2012 Lake Erie Shootout

The Lake Erie Shootout will take place at Old Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown, NY on June 16-17, 2012.

The Lake Erie Lacrosse Showcase and Festival was started in June 2006 as an ideal way to begin your summer lacrosse season. This tournament's goal is to promote player development, team building, sportsmanship and recruiting.  To every family's liking, the tournament is hosted at one convenient location with over 14 fields surrounded by shaded picnic areas, a breezy lake shoreline and an on-site pool with a capacity for 1,100 people.

Fields: grass

2012 Waivers / Administration (THIS NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION)

All Players need to have a Lake Erie waiver on file. They are available below: 

Lake Erie Shootout Waiver

Please sign the forms and either 1) Scan and email it to coach Calleri or 2) mail it to coach Calleri at

DO NOT MAIL THESE FORMS TO THE LAKE ERIE SHOWCASE

YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITHOUT THIS FORM.

2012 Tournament Rules

• Games will be officiated under National HS Federation rules.
• NO body checks and/or cross checking
• Two 20-minute running time halves. Halftime is 5 minutes. (Time to be kept by officials on the field)
• One timeout 1 minute in length per game per team
• Keep it in for the team ahead in last 2 minutes
• 20 second clearing rule and 10 second offense advancing rule are in effect (except for u13 and u14 games)
• Teams may only receive a horn when ball goes out on the sideline
• Face-offs after each goal and the beginning of each half.
• Penalties will be one minute for technical fouls and two minutes for personal fouls.
• The penalty will begin on official's restart of play after penalty is called and player is in the penalty box.
• Penalties are running time.
•  The officials will keep all penalty time.
• Any fighting or flagrant disrespect toward an official or any other person will result in expulsion for the remainder of the tournament. No Exceptions, No Refunds.
• There is no overtime if a game is tied at the end of regulation it will end in a tie!

• All games will stop IMMEDIATELY in the case of lightning and or thunder and players/spectators will be asked to seek shelter

2012 Tournament Schedule (CLICK FOR THE GAME SCHEDULE)

The actual tournament format / schedule will be released in June. The general schedule is below.

Saturday June 16, 2012 (Example Only)

• 11 am Check-in
  
• 12:00 PM versus Team 1 Field 9
  
  
• 2:00 PM versus Team 2 Field 8
  
  
• 5:00 PM versus Team 3 Field 9
  
  
• 6:00pm = All-Star Game

Sunday June 17, 2012(Example Only)

• 7:30 – 9:30am = Breakfast
  
  
• 7:30 – 9:30am = Check out of Hotels
  
  
• 10:30 AM versus Team 4 Field 6
  
  
• 1:30 PM versus Team 5 Field 7

2012 College Coaches (In Attendance In Prior Years)

We have compiled a list of schools that have attend the tournament in the recent past. Please note: that there are no guarantees as to which colleges will attend this summer or which games those coaches in attendance will watch. The best thing to do is to contact the coaches of the schools you have an interest in and let them know which tournaments you will be at this summer.

College Programs: Adrian, Albany, Alfred, Army, Binghamton, Canisius College, Detroit Mercy, Elmira, Franklin & Marshall, Genesee, Gordon, Hartford, Hilbert, Immaculata, LaRoche, LeMoyne, Lees-McRae, Lycoming, Mars Hill, Medaille, Mercyhurst, Misericodia, Nazareth, Oberlin, Ohio State, Oswego, Otterbein, Pfeiffer, Providence, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Salisbury, Seton Hill, Shenandoah, Stony Brook, SUNY Brockport, Thiel, UPenn, Utica, VMI, Wesley.

2012 Check In / Check Out (Tournament)

Check-in will be from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM on Saturday June 16th. 

Check-out will be after your last game on Sunday June 17th. 

The tournament director has asked that only the head coach from each team check-in and check-out.

We will email out specific instructions as we get closer to the tournament

2012 Lodging - We Are Staying At Marriot Hotels

We will be staying at either the Buffalo Niagara Marriott or the Residence Inn Buffalo/Amherst. The hotel contact information is below:

Buffalo Niagara Marriott
1340 Millersport Higway
Amherst, NY 14221
716.689.6900

Residence Inn Buffalo/Amherst
100 Maple Road
Buffalo, NY 14221
716.692.6622

Rooming lists will be emailed out to participants.

Hotel Check In (Players in non-Parent Rooms)

1. The BR Staff will be checking in all players in non-Parent rooms on Saturday after the tournament (approximately 7 PM).
2. Team members need to check in with our staff to get room keys and review assignments.

