http://laxsportz.com Lacrosse America Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:52:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great coaches understand what it takes to create a winning program even if that program has been down for any extended amount of time. The great ones have the ability to create winning programs no matter what the circumstances are and can do it any level including the high school ... http://laxsportz.com/developing-a-winning-program/ John Danowski had been at Hofstra University for 21 seasons winning 8 conference championships in that time. After the 2006 season he decided it was time to move on and accepted the Head Lacrosse position at Duke University. This was an intriguing decision due to a couple of factors, the ... http://laxsportz.com/duke-head-coach-john-danowski/ By Sean Connolly In a recent interview, commissioner of the MLL Dave Gross, talked about expansion ideas in the MLL. A stir began when during the MLL All-Star game, announcers spoke about how there would in fact be an expansion team in Dallas and Raleigh. None of this was confirmed by ... http://laxsportz.com/expansion-teams-in-raleigh-and-dallas/ By Sean Connolly This is just a sickening story that left me queasy after I heard about it. John Grant, Rochester Rattlers MVP, had to undergo emergency surgery over the weekend to remove his ACL in his left knee which was infected. Grant, who underwent surgery to remove an infection from ... http://laxsportz.com/john-grant-undergoes-emergency-surgery-to-remove-acl/ By Sean Connolly As I predicted. John Grant and the Rattlers absolutely destroyed the Outlaws this weekend with a 16-6 beating. The Rattlers set themselves apart from every other team this season, and they did the same this past weekend. They were led by the MLL MVP John Grant and Joe Walters ... http://laxsportz.com/rattlers-win-mll-championship/ By Sean Connolly It's finally here...the playoffs. We've waited all season for this weekend and it has been worth the wait after one of the most exciting seasons in history. The playoffs will take place in Harvard Stadium in Boston Massachusetts and will be the home of two great semifinal games ... http://laxsportz.com/mll-playoffs-my-predictions/ By Sean Connolly Attackman and former Duke star Zach Greer will enroll at Bryant for the 2009 season, making Bryant a more than legitimate threat. Former Duke coach Mike Pressler now coaches for Bryant which is believed to be the major reason Greer decided to join Bryant. With Greer on the ... http://laxsportz.com/bryant-steals-ncaa-all-time-leading-goals-scorer-zach-greer/ By Sean Connolly Is it time? I think so. The Olympics includes pedestrian sports such as table tennis and badminton, so why not involve a real sport that actually takes physical skill? All I'm saying is that if you can win a gold medal in ping-pong, you should be able to ... http://laxsportz.com/is-lacrosse-going-to-be-an-olympic-sport/ By Sean Connolly With wins by the Barrage and Riptide the postseason has been sorted out putting an end to a fantastic regular season. The Philadelphia Barrage beat Boston last night to make it to their 3rd straight postseason. Los Angeles Riptide made it in last night by defeating the San ... http://laxsportz.com/riptide-and-barrage-join-rattlers-and-outlaws-for-championship-weekend/ Under the guidance of legendary coach Bill Tierney, the Princeton Lacrosse program has flourished. Bill Tierney first took over the challenge of bringing lacrosse dominance to central New Jersey back in 1987 and has since been referred to as the Vince Lombardi of lacrosse. It took coach Tierney just four ... http://laxsportz.com/princeton-lacrosse/