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US Lacrosse and deBeer Present the Women's Division National Tournament Showcasing Competitive High School, National and International Play
BALTIMORE (May 13, 2010) - Memorial Day weekend boasts some of the best lacrosse in the country. In addition to the NCAA tournaments, US Lacrosse is hosting the Women's Division National Tournament (WDNT). The event, presented by deBeer, will take place in Bel Air, Md. at Cedar Lane Regional Park, May 29-30. Tournament highlights include: seven division championships, a high school senior all-star game, an international exhibition game and the premier recruiting opportunity for high school players.
The WDNT was established in 1933 and was originally created to showcase the best post-collegiate and club women's lacrosse players. Since that time, it has grown to showcase schoolgirls, high school seniors, international teams, players wishing to try out for the U19 U.S. Women's National Team and players age 18 and older wishing to try out for the U.S. Women's National Team.
"US Lacrosse is proud to host the 77th annual Women's Division National Tournament," said US Lacrosse's Women's Division Director, Ann Kitt Carpenetti. "Memorial Day weekend is a huge weekend for lacrosse in the United States. Bringing the world of the lacrosse together for a weekend, promises to be nothing short of spectacular."
One of the three divisions is a Schoolgirls' Division open to players in grades 9-11. This year 55 teams will be placed into six brackets. In this division, a selection of girls will simultaneously try out for the U19 U.S. Women's National Team while playing tournament games. The Federation of International Lacrosse U19 Women's World Championships will be held in Hanover, Germany in summer 2011.
The Senior Only Division consists of high school seniors who are placed on teams by a committee of the Women's Division Coach's Council. Teams will compete in two pools with round robin play. There will be college coaches in attendance for both the Schoolgirls' and Senior Only Division games.
The Stars & Stripes Division is a separate event in conjunction with the WDNT. This division will showcase eight teams of players age 18 and older who wish to stand for selection to the U.S. Women's National Team. Spots for this tournament have already been filled. This is the first of a two-round tryout for the team; the second round will take place at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) from July 30 to August 1, 2010.
The annual high school all-star game features two teams of the top seniors from the Senior Only Division. This game will take place on Saturday, May 29 at 5:00 p.m. On Sunday, May 30 at 10:00 a.m. the Canadian Women's National Team is scheduled to play team Haudenosaunee; this Six Nations National Team was granted their own country status to compete in Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships and other events.
The Schoolgirls' Division's games begin at 8:00 a.m. and the Senior Only Division's games begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 29. The championship game for the Senior Only Division will be played at 1:00 p.m. and the Schoolgirls' Division championship game will be played at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 30. The schedule of events is in sync with NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships at Towson University to allow for participation in the games.
For more information on the tournament schedule; rules; applications; player, coach, college coach, and umpire registration; and more, visit http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Right/Events/WomensDivisionNationalTournament.aspx.
About deBeer Lacrosse®
deBeer Lacrosse® is the authentic manufacturer of women's lacrosse equipment in the United States. deBeer Lacrosse® is the Official Sponsor of the Women's US Lacrosse Team and many top women's collegiate lacrosse teams. For more information, please visit www.debeerlacrosse.com.
About US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the national governing body for men's and women's lacrosse. US Lacrosse has more than 300,000 members in 63 regional chapters around the country. Through responsive and effective leadership, US Lacrosse strives to provide programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the game. To learn more about US Lacrosse, please visit www.uslacrosse.org.
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deBeer Lacrosse® Announces Partnership With Bounce Entertainment
ST. LOUIS, MO (November 16, 2009) deBeer Lacrosse® the leading manufacturer and innovator of sticks, gloves, protective gear, bags and apparel for women's lacrosse, announces a partnership agreement with Bounce Entertainment to be their exclusive equipment and apparel provider.
Bounce Entertainment (BE) provides teen girls the resources to interact with coaches that have effective cutting-edge teaching techniques concentrating on player development. Through the game of lacrosse, Bounce Entertainment has designed programs to encourage originality and self esteem. Bounce offers a full line of teaching, training and college recruiting opportunities and materials including manuals, DVDs and online support. Bounce Entertainment operates regional travel teams in Atlanta, New England and Southern California as well as the XTEAM, a national club team made up of players from throughout the U.S.
