212 Lacrosse

Park City, Utah

212 Posts 12-3 Record at Ski Town Shootout

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

212 Lacrosse, based out of Park City, Utah participated in the Ski Town Shootout this past weekend under the beautiful setting of their hometown.  212 entered teams in three divisions, U11, U13 and U15.

The weekend proved to be another strong showing for the club led by former UNC Tarheel Mike Acee,  Manhattan College’s Brian Bilzi, Albany’s Carson Dutkanych, Westminster’s Christian Pompoco, and Amherst’s Ian Kadish.

The 212 U11 boys team finished the weekend with a 4-1 record, including wins over Patriot Starz, Freberville, Boise River and Cherry Creek Select before losing to the undefeated first place team in a hardfought battle.

The 212 U13 Team finished 4-1 with wins over Utah Elite, Utah Starz, DC Thunder and Boise.  And, the 212 U15 Team also finished with a 4-1 record knotching wins over Cherry Creek, Advantage Utah, Utah Lightening, and Boise River.

For the weekend, 212 scored 146 goals and allowed 46, posting a 12 win 3 loss record.

212 has a cumulative 4 year record of 158 wins 43 losses and 13 tournament championships with 19 players committing to play Division 1 lacrosse.

212 founder Mike Acee reiterated the theme of the program over the last two years. “212 plays for two of my former teammates at North Carolina, Neill Redfern (battling cancer) and Eric Seremet (recently widowed). The message for the kids to play for something greater than themselves is unifying and they all continue to play very hard for Eric and Neill. I’m extremely proud of all the 212 kids. As always, a big thank you to the entire 212 Lacrosse community. The support the parents show myself and our staff is tremendous. I’d also like to thank  Brian Bilzi (D1- Manhattan College), Carson Dutkanych (Albany) Christian Pompoco (Westminster) and Ian Kadish (Amherst) for an excellent weekend of coaching and the Skitown Shootout staff for organizing another fun event for the kids.”

212 is led by Mike Acee, who has more than 30 years of experience playing and coaching lacrosse. He was raised in Deer Park, N.Y., where he was an All-American and went on to become a four-time ACC Champion and an NCAA National Champion, starting on attack for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.

At 212 Lacrosse, Acee has assembled a roster of high-caliber coaches and players. The program emphasizes commitment and success for all its players, and provides one-on-one mentoring for team members.

To learn more about 212, contact [email protected].U11 U15 Shootout

Stickwork Cannot be Mastered by Paul Rabil

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The Unfortunate Death of Line Drills

With privatization in youth sports continuing to swarm every corner of sports participation, more and more kids are playing lacrosse year-round. There are more club teams, leagues, tournaments, camps and clinics in Maryland alone, than what was provided across the country my freshman year of high school in 2000. With this type of volume, comes more practices and games. More practices and games mean more line drills. And oddly, there’s this notion amongst players – and some coaches – that line drills are inadequate, or boring… a waste of time.

Because most players can catch and throw (after all, it is the baseline test for making a team), we think we’ve acquired that skill and should be focusing on bigger and better things – like swim moves and shooting drills. Wrong.

Stickwork is a skill that has no finish line. Plain and simple. As a player, here are some things you should be thinking about:

  1. Can I pass quickly and accurately overhand, sidearm and underhand? With both hands?
  2. Can I pass quickly and accurately without cradling?
  3. Can I pass quickly and accurately behind the back, around the world, or out of a shovel pass?
  4. Can I do #’s 1-3 at 10, 15 and 20 yards?
  5. Can I d #’s 1-4 at full speed?
  6. Can I do #’s 1-5 while being checked by a defender?

You get the point… hopefully.

Student of the Craft

There are hundreds of thousands of scenarios in lacrosse that play themselves out every game, requiring a quick decision upstairs, that simultaneously triggers an accurate reaction with your hands, stick and ball.

I’m sure you’ve heard of the 10,000 hour rule, yes? I find it interesting how many folks are familiar with “Outliers: The Story of Success”, across all industries, and how frequently it’s referenced. Basically, the author, Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly mentions the “10,000-Hour Rule”, claiming that the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of 10,000 hours. So, let’s take our stickwork for example:

If you practice stickwork ONLY for 1 hour a day (not as easy as it sounds), I mean no shooting, dodging, whatever — just banging against the wall. If you did that EVERY SINGLE DAY of the year, it would take you close to 28 years to get to 10,000 hours of stickwork! 28 years!

 
365 Days (1 Yea) x 1 hour per day  = 365 hours
365 hours x 28 years = 10,220 hours 

And that’s what Malcolm Gladwell advises. He’s pretty legit.

I, on the other hand, say there’s no finish line. No such thing as mastery. Because, once you’re a master and you get better, than you’re the master of masters…? Or the master of master’s masters?

Just keep it going.

