CRABS BOX

WINTER 2018-2019

• 3 Teams – HS Varsity & JV and MS • Season – Dec 4th – Feb 11th • One Practice per Week @ Goals in Catonsville • One Game per Week @ Myers Pavilion - Baltimore

1. Is this real or indoor lacrosse? This is real BOX lacrosse played under USBOXLA rules with USBOXLA trained coaches and referees.

2. What are your plans for teams? Crabs Lacrosse will have 3 teams this winter – High School Varsity, High School JV and Middle School

3. What is they time commitment and what are the expectations of me as a player? For HS teams, we expect this to be your primary winter activity and expect attendance at every practice and game. We will have 1 practice a week on Tuesdays in 2018 and Wednesdays in 2019 and 1 game a week starting on December 1st. The last league game is planned for Feb 14th. For MS teams, we will have 1 practice a week on Tuesdays in 2018 and Wednesdays in 2019 and 1 game a week starting on December 1st. The last league game is planned for Feb 14th.

4. How much will this cost? The cost is $695 for the season. You will also have the opportunity to buy Crabs Box helmets, pads and cleats from our USBOXLA Warrior site coming in September.

5. What is that money paying for? The fee pays for practice field time, league entry fees, tournament entry fees, coaches and uniforms. We have to get new uniforms for this year.

6. Who are the coaches and what are their qualifications? Our current list of coaches includes: Shawn Nadelen

Current Coach of Towson University – Coach Nadelen played in the NLL (Professional Indoor Box League) for the Philadelphia Wings, , and the New Jersey Storm from 2002 until 2011. This is Coach Nadelen’s 4th season with the Crabs Box Program

Joel Tinney Coach Tinney grew up playing box lacrosse with the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves and the Toronto Beaches. He graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2018. He currently plays for the Long Island Lizards in the MLL. This is Coach Tinney’s 1st season with the Crabs Box Program

Ricky Kneebone

Coach Kneebone has been playing box lacrosse for 20 years. He has coached numerous teams in the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League (BILL) and the junior Premier Series League. He was the head coach of the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Jr. PSL Champion Crabs High School Box team. This is Coach Kneebone’s 3rd Season with the Crabs Box Program.

Taylor Koncen

Coach Koncen has been playing box lacrosse for 15 years. He was the defensive assistant coach for the 2016-2017 and 2017- 2018 Jr. PSL Champions. Coach Koncen played for the Netherlands in the European Box Championships earlier this summer. This is Coach Koncen’s 3rd Season with Crabs Box Program.

Donald Parr

Crabs Box Coordinator – Certified USBOXLA Coach – Coach Parr has played and coached lacrosse for the last 40+ years. He was an assistant coach on the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Jr. PSL Champions. This is Coach Parr’s 5th season with the Crabs Box Program.

8. When and where will practices be? We will practice at Goals Inc at 6159 Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville on Tuesday nights in 2018 and Wednesday nights in 2019. The MS team will practice from 7:00-8:30 pm and the HS teams will practice from 7:30- 9:00pm.

9. Do I have to be on a Crabs field club team to participate? These teams are open to anyone interested in playing Box Lacrosse regardless of your club affiliation.

10. How many boys will be on each team? A typical box team has 21-23 players broken down by the 1-2 goalies, 5-6 defenders, 10-12 transition and 5-6 forwards.

11. How many boys play at once? A box game is 5 runners (defense, transition, forwards) per team at any given time on the field. There is also a goalie for each team.

12. Will I get enough time with that size of a team? The box game is much faster than a field game. There is a 30 second shot clock. Substitutions happen on the fly. Everyone works up a good sweat in a typical three 20-minute period game including the coaches.

13. What is happening on September 15th? We will have a tryout for boys interested in playing Box Lacrosse for the Crabs this winter. This will be held at Alpha Ridge Park @ 11685 Old Frederick Rd/Md 99, Marriottsville, MD 21104. This is an OUTDOOR BOX so it will be exciting to get to play outdoors in the elements. You will play in SNEAKERS or BASKETBALL Shoes. Middle School players should show up ready to take the field at 3:30 pm. High School players should show up, so they are ready to take the field at 5:00 pm. Coaches Nadelen, Tinney, Kneebone, Koncen and Parr will put the players through drills and situations that will simulate our practices to help you learn the skills necessary to play the box game. If there is inclement weather, you will get a notice on the by noon from the Crabs website.

14. Do I need to have my own goalie equipment? We have MS and HS sized goalie equipment so any goalies should not feel obligated to buy that equipment.

15. Do I need any special equipment to play box? For Sunday, where there will be limited checking, you just need your regular pads (shoulder, arm, gloves, helmet). The special equipment that will be necessary for the box team includes bicep pad and rib pads. USBOXLA has a partnership with Warrior that allows members to get pads at a special price. These pads will be necessary at our first practice in December.

16. Will I get hurt playing Box Lacrosse? Box lacrosse is a contact sport so we cannot say that you will not get hurt. We take safety seriously which is why we play under USBOXLA rules on Full Sized Rinks with USBOXLA certified coaches and officials. Fighting and other aggressive contact is not tolerated by the coaches nor by the league. Playing out of control will be a reason for a player to get ejected from a game, kicked out of the league and/or dismissed from the team.

17. What skills will I learn playing box lacrosse? With the shot clock and fast transition, everyone will get many more touches than they would out on a field. On offense, you will learn how to pick effectively, how to play the two-man game, how to shoot for tiny spaces. On defense, you will learn how to move your feet, how to talk through picks, how to communicate and how to transition from defense to offense.

18. What is next? Plan on attending the tryout on Saturday afternoon. If you cannot, please contact Coach Parr @ [email protected] or via cell @ 410.916.1403.