Rock Lacrosse will be holding Winter Supplemental Evaluations for Pennsylvania and Maryland Middle and High School ELITE teams on the following days at the following locations:

Pennsylvania
Date: Saturday February 17th, 2018
Location: Red Rose Arena - Lancaster, PA
Times:

• 2022-2026 Graduation Years: 11:00am-12:30pm
• 2019-2021 Graduation Years: 12:45pm-3:00pm

Register for Pennsylvania Here
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Maryland
Date: Sunday February 18th, 2018
Location: Soccer Stop - Columbia, MD
Times:

• 2025-2022 Graduation Years: 9:00am-10:30am
• 2019-2021 Graduation Years: 10:30am-12:00pm

Register for Maryland Here
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Players who were not able to attend our fall tryouts and or those that are now interested in being evaluated for open roster positions on our middle and high school elite teams should attend.

If you have questions about the tryouts, please contact Rock Lacrosse via email info@rocklacrosse.net

Rock Lacrosse Fall/Winter 2017 Team Store Link
http://www.acesportswear.com/store/rocklacrosse

CLINIC WILL FOCUS ON A ROBUST 2 HOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE BOX LACROSSE GAME. PLAYERS WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROCK LACROSSE USBOXLA HIGH SCHOOL TEAM DURING THE CLINIC

BOX LACROSSE HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ADVANCED YOUTH, HIGH SCHOOL AND NCAA PLAYER DEVELOPMENT. FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT BOX LACROSSE THIS IS A GREAT CLINIC FOR YOU!

CLINIC DETAILS
DATE/TIME: MONDAY 12/11 6:30-8:30PM
LOCATION: GOALS BALTIMORE - 6159 EDMONDSON AVE CATONSVILLE, MD 21224
COST: $30.00/PLAYER
REGISTER HERE: https://rocklacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/322134350

CLINIC DIRECTOR: HUGH DONOVAN 
Coach Donovan, a 1996 graduate of Bucknell University, is currently Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator the York College Spartans. Prior to joining York Donovan served as head coach at Immaculata University where 

he served for the past three seasons. Prior to Immaculata, Donovan was the head coach at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland for four seasons. Donovan compiled a record of 37-29, and earned bids to the Region XX Championships in all four seasons. His team's best season came in 2013 when Harford went 12-6, advanced to the Region XX Championship game, and later earned an at-large bid into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship Tournament.

Donovan was a two-time NJCAA Region XX Coaches' Association Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Donovan also spent time at both Bucknell and Mount St. Mary's as an assistant coach.

As a player, Donovan's six-year professional career spanned National Lacrosse League (NLL) and the Major League Lacrosse (MLL)  leagues for the Baltimore Thunder, Pittsburgh Crossfire, Washington Power, Colorado Mammoth, Philadelphia Wings, and Baltimore Bayhawks.  He made five playoff appearances and was on the MLL Championship Baltimore Bayhawk team in 2001. In the NLL Coach Donovan was known as an enforcer and one of the more physical defenders in the league. 

Before his successful professional lacrosse career, Donovan was a stand-out at Bucknell as a defenseman.  He was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1996 as well as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Patriot League. He was first-team All-Patriot League his junior and senior seasons and second-team All-Patriot League in his sophomore season. Donovan was also a captain his junior and senior season, and a member of the All-Decade Team for the Patriot League in 2000. He was inducted into the Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

During and after the 2017 NCAA season Rock Lacrosse 11 alums received pre and post season All-American honors in various polls: 

Matt Rees - Navy - Boys Latin  - LPM/D
Greyson Torain - Navy - Dematha Catholic - Midfield
Ryan Drenner - Towson - Westminster High School - Attack
Zach Goodrich - Towson - Kent Island  - Midfield
Casey Rees - Navy - Boys Latin - Midfield
Michael Mayer - Georgetown - St. Paul's  - D/LPM
Mikey Wynne - Notre Dame - St. Paul's High School - Attack
Michael LeClair - High Point - Mount St. Josephs - Attack
Johnny Surdick - Army - Dematha Catholic HS - LPM/D
JD Beck - York College - Kent Island High School - LPM/D
Austin Glab - York College - Calvert - Midfield
Jake Waxer - Denison - Gilman School - Attack/Midfield

Sessions Underway - Limited Spots Remaining!

The winter skill sessions are designed to gear up for your outdoor season. The staff will be stressing individual offensive play such as shooting, finishing and close quarters stick protection and will end with 2 man plays, pick and rolls etc.  The individual defensive techniques will provide a solid foundation of footwork, body position, when/where and how to check and how to defend the pick game. We will implement training techniques that will help players create better movement on and off the ball with end to end defense to offense transition.

Session Instructors: 

• Ryan Drenner: Asst. Coach York College:Ryan is a 2017 graduate of Towson University where he won three Colonial Athletic Conference Championships, was the 2016 CAA Player of the Year, and also earned the 2017 Towson University Athlete of the Year. Drenner is a two-time USILA All-American and a USILA Scholar All-American. Professionally, Drenner started on the prolific attack for the Florida Launch in his rookie campaign leading the team to a berth in the league semi-finals.

• Dan Kaplan; Head Coach Rock PA 2019 ELITE: Coach Kaplan is a graduate of York College where he was a 2-year starter on a team that moved up the NCAA rankings to become a perennial Top 6 DIII program. Coach Dan is currently the Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach at York College. Coach Kaplan is an alum of the Rock Lacrosse program, and has served for the past 4 years as a summer coaching intern in the program. Dan Kaplan is a graduate of Howard HS, one of MD's top public HS programs

Ryan Drenner's Scoring and Skills sessiona are designed to help you develop individually and gear up for your outdoor season. Ryan and his staff will be stressing individual offensive play such as shooting , finishing and close quarters stick protection while  learning how to create separation to get your hands fess and either feed or score !!!.  

No matter what position a player plays in outdoor lacrosse, these sessions will enhance his game and gain better stick handling skills.

Baltimore Session Details and Registration Link

Location:
Goals Baltimore, Inc.
6159 Edmondson Avenue
Suite D
Catonsville, MD 21228

Dates:
Dec 5,12,19,27
Jan 2,16

Times:
8:00pm -  9:00pm     MS 2022-2026       30 Player Max 
9:00pm -10:00pm     HS 2018-2021        30 Player Max

Fees: $180.00

Middle School and HS sessions to run concurrently at Goals

Registration Link:
https://rocklacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/658136696

Central PA Session Details and Registration Link

Location:
Red Rose Arena
3459 Hempland Rd Lancaster, PA
Indoor Fields # 1 & 2

Times: 
8:00am  -9:30am Middle School  2022-2026          
9:30am-11:00am High School     2018-2021          

60 player maximum for each session

3 Participation Options 
4 Week Session $115 Winter Skills Dates  1st session   December 3,10,17,31  
4 Week Session $115 Winter Skills Dates  2nd Session January 7,14,21,28
8 Week Session $200 Winter Skills Dates  December 3,10,17,31  &  January 7,14,21,28

Registration Link:
https://rocklacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/974032050