2013 Summer Travel Team Overview

Our travel team players and their parents can depend on us to provide them with the best coaching, entrance to the best and most competitive tournaments, the most guidance / support during the entire college recruiting process.  Unlike some other Travel Team Club programs Burning River Lacrosse has a proven track record when it comes to helping players reach their college lacrosse goals.  This is because we:

• attend the best and most competitive tournaments so you can best showcase your lacrosse ability in front of the top college coaches.
• provide coaching from the area’s top college / high school coaches, & college players (BR Alumni) using practice plans designed by top D1, D2 & D3 programs.
• have a proven record of success both LOCALLY – in 2012, we had 1 state championship game MVP, 1 academic All American, 6 All Americans, 23 All Ohio and 35 All Region players and NATIONALLY – in 2012 we won the Open Division of the 22nd MVP Tournament (only NE Ohio team ever to do this), compiled a record of 13-4 at top college recruiting events and had numerous players selected as tournament All Stars.
• provide 1 on 1 guidance with the complicated recruiting process including GPA & ACT/SAT requirements, timelines, coaches preference, and college fit,
• •have personal relationships / access to college coaches at all levels that allow us to speak with coaches, who trust our judgment, about your son,
• •provide access to over 90 Burning River Alumni who have committed to or are playing for over 55 different college programs at all competitive levels (D1, D2, D3, JUCO) including 22 of our players who graduated in 2012 – 8 D1, 2 D2, 12 D3). See our PLAYER COMMITMENTS page for full details.
  

Travel Team Testimonials (Read All Testimonials)

"With Hogan we chased the “best” opportunities for college exposure through 'a Columbus based program' and 'a Cleveland based program'. Although 'good' programs, neither of these organizations provided the honest feedback, college recruiting guidance or the attention to our son in developing his game..."  Harris Family - 2012 Graduate

There is only one organization we have to thank for James being recruited by UVA and that is Burning River. Without Woody and the team behind him it would not have been possible.."  Dahlheimer Family - 2012 Graduate

"The personal attention and individual coaching that you and your assistant coaches provide to ALL your players is truly a witness to your commitment to share your LAX knowledge with others. Josh has played for other club/tournament teams in the past but none have provided the same level of competition or the exposure that Burning River provides..." Kuehn Family - 2013 Graduate

"Burning River Lax has made all the difference in our son’s lacrosse experience. I can’t speak highly enough of what Coach Calleri and his program has done for the success of our son...”  Brady Family - 2013 Graduate

"There is nothing that can prepare your son for High School or College level lacrosse more effectively than Burning River Lacrosse..." Hartong Family - 2014 Graduate

"I have nothing but great things to say about Coach Woody Calleri, his staff and the Burning River Lacrosse Program. Woody and his staff do so many great things for these boys.... When he tells you he will go out of his way for your son. He means it..." Galosi Family - 2013 Graduate

When Are The Tryouts For the 2013 Summer Travel Team?

Tryouts for our summer 2013 travel teams will be held at Cleveland State’s Dome facility.  

The times and age groups are below. 

• Friday, Nov 30, 2012 from 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM – 9th to 11th graders (Elite, Select & Rising) (See Flyer)
  
  
• Friday, Dec 14, 2012 from 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM – 5th to 8th graders (U14, U13 and U12). (See Flyer)

For more information please visit the 2013 Summer Travel Team TRYOUT PAGE

2013 Summer Travel Team Offerings

Burning River Lacrosse offers the following travel teams:

Elite (Top 22 Players)
Our Elite Team is composed of the top 22+ players regardless of their grade.  The team competes on the national stage in the most competitive national recruiting tournaments with the greatest likelihood of college exposure. 

Select (Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman)
Our Select Team is composed of Juniors and top players in the class of 2015 and 2016.  The team competes on the national stage in the most competitive national recruiting tournaments with the greatest likelihood of college exposure. 

Rising Star (Sophomores and Freshman)
Our Rising Star Team is composed of Sophomores and Freshman. The team competes on both the national and regional stage at fundamental skills development tournaments with an eye towards improvement for future recruiting tournaments.

U14 Team
As per the new US Lacrosse guidelines, all players must have been born after August 31, 1998. The team is designed to provide an opportunity to 13 and 14 year olds to compete at both national and regional fundamental skills development tournaments with an eye towards individual and team skills improvement, competitive rivalry, and developing a love of the game. 

U13 Team
As per the new US Lacrosse guidelines, all players must have been born after August 31, 1999. The team is designed to provide an opportunity to 12 and 13 year olds to compete at both national and regional fundamental skills development tournaments with an eye towards individual and team skills improvement, competitive rivalry, and developing a love of the game. 

U12 Team
As per the new US Lacrosse guidelines, all players must have been born after August 31, 2000.  The team are designed to provide an opportunity to 11 and 12 year olds to compete at both national and regional fundamental skills development tournaments with an eye towards individual and team skills improvement, competitive rivalry, and developing a love of the game. 

