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STX enters dark waters. Hopkins game review.

Lacrosse is a community that generally looks after its own.

For some weird reason, we want what’s best for each other.

Think Headstrong Foundation.

Think the Blackjack project for Coach McGetrick.

People helping people.

This afternoon we received the following email from a small retailer:

It has come to our attention that the STX Professor has failed during on
field stick checks due to the dimensions. The STX Professor is STX’s NCAA
only head. The STX Professor heads are not passing at the 3″ mark or the
Middle width measurement.

STX has not told us what the situation is from their standpoint but word is
out and teams are being checked and penalized.

We thought you should know.

Our initial reaction looked something like this:

Why?

Funny you should ask. We’ve spent some money on the STX Professor. Didn’t like to hear that our stick was illegal.

Then we remembered that the Professor we use has been checked three times by professional referees.

Thus, in a sign of gigantic maturation on the 412 Lax staff part, we decided to contact STX for their thoughts on this email before we had a nervous break down on our blog.

STX didn’t have much to say in response to the angst, but we did get two emails that read:

For the last 40 years every head that leaves the STX warehouse is checked and confirmed to be legal for its level of play.

The second email we got said:

Two of the top teams in the nation played tonight (Hopkins and Syracuse) with top refs and there were zero stick penalties.  Over half the offensive players on both teams use the Professor.

Not sure what to say.

While with held that retailer from the blog community, we did not bit our tongue with STX.

Does STX no longer sell stuff to this retailer? Who knows.

The STX response is rather Tiger Woods-ish, if you are a cynic, but we don’t care right now.

We will have a stroke if our Professor gets flagged for being sub 3 inches.

Long story short, if you are using a Professor, make sure you have a back up ready to go and have the refs check your stick in pregame.

Let us know immediately if your Professor fails testing.

Hopkins Manhattan Game

Manhattan has 6 scholarships.

Coach Benson is getting everything he can out of his offensive personnel. They simply don’t have any elite talent that will take over a game.

First quarter goals were scored off of communication issues created by Hopkins pick game. Another way of saying Manhattan had trouble sliding.

One or two pipes go the other way and the first quarter score is 3-2 Hopkins. Totally different scenario.

We fell asleep until the 4th quarter that is how bored we were with the game.

Anybody want to tell us why Chris Boland didn’t start?

Joe Cinosky is not amused any more.

Thanks to Lax Playground for this shot.

New Syracuse white helmets. That’s a tough sticker.

Denver and Manhattan pretty much ruined white gloves and helmets for everyone.

White for no reason. Disappointing.

Notes

New website for Kyle Harrison

Have a sense of humor Jay, you’re dating a Clydesdale (Perez Hilton)

Kristen Cavallari loves blow (Examiner)

About the Author

Tumbas is entering his fourth season as editor of 412 Lax. He was a part of the first ever Wooster team to reach the NCAA tournament in 2004 and later finished his playing career at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, Tumbas is the head coach at Indiana University and also serves as director of the American Revolution Lacrosse Club.

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  • Guest

    A similar thing happened a few years ago in LA. One of the retailers I was working that has a spot outside of NOLA called and said that the refs were flagging every Warrior Evolution because the top was too narrow. These were sticks that had just left the store. Granted, Warrior does cut it close, but not to the point where EVERY evolution should be called. After a meeting with the head referee or someone in a similar position, they found out that the refs were measuring the sticks improperly. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out the same thing is happening with the Prof.

    Although, I have noticed that, especially after faces, that the head can look pretty tight at the throat. It all comes down to what you said, get your stick checked before the game. There is a reason the ref stands there for 15 minutes before the game checking sticks, and it’s so nobody is taken by surprised when they get their stick checked later in the game. If they call you illegal before the game, know the rules, double check yourself and make sure they making the right call, then deal with the situation.

  • Guest

    A similar thing happened a few years ago in LA. One of the retailers I was working that has a spot outside of NOLA called and said that the refs were flagging every Warrior Evolution because the top was too narrow. These were sticks that had just left the store. Granted, Warrior does cut it close, but not to the point where EVERY evolution should be called. After a meeting with the head referee or someone in a similar position, they found out that the refs were measuring the sticks improperly. I wouldn't be surprised to find out the same thing is happening with the Prof. Although, I have noticed that, especially after faces, that the head can look pretty tight at the throat. It all comes down to what you said, get your stick checked before the game. There is a reason the ref stands there for 15 minutes before the game checking sticks, and it's so nobody is taken by surprised when they get their stick checked later in the game. If they call you illegal before the game, know the rules, double check yourself and make sure they making the right call, then deal with the situation.

  • Anonymous

    We had a bunch of Professors come up illegal today. Not pleasing.

  • Anonymous

    I do suspect that the refs must somehow be measuring incorrectly, but that’s almost irrelevant. It’s not as if a ref is going to listen to me if I tell him that.

  • mBand

    We had a bunch of Professors come up illegal today. Not pleasing.

  • mBand

    I do suspect that the refs must somehow be measuring incorrectly, but that's almost irrelevant. It's not as if a ref is going to listen to me if I tell him that.

  • Anonymous

    How many heads were ruled illegal? What division do you play?

  • Anonymous

    Several (all in use) on both teams during pre-game stick checks. MCLA-D1.

  • snafoo

    Hopkins, Cuse, OSU, UNC, Navy, UMD all played this weekend with zero stick penalties. Think its just refs getting used to the new rules and how to correctly measure things. Heard at the Navy VMI game the ref used a ruler and his thumb to measure the heads (Navy had 2 illegal heads)…kinda brutal the refs don’t even have a real device like the Warrior measuring tree

  • laxerman

    How many heads were ruled illegal? What division do you play?

  • mBand

    Several (all in use) on both teams during pre-game stick checks. MCLA-D1.

  • snafoo

    Hopkins, Cuse, OSU, UNC, Navy, UMD all played this weekend with zero stick penalties. Think its just refs getting used to the new rules and how to correctly measure things. Heard at the Navy VMI game the ref used a ruler and his thumb to measure the heads (Navy had 2 illegal heads)…kinda brutal the refs don't even have a real device like the Warrior measuring tree

  • Anonymous

    just got through a game yesterday, all three players with professors were told they were illegal pre-game . our faceoff guy has had both of his deemed illegal in the past two games

  • bdakid

    just got through a game yesterday, all three players with professors were told they were illegal pre-game . our faceoff guy has had both of his deemed illegal in the past two games

  • snafoo

    Feel its pretty common knowledge that facing off is the easiest way to warp a head so you gotta know a head already at min specs isn’t going to stay legal for long facing off. Or is this just me?

  • Anonymous

    That’s very true. I have two E3′s that are a men’s club delight after years of facing off. Nevertheless, none of our “illegal” sticks had ever been used in a game. Something is wrong…

  • bdakid

    yea face offs do warp them but his backup had never been used in a game

  • snafoo

    Feel its pretty common knowledge that facing off is the easiest way to warp a head so you gotta know a head already at min specs isn't going to stay legal for long facing off. Or is this just me?

  • mBand

    That's very true. I have two E3's that are a men's club delight after years of facing off. Nevertheless, none of our “illegal” sticks had ever been used in a game. Something is wrong…

  • bdakid

    yea face offs do warp them but his backup had never been used in a game