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UA All-American Game. Spartan Strings. "Better Now". NLL Highlights. 2019 IS OUR INAUGURAL SEASON JUNIOR CLASS LAID THE FOUNDATION 1ST GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIAL CLUB LARGE PARENT BOARD www.grapevinelacrosse.org. WHO are We?.
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UA All-American Game Spartan Strings "Better Now" NLL Highlights
2019 IS OUR INAUGURAL SEASON JUNIOR CLASS LAID THE FOUNDATION 1ST GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIAL CLUB LARGE PARENT BOARD www.grapevinelacrosse.org WHO are We?
HEAD COACH - COSEY CARLISLE - 32 YEARS OLD • ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF COLLEYVILLE HERITAGE LACROSSE TEAM • GRAPEVINE NATIVE - BORN AT HARRIS METHODIST - PARENTS GRADUATED FROM GHS IN ’81 & ‘82 • PLAYED LACROSSE & FOOTBALL, RAN TRACK, AND WRESTLED IN HIGH SCHOOL • PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT MIZZOU AND UNT - GRADUATED FROM UNT • WAS A THREE-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION AS A DEFENSEMAN WHO are We? • COLLEGE HEAD COACH FROM 2010 - 2018 (UNT, TCU, & ILLINOIS) • HS COACH - CHHS, CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LINCOLN-WAY, ST. FRANCIS, AS WELL AS FOR SELECT/TRAVEL PROGRAMS • YOUTH COACH - ALL AGES IN TEXAS & ILLINOIS - LOCAL PROGRAMS & SELECT/TRAVEL PROGRAMS • COACHED IN THE ISRAEL PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE • EXPERIENCED LACROSSE TOURNAMENT & COLLEGE RECRUITING SHOWCASE DIRECTOR • WORKED ON EVERY SIDE OF THE RETAIL AND TEAM SALES ASPECTS OF LACROSSE
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/FACE-OFF COACH - NIKO SOUZA - 22 YEARS OLD FROM THE BAY AREA - ALAMO, CA MULTI-YEAR CAPTAIN IN HS PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT NCAA DIVISION 1 FURMAN UNIVERSITY TRANSFERRED TO TCU AFTER A CAREER-ENDING FOOT INJURY WORKS FOR THE TCU ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE DALLAS COWBOYS WHO are We?
MIDFIELD SPECIALIST - SPENCER ROTENBERG 24 YEARS OLD WHO are We? • WAS A US LACROSSE HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN • RECEIVED HIS MASTERS FROM SMU • WORKS FOR GOLDMAN-SACHS AS A SECURITIES SETTLEMENT ANALYST • PLAYED IN THE ISRAEL PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE • FROM PORTLAND, OR • PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT OREGON STATE • WAS A THREE-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE MIDFIELDER • 2017 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN
ATTACK SPECIALIST - JOSH C. - 32 YEARS OLD WAS A MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL CHHS LACROSSE TEAM PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN PLAYED FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE IN HIGH SCHOOL COACHED YOUTH LACROSSE FOR MANY YEARS CONTINUES TO PLAY REGULARLY IN MEN’S LEAGUES IN DFW WHO are We?
