For the week of April 4th, the Seattle Times High School Game of the Week was Issaquah vs Mercer Island - as voted on by the readers of the Seattle Times online HS Sports section.

Check out the action in the online video coverage. Lots of great HS lacrosse coverage in this segment.

For the week of March 29th, the Seattle Times High School Game of the Week was Vashon vs Curtis - as voted on by the readers of the Seattle Times online HS Sports section.

Check out the action in the online video coverage.

The Chapter is pleased to announce that the US National Team will be conducting two clinics for the local lacrosse community on April 18th at Curtis HS in University Place (Tacoma, WA).

The members of the U.S. Men’s National Team will be conducting two player clinics on April 18 in Tacoma, Washington. These clinics are excellent opportunities for youth and high school boys to learn from the best players in the United States. In addition to serving as valuable learning opportunities, the clinics also serve as fundraisers for the U.S. Men's National Teams program and for the local host chapters of US Lacrosse.

Clinicians     Pos
Ryan Powell  A
DJ Driscoll    D
Paul Rabil     M
Eric Martin   D

There are two session times available:

Session # 1 Pre-Register Session # 2 Pre-Register Registration 8:30 AM Registration 12:30 PM Clinic Starts 9:00 AM Clinic Starts  1:00 PM Clinic Ends 11:30 AM Clinic Ends   3:00 PM

Clinicians       Pos
Ryan Powell    A
DJ Driscoll      D
Paul Rabil       M
Eric Martin     D


Additional details and registration links can be read on this full press release from US Lacrosse available here.

Labels: April 18, Clinic, Defense, DJ Driscoll, Eric Martin, National Team, Offense, Paul Rabil, Ryan Powell, US Lacrosse

At the recent Washington Lacrosse Convention, 21 programs were awarded equipment grants through the US Lacrosse Washington Grant Program.

All organizations which applied were awarded equipment ranging from sticks, gloves, pads, helmets, balls, goalie gear, and goals.  In total the awards were valued at a whopping $17,000 this year.

View the list of award recipients and information about the grant program.  Make sure to apply early for next years grants.  Look for information from the Chapter on the 2011 program beginning in late September or early October.

 2010 Equipment Grants recipient programs:

Liberty Lacrosse Club	boys	high school
Mt Si Lacrosse	boys	high school
Silver Lake Athletic Association	boys	youth/middle school/high school
Woodinville Lacrosse	boys	youth/middle school/high school
Harbor Fire Lacrosse Association (dba Gig Harbor Lacrosse)	boys	youth/middle school/high school
Monroe Lacrosse Club	boys	youth/middle school
Magnolia United Lacrosse Association	boys	youth/middle school
Franklin High School Lacrosse Club	boys	high school
Bellevue Boys Lacrosse Club	boys	youth/middle school/high school
North Seattle Lacrosse	boys	middle school/high school
North Seattle Lacrosse	boys	youth
Snoqualmie Valley Youth Lacrosse	boys/girls	youth/middle school
Snohomish County Lacrosse Club	boys/girls	youth/middle school/high scho
Skagit Valley Flyers Lacrosse Club	boys/girls	youth/middle school/high school
Spokane Youth Lacrosse Association	boys/girls	youth/middle school
LFP-Shoreline Lacrosse	boys/girls	youth/middle school
Tahoma Lacrosse Club	boys/girls	youth/middle school/high scho
Yakima Heat	girls	youth
Ballard HS Girl's Lacrosse Club	girls	high school
Lake Tapps Lacrosse Club	girls	middle school

In just over 5 weeks, the Chapter Facebook Fan group has surpassed 100 fans. 

Tell your other Washington lacrosse friends on Facebook so they can keep up with the Chapter news and events.

Join the group today

Pre-registration for the Washington Lacrosse Convention is now closed. Registrations will be accepted on-site with cash, check or credit card. Registration begins at 8am. Those that are not pre-registered are advised to please show up early to avoid long lines. Proof of USL membership required and/or USL membership can be updated on-site.
Tickets for the Washington Stealth v Minnesota Swarm and Washington Lacrosse Reception can be purchased at the convention. Tickets are $15 and include access for convention attendees and officials to the Washington Lacrosse Reception. Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame members will be recognized at half time.

If you are an official and have reached this message and are interested in tickets to the Washington Stealth v Minnesota Swarm and Washington Lacrosse Reception, please e-mail a request to Gail Loveland. Limited tickets are available on a first-come first serve basis for officials only.

The Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame will be inducting the Class of 2010 this coming Fall.

Help shape who is elected into the class by nominating someone before the end of February.  Visit the Chapter HOF page for all the details and requirements to be a consideration for election into the HOF.

Keep in mind that anyone can nominate somone they know or you could self nominate.  However, it is required to fill out a questionaire which has a submission cut off date of February 28th.

So get thinking and figure out who is worth of consideration.

Again all the details are on the Chapter website.

The convention is coming up very fast!  Please pre-register by mid-night on Thursday to ensure you receive a complete packet of information.  You can register at the door over the weekend, but be prepared to wait in line.

All the details regarding the event this weekend, including links to register online, are available on the Chapter Convention page.

Should be a great weekend of information sharing, connecting with fellow coaches, and learning from some very respected lacrosse educators.