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| The Mission of the Beltway Box Lacrosse League is to provide an additional, high-quality off-season lacrosse opportunity for players' skill, knowledge and fitness development in a fun and exciting format using a hybrid of modified field and box lacrosse rules (no boarding, cross checking or take out checks). The program is designed to bring players into the action of box lacrosse -- to keep the players having fun, learning the game and motivated to play more. The "box" is conveniently located behind the Francis C. Hammond Middle School in Alexandria, just off I-395, east on Seminary Road. To join the mailing list or register for a current program, please click Register Online on the left of the screen.
Honor the game. Think outside the box -- play in it!
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posted 11/15/2009 Winter Box Lacrosse: Beltway Box Lacrosse is registering for winter box lacrosse for players to prepare for the spring school and NVYLL seasons. Games will be played at the lighted, outdoor Seminary Road Rink in Alexandria, just a few exits north of the Springfield mixing bowl on the Beltway.
Divisions:
High School
U-13/U-11/U-9 1997/98 and later birthdays
Youth division is based on a player's January 1, 2010 age used for NVYLL spring 2010 season eligibility.
A seven game winter season will run weekends beginning January 9 through the expected typical "try out commencement date" of February 22. Sessions will be Saturdays, with strong preference for morning scheduling (Friday nights until 8:30 p.m. as make up scheduling needs require, with President's Day weekend as a possible make up). We will try not to schedule play when temperatures are expected to be below 40 degrees F. Registration is now $55 for remainder of the season. Goalies playing box goalie are free because of variations in the game. Register by clicking the Register Online tab on the left of the screen and completing the registration information.
Teams can be grouped together but registration is individual. Players will be grouped by school, travel, and/or NVYLL club team affiliation to the extent possible, consistent with competitive play. Quality coaching with coaches having years of college playing and coaching experience will be provided. All players must be members of US Lacrosse and must use a US Lacrosse number to register. The US Lacrosse membership is $35 and $25 for student and youth players respectively.
Rules will be hybrid box/field rules with no boarding, cross-checking and/or take out body checks. The program and schedule may be modified in the discretion of the League Director and/or as warranted by registration levels and other factors, including weather. If there are special player circumstances, including financial hardship with fees and equipment, please contact the League Director
or 703-568-2864). We want all players to have a chance to play. Our goal is to continue providing an affordable, fun, quality off-season lacrosse program close to home, minimizing drive time and providing increased playing time with a goal of teams of 15 to 18 players. In addition to games, we anticipate that there will be opportunities for additional scrimmages and practices in the box, as has been the case with the Fall Ball season. When insufficient registered players are in a division, a clinic/practice format will be used.
 
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posted 09/27/2009 The Beltway Box Lacrosse is fortunate to have assembled a quality team of experienced lacrosse coaches and personnel to bring this program to reality and to serve as excellent resources for player development. We expect to be adding coaches as the program develops.
Coach: Chris Bulawa
Chris grew up playing field and box lacrosse and football in Camillus, NY and played in the renowned West Genessee High School program. Chris started at defense for 4 years at the Rochester Institute of Technology and received All Conference honors. During this time, he coached numerous youth camps and clinics. Chris graduated in 2008 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He currently plays post-collegiate club lacrosse for the Alexandria Lacrosse Club of the US Lacrosse-sanctioned American Lacrosse League.
Coach: Justin Demuth
Justin played high school lacrosse and football for Jordan-Elbridge High School in Jordan, New York. He then played goalie for St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, where he received All Conference and All American honors in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Justin graduated in 2007 and currently plays post-collegiate club lacrosse for the Alexandria Lacrosse Club team of the American Lacrosse League.
Coach: Kyle Guadagnolo
Kyle grew up playing field and box lacrosse lacrosse and football and is a graduate of Jordan-Elbridge High School in Jordan, NY. Kyle started at defense for 4 years for Syracuse University and was team Captain and an All American on the 2008 NCAA Divison I National Championship team. He was the 18th draft pick in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse (pro field) player draft and played for the Rochester Rattlers in 2008 and the Chicago Machine in 2009. In the 2008 National Lacrosse League (pro indoor) draft, the Rochester Knighthawks selected Kyle as the 29th pick and he played for the Knighthawks in the 2009 season. For the 2009-2010 season, Kyle was a member of the Knighthawks practice squad.
Coach: Connor Locke
Connor is a graduate of St. Stephens and St. Agnes School in Alexandria where he played goalie and was a top-ranked wrestler. Connor played several years for Loyola College in Baltimore, MD before transferring to ODAC Conference member Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. He was a Captain of his Generals team, graduating in 2009 with All American honors. He currently coaches a U-11 youth team with Breakout Lacrosse in the Bethesda League. Connor is a Fort Hunt youth lacrosse alumnus.
Coach: James Schiefer, Jr.
James played goalie for Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria before a 4-year career for ODAC Conference member Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA. Following graduation in 2006, James was an Assistant Coach at Bishop Ireton. He currently plays goalie at the post-collegiate club level for the Washington-based Coors Light team of the American Lacrosse League. James is a Fort Hunt youth lacrosse alumnus.
