Pre season College LAX

oldtime

Duke vs Hampden- Sydney from this morning
Duke looked very sharp and got goals from lots of players
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dbaker1221

#5 SWEET:ivar

KED

oldtime wrote:

Duke vs Hampden- Sydney from this morning
Duke looked very sharp and got goals from lots of players

I am SOOO jealous on so many levels, but I'll only mention two:

1. Shot #5 -- awesome capture

2. The fact that you get to shoot in North Carolina where they're in short sleeves already, and I'm shooting mainly in Providence where they'll be plowing the snow off the field probably for another month!

I missed Brown's opening scrimmage; I expect to shoot them vs. Drexel this coming Saturday.

oldtime

Thanks I don't envy you shooting up north early season
Duke looked sharp 27- 0 in this one

KED wrote:

I am SOOO jealous on so many levels, but I'll only mention two:

1. Shot #5 -- awesome capture

2. The fact that you get to shoot in North Carolina where they're in short sleeves already, and I'm shooting mainly in Providence where they'll be plowing the snow off the field probably for another month!

I missed Brown's opening scrimmage; I expect to shoot them vs. Drexel this coming Saturday.

KED

oldtime wrote:

Thanks I don't envy you shooting up north early season
Duke looked sharp 27- 0 in this one

If those young men can deal with it in their shorts, I'll deal with it, although maybe not happily.

As for 27-0 vs H-S, the only thing surprising about that is that they turned the scoreboard on in the first place. Good for them for trying to improve by scrimmaging vs. a finalist in last year's tournament.

oldtime

KED wrote:

If those young men can deal with it in their shorts, I'll deal with it, although maybe not happily.

As for 27-0 vs H-S, the only thing surprising about that is that they turned the scoreboard on in the first place. Good for them for trying to improve by scrimmaging vs. a finalist in last year's tournament.

no score board just my stats --- hats off to HS just too much firepower and speed from Duke

pantherlax

Love the dive shot.

Isnt H-S DIII?

And I'm always surprised to how minimal pads they wear, especially the shoulder pads, they pretty much wear basic liners.

Please keep posting!

KED

pantherlax wrote:

Love the dive shot.

Isnt H-S DIII?

And I'm always surprised to how minimal pads they wear, especially the shoulder pads, they pretty much wear basic liners.

Please keep posting!

Generally they don't wear cups either. I gave up years ago on trying to get my son to protect himself better - they are all about "freedom of movement" especially as it relates to running and shooting.

Quick story totally off-topic: last year my son was a PG at Deerfield; undefeated going into biggest and next-to-last game of the season. My son has a ritual of always taking the last warmup shot. He took that shot on the starting goalie, hit him right where it hurts the most (quite inadvertently of course) and put him on the ground for 20 minutes! I had to turn my back, couldn't even look let alone contemplate the symbolism. End result: goalie recovered, we won 11-7, my guy had 4 goals. Best lax game I have ever seen.

Now back to our regularly scheduled broadcast . . . sorry moderators!

oldtime

H-S is Dlll
Yea they wear very few pads exacept Zack Greer --Plays attack lefty and pads right arm and shoulder for dodging had 67 goals last year all lefty

pantherlax wrote:

Love the dive shot.

Isnt H-S DIII?

And I'm always surprised to how minimal pads they wear, especially the shoulder pads, they pretty much wear basic liners.

Please keep posting!

wmstumme

Tremendous! (Even if it is Duke!)

I am so ready to get away from basketball and stupid indoor lighting!

Thanks for the reminder about what photography is all about!

PS: Too much padding just gets in the way--but no cup is just asking for trouble-especially for a goalie!

KED

wmstumme wrote:

I am so ready to get away from basketball and stupid indoor lighting!

Oh man, tell me about it! I'm working in LR right now adjusting the WB in every single shot and telling myself over and over, "it's for the kids, it's for the kids".

On the bright side, my 400 f/2.8 arrived on schedule today. No press credential? No problem!

oldtime

wmstumme wrote:

Tremendous! (Even if it is Duke!)

I am so ready to get away from basketball and stupid indoor lighting!

Thanks for the reminder about what photography is all about!

PS: Too much padding just gets in the way--but no cup is just asking for trouble-especially for a goalie!

Greer had no prblem last year with his padding getting in the way
Greer is coming off a junior season in which he amassed 67 goals and 27 assists for 94 points. His 67 goals led the nation and rank as the third highest single-season total in NCAA history.

oldtime

Will,
I take it your either a Hopkins or Maryland fan
We have 2 kids from NC playing for Maryland this year
Tony Mendes Red Helmet with the ball


And Bob Kercher- Played with my oldest son in HS


I can't wait for Maryland to come here to play Duke March 1st and get to see these guys again-- Both great players and even better young men

Slinky0390

every season I used to have gnarly bruises all over my arms, then blew both my knees out when I got flipped while trying to dive for a goal. Your pictures make me want to play again.

KED

Slinky0390 wrote:

every season I used to have gnarly bruises all over my arms, then blew both my knees out when I got flipped while trying to dive for a goal. Your pictures make me want to play again.

And to think they outlawed "The Dive" to protect the goalie! So sorry to hear about that!