Note: The composition of the teams is subject to change including but not limited to playing freshman on the Select team and/or playing sophomores on the Rising Star team as circumstances may require.

Burning River Travel Team Background

Overview
Burning River Lacrosse’s travel teams were founded in 2006 to showcase Northern Ohio lacrosse players who are highly skilled but also of high character. Unlike other travel teams that only accept coaches' recommendations, Burning River Lacrosse holds tryouts so that every player with an interest can showcase his talent and make a case for making the team.  As a result, our players are not primarily from 1 or 2 teams but are from numerous programs.  In fact, our 2012 teams had players from over 50 Northern Ohio schools. 

Since the inception of Burning River Lacrosse, our teams have consistently finished at or near the top of the tournaments they have entered.  In each of the last five years multiple Burning River Lacrosse teams have won or finished as a runner up at national tournaments.

• Our 2012 Elite Team defeated Building Blocks (NJ) 7-4 to win the 22nd annual MVP Tournament, a top tier national recruiting tournament. This is the first time a team from Northern Ohio has won a top tier national recruiting tournament.
  • During the 2012 Summer Tournament Season the team went 13-4 with numerous victories over teams from the "traditional hot beds" of lacrosse.
• Our 2011 Elite Team went 17-12 in competition at the top summer recruiting camps.
  • 22 payers from the 2012 class made commitments to play at college programs
• In 2010 our U15 team made the national semifinals at the Dick's Tournament of champions.
• In 2009’s our Select team (High School but no Seniors) finished 2nd in the nation (losing in the Championship game 6-4 to the Copperheads (GA) after outscoring opponents 59-12 in the five previous Tournament games).

Objective
With the exception of our elite team whose goal is college recruitment, our program is designed to teach players the fundamental skills and advanced strategy of a higher-level lacrosse program. While we believe the competitive nature of our program accelerates our players' development; the competitive element can become destructive if our participants lose sight of the basic goal of our program which is to improve fundamental skills.

It is our belief that by participating in our program, our players will develop the physical and mental skills to play at a higher-level program (college or high school) and develop the fundamental skills of the game. 

While we believe that winning is important, it is not the primary goal of our program, especially at the younger levels.  At the younger levels our belief is that it is more important to teach than to win. This should not be interpreted as any less of a commitment to winning; however, we are much more concerned about our players’ skill development than the number of tournaments we win. We will focus on skill development, and the importance of consistently putting forth a complete effort rather than the results from that effort. In turn, we will coach and teach at a higher level, allow the players to grow to young adults and treat your son with respect and without the verbal berating that frequently occurs in youth sports.

Eligibility
Elite and Select - Open to all, Players must still be in school, no player can be graduating in 2014.

Rising Team- Open to all players at the Sophomore or lower levels. No players graduating in 2014 may make this team.

U14 Team - All players must have been born after August 31, 1998.

U13 Team - All players must have been born after August 31, 1999.

U12 Team - All players must have been born after August 31, 2000.

Commitment
All players and parents should be aware of the commitment required for this team.  Should you be selected for a team, it is expected that you will attend and participate in all tournaments.  In addition it is expected that you will do your best to attend all practices.  Note: we realize this is difficult / impossible for our out of town players (Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati) but ask for a best effort.  If you are selected and you cannot make such a commitment, please do not accept a spot on the team.

• Important: If you make the team but can not make all the summer tournaments we will attempt to find a replacement.  Should that replacement be able to attend all the tournaments we will give him your starting spot and you will moved to an alternate position for the tournament(s) you can attend.  This policy is in place because it is extremely difficult to find replacements and we need to have the broadest latitude in searching for them.

Practice
Prior to the tournaments the teams will be holding practices.  Full details will be provided to all selected players.

Playing Time
We do not take players to tournaments so that they can sit or help with our finances.  If you were selected for the team, you have talent and you need to showcase that talent.  To that end, all players who attend a tournament play in the games.  Game time is normally allocated in a fairly even manner with all players rotating in and out during the course of a game.  The exception to this is in the last quarter of close games / games with a tough opponent at recruiting tournaments when we have to win to move on.  Under those circumstances playing time will not be evenly distributed.

Uniforms
If selected, players must purchase
1)      A pair of Burning River shorts ($40)
2)      A Burning River sublimated pinnie ($35).

Payments
Burning River Lacrosse requires 100% of all tournament costs and 100% of your uniform cost to be paid before the start of the summer tournament season. A full timeline will be given to you if your son is selected.  If you have any questions or concerns about this policy you may contact us directly.

Transportation
To help insure the safety of all participants and limit the number of people driving separately, we normally arrange for charter bus transportation to and from the tournaments.  In cases where we only have 1 team attending a tournament we do not charter a bus as the cost (approximately $175 per person) would be prohibitively high.  You are welcome to drive your son separately if you so chose, but we would prefer that he does not drive himself to the tournaments. 

Tournament Format
The format depends on the tournament we are at but most are similar to the following:
1) 5 or 6 games.
2) Games are (2) 23 minute halves running time. 
3) 3 minute half-time and one time out per team in the second half.

