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A 1-4-1 set play, with one side of the field setting picks and slips and the backside looking to attack opposite.

A set play out of a basic 2-2-2 that has screens/pops and allows for your playmakers to attack the unbalanced backside.

Thailand National Lacrosse Team shows us how they warm up their goalie before practice with a simple wall ball drill.

All the way from Thailand, former Hofstra Pride and LI Lizard faceoff specialist Joe Mascaretti shows us the keys to getting into a faceoff stance.

Here’s a stickwork shooting drill that encompasses basic offensive structure out of a 3 man game that has the crease man popping up to move the ball down to the backside.

It’s been described as “the sickest goal ever.”

We will let you be the judge of that.

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A great drill that hones in on both stickwork and shooting. Players weave and cut around each other for crisp passes and hard shots.

On the right panel of this page, you can find the poll question asking you to pill the top rivalry in the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region.

Among the leading vote-getters is the annual Lakeland/Panas vs. Yorktown Charlie Murphy Cup game.

One of the most memorable games in the history of that rivalry came in 1991 when Yorktown pulled out a dramatic 9-8 overtime win.

• Blast from the Past: Somers vs. Manhasset 2003 OT state semifinal

• Blast from the Past: John Jay vs. Huntington 2007 OT state semifinal

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The New England Patriots improved to 5-2 today by picking up a 35-7 win against Tampa Bay.

Success in football is nothing new to the Patriots’ Bill Belichick, who has coached three Super Bowl champions.

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The growth of lacrosse in inner cities the last few years has been quite significant throughout the U.S.

A soon-to-be released documentary focuses on just that, with Denver in the spotlight.

Check out a preview by clicking here.

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A “Dream Team” of former Syracuse stars that included Roy Colsey, the Powell brothers, Ric Beardsley, Rob Kavovit and Paul Carcaterra took on Rusty Red in the Division 1 championship game of the masters competition of the 20th annual Lake Placid Summit Classic this past weekend.

Colsey had four goals for Burnt Orange but Rusty Red won 12-10. Former Nyack and Princeton star Jon Hess and Bethpage native and former Hopkins star A.J. Haugen were among the standouts for Rusty Red.

Be sure to check video highlights from InsideLacrosse.com on the second page of this post.

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For Ryan Fitzgerald, these are the best of times.

After helping Putnam Valley unseat four-time Section 1 champion Rye to win the Class C title in June, Fitzgerald had one goal and one assist Monday night as Put Valley beat Fox Lane 5-2 to win the Sound Shore League High School League title.

• Click here to see other video interviews with other players from the New York/Connecticut region

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Two titles in two months. That’s not too bad.

We caught up with Putnam Valley coach Brian Kuczma, who guided the Tigers to the Class C sectional title in June, and then the Sound Shore High School League championship Monday night after a 5-2 win over Fox Lane.

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Lacrosse was featured this morning on NBC’s TODAY show.

In case you missed the segment, you can watch it here.

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An interesting aspect of the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight that just wrapped up today at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury is the many family connections.

One of them featured one of the top rising juniors in the nation, John Jay attackman Mike Daniello, and his brother, Chris, who is a key member of Syracuse’s two-time national championship squad.

Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight stories:

* All-star game report

* All-star game video highlights

* Video interviews

* Game updates

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The White team pulled out a 13-7 win over the Red team Tuesday night in the all-star game of the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

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Our next video interview from the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury is with one of the top high school attackmen in the nation, Manhasset native Jimmy Bitter, who now lives in Stratton, Vt., and attends the Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.

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We continue our video interviews from the Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury now with one of the top rising sophomores at the event, Darien’s Case Matheis.

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We start our video interviews from this week’s Maverik Showtime National Recruiting Spotlight at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury with Manhasset rising sophomore Bobby Duvnjak.

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It should come as no surprise that when 44 of the nation’s best senior boys lacrosse players gathered for the fourth annual Under Armour all-America Senior Classic last night, there was plenty of scoring — and one unforgettable play.

The South outlasted the North 19-16 before 2,364 fans at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md.

Joe’s MaxPreps.com column: White/Marasco behind-the-back goal leaves quite an impression at All-America Classic

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Hey gang -

We’re starting a new feature here at LaxLessons.com.

We’d like you to send along video highlights of any memorable games from the past or recent summer league or alumni games — whatever you want to share with all the folks who check this blog each day.

To submit your video, just click here.

First off is a pretty memorable one.

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West Islip will be looking to win its third state title in the last four years on Saturday when it meets Orchard Park at 1:30 p.m. a at Paetec Park in Rochester.

To do it, the Lions will need another big game from University of North Carolina-bound junior Nicky Galasso.

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