Duesseldorf Sport-Club 1899 vs. HTHC Hamburg Warriors
The FIL announced that Hannover, Germany will host the 2011 Under-19 Women’s World Championship. The DlaxV is very happy that the FIL trusts Germany and the organizing commitee to make the World Cup a fantastic event in summer 2011.
Special thanks go to Anna Blank and Anjulie von Oetinger.
More Inforamtions follow www.dlaxv.de
Dear Lacrosse Fanatics,
The Lacrosse Club Kiel invites all of you to participate in our 14th Kiel Lacrosse Meeting (KLM) taking place here in Kiel on 8th &9th of August. We are likely to prepare 6 -7 fields on our Nordmarksportfeld so that 8 women teams and 16 men teams can compete.
Because of billing and paying problems in the last years we impose complete team fees for this KLM:
Men: 375 Euro / Team
Women: 300 Euro / Team
This fee will include all costs as well as payments for DLaxV referees (“Sro-Gebuehr”), the players party on Saturday and the welcome party on Friday. Please feel free to contact us, if there are any problems regarding payment, we are happy to assist you.
You have to pay your team fee until 31st June 2009 otherwise we cannot guarantee a reserved slot for you.
Still German lacrosse referees who are in need of prolonging their referee’s licences can contact us for umpiring single games.
We will be offering catering for reasonable prices on field, sanitary equipment is in place as well. You are invited to camp next to the field for a small fee. On Saturday night will be our great lacrosse party again, it is always extreme fun.
Please send applications to clive.werdt@gmx.de including the following information:
• Name of contact person / team
• Mobile number / email-address
• Number of players
• First come/pay, first serve!
We will be listing single players contact data on our homepage as well as the participating teams so that you can organize yourself. More information will follow soon.
Please feel free to check http://www.kieler-lax-meeting.de for news.
Sticks up!
Lacrosse Club Kiel
In March 2009 Meyer & Meyer Verlag published the first book on lacrosse written in German. The book was authored by Dr. Maud Corinna Hietzge who received support from several dinosaurs of the German lacrosse scene.
The book covers fundamentals and essential pieces of information regarding techniques, drills and rules as well as the history of the sport.
It serves as an introduction for parents and other interested individuals and provides novices with a basic understanding of the game. Yet, even old-time lacrosse players will enjoy
reading the book, some of whom may recognize themselves on one of the many pictures.
On the 4th and 5th of April, the Brussels Lacrosse / ISB Raiders Lacrosse Club are hosting the 6th Annual Brussels Youth Lacrosse Tournament. Several youth lacrosse clubs from all over Europe
followed the invitation from Greg Murawsky and Jason Baseden and travel to this traditional youth tournament in Europe. Besides the great lacrosse experiences the youngsters will get the opportunity to socialize with each other and meet clubs from different countries, which will be a huge benefit for everybody.
All teams thank the ISB Raiders and really looking forward to a great lacrosse weekend!
by Jakob da Goalie
On weekend 21st and 22nd of March, the biggest youth-game day in Germany ever will be held in Cologne, hosted by KKHT Schwarz-Weiß Cologne.
Teams from Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart and Frankfurt will compete against each other to earn more points for the next German Championship held this summer.
A special feature of this event will be the ISB Brussels Lacrosse Club, who sends two youth-teams way to Germany to play some trial and friendly games against the young generation of lacrosse in Germany.
by Jakob Da Goalie
Lacrosse got off to an early start this year in North-Rhine Westphalia with the first ever ProLaxShop NRW Cup on February 14th and15th. The round-robin tournament saw four teams from throughout NRW meet at Düsseldorf Sport Club, the home of DSC ’99, in its first year.
Teams from Aachen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, and a mixed team made up of players from Bielefeld and Münster each played three full-length games over the course of the two-day tournament, and at the end Aachen stood victorious besting Bielefeld/Münster 23-5, Cologne 12-2, and Düsseldorf 15-0, followed by Cologne in second place with Düsseldorf taking third.
The weather held out in Düsseldorf through the end of the tournament letting the players showcase their sport to German fans and media. Fans from all over the state as well as newspaper and television reporters were in attendance to catch a glimpse of the American game, which is still very foreign to the German general public. “The tournament was really great considering it was in its first year,” explained Michael Meyer, one of the tournament’s organizers. “All the games ran smoothly and the teams got a lot of good exposure to one another. Lacrosse in Germany is really small, and it takes tournaments like this one to help the sport spread and develop.”
