Great Falls Boys Lacrosse Camp-Registration now open
Select “Register Online” from the left-hand-side menu, or use the following link:
 
http://greatfallslacrosse.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=16715&org=greatfallslacrosse.com

See program description below

Boys Playoff Update
 

This past weekend were the last regular season games, I hope everyone is enjoying the season so far. Playoffs begin June 1. We will have no games during Memorial Day weekend.

The U9 boys will play a single "fun day" game, on Sat 6/1 at Nike 8 time TBD.

The older teams will be seeded into 8 team brackets and play single elimination games on 6/1-2 and 6/8-9 as follows:
 

• Round one games (quarter-finals) are played either 6/1 or 6/2
• Round two games (semi-finals) are played 6/8
• Round three games (finals) are played 6/9

 
The playoff seedings are designed to create competitive parity as follows:
 

• All teams are ranked within an age group and division (e.g. U11B or 56C) based on record first and then strength of victory as a tiebreaker for teams with equal records. You can see the standings under Teams and Schedule on the website.
• The top 8 ranked teams are placed in the top flight, the next 8 teams (9 to 16) are in the second flight, the third eight (17 to 24) are in the third flight and so on.
• Each flight plays a three round, single elimination tournament. If you win the flight, you receive a trophy. If you win the top flight, you are considered the division champion.
• The advantage of this approach is that teams with similar records during the regular season compete against each other in the playoffs; the games are more competitive.

Your coaches will provide you more details as we get closer to June. The playoff schedule will be posted to the website a few days after this weekend.

For some teams, the playoffs can be intense experience that challenges us to remain calm and collected. Please keep perspective and do your part to honor the game thru sportmanship and finish the season on a positive note. We hope that everyone will plan to attend our end of season party, June 9,  to recognize the players and coaches for their hard work.

Thanks

Shane Twomey
Boys Commissioner

 

Formerly known as "Coach Twomey' s camp", Will be held June 24-28 on Nike 4 field. Hours are 5:30-8 pm.
 

This has been a very popular teaching camp and is great for players ages 7-13. Cost is $130.

*campers need to have their own full equipment (helmet, stick, gloves,shoulder and arm pads, mouthguard.)

 

A portion of proceeds for the camp will go to the fundraising effort for Nike 4, our new state of the art turf field.

 

Camp Director Shane Twomey, Great Falls Boys commissioner (former professional lacrosse all-star, college coach and current Gonzaga assistant coach)

 

Former and current coaches include many former and current GFLA players

 

Sean Aaron: GFLA alum, three-time NCAA All American, 2012 NCAA Goalie of the Year, goalie for the Charlotte Hounds, Major League Lacrosse

 

Luke Aaron: GFLA alum, Duke University, high school All-American

Chris May: GFLA alum, Gonzaga HS All-American, Georgetown Univ. All-American

 

Casey O'Neil: head coach, Gonzaga

 

Derek Styer: GFLA alum, Princeton University,

 

Past guest coaches have been: US world team players Jesse Hubbard, Dave Curry, Christian Cook, Scott Urick