NORTH AMERICA’S OLDEST SPORT INVENTED BY NATIVE AMERICANS AS EARLY AS THE 1100S AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR WAR - BEGADWE “LITTLE BROTHER OF WAR” NAMED LACROSSE BY FRENCH MISSIONARIES WHAT IS LACROSSE? • NATIVE PEOPLES REFER TO IT AS “THE CREATOR’S GAME” - IT WAS A GIFT TO THEM FROM THE CREATOR & SO THEY PLAY TO HONOR HIM • THE FIRST THING MANY NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN TOUCH IS A LACROSSE STICK, AND MANY TRIBES BURY THEIR DEAD WITH THEIR STICK SO THAT THEY MAY PLAY IN THE AFTERLIFE
BECAME POPULARIZED IN THE US IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH EAST IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SPORTS IN AMERICA NATIONAL SPORT OF CANADA FIELD & BOX LACROSSE GROWTH OF THE SPORT ON A GLOBAL LEVEL FAMOUS SPORTS FIGURES WHO PLAYED LACROSSE JIM BROWN - “I’D RATHER PLAY LACROSSE 6 DAYS A WEEK, AND FOOTBALL ON THE 7TH” WAYNE GRETZKY - “IF SPORT HAS A HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR, IT MUST BE THE FIRST WEEK OF SPRING.” “I WAS ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC TO SEE THE END OF THE HOCKEY SEASON….. I COULD HARDLY WAIT TO GET MY LACROSSE STICK OUT.” JOHN TAVARES - “THE TOUGHNESS AND PHYSICAL ASPECT OF LACROSSE HAS DEFINITELY HAD AN INFLUENCE ON MY PLAYING ABILITY IN HOCKEY.” JOE NIEUWENDYK TYLER SEGUIN CHRIS HOGAN BILL BELICHICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvcu2VMW6lU WHAT IS LACROSSE?
IT WILL HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER PLAYER IN OTHER SPORTS MANY BENEFITS TO BEING A MULTI-SPORT ATHLETE FEWER OVERUSE INJURIES LESS LIKELY TO GET BURNT OUT MORE ENJOYABLE WAY TO STAY IN SHAPE IN THE OFF-SEASON GET TO KEEP COMPETING IN A TEAM SPORT IN THE OFF-SEASON MORE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS, & BUILD CONFIDENCE BECOME A MORE WELL-ROUNDED ATHLETE COLLEGE COACHES FOR MOST SPORTS PREFER MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES SOCIALLY ALLOWS YOU TO DEVELOP OTHER FRIEND GROUPS WHY PLAY LACROSSE?
LACROSSE IS A HIGH ENERGY, FAST-PACED GAME • KNOWN AS “THE FASTEST GAME ON TWO FEET” • PLAYERS OF ALL FITNESS LEVELS AND ABILITIES CAN PLAY LACROSSE • LACROSSE INCREASES HAND-EYE COORDINATION • LACROSSE WILL IMPROVE YOUR “FIELD VISION” AND AWARENESS • DEFENSIVELY YOU WILL LEARN TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL CONCEPTS • LACROSSE TEACHES YOU OFFENSIVE CREATIVITY • HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING • IMPROVE ENDURANCE WHY PLAY LACROSSE?
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY A SPORT AT A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE LEVEL IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. WHY PLAY LACROSSE? • HIGHEST % PROBABILITY OF PLAYING IN COLLEGE • 775 COLLEGE LACROSSE TEAMS IN THE US - 301 NCAA
LACROSSE IS EXPECTED TO BE AN OLYMPIC SPORT IN 2028 WHY PLAY LACROSSE?
MY GOAL IS FOR EVERY ONE OF MY GRAPEVINE PLAYERS TO PLAY LACROSSE IN COLLEGE • NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL THEY CAN OR WANT TO PLAY AT, WE WILL FIND THEM THE RIGHT SCHOOL AND TEAM FOR THEM. • I WILL MEET WITH EVERY PLAYER AND THEIR PARENTS TO HELP FIGURE OUT WHICH COLLEGES ARE THE BEST FIT, EVEN IF THEY DON’T PLAN ON PLAYING LACROSSE. • WE WILL TAKE MULTIPLE TEAM VISITS TO COLLEGES EVERY SEASON TO ALLOW PLAYERS TO MAKE A MORE EDUCATED DECISION WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING A SCHOOL. WHY PLAY LACROSSE?
Practices Sunday 3:30-5:30PM, MON.-THUR. 7-9PM 2019 season
Cost: $750 • Helmet • Gloves • Practice Apparel • League Fees • Travel Expenses 2019 season • OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE