The 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship will open with a bang.
As many as 40 nations are expected to compete in the 2014 FIL World Championship, which will be run by US Lacrosse. That would easily surpass the previous record for the number of nations competing in the world championship. A total of 29 nations competed at the 2010 men’s world championship. The final lineup of teams will not be complete until early 2014, but the FIL has released the Blue Division Schedule, which features the top six teams from the 2010 championship:
Thursday, July 10
Opening Ceremonies
United States vs. Canada
Friday, July 11
Australia vs. Japan
Germany vs. England
Saturday, July 12
Japan vs. Germany
Australia vs. United States
Canada vs. England
Sunday, July 13
Germany vs. Canada
United States vs. Japan
England vs. Australia
Monday, July 14
Japan vs. Canada
Germany vs. Australia
England vs. United States
Tuesday, July 15
United States vs. Germany
Japan vs. England
Canada vs. Australia
Wednesday, July 16
Play-in Games (Teams 3-4 in the Blue Division advance to play-in games)
Thursday, July 17
Semifinals (Teams 1-2 in the Blue Division play the play-in game winners)
Saturday, July 19
Championship Game
Closing Ceremonies
For more Championship information www.worldlacrosse2014.com
Are you planning to travel to Denver to support the Australian Men's Lacrosse Team ? Group Purchase of All Event Passes .... Booking Now
We have now been advised tickets will go on sale in May 2013 and Team Management have arranged to make a group pre-purchase of GOLD TICKETS. Imagine the sound we can make, with a large group of Aussies seated in prime position to watch the games and cheer on our team. We have been given short notice to make these arrangements and need to submit our final numbers of tickets required to the tournament organisers on 26 April with our payment ready to be made on 2 May.
This is the information we have about the ticket prices:
ALL EVENT PASS
• Gold (US$240) - Midfield reserved seating for all stadium games in East and West stands, guaranteed bleacher seating for all Turf Field #1 games
• Silver (US$190) – Reserved seating for all stadium games in East and West stands, general admission access for all turf field games
• Bronze (US$140) – Reserved seating for all stadium games in South and North Stands (end zone), general admission access for all turf field games
PLEASE NOTE; for the supporters group purchase, we will only be buying Gold passes and only full event passes. We will be trying to get seats on the west side of the stadium to avoid looking into the afternoon sun. See attached playing ground map. Note that we have been advised that not all blue division games will take place in the main stadium, indeed maybe only the finals will be played there.
So if you want to be part of the group purchase you need to do 2 things
1. Register or confirm that you want to purchase tickets and how many by April 25 by emailing auslax2014@gmail.com. Please also provide a mailing address where you want the tickets posted to.
2. Make payment of AU$250 for each set of tickets you wish to buy 9price includes postage and packing) Payments to be made into the Team Account by April 30. We can only accept payment by direct deposit. Banking details will be provided to you when you register.
For more Championship information www.worldlacrosse2014.com
Melbourne Camp - March 2013
The Australian 2014 squad players from around the Country gathered on March 23rd at Altona, Melbourne for a 3 day camp in which they were subjected to skin fold tests, sprint tests, beep tests and specific drills to the style of play we are looking for from here.
We also ran series of lacrosse games at different levels of intensity which we organised by reducing and increasing bench sizes of each team. We were keen to see player reactions and responses when challenged by physical fatigue using smaller teams and then changed to larger teams with greater on field mental intensity as with teams of 23 that are in a World Championship.
At the camp we commenced our tactical side and the players now have the start of what will develop into more precise attack, defence and midfield patterns heading to Denver and position description documents were also handed to all players to go over at their leisure. It is extremely important for players to stay up to speed with the style of play we will be using in Denver to not only enhance their prospects of making the final team but the teams ultimate success in the World Championships as well.
With all that has been in the headlines regarding supplements in sport this year we took the time of also explaining about supplements and there role in sport with a half hour talk from Ted Polgaze on the subject and hope all players now have a better understanding of the supplement situation.
The weekend included a squad dinner at Williamstown R.S.L, a beach recovery session at sunny Williamstown beach on the Saturday and another recovery session at Altona Pool on the Sunday.
On Friday the 5th of April squad members will be receiving their individual player assessments including fitness results, we will also be releasing players from the squad at this point with the ongoing players to be announced the following Friday evening under the squad link on this site.
Attention all Squad members there is a new fitness and weights program to follow.
Dedication - Attitude - Team - Skill
Glenn Meredith | Head Coach - Australian Men’s Lacrosse Team 2014
0425806720 laxcoachaus2014@gmail.com
Australian Men’s National Lacrosse Team - Signs Deal with Maverik/Cascade Lacrosse
New York — Maverik Lacrosse and Cascade Lacrosse are proud to announce its partnership with the Australian Men’s National Lacrosse Team for the 2014 World Championship in Denver. Australia will be receiving custom designed Maverik equipment while Cascade will be outfitting the team with custom helmets. Australia is currently ranked third in the world, behind the United States and Canada, and is hard at work preparing for Denver. For the latest gear, news and updates on the Australian Men’s National Lacrosse Team and their preparation for the World Championship check out the team web site www.auslax2014.sportingpulse.net
"I am really excited about our newly formed partnership between Maverik Lacrosse, Cascade Sports and the 2014 Australian Men’s Lacrosse team," said Glenn Meredith, Head Coach of the Australian Men’s National Team. “All Australian Men’s players competing at the elite level of the FIL 2014 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship in Denver will now be using the best lacrosse equipment in the World. It will be fantastic journey working with such a dedicated and professional group as the Maverik family.
The Denver World Championship will be an amazing experience for all involved.”
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