FOC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
COLLEGE - STEVE KONTOS HIGH SCHOOL - ANDREW BURNETT
SACRED HEART BRENTWOOD, TN Kontos excelled in a After his recent streak,
game against Ivy let's call Burnett the League Dartmouth by "Tennessee Titan" posting a 13 for 19 after he steamrolled the stat line at the X. HeTN competition going 13 has performed to a for 17 in a quarterfinal high level in each of win then 11 for 18 in the
his games this season. state semifinals.
BUNKER CLEANS HOUSE AT USILA AWARDS CEREMONY AND STARS IN NORTH-SOUTH SENIOR GAME
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN AND NCAA SPECIALTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR CRAIG BUNKER WITH FOC FOUNDER NOLAN GODFREY
(May 2011) Craig Bunker knew back in the spring of 2008 that he would have very little free time after committing to being the best lacrosse player he could be. What he didn't know is that he would have very little free wall space at the end of his Colby College lacrosse career. Bunker finishes as one of the top Division III faceoff specialists of all time as a 3x All-American, USILA North-South Senior All-Star, and NCAA Specialty Player of the Year.
(April 2011) Coach
John "Ninja" Ortolani was the FOC resident cover boy as he graced the
front of a recent USLacrosse
Magazine. His
professional mixed martial arts career is noted as his parallel
training method for the NLL and MLL seasons with the two Boston
franchises. Read about Orto's athletic versatility and
try out Coach Orto's methods to his madness!
Pinecrest School (FL) senior faceoff specialist Jacob Werman recently became the latest FOC recruit to sign with a Division 1 school as he signed to join the Siena College program next fall. Werman was a quarterfinalist at NFC3 in Atlanta and has been a top performer at all FOC events he has competed at.
LUCAS SIGNS NLI WITH STONY BROOK
U.S. FaceOff Champion Alec Lucas (Coppell, TX) recently signed his National Letter of Intent as a scholarship athlete for NCAA Division I Tournament Quarterfinalist Stony Brook University. The dominating faceoff midfielder will debut for the Seawolves in the fall of 2011 after he and his Coppell Cowboy team make a run at their third consecutive Texas State HS Championship. Joining him on his big day were (from L-R) sister Shannon, mother Diane, and father John.
GODFREY FEATURED SPEAKER AT 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION
(January 2011) The Godfather presented secrets of the trade to the masses at the 2011 US Lacrosse National Convention. Attendance at this national event in Baltimore broke records this year, and many top clinicians in the game enlightened and spoke to thousands. Coach Godfrey's presentation, was titled "Building the Dominant Faceoff Specialist", if you would like info on the session contact us and we can get you transcripts.