As previously announced on the In The Crease Podcast, I'm happy to announce that TALON LACROSSE is sponsoring a new Player of the Week contest on CollegeLAX for the 2007 MCLA regular season.
I will solicit nominations each week via the CollegeLAX message board and/or email from MCLA coaches, players, and fans. I will pick one MCLA player as the TALON LACROSSE MCLA Player of the Week from all of the nominations I receive.
Talon Lacrosse Web Site wrote:Our Vision
Talon Lacrosse is dedicated to teaching, honoring and preserving lacrosse traditions and culture. Our company vision is to involve people in lacrosse so they truly understand the traditions and culture of the sport.
"Tell me and I'll forget
Show me and I may not remember
Involve me and I will understand"
- Native American proverb
Lacrosse is much more than a sport—it's about integrity, honor, respect and character. A player who truly embodies the Talon Lacrosse vision is one who respects all those participating in lacrosse (teammates, opponents, referees, coaches, and fans), will never let his teammate(s) down, has the most heart and never gives up, cheers both in the game and on the bench, works as hard in practice as he does in the game, does the right thing whether in public or in private, and respects and honors the sport of lacrosse on and off the field in the best way possible.
Our deep commitment and belief in our vision inspires us and drives all of our business activities. To fulfill our vision, we strive to build an unrivaled company that enables a deeper, more personal relationship between the lacrosse player, coach, parent or fan, and the roots of the sport and what it offers in life: commitment, competition, connection and community.
We believe that our singular focus in preserving the traditions and culture of the sport will in turn create future evangelists who will carry on our mission so they can become better players and leaders, and tomorrow's teachers.
The criteria for selecting the TALON LACROSSE MCLA PLAYER OF THE WEEK is a MCLA player who honors the game of lacrosse through superior play and superior sportsmanship. Coaches are encouraged to nominate outstanding players who exhibit fine sportsmanship who otherwise may not show up on the stat sheet.
The deadline for nominating a player each week is Tuesday evening at 9:00pm (Eastern). Nominations should be concise (150 words or less) and explain why the nominee is worthy of this award. Please include exact team game results from the past week of play plus any weekly player stats for the player in question. The nomination should also include the up-to-date contact information (phone and email) for the team's head coach.
The winning player will be announced no later then Friday each week on the CollegeLAX site and that player will receive a prize pack from Talon including one state of the art Talon "Legend" Lacrosse Shaft.
Special thanks to Talon for sponsoring this new award and best of luck to all MCLA teams this season across the country.