Hotel Check Out (Players in non-Parent Rooms)

1. The BR Staff will be checking out all players in non-Parent rooms on Sunday morning.
2. Team members need to check in with our staff before they leave for the fields.
   

Final Parent Note:  Please do not call the hotel and ask for a room in the Burning River Lacrosse block.  All room requests must go through our Staff Directors so that he knows how many rooms are available.  To be clear – any room booked through the hotels in the Burning River block will be cancelled.  Obviously, this does not apply to rooms you book on your own outside of our block of rooms.

We will email out specific HOTEL RULES as we get closer to the tournament

2012 Transportation / Directions - There Is A Charter Bus For This Tournament

Players have the choice of driving with their parents or taking a charter bus to this tournament.  If you chose to take the bus you need to be aware of the following:

1. The bus will be leaving at 7:00 AM on Saturday June 16, 2012 (DO NOT BE LATE)
2. The bus will be leaving from the parking lot next to the Holiday Inn in Independence.  The Holiday Inn is located at 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH‎ (Just off the highway at exit 155 - Rockside Road)
   1. You will not be allowed to board the bus if we do not have all your forms and checks. 
3. We are planning on leaving the tournament promptly after the last game (ends around 3 pm).  This should get us into Cleveland between 6:30 and 7:30 PM.
4. The bus will drop off at the Holiday Inn in Independence

Specific Directions to the TOURNAMENT fields can be found HERE. Just enter your address / where you plan to leave.

Specific Directions to the HOTEL can be found HERE. Just enter your address / where you plan to leave.

Parking - Because this is a New York State Park there is $8 fee to enter the park and park.  Please be aware of it.  We have no control over it because NY State is in charge.

2012 Meals - You Must Bring Money For Food As It Is Not Included In The Tournament Package

The tournament DOES NOT provide any meals. We made arrangements for breakfast on Sunday morning for the players in the Residence Inn. The players at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott are with their parents and on their own for Sunday breakfast. 

All other meals are not built in to the trip.  Therefore, the kids need to bring money to pay for their meals.  We will try to do combined meals (pizza, etc) to hold costs down.  Please plan accordingly. The reason for the lack of team meals is that the teams are playing at conflicting times during the tournament. Therefore players should plan on visiting the concession stand during the tournament. (each team's actual meal times will depend on their game schedule).

Saturday

1. Breakfast - Please see that you have breakfast before you get to the bus.
2. Lunch - Please bring a paper bag lunch as we have games right when we arrive at the fields.
   1. concessions are available (bring money)
3. We are attempting to make dinner plans and will be back to you shortly.

Sunday

1. Breakfast – We have made arrangements with a local store to provide breakfast.  It is included in your fee
2. Lunch - concessions are available (bring money)
3. Dinner - concessions are available (bring money)

Concessions - There is a catered concession stand with hot dogs, sausage, chicken sandwiches and hamburgers. 

2012 What To Bring

• For the room: toiletries.
• For the field: game gear for five games; all equipment including but not limited to helmet, mouthpiece, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves, sticks, cleats, turf shoes etc.
• Water Bottles. Water will be provided on every field, but not water bottles.
• Other: casual clothing for downtime & meals, etc.
• Money: not too much, but enough for pizzas at night, drinks during the day, etc. from the concession stand, which will be located by the fields.

2012 Video - Select and Rising Teams

We have made arrangements with a professional videographer to video our games at this tournament.  Each player can receive a copy of up to two (2) of those games on DVD (2 DVDs).  We have done this to help with your college recruiting since every college coach is going to ask you for a DVD to determine if you are someone they want to recruit.  This way you have DVDs to send that:

• are professionally done
• are against known national teams (coaches don’t have to guess if the team you are playing is any good).
• highlight solid fundamental skills, athleticism and team play.

The cost of these two DVDs is included in the cost of the tournament.  Additional DVDs are $10 each.

Your play on the tapes
Everything you do (good or bad) at these games is on the DVDs.  If you chase sticks on defense it is there.  If you did not hustle after a GB it is there.  If you caught a pass off your helmet it is there.  The same holds true for all our opponents players.  In addition, they do not get to make a decision as to whether or not these DVDs are going to be sent out to college coaches.  All their good and bad plays are being sent to the college coaches whether they want the coaches to see it or not.

You need to remember this when you are playing this Summer.  You never know who is taping a game or who is in the stands.  You do not know where they are going to send the DVD.  Therefore always play to your full potential.  More players than you can imagine are “discovered” by a coach watching a tape of someone else (I get these phone calls every year).  On the other side more than a few players each year have coaches lose interest in them after watching a tape of them that someone else sent. 

Take advantage of the first situation and make sure the 2nd never happens to you.