Here are some interesting routines I’ll explore with you at the Paul Rabil Experience:

  • Cycle of stickwork
  • Trying the cycle on one leg
  • Shuffling while cycling through stickwork
  • Cycle of stickwork from your knees

There are so many ways to get creative, by challenging your skill and mind. Keep it fresh, have a ton of fun, and you’ll notice vast improvement.

Paul Rabil

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212 Select Players Take Home All-State & All-American Awards

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

All American

  • Jackson Burton

All State

  • Jackson Burton MVP – Headed to D1 Yale University
  • Lane Kadish – One of the top 2016 attackmen in the West.  Currently looking at Delaware, Amherst and other esteemed universities.
  • Beau Pederson – Possibly the best 2018 attackman in the West with multiple D1 universities showing interest.
  • Ryan Baker – Recently committed to Bryant University.
  • Alec Meyer – Recently committed to the Air Force Academy.
  • Jake Frane (Second Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, “The Ride” invitation) – Committed to powerhouse Notre Dame.
  • Augie Fratt (First Team All-Conference, Washington’s toughest conference) – Maybe the most underrated midfielder in the West.  Headed to Boston University.
  • Aaron Boyd (First Team All-Conference, Midfielder of the Year) – The sky is the limit for Aaron Boyd.  Phenomenal dodger, passer and shooter headed to NCAA national champion Denver.
  • Matthew Fanelli – Rising star with vast potential.  Currently uncommitted.
  • Cory Lund (Offensive player of the year) – Hardest working kid we’ve seen.  Currently uncommitted but will be on University’s radars in short order.
  • Nick Lemus (MVP) – Slick attackman headed to the Air Force Academy.
  • Mikhael Eyerman – Recently committed to the University of Delaware.
  • Quentin Buchman – Very good 2018 midfielder.

212 Select (54-4 overall) plays for Neill Redfern and Eric Seremet. Two former teammates at the University of North Carolina of 212 founder, Mike Acee. Neill is battling a rare form of cancer and Eric tragically lost his wife in a car accident. Neill has 3 children with his wife Christine and Eric has two young daughters.

212 Lacrosse has a cumulative 3 year record of 139 wins 33 losses and 13 tournament championships with 19 players committing to play Division 1 lacrosse.

212 Lacrosse, is based in Park City, Utah. 212 is led by Mike Acee, who has more than 30 years of experience playing and coaching lacrosse. He was raised in Deer Park, N.Y., where he was an All-American and went on to become a four-time ACC Champion and an NCAA National Champion, starting on attack for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Mike was also a gold-medalist and the top scorer in the Empire State Games for Team Long Island of New York.

At 212 Lacrosse, Acee has assembled a roster of high-caliber coaches and players. The program emphasizes commitment and success for all its players, and provides one-on-one mentoring for team members.

To learn more about 212, contact [email protected].

212 Coach Cam Ziegler – Bryant University

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Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
High School: La Costa Canyon
Position: A

As a freshman: NEC All-Rookie Team … Appeared in all 18 games, starting 16 at attack for the Bulldogs … Totalled 15 goals and five assists for 20 points on the year … Recorded at least one point in 12 contests … Notched the game winner in a 7-5 victory over Providence March 24 … Tallied four man-up goals on the year … Added 25 ground balls with two caused turnovers.

Before Bryant: A 2014 graduate of La Costa Canyon High School, Ziegler was a four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year starter for the Mavericks … Helped team win four-straight San Diego Avocado League Championships … Won a CIF title in 2014 … Set La Costa Canyon’s all-time goals scored record as a senior in 2014 … US Lacrosse High School All-American … Named the 2014 San Diego Player of the Year … Two-time First Team All-CIF … Named Second Team All-CIF as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Diane and Tom Ziegler, Cameron Ziegler was born May 11, 1996 … Has one sister, Kaitlyn.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 2, three times (last vs. Albany, 4/14/15)
Assists: 2 at Yale, 2/28/15
Points: 3, twice (last at Drexel, 3/7/15)
Ground balls: 1, twice (last at Yale, 2/28/15)
Caused turnovers: 2 at Wagner, 4/4/15

Cam Ziegler

212 Coach Ian Kadish – Amherst College

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Ian212 is excited to announce the hiring of Ian Kadish as the newest member of our coaching staff!  Ian is currently a midfielder for Amherst College in Massachusetts.  See his impressive bio below.

 

Full diploma graduate of the International Baccalaureate program.
3 year Varsity Captain at Skyline High School
2x member of the Utah National team
3x 1st team All conference
2x 1st team All State
All-American
Utah Midfield MVP
Recipient of the Bob Scott Award for going above and beyond in service
to his team, school and community as well as stellar leadership on and
off the field. (http://www.uslacrosse.org/portals/1/documents/pdf/participants/players/bob-scott-award.pdf)
2x Top 205 All star
2x Blue Chip 225 All star
Inside Lacrosse “Players who impressed” at Maverick Showtime
3d rising ranked:  “D1 Scholarship Kid”