This tournament was the first time that a lot of the players had seen game time since the end of the fall season last November.
In the DSC clubhouse after winning the tournament, Frederic du Bois-Reymond, player/coach for the Aachen A-Team explained why this tournament is so important: “We really had to shake off the rust going into the second half of the season.” He continued to explain that gaining experience is one of the hardest things for a new lacrosse player, and the tournament was a great place to try out new players in the lineup.
Also new to the field in Düsseldorf was a team of three referees in the final stage of their training. The tournament served as a training ground for the new refs, giving them the much-sought experience in a relaxed, tournament environment. The students who passed their practical exam over the weekend are now certified national lacrosse referees, providing much needed reinforcement to the ranks of German lacrosse refs. The training was organized by Aachen’s Tim Pohlmann.
In the West German Lacrosse League, regular season play starts again in mid march, but the NRW cup marked the beginning of practice for Aachen, Bielefeld and Münster. Cologne and Düsseldorf had been practicing throughout the winter.
Because of the positive resonances the organizers intend to hold the ProLaxShop NRW Cup next year again. Dominique Nebreklijevic, the host and organizer, forecasts a larger tournament with expanded participation of men’s teams and even a women’s bracket.
There are more pics available on - www.US-Sports.tv
Post by: Gavin Schlissel – Aachen #11
“The first ever ‘unofficial’ U-12 boys lacrosse championship was held January 17th at the HTHC Hamburg Warriors indoor facilities. Coaches Felix and Marek split the Hamburg team into two, to play 4 v 4 on small hockey goals. They played with modified rules to accommodate the youth, playing less physically than normal men’s rules. After the 30 minute game the score was tied 4-4. The penalty shot decider gave “Team White” a 2 point lead.
The boys had a lot of fun impressing the numerous fans and even the refs, Fabian Bernhard from Hamburg’s 1st men’s team, and Moritz Spiegel from Hamburg’s eldest youth team; the Braves, with their knowledge and skills. “Team Black” will have a chance to avenge themselves on 28.2 when the teams take each other on again.
The coaches would like to thank the great support from parents, players from the women’s and men’s teams and all others for coming to cheer the team on, and the refs for their time and hard work. We hope to see even more fans in February showing their support for the future of German lacrosse!”
Post by: By Fentress Boyse
Heading off to Germany to work for a year between high school and college, I thought lacrosse would have to go on hold for a while. What were the chances I would find a lacrosse team in Germany? Slim to none I thought. Who would want to pick up a lax stick in the land of soccer and Sebastian Schweinsteiger? Probably nobody.
Who would have known, but it turns out I was pretty wrong.
Germany boasts 38 lacrosse teams - including a good one in my city of Dusseldorf. These teams are divided into four regional leagues. They play fall ball and have wild box tournaments in the winter. Go to Goettingen for the La Box tournament and tell me how you liked it. When the real season starts in the spring, each team plays almost every weekend. The winners in the different regions make it to the playoffs where the German Champion is determined. Last year Hamburg won for both men and women.
Did you know Germany has fielded a National team since 1994? I didn’t. They won the European Championships in 2001, and were runners up ‘04 and ‘08. Through a set of coincidences, I was part of the U-19 team that went to the World Games this past summer. We finished 6th, with 6 wins and only two losses. The U-19 German team had never won a game in an international tournament before. I call that serious improvement!
I don’t need to tell you Lax in Germany is on the upswing . Go see for yourself. In a nation that’s stubborn to change, its truly impressive what has been accomplished there. But before you rush over there, I’ll leave you with a few hints.
1. Germans think florescent Adidas soccer cleats are stylish - pick another battle.
2. Over there, 90% of lacrosse is not in the flow.
3. In Germany, a beer after the game is almost as important as the game itself.
Beginning with the second round the actual chance in the playing-system of the Bundesliga Süd becomes effective. The final tableau of the first round, where every team faced any other team once, was divided into two separate groups: The first four teams into a group and the second four teams in another group. Now each team plays every other team in their group twice and the first two teams of the upper tableau are qualified for the Play-Offs.
There are a number of reasons for this system: First of all, every team plays at least once against every other team in the league. But on the other hand every team has more games against teams of their strength and we hope this will increase and improve fun and skill for every team.
Max Maier
