From SVU lacrosse as a defensive midfielder to realizing he had a gift for digital content creation he started filming SVU lacrosse and football which led to opportunities at Navy, Loyola and eventually with the PLL.  Kiywii noticed that the lacrosse players at the D1 level push themselves 100% of the time regardless of the situation, i.e. practice, workouts, games, etc. This level of discipline and commitment forces the player to become better as an individual but also creates a force multiplier as everyone around them is also motivated to try harder. Kiywii has applied this level of discip ..read more

Lauren Lea grew in Baltimore, Maryland and idolized players like Paul Rabil and Kyle Harrison. However she never really had role models that were female athletes. Through her "One More Rep Mindset" series and the WPLL mic'd up series, Lauren captures and creates connections between players and fans that helps grow the game and provide a fresh perspective on the players as people and individuals. "Today, I realize that the bad ass women I am surrounded by in this sport are THOSE female role models I never had growing up" said Lauren.  She values the importance of influencing the younger generat ..read more

Josh Melton finished his recent Junior lacrosse season as the team leader in points with 118, netting 66 goals and dishing out a team-high 52 assists. His average of 4.88 points per game ranked 34th in Division III lacrosse while his mark of 2.13 assists per game ranked 45th. Melton accumulated double-digit points three times in 2019, including a season-best 11 against State University of New York at Geneseo on March 23. Play loose with an empty head was something coach John Berkman taught but wasn't possible without the right discipline and the right mental and physical preparation to play y ..read more

Matt Bocklet played defense for the 2007 NCAA D1 Championship team at Johns Hopkins University. After playing for 1 season with the MLL Bayhawks, Bocklet was traded to the Denver Outlaws where he played for 11 seasons. A captain of all three championship teams, the franchise’s all-time leader with 144 games played, a five-time MLL All-Star, No. 3 on MLL’s all-time ground balls list. Matt was the Head Varsity Lacrosse coach for Highlands Ranch High School from 2011-2017 and Cherry Creek High School's Varsity Head Coach from 2018 to Present. Coach Bocklet along with a phenomenal coaching staff t ..read more

Dempsey grew up playing multiple sports following the example of her older brother who played two sports in college and both of her parents who each played 3 sports through college. Dempsey started playing lacrosse in 5th grade along with track and field, ice hockey and field hockey. Hockey gave her the mental toughness, quick hands, strength and the team dynamic to really elevate her game as a lacrosse player. Several of her BC coaches would consider her a freak athlete and that athleticism coupled with a strong work ethic has propelled her to be one of the best having played 4 years for Bost ..read more

John started his lacrosse days as a youth playing for the Six Nations Arrows lacrosse program. In 2001 he started his professional indoor lacrosse career with the Washington Power which was then sold to Kroenke Enterprises and became the Colorado Mammoth. In 2002 he moved from DC to Denver and spent 15 years with the Mammoth. John talks about preparation and competitive drive which were both required elements that allowed him to have a successful pro career especially given his size at 5'11" and 155 pounds. Lacrosse is a team game and as a player and as a coach you have to be prepared physical ..read more

Former NFL Tight End and Division 1 Football player, Tim Semisch shares how he grew up playing ice hockey, roller hockey and football and in Middle School realized that Lacrosse was a great culmination of lots of sports and he found his true passion. At 6'8" and 260+ pounds, Tim has an unfair advantage on the lacrosse field with a massive reach and a giant stride plus he brings the physicality from his time playing football. Tim's dream lacrosse team is made up of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, any one of the Thompson Brothers and Jim Brown. While Kareem was a phenomenal Center for many years in the NB ..read more

Jason Lamb shares his perspective from 20+ years of coaching lacrosse at the Collegiate Club Level (BYU), D3 (SVU), D1 (Notre Dame), MLL (Denver Outlaws) and currently as an assistant coach in the PLL for Team Atlas.  Specialization of the player has evolved the game of lacrosse to what it is today. The game is fast paced with incredible athleticism and lacrosse IQ which separates the good players from the great players.  Jason's favorite player(s) to watch in the PLL really comes down to what is appealing to the eye. Do you like offense? Do you like defense? Shooter? Goalie? FOGO. Notable p ..read more

Shelby Fredericks, current WPLL Pride lacrosse player and former Attack for Northwestern University, shares how playing every sport possible in her backyard with her older brother helped shape her as an athlete, a student and a great person. Shelby credits phenomenal coaches like Kelly Amonte Hiller, Head Lacrosse Coach at Northwestern University, for instilling a sense of self confidence to help push and pull her to be the best that she could be. "How you do anything is how you do everything ..read more

Former High School All American, University of Denver Midfielder and Team Captain and now Atlanta Blaze MLL rookie Colton Jackson shares his guidance on work ethic and putting in the time outside of practice to be the best player and person you can be. Colton recognizes Coach Tierney as his favorite coach all time for how Coach T emphasizes the need to develop oneself not only as a strong lacrosse player but also as a person. Colton provides advice around game day preparation which involves mental and physical preparation. Zach Miller was called out as Colton's favorite player on the field giv ..read more