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New Winter Indoor Lacrosse League Forming in 2012!

The NorthCoast Indoor Lacrosse League (NILL) would like to announce it will begin play on Sunday January 8, 2012.  The NILL is an exciting new offseason lacrosse opportunity for Northern Minnesota lacrosse players in grade 9 and up.  Games will be fast paced, exciting and high scoring.

All games will be played at the new Pioneer Park indoor turf field at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC).  The season will consist of 8 games and playoffs will take place March 18, 2012.

The NILL is designed primarily for local high school lacrosse players to hone their lacrosse skills over the winter and have some fun while the fields are still covered with snow.  The NILL is intended to promote improvement of lacrosse skills, lacrosse I.Q. and stickwork.  The safety of all players participating in the league is at the forefront and league rules are designed to encourage safe play and improvement of lacrosse skills.

If you're interested in playing, please visit the NILL website for more information.  To register for the league, please go to the Registration page and complete the online registration form.

Looking forward to some fun lacrosse play this winter in Northern Minnesota!

Instructional Video of the Week: Off-season Speed Training

Nice video showing some good drills for lacrosse athletes to improve their speed and quickness during the off-season.

Wall Ball: Get in Your Touches!

Are you getting in your touches in the off-season? Have you played a lot of wall ball? This video will help you get in your touches. Always have a stick in your hand, you never know where the opportunity to get a little "wall ball" in will arise...

Amazing Video About the Roots and Power of Lacrosse

Watch this amazing video from Easton Lacrosse about the power and roots of lacrosse on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico.

Duluth-Superior Chargers to Offer 5/6 Grade Team for 2012 Spring Season

The Duluth-Superior Chargers Lacrosse Club is excited to announce to addition of a 5/6 grade lacrosse team that will compete in the Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association (MBSLA) during the 2012 Spring season.  Building off the success of the summer YMCA youth league, the Chargers are hoping to provide more lacrosse opportunities for Duluth area kids interested in playing the sport of lacrosse during the Spring.  More details and a schedule are yet to be determined, but practice will likely start sometime towards the end of March 2012.  Most MBSLA 5/6 games are played on Sunday in a "Jamboree" format where teams travel to a site to play two games against two different MBSLA teams in one day.  MBSLA 5/6 seasons are generally 8 games in length with games starting around the 1st of May and ending around the end of May.  The season will likely require a commitment of 4 Sundays in May to complete the 8 game season.  Duluth is hoping to schedule two home games at Public Schools Stadium at Duluth Denfeld on one of those Sundays.

For more information about the MBSLA 5/6 league and information about the teams that participated in the 2011 season please visit the MBSLA website HERE

If you have any questions, please contact Chargers President Brad Mackinaw - jam127Bwm@aol.com - or Chargers middle school manager Andy Holak - trailrunners@gmail.com - for more information.

Duluth-Superior Chargers Varsity Coaching Position

The Duluth-Superior Chargers Lacrosse Club has opened the Varsity coaching position to new candidates for the 2012 season.  With the growth of lacrosse in Duluth the club is seeking to open all of its coaching positions to new applicants.  The Varsity job posting is below.  The club is also seeking JV and middle school coaches to fill out the staff.  All coaching candidates are welcome to apply.

Boys' Head Coach
(Varsity).  Deadline: November 30, 2011.

Position Description: The Duluth-Superior Chargers Lacrosse Club is currently seeking a boys varsity head coach for the 2011-2012 season.  The Chargers have been successful within the MBSLA. We are looking for the ideal coach to add to this success and take the program to the next level.  The Chargers are developing a quality youth feeder program and afford the promise of long-term success. We are in need of an experienced and principled coach to build upon the success of these programs.  This is a coaching-only position.
The ideal candidate will:
•    have lacrosse experience playing and/or coaching at the college level
•    possess strong player development, communication, organizational skills as well as a positive attitude and enthusiasm for the sport and team
•    be able to effectively motivate and develop both the novice and experienced player
•    be able to attract new athletes to the sport and be available for practices scheduled after school hours from March to the beginning of June
•    support an off-season program and camps to develop players and promote the sport within the schools
•    be active in and support the youth feeder program and develop a coach “mentoring” program through the youth levels
•    be able to attend all required athletic association meetings and events and participate in post season award honoring functions
•    work with the boys team managers for varsity and middle school on scheduling, uniforms and effective communication with players and parents
•    be able to train and assign team managers or staff to assist with game bookkeeping and statistics

Appointment: Part-Time, 5 months.

Contact for application and information:
Brad W. Mackinaw, President, 5114 Arnold Rd, Duluth, MN 55803
Phone: (218) 213-8891
E-mail: jam127bwm@aol.com

Team/school/org. site: http://www.duluthsuperiorlax.uslaxteams.com