HAPPY EASTER! PUMA NEWS
3/26/2018
Upcoming Dates
- Regular Practice all week EXCEPT TUESDAY (practice at Knox East)!
- Thursday 3/29 - Varsity @Corona Stadium 6PM - 1001 E Knox Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284
- Thursday 3/29 - JV @Corona Stadium 8PM - 1001 E Knox Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284
Indoor Lacrosse June & July (Practices at Barney's in Queen Creek)
Best in Box Invitational 2018 & Zona Travel
Building a box lacrosse culture in Arizona
Get ready for *8 weeks of box lacrosse training and a competitive 6 week game series to determine the AZBOXLA Best in Box 2018 Invitational at the Ice Den Scottsdale.
Registration and more information on AZBOXLA.com
Who:
- 4 Divisions - Novice (10U), Peewee (12U), Bantam (14U), and HS Open
- 4 Teams per division of 12-17 players
- Your team and free agents are invited
What, Where & When:
- Box Skills Camp - Peoria Sportplex, Saturday, June 2
- *Box League Practices – Barneys Sports Complex (Queen Creek), Casey’s Sportsworld (Phoenix) and Bonsall Park (Glendale),June 5 through July 26
- Competitive Games Series - Ice Den (Scottsdale), Saturdays, June 23 through July 28
Details:
- AZBOXLA is sanctioned USBOXLA organization using only Certified Coaches and Referees to safely run all games and practices in accordance with the 2017/2018 USBOXLA Rule and Situational Book.
- is on board as a sponsor for the Player of the Week. Top players voted by coaches in each division receive an award from STRINGKING, pictures on social media, etc.
- Players Pictures, Statistics, Interviews, and Highlight Videos
- *Open Training Sessions – Register early to attend extra training sessions beginning Sundays April 8 for more than 60 hours of box specific practices
- USBOXLA Player Membership required, provides box specific $5M Liability & Accident Insurance (US Lacrosse does not cover box lacrosse)
- Twitter Live Stream
- All teams will have a set player roster and with numbered jerseys
- One volunteer from each team will run the clock and game sheet
- Registration Fee $200. Save $25 with Early Registration ($175) NOW through April 20.
Everyone has seen both on a national and collegiate level, players with a box lacrosse background have a clear advantage over field lacrosse players who have never played indoors. Top NCAA teams now incorporate Box Lacrosse into their practice schedule. Box lacrosse forces players to:
- Make quick decisions under pressure
- Shoot and pass more accurately
- Improve their footwork and overall speed
- Maneuver with and without the ball in traffic
- Develop both offensive and defensive skills
- Generate optimal scoring opportunities
- Play an effective multi-man game (i.e. picks)
- Become smarter and more physical
- Constantly be engaged due to far fewer game stoppages
- Generate space away from the play
- Be more creative while generating offensive opportunities with and without the ball
- And most importantly… have fun!
Travel Opportunities . . .
Team Zona travel team competes is USBOXLA sanctioned events across the USA. The 2018 box travel schedule is as follows;
Note: Invited returning players have first right of refusal by a April 8. After which selections will be made by coach’s recommendation from the 2018 AZBOXLA Summer League players;
30 Practices beginning April 8!
- Bay Area Super Series, San Jose CA May 27-28
- Battle in the Box, Arvada & Lakewood CO July 16-17 (Note this is a Monday & Tuesday!)
- USBOXLA Nationals, San Jose Aug 3-5 (Biggest & best Box Tourney in the USA!)
$675 includes all practices and three tournaments. Participation in ALL tournaments is strongly encouraged. However fees for two or one tournament is available.
Registration open SOON!
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