Koudelka and Staff Will Present at 2008 US Lacrosse National Convention

Koudelka Will Present at 2008 US Lacrosse National Convention

BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse is proud to announce that Steve Koudelka, head lacrosse coach at Lynchburg College, and his staff will be presenting at the 2008 US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by adidas, January 18-20, 2008, in Philadelphia.

Koudelka and assistant coaches Joe Starsia-Lasagna and Chad Clark will be presenting "5 Key Drills to Winning Lacrosse."

Over 70 presenters, including officials, coaches, medial experts and players, will speak at the national lacrosse convention. Mike Eruzione, the keynote speaker and captain of the gold medal-winning 1980 Olympic hockey team, will kick-off the event on Friday, January 18.

The US Lacrosse National Convention is an educational opportunity presented each year for coaches, officials and administrators. Over 5,000 lacrosse enthusiasts attend the convention each year. For the fourth year in a row the convention will feature a live field demonstration area, sponsored by Warrior, to supplement classroom clinics for coaches and officials. Both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams will conduct demonstrations during the convention. Clinics are offered for all levels of coaches and officials, ranging from youth play up through college-aged players.

 The convention also features the largest-ever lacrosse specific vendor hall, the US Lacrosse Youth Excellence Awards Breakfast, the Women’s Breakfast Breakout, a Men’s Recruiting Seminar and Fair, the Level 1 Coaches’ Education Clinic, and several other special events.

For a full list of speakers to date and the weekend’s schedule, please visit www.uslacrosse.org/events/convention/index08.phtml.

The convention schedule is below . . .

 http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/convention/mensched08.pdf