"Bounce's expertise is in lacrosse, but their influence is in life. With this philosophy Bounce Entertainment and deBeer are sure to make excellent partners." says Ren Pettinelli, Business Director for deBeer.
Southern Alliance Tournament to be Sponsored by deBeer Lacrosse
Peachtree City, Georgia The most prolific girl's elite lacrosse event in the southern United States has joined forces with the official equipment provider for the US Lacrosse Women's Elite Team. deBeer Lacrosse, a leader in lacrosse manufacturing world wide, will sponsor the event and bring their equipment and exciting contests to the Southern Alliance Tournament (SAT) held May 30th and 31st at the baseball-soccer complex in Peachtree City, Georgia.
"At deBeer Lacrosse® we are always excited to embrace change and evolve with the times. Lacrosse is seeing tremendous growth in the south and western U.S. right now and groups like LaxManiax and MCC Sports are responsible for a huge part of it. This event will bring the southern lacrosse communities together and we want to celebrate this atmosphere and help the game to continue to prosper throughout the south," added deBeer Lacrosse® director of Women's Lacrosse Jacqueline McDevitt.
deBeer Lacrosse and the SAT's partnership will include games and contests, such as deBeer's famous Urban Bingo game and other fun contests for the participants of the tournament to enjoy. With 600 participants and several thousand fans descending on majestic Peachtree City for the weekend event, these games will compliment what is sure to be a tremendous start to the national travel season for the south's finest comprehensive elite club programs. More than 36 teams will attend this year's sold-out event.
"We are thrilled that deBeer has stepped up and taken a leadership role in girl's lacrosse in the south. No other manufacturer has committed the resources that deBeer Lacrosse has contributed over the past two years in the southern United States. The south is full of opportunities to help new players come into the game and also has a burgeoning base of talent from programs like Carolina Fever, Hotlanta Lacrosse, Cardinal Lax, and LaxManiax Elite. These programs are locally operated and have player improvement as their top priority and deBeer Lacrosse® supports this mission by sponsoring this event and contributing equipment grants for grass roots development, commented MCC Sports President Paul McCord and co-sponsor of the SAT.
"The reputation of deBeer Lacrosse® is bringing innovative and intelligent products to the market for boys and for girls. There are other manufacturers out there on the girls side, but what it comes down to is that their sticks are still compared to deBeer's. They have great sticks and designs and every year they innovate."
The tournament will play host to three school-girl aged divisions: Class of 2010, 2011, and Open. Accompanying these brackets will be two middle school divisions based on ability. Three of the major clubs doing battle at the SAT have experience playing in the nation's top recruiting tournaments, the IWLCA Champions and Capital Cup. All three have competed competitively against the best club programs from across the nation.
"As lacrosse has grown in the south, the talent base continues to improve and challenge the top comprehensive club programs from traditional hotbeds," said Pam McNabb, director and co-host of the tournament. "Hotlanta lacrosse grew as a result of the demand for locally directed travel lacrosse programs in the Atlanta metro area. Hotlanta Lax has already competed in the Rivalry Challenge (top recruiting event in the Fall) and this year we are excited to bring a great recruiting and competitive opportunity to the kids in our region."
Please contact Heather Albro for more information about the Southern Alliance Tournament at:
Heather.Albro@MCCSportsinc.com
T Minus 8 Days
Now that the holiday season is behind us, we are only a week or so away from our next event for US -The Champion Challenge in Florida. This is a huge event that US Lacrosse has put together for the past couple of years. Knowing that this event was sneaking up on us we are all working out and preparing ourselves for an exciting, competitive weekend. The great thing about this team is that we are all so supportive of one another.
As you may now, training on your own is a hard thing to do. We are constantly on email or calling each other with new ideas that will keep us motivated and help push us to the limit. Some days you may just get a one liner that just makes your day. I don't think that there is a day that goes by where we don't think of each other. As a group we are so united. We all want to see each other succeed. I think that we have a bond that sets us a part from most teams. It's like a family reunion when we see each other. Our family time is taken very seriously and since we are limited in the amount of times that we are able to get together we don't want to waste a second.
We are six months away from the World Cup and the fun is just beginning...
