Erik Krum and Sam Bradman — all their passion, the spirit, the art and the union in trying to keep it together, moving away from the “bro” feeling for a sport that’s going to become one of the premiere games in the world.
Why do you love lacrosse? It’s so small. We all know each other. John Danowski and I saw each other from probably 150 yards away at an LXM Pro event in Baltimore. I hadn’t seen him in years. I was a good player in college, but I got in trouble more than I should have. But he and I always had this bond.
When I saw him, I ripped off my beanie and I was waving it at him, yelling, “Dino!” When we got close to each other, there was an immediate connection. There was an energy in our chests, from so many huddles, so many practices, so many early morning workouts, so many two-a-days. I had to look at the guy and say, “Hey man, all of the experiences I had, every single thing we went through, helped build me as a man. And I don’t regret one thing that ever happened.” You can make All-American three times in college, but still not get a chance to fulfill or pursue your dreams in life. That’s what I love about lacrosse: When you teach and coach lacrosse in the right fashion, you’re teaching a young kid about life.
Where do you think the sport is headed?
I want to be part of lacrosse to the point where guys are making millions of dollars. These guys are some of the best athletes in the world, and I believe they should be paid like all other elite-level athletes. It should be like that, at the pro level, where guys can afford to play full-time, and not have several other jobs on the side.
What kind of work do you do for Adrenaline Lacrosse? I’m an awareness guru. We’ve placed a huge emphasis on abolishing the lax bro — the flow, with the long hair out the back of your helmet. The whole lax bro thing where guys are too cool, and not nice to people, and don’t represent the game well — we’re trying to eliminate that mentality. We want the kid who picks up his skateboard with his lacrosse stick and will help the old lady across the street instead of laughing at her.
continued on page 24 A Publication of US Lacrosse Baum goes first;
Rattlers on the road Tewaaraton winner Peter
Baum (Colgate) went first to the Ohio on an eventful MLL draft night Jan. 11. Denver traded Mark Matthews to New York for midfielder Will Mangan and the 29th overall pick (Eric Law). Hamilton also swung deals to end up with six of the first 21 picks. The Nationals took midfielders Josh Hawkins (Loyola) and Chris LaPierre (Virginia) and Cornell defenseman Jason Noble with their first three selections… In other MLL news, the league announced 2013 championship weekend will be held Aug. 24-25 at PPL Park in Chester, Pa… The Rochester Rattlers will play two games in MLL test markets. The Rattlers face the Bayhawks on April 27 in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Cannons on June 7 at Kennesaw State near Atlanta.
Galasso, Carroll, Daniello miss seasons with injuries
Three players on preseason top-15 men’s teams will miss the 2013 season. Attackmen Nicky Galasso (lower body) and Mike Daniello (medical leave of absence) won’t play for Syracuse. Galasso, the North Carolina transfer, was injured in the preseason and Daniello, a Johns Hopkins transfer, was involved in a non- lacrosse incident that left him hospitalized around Christmas. Syracuse did not disclose more specifics on either injury. Casey Carroll, who returned to Duke for a fifth year after serving multiple deployments as an Army Ranger in Iraq
and Afghanistan, tore his left ACL and had surgery Jan. 28. The former All-American defenseman was expected to start for the Blue Devils.
Hall of Famer Garvey
passes away Hall of Fame official Jim
Garvey passed away Feb. 5 while awaiting a heart transplant at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was 70.
Garvey officiated seven NCAA championships, including the inaugural championship in 1971. Garvey was also the originator of the “wide triangle” style of officiating that is used today. His work wasn’t limited to lacrosse; he was the only modern referee to work the
Corrections
The voucher code on page 23 of the February edition that allows US Lacrosse members to take the PCA Double- Goal Coach workshop for free was misreported as “USLacrosse2012DGC.” Use “USLacrosse2013DGC.” In the same issue, Mercy College goalie Stephanie DiLegge’s 2012 save percentage, tops in Division II (not Division III, as reported), was 55.8 (not 58.8). LM regrets these errors.
Army-Navy game in three sports: lacrosse, basketball and football, and worked four college bowl games and five NCAA basketball tournaments.
Northwestern-Notre
Dame at Wrigley Field Northwestern will host regional rival Notre Dame at
The release was in response to requests for medical waivers for soft headgear. The statement also noted that “placing headgear on a student-athlete may indirectly justify striking them in the head by opponents, especially in sports where this has never been the intent.”
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historic Wrigley Field in 2014, as part of a new partnership between Northwestern athletics and MLB’s Chicago Cubs. While NFL stadium games have become
increasingly popular for NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse, this will be the first NCAA women’s lacrosse game to be played in an MLB venue. .
NCAA on soft
helmets, concussions The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports developed a statement saying that the NCAA “does not view the use of soft headgear products as equipment for the prevention of concussion in non-helmeted sports.”
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