Week at A Glance - 4/18 - 4/24

Hey hey lacrosse fans,  FireUp!

Wild weekend!  That is the last place on our schedule where we have back to back days with games or even multiple Varsity games on one day.

Brief commentary before this week's schedule is presented:

Some have asked about our approach during the second game on Saturday.  As we discuss regularly during practice, we must prepare ourselves to be the best we can be against a nameless, faceless opponent.  In life, as well as in lacrosse, we don't know what lurks around the corner.  So, we prepare ourselves spiritually, relationally, academically, etc. to be ready for those moments.  A few games on our schedule are required as divisional opponents and a few are there as we accommodate the needs of other teams vis-a-vis minimum games or their schedule and travel logistics.  There is no reason to pummel a team you feel you can beat by 40 goals.  It doesn't fit with the principles of our school or team.  After a 10 goal spread, it doesn't even add to power ratings points used by the league to determine Final Four seeding.  So, we look for other ways to advance our program in those scenarios.

We'll share with you here, we had 13 unique goal scorers in our second game on Saturday.  Earlier in the season, we had a game where we had 14 unique scorers.  Some of the premier teams in the state will go all season with only 5 or 6 scorers.

There are lots of benefits to conducting a game this way.  Experienced players sometimes have to work even harder to get the lanes open and sticks open for a less developed player or out of position player to get a goal.  On the other end of the field, we got some work for a premier attacker playing low D.

Finally, team morale flourishes.  And, in helping grow the sport, the other team goes home with some degree of confidence compared to their other games.

Our schedule this week:

Monday - practice as scheduled 3:30p - 5:30p

Tuesday - we host Center Grove - JV reports at 5:00p, tunnel at 5:15p in whites (bring blacks), field at 5:25p, game at 6:00p.  Varsity reports at 5:55p.

Wednesday - practice as scheduled 3:30p - 5:00p  devotional 5:00p - 5:30p

Thursday - we host Bishop Chatard and conduct SENIOR NIGHT - JV reports at 5:00p, tunnel at 5:15p in whites (bring blacks), field at 5:25p, game at 6:00p.  Varsity reports at 5:55p.  Immediately following the JV game, we will conduct Senior Night on the west side of the field in front of the stands.  The Varsity game will start 30 minutes after the JV game.

Friday - Good Friday - bring a snack to munch after school - practice will start 30 minutes after high school dismissal and go for two hours.

Saturday - we host Homestead - JV reports at 9:00a, tunnel at 9:15a in whites (bring blacks), field at 9:20a, game at 10:00a.  Varsity reports at 9:55a.