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Barcelona Lacrosse Visits Israel at World Lacrosse Championships
Netanya, Israel July 17th, 2018 Ahhh… the storybook state of Israel, one of the oldest, most complex, most surreal places…
One of Our Own, Chris Hogan, Stars in Patriots’ Path To Super Bowl
It was last Sunday night (and way past my bedtime being 2am in Barcelona, Spain). I’ve stayed up and watched…
A Lacrosse Game of Ages: Brown State vs The Terps
- At the start of the broadcast, my idol Jim Brown ’s interview is featured sharing why he thinks lacrosse is the ultimate complete game, breaking it down. It’s juxtaposed with visuals of the physicality of the in-game action of the modern game along with a flashback look of Native-Americans centuries ago. Kudos, it was well-produced
- There’s stud attack man for Maryland named “Rambo”, seriously, it’s his real name—so i had to smile when i hear the commentators utter things like “and there’s Rambo getting booked a nasty slash! 1 minute penalty…”
- A star Brown player is in the game playing with a broken foot (strapped up) and looks threatening, he’s already scored a goal sparking a 3-goal run for his team. I heard he’s due for surgery straight after the weekend. How do you even walk with a broken foot, let alone play a game!???
Freelance/Creativity Vs. Organized & Balanced Team
I was excited to have found this game on Youtube, the 1990 world lax championship final, arguably one of the…
A Clinic on Defense
Our first defensive clinic with Eric Loomis went very well. I had wanted the team to get a taste of…
A good Day
April 5th, 2014 – Barcelona to Alicante The second week and the final round robin before the end of the…
The Inaugural game for Barcelona & Catalunya
Top row from left: Oscar Hernandez, Albert Olive, Mark (BamBam) Bamford , Kepfra Frolich, Pol (Speedi) Lluca, Oriol Bonet Bottom row:…
Outbound to Alicante!
It’s been some time since last I’ve logged in and updated, lot’s have happened—from now on I pledge to update as often as possible no matter how short the content, for history’s sake. The men & the women teams this year are both fielding teams into the national league. In fact for the men’s first ever game for Barcelona & Catalunya is this Saturday in Alicante. We will play 2 games in a modified pitch with 5 vs 5 set-up. The number is in fact weird for lacrosse as it is usually 6 vs 6 or 8 vs 8 if not the normal official 10 vs 10. It’s a matter of balance on the field to set up key points and positioning. The league is growing and the rationale is to make it car-friendly for teams traveling far—you can fit 5 passengers into a single car as 6 would be an issue.
Last saturday we had a scrimmage and it was indeed fun. The complexion of the play was definitely different to the ones of the past, the helmets & full contact does bring that factor of competitiveness. I absolutely loved it and was glad to see that the smiling faces validated it also as a team. Alas, we’re getting there! In the warm-ups, we walked through some set plays to run ( keeping it just 3 was intentional), I would dedicate a whole blog post one day celebrating if we actually run it during our games rather than a drill, that would be a huge milestone. Daniel, captain from the Argentian national team, managed to make it down and played with us, such great timing that was, even scored a few goals himself as an attackman. Late in the final seconds I had a scare where trying to do a roll-dodge, had hit a funny divot and almost turned my ankle in a bad way. I did fall but no harm done—had I ‘d injured and missed the first ever game with the Bandits…that would’ve just crushed me. The lacrosse spirits overlooking us were kind to this journeyman middie–at least for that day. Thanks a million!
To the Men: Keys To the Women’s Game
In Bcn we play mixed lacrosse rules, mostly based on the women’s rules with extra add-ons. Until most of our guys have full gear to play men’s lacrosse, it will stay this way. Men can take tons of learning from this opportunity. Here’s why:
- women’s game is based on skill & speed, which is excellent for players to hone their skills without the physical brutality of the men’s game added to the mix. The hitting & the rough contact comes naturally when the men’s game gets introduced, skills are taught & crafted and more difficult to learn
- In the women’s game, defending a player means using your feet and your brains to prevent penetration – position defense, the ideal way for defending with minimal risk, maximum result — this applies to the men’s game also, watch the best players, you will see it. Get in between the attacker and the goal, have your sticks up, 2-hands on the stick, and let your feet do the work ou commander cialis.
- it’s all about cutting & quick-stick to score in women’s, if you can translate this into the men’s game, you will be a stud scorer
And please, let the women pick the ball up before tackling her from behind—ahem! this is a penalty—better to move your feet and play position defense. Our time with the mixed game may be limited once we reach our goal of getting our all our kits ready by this December, let’s make the most of it and save the aggression for the men’s games. We have Bea who joins us from Roma lacrosse who can help us adhere to the rules, listen and support Aina & Bea on that please— it’s safer for all. Thanks
