October 2009 TEAM ONE one vision. one goal. Team ONE BLUE TEAM ONE LACROSSE CLASS OF 2010 a list of commitments given by our inaugural class... Brewtown Showdown Champions The first summer for Team ONE was a true success. Team RED competed in the King of the Hill (PA), Tri State Nationals (NJ), and the Battle of the Hotbeds (MD). Team WHITE followed RED to Tri State, and traveled solo to Uplax (MD), and the Chicago Challenge. Team BLUE competed in the Chi-Town Showdown, the Brewtown Showdown (WI), and Tri State. All teams made their mark on the east coast. Team ONE will continue to travel to the best tournaments in the country, as well as compete in the highest brackets, in order to maximize college exposure and showcase Illinois lacrosse. MATT HARRIS, Defense SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DOM IMBORDINO, Defense THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PAT KILLEEN, Long stick middie SIENA COLLEGE CHAD ELLIS, Attack BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY BEN DVORAK, Midfield BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY Killeen, Henry Tesar, and Imbordino with Coach Combs after being named All Stars at the Battle of the Hotbeds in Delaware. 1]
Team ONE joins Wilmette Park District Team ONE Lacrosse is pleased to announce their partnership with the Wilmette Park District. A fall program has begun and will be based around a house league established to emphasize stick skill improvement, individual skill development, team concepts, and smart lacrosse. The league will be offered for grades 3-8 with three divisions: 3&4, 5&6, 7&8. Teams will be limited to 10-12 players per team and games will be played on short fields insuring each player plenty of playing time and lots of opportunities to have the ball in his stick. House teams will have both practice and game opportunities in order to bring the best in lacrosse to all in the North Shore. TEAM ONE LACROSSE www.teamonelacrosse.com JOHN COMBS, PRESIDENT bjjcombs@sbcglobal.net 847-254-1106 PHIL RYAN, VICE PRESIDENT phil.j.ryan@comcast.net 847-687-1019 WINTER: Team ONE is working to find an indoor facility in order to continue our programs year round. SPRING: Expanded programs will include prek-through 8th grade. House and travel teams will continue in partnership with local clubs and the WPD. SUMMER: Day camps will be added through the WPD. Team ONE elite travel teams compete nationally. Fall Tournament Schedule: Team Red: Nov. 13-15 UPLAX Tournament, Maryland Nov. 20-22 Naval Academy Tournament, Maryland (or UPLAX II) Team Red and White: Nov. 6-8 University of Denver Nov. 13-15 Indoor Action Sports, New Hampshire ONE VISION ONE GOAL Team Blue: Oct. 24 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Team Green: Oct. 24 Field of Screams, Naperville, IL Fall Classic, Charlotte, NC Field of Screams Lax Tournament, Naperville, IL 2]
THE TEAM ONE COACHING STAFF JOHN COMBS President of Team ONE Head Coach Chicago Machine 2009 MLL All Star Coach 4 high school state championships 19 years collegiate coach SUNY Potsdam Attack/Midfield PHIL RYAN Vice President of Team ONE Assistant Coach Chicago Machine 2 high school state championships 17 years coaching experience Washington College Attack ROB SNYDER Head Coach, Loyola Academy 4 high school state championships 11 years coaching experience Notre Dame Attack TODD MORGAN Lake Forest High School Assistant Coach 2009 IHSLA Asst. Coach of the Year Team Australia, World Games NY Tech Midfield RYAN HOFF Collegiate All American Chicago machine Draftee Notre Dame, Attack MIKE OMALLEY Assistant JV Coach, New Trier High School Meuhlenburg College Attack WILL MCINTIRE Assistant Coach, Kenyon College 2 year defensive coordinator, Western Reserve Academy Franklin & Marshall College, Goalie and Captain ANDREW EDELSTON Washington & Lee, Defense University of Colorado graduate English Premier League, defense Boulder Valley Lacrosse Association ASSISTANT COACHES Chad Sawyer Charlie Carothers Adam Gutman Hayden McClain Coach RYAN works with Team Green and Blue Future collegiate players Pat Killeen, Ben Dvorak, and Chad Ellis compete for Team ONE RED this summer. All three were named All Stars in several national tournaments. 3]
!! TEAM ONE Team ONE President, John Combs, will be offering individual practice and instruction. PLEASE NOTE: *training location options are weekends at Gillson Park. We could meet you at a mutually beneficial location. *players will need to provide their own equipment *all training sessions start on time - be prepared *additional will be available for six or more lessons TYPICAL SESSION SCHEDULE: *15 minutes: footwork, plyometrics, body control, fundamentals: all essential in being a good lacrosse player *15 minutes: stick work: a basic of lacrosse whether you are defense or offense. *15 minutes: positional drills. *15 minutes: live action, whether individual or group session. PRIVATE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION 60 MINUTES ONE LESSON TWO LESSONS THREE LESSONS FOUR LESSONS FIVE LESSONS SIX OR MORE LESSONS private lessons 1:1 specific sessions $85 $170 $255 $340 $380 additional semi private 3 players maximum positonal practices $160 $310 $420 $570 $690 additional group 6 players maximum offense/ defense $250 $450 $600 $800 $1000 additional 4]
A Brief History of Lacrosse There is a legend. It comes from deep in the green mountains of New York State. It comes from a time when the Iroquois culture dominated the landscape like the highways and Wal-Marts that are there now. It comes from a sense of fairness, a nod of honor, and above all, it comes from a love of lacrosse. The animals gathered, according to the legend, and divided into two teams. One side, the bear, the deer and al the mammals joined together; on the other side the hawk, the eagle and all the birds formed the other team. Then the bat came along. He wanted to play with the mammals, but they turned him away because he could fly. So he went to the birds, but they turned him away because he was a mammal. The wise old owl finally convinced the birds to accept the bat. The game was played, and the bat ended up scoring the winning goal, swooping in over the mammals to become the hero. The legend has taught centuries of Native Americans the importance of accepting all players. But it also illustrates the important posture of lacrosse in Iroquois society. It suggests that lacrosse was developed by the Creator and passed lovingly to his people for his enjoyment just as a parent will enjoy watching a child play with a new toy. It is legend that, even today, older Native Americans share with younger generations as a way of continuing the arc. This is an excerpt taken from LACROSSE MAGAZINE, November/ December 2002, in an article written by Tom Rock. DID YOU KNOW??... Coach JOHN COMBS was one of only a handful of non Native Americans to compete with the Iroquois Nationals in the 1998 World Games, Masters Division. Through his recruitment and coaching of many Native Americans in upstate New York, the Iroquois invited him into their lives. Coach Combs respect and sense of history for the native american people and their sport continue to play a part in all he tries to instill to the sacred game of lacrosse. 5]