Last Week of DBLL

The DBLL season ended with the Orange picking up their first win in the Middle School Division in week 4.  Playing with a full squad, the Orange picked up a solid 16-9 win over the Blue Jays.  The Blue Jays came back to win the final game of the season leading into the playoffs.

In the High School Division, the Honey Badgers picked up a couple of wins to end the season 5-1 with the top seed.  The Polar Bears lost their last game to drop to the 3rd seed.  The Anacondas won both of their doubleheader games the last week of the season playing with several fill in players.  They ended up with the 2nd best record in the league, but because they won't have enough players they will not be in the playoffs.  The Rhinos will be the 4th seed and the Wolverines the 5th seed.

Games Rescheduled for This Sunday October 27

Last Sunday's games that were canceled have been rescheduled for this Sunday October 27.  The game schedule for this Sunday is as follows:

Middle School Division:

4:00 p.m. - Orange vs. Blue Jays

High School Division:

5:00 p.m. - Honey Badgers vs. Anacondas
6:00 p.m. - Rhinos vs. Wolverines
7:00 p.m. - Polar Bears vs. Honey Badgers

Honey Badgers with the doubleheader.

Sunday October 20 Games Cancelled

Sunday October 20 games cancelled due to weather conditions. 

Beautiful Day for Box Lacrosse!

It was a gorgeous afternoon for some box lacrosse action last Sunday!  In the Middle School Division, the Orange, minus a few of their players due to hockey try-outs, hung with the Blue Jays before falling 17-8.  Clay Simmons led all scorers with 5 goals while James Holak added 3 goals and 3 assists, Hans Larson added 3 goals and an assist and Will Smyth contributed 2 goals and 2 assists.  Max Berns, Axel Aas, Jackson Hill, and Jack O' Connell all pitched in a goal for the Blue Jays.  The Orange were led by Kyler Cooper and Adam Veselsky with 3 goals apiece and Hunter Wisocki with 2 goals and an assist.

At the High School+ level, the Rhinos picked up their first win on the season splitting their

doubleheader with a win over the Anacondas and a loss to the Polar Bears.  The Honey Badgers remained unbeaten with a 9-7 win over the Wolverines.

All scores, standings and stats have been updated after last Sunday's games.  Games are back again this Sunday October 20 with the Honey Badgers playing the doubleheader.  This Sunday's schedule:

Middle School Division:

4:00 p.m. - Orange vs. Blue Jays

High School Division:

5:00 p.m. - Honey Badgers vs. Anacondas
6:00 p.m. - Rhinos vs. Wolverines
7:00 p.m. - Polar Bears vs. Honey Badgers

Games Go On Despite Weekend Rain!

The second week of DBLL was affected by the heavy weekend rains, but it didn't stop the games from happening.  Games were moved to the mini-rink and everything seemed to go pretty smoothly.  On the smaller rink, quick passing and off ball movement became even more important.

In the Middle School Division the Blue Jays picked up another win over the Orange 15-8 to move to

Playing Box on the "mini-rink"

2-0 on the season.  Short a few key players, the Wolverines dropped both games in their doubleheader while the Honey Badgers moved to 2-0 with a 16-14 win over the Rhinos.  The Anacondas picked up their first win of the season with a 15-12 win over the Wolverines and the Polar Bears moved to 2-1 with a 17-7 win over the Wolverines.

Games will be played next Sunday October 13 with the Rhinos having the doubleheader.  Scores, Standings and Stats have been updated.

First Week of Box a Blast!

The first week of box lacrosse went well.  Kids had fun and we had some exciting games!  In the

Middle School game, the Blue Jays pulled out a 2OT win in a final braveheart to eke out the first win of the season 14-13.  The kids played hard, had fun and they're starting to really "get" the concepts of box lacrosse.  These two teams should have some exciting games as the season progresses!

In the High School+ Division, the players had fun and really started to pick up the nuances of the box game as they progressed.  They're still sort of playing at a field lacrosse pace but as they figure things out, they'll start to move the ball more fluidly and pick up the two man game and off ball movement as well as a bit more controlled pace of play.  The Honey Badgers and Wolverines picked up wins while the Polar Bears split their doubleheader and the Rhinos and Anacondas each

dropped a game.

Stats and Standings have been updated.

Please remember that this is a no check league and we want to emphasize player safety.  Absolutely no boarding or take out checks!  Major penalties and possibly ejections will result if these two important rules aren't followed.  No games this coming Sunday.  Play will resume on Sunday October 6 with the Wolverines playing the doubleheader.  Get out and hit the wall!

Benefits of Box Lacrosse

College coaches across the country have identified box lacrosse as a great way to increase lacrosse skills and IQ.  Legendary college coach Bill Tierney (Princeton and University of Denver) has been quoted as saying, “If I was US Lacrosse, I wouldn’t let any kids play field until they were 10 or 12 years old.”  Canadian youth players start playing box lacrosse first and do not transition into field lacrosse until middle school or higher and have become some of the top players in the U.S college game. Canada is rapidly turning out some of the most dominant players on every collegiate level (i.e. DI/DII/DIII).  In 2010, ten of the top thirty point scorers in NCAA Division I lacrosse were Canadian, yet less than 5% of the Division I population are Canadian.

The benefits of box lacrosse are evident:

•    The ball is never out of play. Box lacrosse players touch the ball more often, no doubt about

it.  In a field lacrosse game with a 10 v 10 scenario, your player may never touch the ball.  In box lacrosse, your player is guaranteed to touch the ball a few times per game with only 5 players on the field per team and the boards to keep the ball in play.
•    The small nets in box lacrosse (4' x 4') encourage players to take higher percentage shots, work to find creative ways to get to the goal and improve their shooting accuracy.
•    The tighter confines of a box lacrosse rink improve a players stick handling skills and gets them used to passing and catching in traffic.
•    Box lacrosse emphasizes fundamental defensive footwork since no one is using a long pole.  Defenseman can work on their stick skills and even have some fun scoring goals!
•    Box lacrosse encourages the development of off ball movement and the 2 man game.  Players learn a higher level of reading the defense.

Sign up now for the DBLL!  The season is right around the corner and the benefits of box are boundless!