SCOTTSDALE, AZ - July 6, 2004 - Lax Scout (www.laxscout.com), an organization dedicated to helping high school student-athletes gain widespread exposure to college lacrosse coaches, today announced the addition of former MLL and NCAA coach, Ted Garber, to its team.

Coach Garber joins Lax Scout as the new Scouting Coordinator for Connecticut. His primary responsibilities include promoting Lax Scout's services to the lacrosse community, establishing relationships with high school and college coaches and growing the scouting team within the state.

"Ted has an impeccable reputation as an ambassador to the sport. There are few individuals that have played, coached and influenced lacrosse in the many ways that Ted has," commented Lax Scout President and Founder Christopher Deutsch. "The selfless contributions he has made to the sport, his current and former players and the institutions he's been a part of are the living legacy that Ted continues to build upon. I am pleased and honored that he has chosen Lax Scout as yet another avenue to give back to the game."

In addition to his new position with Lax Scout, Garber is the Athletic Director and Head Coach at Avon Old Farms, one of the nation's elite prep schools. Garber played lacrosse at the University of New Hampshire in the 70's where he was the leading scorer as a freshman, and captain his senior year. After completing his playing career at UNH as a student-athlete, Garber returned to the program as the Head Coach for more than a decade and was named New England Coach of the Year in 1986. He led the team to its first ever NCAA Division I tournament game, which was against his father Dick Garber who at the time was the Head Coach of the University of Massachusetts. After leaving UNH in the early 90's, he followed his father's footsteps and took the helm at UMass where he made two NCAA tournament appearances and was named Coach of the Year in 1993. While at UMass, he coached several All-Americans, including Mark Millon, who was recently the MVP of Major League Lacrosse and currently one of the premiere players for the Baltimore Bayhawks. Garber was a Head Coach during the MLL's inaugural Showcase Tour in 2000 and subsequently for the Bridgeport Barrage. Garber added, "I joined Lax Scout because they are offering players at all levels of ability the opportunity to be evaluated and scouted for collegiate play, which is great for the students as well as for the growth of lacrosse at both the regional and national levels."

About Lax Scout
Lax Scout, LLC was founded with the principal intention of giving high school students from the United States and Canada increased exposure to collegiate varsity and club lacrosse programs. Lax Scout's mission is to help student-athletes, regardless of playing ability, find a collegiate lacrosse program that is consistent with their athletic and academic objectives. Lax Scout achieves this goal through its annual publication, the High School Lacrosse Recruiting Report. In 2003 the publication was distributed to over 200 college lacrosse coaches, including all NCAA Division I and II teams. The report featured students from 16 states and Canada.

Lax Scout is sponsored by some of the most recognized names in lacrosse including Cascade, Great Atlantic and Warrior. Lax Scout's staff includes current and former members of Team USA, the Baltimore Bayhawks, the New Jersey Pride, the Boston Cannons and the Columbus Landsharks and includes graduates and former coaches from collegiate programs including Princeton, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, North Carolina, Ohio State, UMBC, Towson, Lehigh, Nazareth, Whittier, Herkimer and Essex. For more information, please visit www.laxscout.com

Press Contact:
Christopher Deutsch
480-367-1410
chris@laxscout.com