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                             l
et's call Burnett the 
League Dartmouth by                     "Tennessee Titan"
posting a 13 for 19                          after he steamrolled the
stat line at the X.  He                    TN 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!
NEWS WIRE

TOP FOC RECRUITS SIGN THEIR NLIs

ALEC LUCAS, STONY BROOK - Coppell (TX)

JORDAN SCHOCHET, BROWN - Plano West (TX)

ALEX KINNEALEY, COLGATE - Cohasset (MA)

MARK MACDONALD, SACRED HEART - St. John's (MA)

See all FaceOff Club College Commitments

 
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Former HS players who have trained under the FOC are publicized for reaching milestones in their lacrosse careers:

RON BALZANO: New Canaan (CT)

GEOFF PIPPIN: Cookeville (TN)

WERMAN SIGNS WITH D1 SIENA



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.