Further reactions from LaxCon. Photos from the Pittsburgh box lacrosse league. Best goal of the season. Let’s Lax.

Cascade Follows Brine

Brine released a colored facemask this fall bestowing the new unit onto the boys at Minnesota Duluth.

Lacrosse Playground took some snaps of Cascade’s effort.

Will there being an angry backlash at Cascade for being copy cats?

Visually stunning but will the colored mask jack up vision?

Players have seemingly adjusted to chrome face masks, we can’t imagine why they wouldn’t be able to handle blood red.

Mired in Filth

Vendors showed up in droves to peddle their wares. If we wanted to really embarrass someone we’d have written down the company names but we understand that the world does not revolve around us and our do whatever it takes, ruin as many people’s lives, so long as we can make a name for our self as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends we lose or people we leave dead and bloodied along the way, just so long so we can make a name for our self as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends we lose or people we leave dead and bloodied and dying along the way.

Organisms at the top of the food chain created the following products.

Helmet skins: because putting on a neoprene sleeve with a flaming skull design on top of my beautiful Pro 7 is a great idea.

Cradle It technology: because attaching a ball to a string which is attached to your shaft (BALL IN CUP) is a next generation training tool.

Weighted heads: Really?

These guys were there, we know who they are, and we won’t stand by and do nothing.

We hope Seibald is getting at least six figures to rep this product.

Hey you could put sand in your shaft. For free.

Sadly, this gentleman was not in attendance giving out free tips to the lax rats.

Oratory skills on par with Rick James

After attending the 2008 #LaxCon, we felt it was necessary that presenters should be forced to have to submit their talk in advance and have a minimum number of multimedia elements assuming they were not demonstrating on the live field.

Whether you are being paid to present or volunteering, you have a responsibility to the high school and youth coaches that have taken the time and energy to attend the convention. These volunteer or lightly paid adults are the driving force of the sport. Not you.

Therefore, you owe it to them to show up organized and focused on doing the job to the best of your ability.

Two suggestions.

1) Don’t tell the room that you were up until 4am the night before working on your presentation.

That means you got back from the bar at 2 and then started crafting a speech.

How is that remotely fair to a coach who came from Alabama?

What if he had to pick between two presentations that we wanted to see and choose the on field demo covering feeding?

Waste of time and money.

Our coach said he left that talk early because it was so poorly done.

2) Don’t look disinterested if you are a player involved in an on field demo.

We drank heavily the night before too but we are sitting quietly on bleachers that are too small and listening attentively. You’re the one wearing casual sneakers, holding your stick behind your back, and being scolded by another teammate for having your helmet off.

It’s not right.

Just because you’re bored doesn’t mean the youth coach from South Carolina isn’t paying attention.

Baltimore night life

You know you picked a great place to eat when everyone at your table is privately repeating, “Please don’t be a restaurant from The Wire. Please don’t be a restaurant from The Wire. Please don’t be a restaurant from The Wire.”

But the exterior did not give away the patrons waiting for us inside. (Can we dance with yo dates?)

The walk in from outside to the hostess stand took about twenty seconds. It was dimly lit. We were hungry. It was too late to turn around and leave.

There were maybe seven people inside, two of which were employees. Seemed odd for a Friday night.

It also seemed odd that we were seated next to the speakers which blared Ludacris and Drake until the CD started skipping…

Whiskey and Cokes are supposed to taste the same were ever you go. Not at Milton’s.

Eye brows were definitely raising when the second round tasted noticeably different than the first. The first warning sign should have been the twelve minute wait for round one, even though the bistro was essentially empty.

The food was average. Our fault for not ordering BBQ. We ordered a cajun rub steak. Asked for medium. It was served gray. Almost positive it wasn’t Grade A USA beef. Might have been the chicken mix McDonald’s uses for their nuggets.

Hopefully both cultures learned something about one another that night.

A rookie story teller would press on with the evening but we’ll save that tale for tomorrow.

Preseason box lacrosse in Pittsburgh

What a fantastic idea for a developing lacrosse city.

Non-stop play. No long sticks to bail out meat heads with no footwork. Smaller goals force players to improve shooting accuracy. Playing both teaches attackmen an ounce of toughness and defenders an ounce of grace.

No idea about the Delaware Riddel helmet but we intend to discover who is responsible for said bucket.

Mt. Lebanon Triumph looks marvelous. Doesn’t hurt that our Blue Devils have been running Pittsburgh since 2000 and even dating back to the mid 80s when lacrosse began in the area.

Must lax on the blue turf in Pittsburgh immediately.

Under Armour Wounded Warrior Editions

A portion of all proceeds from each item purchased through the Wounded Warrior promotion is donated to The Wounded Warrior Project.

Buy here.

Nike AW77 Full Zip iD Hoodie

$110

Look closely for the embroidered option on the back.

Nike Sportswear iD T-Shirt

$35

Best hockey goal of the season?

Fireworks. Magic. Unicorns.

Soft defense.

Poetry courtesy of Sarah McLachlan

Only Dallas

Vault Limos. And we wonder why Dallas night life is infected by Affliction clothing.

You know its legit when a Kardashian has slithered around their cranberry leather seating.

Notes

Four days away from our first and only scrimmage

Memorizing this article about lax camp business and beyond (LaxPlayground)

Fantastic clothing out of Chapel Thrill (Julian’s True Blues)

Outdoor practice was not as cold as we anticipated

Final convention thoughts tomorrow