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[QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 4692982, member: 3609"]
From a UVa lacrosse newsletter.  Lars Tiffany on coaching the Haudenosaunee team:

"The intense spirituality found between the native culture and lacrosse is not just mythical:  it is real, and raw at times.  What a gift!  It is truly startling to witness the stickwork and shooting:  I spend 7 months a year with a very talented crew of lacrosse players, yet when I am with the Haudenosaunee … wow, it is another level.

While there may be some truth to the description that the Haudenosaunee team is composed of 20 attackmen, 2 goalies and 1 faceoff men (case in point –[I][B] Zed Williams ’17[/B][/I] is carrying a 6 foot pole here!), the objective of building a balanced team has started to show signs of reality.  The major push is to quickly implement and reinforce schemes for all phases of the game (Clearing, Riding, Defense, etc…).  The field game is secondary to box lacrosse for the Haudenosaunee lacrosse player.  For example, our goalie Warren Hill (who is a starter in the NLL) discovered he needed a new chest protector because mice had eaten his.  When asked about it, he said he hadn’t looked in his field lacrosse equipment bag for over 4 years…

The team is filled with superb lacrosse players.  3 of the 4 Thompson brothers are here:  Haina (D), Jeremy (FO/SSDM) and Lyle (A/M).  3 Staats are here as well:  Audi (A), Jerry (D) and Randy (A).  Kyle Jackson (M) has been playing exceptionally well.  And there are many other offensive weapons on this team! ..."
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