Tournament Rules and Regulations
The vast majority of the tournaments are officiated under high school HS rules
1) Down, Set, Whistle on Faceoffs
2) 20 second count to clear
3) 10 seconds to get it in

Expected behavior
You are considered to be an ambassador for both Burning River Lacrosse (specifically) and Northern Ohio lacrosse (in general).  Therefore, all normal team travel rules are in effect concerning your behavior and actions and the resulting consequences (if you do not know what these rules are ask first). 

Individual Tournaments Cost

Tournament costs are determined based on tournament fees, lodging, food, bus/transportation to event, coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.  For the 2013 Summer Teams the tentative tournament costs are below.  There is no separate fee for making the team. 

Note: All players who attend all the tournaments for their team receive a price discount (compared to the individual events costs) and a discounted registration to our shooting/fundamental skills camp.

2013 Summer

Mercyhurst Showcase (Erie, PA) - Elite, Select Teams ($75) - June 8
This is a one day tournament with approximately 8 regional teams to get ready for the Summer recruiting tournaments. It is attended by local college coaches who want to get a early look at our players. The cost includes tournament fees, coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.
• No Bus, No Lodging - 1 day tournament
• You must bring money for food as it is not included in the tournament package

Flagship Lacrosse Summer Showcase (Erie, PA) - Rising, U14, U13 and U12 ($75) - June 9
This is a one day tournament. The cost includes tournament fees, coaching, coach’s transportation, admin. fees, etc.
• No Bus, No Lodging - 1 day tournament
• You must bring money for food as it is not included in the tournament package

Lake Erie Showcase (Buffalo, NY) - All Teams Except The Elite Team ($400) - June 15, 16
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (off campus hotel), bus/transportation to event, coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.
• Player Lodging Included - If your son stays with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
• Coach Bus Included - If your son drives with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
•You must bring money for food as it is not included in the tournament package

King of the Hill (Westminster, MD) - Elite Team ($575) - June 23-25
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (on campus dorms), coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.
• No Bus – you must find your own way/carpool to this tournament because a bus would cost over $175 per player.
• Player Lodging Included
• Player Meals Included

MVP tournament (Rider University, NJ) - Elite, Select Teams ($575) - June 28-30
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (on campus dorms), food, bus/transportation to event, coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.
• Player Lodging Included
• Coach Bus Included - If your son drives with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
• Player Meals Included

Rivals Tournament (Pittsburgh, PA) - Rising, U14 Teams ($100) - June 29 or 30
This is a one day tournament. The cost includes tournament fees, coaching, coach’s transportation, admin. fees, etc.
• No Bus, No Lodging - 1 day tournament
• You must bring money for food as it is not included in the tournament package

Syracuse Shootout (Syracuse, NY)- Elite, Select Teams ($425) - July 5-6
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (off campus hotel), coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, admin fees, etc.
• Player Lodging Included - If your son stays with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
• Coach Bus Included - If your son drives with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
•You must bring money for food as only breakfast is included in the tournament package

NDP / Dick’s Sporting Goods Atlantic Cup (Emmitsburg, MD) - Rising, U14 teams ($425) - July 6-7
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (off campus hotel), bus/transportation to event, coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.
• Player Lodging Included - If your son stays with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
• Coach Bus Included - If your son drives with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
•You must bring money for food as only breakfast is included in the tournament package

Laxfest (Hershey, PA) - U13, U12 Teams ($400)- July 20-21
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (off campus hotel), coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, admin fees, etc.
• No Bus – you must find your own way/carpool to this tournament because a bus would cost over $175 per player.
• Player Lodging Included
• You must bring money for food as only breakfast is included in the tournament package

2013 Fall

Flagship Lacrosse (Erie, PA) - All Teams ($125) - October 26 or 27
This is a one day tournament. The cost includes tournament fees, coaching, coach’s transportation, admin. fees, etc.
• No Bus, No Lodging - 1 day tournament
• You must bring money for food as it is not included in the tournament package

Graveyard Tournament (Akron, PA) - All Teams ($125) - November 2
This is a one day tournament. The cost includes tournament fees, coaching, coach’s transportation, admin. fees, etc.
• No Bus, No Lodging - 1 day tournament
• You must bring money for food as it is not included in the tournament package

UP Lax (Annapolis, MD) - Elite, Select, Rising Teams ($500) - November 9-10
The cost includes tournament fees, lodging (off campus hotel), bus/transportation to event, coaching, coach’s transportation/lodging, administrative fees, etc.
• Player Lodging Included - If your son stays with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
• Coach Bus Included - If your son drives with you, you can subtract $50 from the tournament cost.
•You must bring money for food as only breakfast is included in the tournament package

Please Note - Burning River Lacrosse requires 100% of all tournament costs and 100% of your uniform cost to be paid before the start of the summer tournament season. A full timeline will be given to you if your son is selected.  If you have any questions or concerns about this policy you may contact us directly.