October 25, 2008

#9  Smaller field and walls: constant action, essential to make quick decisions, learn to play fast and smart!

#8 Amazing development of stick skills and foot work for Defense

#7 Ground balls win games-the indoor surface and close quarters promotes improved GB pick up skills

#6 Canada beat US in World Games 2006 (see below); with 10% of the #of players as compared with USA

#5 Tom Marachek, Paul Gait, Jeff Zywicki, Merrick Thomson (Albany) Geoff Snider (FOGO dominance 73% & MVP World Games 2006)

#4 Brodie Merril (Georgetown, Rochester, LumberJax)  One of best in game and plays long pole!

#3  John Grant Junior: 2007 MLL MVP 71points

#2 Gary Gait (SU), won every major title in lacrosse; leading scorer in NCAA history…

#1 oops, Zack Greer (Duke) now owns the scoring crown in NCAA

All-Time Goals Scored, NCAA Men’s Lacrosse

1. ^*C Zack Greer, Duke (2005-08) 197

2. ^*C Stan Cockerton, N.C. State (1977-80) 193

3. ^*C Gary Gait, Syracuse (1987-90) 192

4. ^*C Mike French, Cornell (1974-76) 191

5. ^*C Merrick Thomson, Albany (2004-07) 188

6. Terry Riordan, Hopkins (1992-95) 184

^{*C  Canadian Lacrosse Player}

It’s FUN, it’s a blast. This is not BOX Lacrosse that the Lumberjaxs play, but a modified game with field lacrosse rules. So don’t worry, you will not be “crosse-checked” head first into the boards.

Canadians in NCAA

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=135765

After hearing for years that box is so different from field lacrosse, I agree to an extent but mostly disagree. There is much more on-ball picking, the need by virtue of shooting angles to stay on the left if you are right-handed and vice versa, much smaller nets and with much larger and generously padded goaltenders. However, spacing is still a prime commodity, keeping the ball hot on offense is similarly important, and finding the ever-important 2v1 is key, all just as in field lax. Defensively, you are still mainly defending the high-percentage area by forcing opponents down the sides away from good shots and keeping sticks up and to the middle to defend skip passes when playing off-ball.  -Inside Lacrosse

“I think Canadian longpoles have one advantage over American longpoles and that’s we’re comfortable handling the ball and we can get involved offensively,” says Merrill. “We like to move the ball and feel at ease doing it.” -Brodie Merrill

From the Booth: Breaking down USA's loss to Canada

July 26, 2006

Quint Kessenich

Canada beating the United States is the best thing to ever happen to international lacrosse. After being pushed around for three decades, the Canadians turned the table on their rivals, beating the U.S. for the first time since 1978. They proved to be the better team - a more potent mix of talent and role players than Team USA.

They have 10% of the players that the U.S. does. They are under-funded. The rules don't favor their style of box lacrosse. Canada was 1-13 versus the U.S. prior to Saturday afternoon.