Monthly Archives: August 2012

College Crosse: 2012 Eulogies

Friend of the Blog Hoya Suxa over at College Crosse dropped about 600 words on every team from the 2012 season. Here’s a quick reference guide to not only the UDM and Michigan capsules, but those for each of their opponents, … Continue reading

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UDM, Michigan add to staff

Both Detroit and Michigan parted ways with offensive coordinators following the 2012 season, and both have found replacements (UDM also picked up a new Director of Operations, as well). Detroit promotes Karl Zimmerman, hires Graham Adams and Nick Zoroya Karl … Continue reading

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Lax Links: August 24, 2012

Oh, hi there hastily thrown-together post. As always, hit the inbox with tips, questions, etc. Beth e-mails to let me know that Walled Lake is seeking multiple lacrosse coaches. See the LaxPower listings for details. Mike Costello hits up D-3 … Continue reading

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Ryan Danehy to Michigan?

Inside Lacrosse is reporting (via “sources”) that Michigan will hire Dartmouth assistant coach Ryan Danehy to replace the departed Judd Lattimore: Danehy has been an assistant at his alma mater for five seasons and worked primarily with the goalkeepers, most … Continue reading

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Michigan Lacrosse Recruiting 2012

From TheWolverine.com, written by some jerk named Tim Sullivan: Michigan Lacrosse Recruiting 2012 Enjoy.

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Michigan commits at the Warrior 40

The Warrior 40 lacrosse camp is an elite, invite-only camp for some of the top high school lacrosse players in the country. The most recent edition was sponsored by ESPN, but with the death of the ESPNHS arm of that … Continue reading

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Jordan Houtby to join Team Canada for Duel in Denver

Sources indicate to GLS that Detroit long-stick midfielder Jordan Houtby will play for Team Canada in the Duel in Denver exhibition contest against the United States September 8. Houtby played in all 15 games for the Titans as a junior … Continue reading

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Lax Links: August 13, 2012

It’s been too long. Right into the links: High School/Youth North Oakland Sports releases its girls All-Area team. I talked about this last week, but it’s rad so I’ll bring it up again. Detroit and Think Detroit PAL teamed up for a youth … Continue reading

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UDM Improvement ’13: Offense

In the eyes of Tempo-Free Lacrosse, there are essentially three phases of the game that can lead to team success: offense, defense, and possession. In 2012, Detroit was average at one of them (defense) and well below-average at the other … Continue reading

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Video: Detroit PAL lacrosse camp on Fox 2 News

I mentioned this event in yesterday’s Lax Links post, but the video is deserving of its own attention: Great stuff, and I’ve always wished there was an opportunity (particularly in Detroit) to expose new young people to the game. Good … Continue reading

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