Coach: John Carver
John played club team lacrosse at Ferrum College in Southwestern Virginia. Following college, John coached with the Vienna youth lacrosse program and as Assistant Coach for 5 years at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. Most recently, John has coached for the Alexandria Lacrosse Club in the Boys U-11, U-13, and U-15 divisions of the NVYLL for the last 4 years and has coached tournament teams and clinics. John is an active youth sports coach in Alexandria and is an excellent teacher of the game.
Director: David Phippen
David is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Washington and Lee University School of Law. He played ice hockey for Virginia. He then played midfield for several years with the Altanta Lacrosse Club before retiring to coaching. David has coached multiple youth sports teams in Alexandria, including 6 seasons with the Alexandria Lacrosse Club in the Boys U-9, U-11, and U-13 divisions of the NVYLL. David has run skills clinics and coached Fall Brawl and Ice Breaker tournament teams for the Alexandria Lacrosse Club, and he has completed a Positive Coaching Alliance Dual Goal workshop and US Lacrosse coaching programs.
Operations Coordinator: Christopher Holland
Christopher is a graduate of T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria where he played lacrosse for 3 years. Following graduation from T.C. Williams, he attended James Madison University and graduated with a degree in Geology.
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posted 09/06/2009 Box lacrosse is great for improving skill and fitness for the spring season and competitive tournament play. Box lacrosse, or Boxla as they call it in Canada, is an alternative version of the game of lacrosse that complements the field game. College and professional teams are loading up with Canadian talent trained "in the box" -- think current and former NCAA players: Syracuse's Gary and Paul Gait, Tom Marechek, Stephen Keogh, Cody Jamieson, Sid Smith; Delaware's John Grant, Jr.; Georgetown's Brodie Merrill; Massachusetts' Jeff Zywicki; and Zach Greer of Duke/Bryant, to name a few of the best. Of the top 6 goal scorers in NCAA Div. I history, 5 are Canadian box players. Many have gone on to "all world" careers as professionals and were part of a Canadian national team that beat one of the strongest teams the US has ever put together in the last world championships. Why? No doubt a lot talent and developmental training in box lacrosse. (See www.3dlax.com and InsideLacrosse.com August and September 2009). Now many top US players spend a summer or two in Canada or Upstate New York during their college careers to learn box skills and give their field game a tune up.
What's the deal? Box lacrosse is played in the confined space of a hockey rink floor or a fenced-in dirt and grass "box" -- there is no place to hide and little space to operate with the ball. Thus, stick skills and quick passing are the keys to offense, with pick and rolls, screens, fakes, stick protection, catching in traffic and down field transition play, all subject to a 30-second shot clock. Everyone but the goalie plays offense and defense with short sticks All players touch the ball many more times and have to play defense relying on good footwork, positioning, and proper angles to defend the goal -- no waiting or camping out on your half of the field and no hacking with a long pole. Practicing and playing using box skills will make a better field lacrosse player.
The Beltway Box Lacrosse League is intended to bring the opportunity for box lacrosse (using hybrid field/box lacrosse rules) to young players in the inner suburbs, with quality coaching for added skill development opportunity and a lot of fun in the mix. Excellent programs exist across the Washington-Baltimore area for off season field lacrosse league play, training and tournament teams. Players are encouraged to keep up with those and do more. But a realistic opportunity for off season box lacrosse play has virtually been non-existent for players in the inner suburbs. In other parts of the country, box lacrosse for young players is catching on. In the Washington-Baltimore area, the serious, excellent box lacrosse programs are far outside the Capital Beltway and require lengthy drives for many players and their families to the indoor facilities where the games are played. Thus, the Beltway Box Lacrosse League brings the game closer to home for many players, cutting drive time and facilitating more frequent play. Less time in the car means more time for families, school work and sports, including off season lacrosse. The Beltway Box Lacrosse League is intended to keep the game affordable, motivating and fun, with music to keep play rocking, sometimes under the lights, at the outdoor rink.
| | | | by David Phippen posted 09/23/2005 Triple Edge Lacrosse -- Off-season field league programs for boys (and girls) at locations in Fairfax County and summer camps and clinics. Winter field lacrosse program (8 on 8) at South Run Recreation Center, near Burke, runs on Sundays for youth and Saturdays/Tuesdays for high school players. Information is available on the Triple Edge website.
Rebelax -- Tournament team training program with experienced coaches and players from various youth clubs and schools in Northern Virginia. Fields boys teams for fall and summer tournaments and in Triple Edge off season leagues. Home area practices are off Telegraph Road, south of Alexandria. Information is available at www.rebelax.com.
Youth club clinics -- Fall clinics sponsored by Alexandria Lacrosse Club, Arlington Youth Lacrosse Club, Annandale Boys and Girls Club , Springfield Youth Club, and Falls Church Youth Lacrosse are good opportunities for younger player development. Ft. Hunt youth lacrosse has an early winter clinic on Sundays. The websites of the clubs have complete information.
General sources of lacrosse information -- websites for the Northern Virginia Youth Lacrosse League and the US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter list additional Washington area opportunities. Lacrosse equipment retailers LaxWorld in Burke and MadLax in Alexandria/McLean are great, useful sources of information and advice on equipment needs, tournaments, and opportunities for clinics and leagues.
Here at the Beltway Box Lacrosse, we are committed to expanding opportunities for player development in this part of Northern Virginia and are pleased to provide any information and assistance we can. Coaches are available for individualized lessons and training plans. Please feel free to contact us.
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