Laguna Blanca School will be hosting a free Lacrosse Face-Off Clinic with Duke’s Brendan Fowler, a two-time NCAA champion and MLL Charlotte Hounds midfielder, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7.

This free clinic is open to the community of elementary to high school aged players wishing to become dominant face-off midfielders. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Laguna Blanca athletic fields, and equipment requirements include full pads (helmet, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves and stick), along with cleats and lacrosse shorts.

Face-offs have become the most important part of the boys lacrosse game, and a dominant face-off man can easily win games for his team! Fowler’s experience of winning the NCAA championship twice will take any lacrosse player’s game to the next level.

Face-Off Clinic Plan:

» Fundamentals and The “Plunger”/”Pinch-and-Pop”

» Auxiliary and counter moves

» Stalemate and ground strategy

» Wing control and controlling play

» Mental and game strategy

Coaching staff includes Fowler, Ethan Shapiro (UCSB and Laguna Blanca School), Nik Hodosy-Brander (Wheaton College and Laguna Blanca School), Eric Hansen (UC Irvine and Laguna Blanca School), Zakk Souza (Lees-McRae College/semi-pro player) and Ray Robitaille (Laguna Blanca School).

Click here to register for the Laguna Blanca Face-Off Clinic. For more information, please contact Nick Morello at nickmorello@yahoo.com.

— Sydney Gardner is a publicist representing Laguna Blanca School.