Our goal is to educate, inform and assist the community. Our focus is the collegiate lacrosse prospect, but we also have other items that have more broad appeal. For example, renowned lacrosse historian Dr. Thomas Vennum, Jr., author of American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War, has contributed to the Knowledge Bank as well.

The Knowledge Bank will be added to over time, so we encourage you to check back often. We encourage you to download our articles, interviews and lacrosse related materials, and share them with friends. We especially encourage coaches to share our documents with your student-athletes, as well as their parents. You may either print them out or forward the PDF files via e-mail to your team. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to open the files.

An Interview With Matt Hogan
Coach Hogan offers his perspective on the recruiting process given his experiences as both a former collegiate recruiter and a coach at one of the top high school programs in the nation. He is the current Head Coach at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, MD. Prior to his current coaching position, he spent 20 years coaching at various college programs including UPenn, Navy and Maryland.

Tom Worstell's Practice Tips
Tom shares his "Wall Work" tips and gives detailed instruction on technique. Tom was a 3-time All-American at Maryland, the 1986 ACC Player of the Year and was named to the ACC's 50th Anniversary All-Time Top 50 Team.

The Winning Edge: A Seven Point Plan by Ted Gaber
Coach Garber shares his strategy for player improvement, which he imparts on his own high school student-athletes at one of New England's most prestigious prep schools. He is currently the Head Coach and Athletic Director at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut and was formerly the Head Coach at the University of Massachusetts where he was named the NCAA Coach of the Year. In addition, Coach Garber was the Head Coach for the Bridgeport Barrage in the MLL.

The Face-off In Traditional American Indian Lacrosse by Dr. Thomas Vennum, Jr.
Dr. Vennum discusses the origins of the face-off and how it has evolved into its present-day form. He is most well known for writing American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War, which is widely accepted as the definitive history of lacrosse.