Former Philadelphia Eagle and NFL head coach Herm Edwards will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 US Lacrosse National Convention.

Baltimore (PRWEB) November 07, 2011

NCAA champion lacrosse coaches John Danowski (Duke men) and Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern women), National Lacrosse Hall of Fame umpire Jen O’Donnell, four-time Super Bowl referee Jerry Markbreit and ESPN analyst Herm Edwards highlight the schedule of speakers at the 2012 US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by Champion, as announced today by US Lacrosse. Roughly 150 of the game’s top coaches, officials, trainers and administrators will conduct educational sessions for their respective colleagues Jan. 13-15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

Early-bird registration for the convention continues at http://www.uslacrosse.org/2012convention through Nov. 11 for the discounted price of $ 80. The convention, annually the largest educational and networking event in the lacrosse world, is open to lacrosse coaches, officials and administrators with an active membership in US Lacrosse, although non-members may join at the time of registration.

“We’ve targeted leaders in lacrosse who are passionate about developing the game by sharing their knowledge with coaches and officials at the youth and high school levels,” said Beth Porreca, director of special events at US Lacrosse.

Danowski led the Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA championship, and he has mentored 31 collegiate All-Americans during his career as a coach at Hofstra and Duke.

“Neither I nor my son Matt would have the wonderful experiences we have with lacrosse today were it not for our interactions with great coaches along the way,” Danowski said. “I’m happy to speak at the US Lacrosse convention and share some tips with other coaches, who will help improve the lacrosse experience for their own players.”

Amonte Hiller has built a dynasty at Northwestern, leading the program to six national championships in the last seven years. During her tenure, three Wildcat players have won the prestigious Tewaaraton Award.

“Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, but it’s important to have the quality of coaching keep pace with the increase in participation,” Amonte Hiller said. “US Lacrosse has done a good job focusing on the development of coaches at all levels, and the annual convention is a great opportunity to work together toward that goal. I’m looking forward to participating.”

Edwards, a nine-year defensive back with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and later the head coach of the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, will kick off the convention with a keynote address at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. The convention will mark a homecoming for Edwards, who still holds the Eagles’ record for interceptions with 38 (regular season and postseason) and started 135 consecutive games despite not being drafted out of San Diego State in 1977.

O’Donnell, a 2009 inductee into the National Hall of Fame, will join NCAA men’s final four official and USILA observation program director Bob Curcio in a lineup for officials that includes popular NCAA, NFHS and US Lacrosse rules interpretation sessions and offerings from the US Lacrosse Officials Education Program. Markbreit, a former longtime executive at 3M who officiated in the NFL for 23 years, will address lacrosse officials at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.

The convention schedule and speaker bios appear at http://www.uslacrosse.org/2012convention.

Online convention registration from Nov. 12 through Dec. 28 will cost $ 105. Registration onsite in Philadelphia Jan. 13-15 will cost $ 150. Groups of 10 or more can save an additional $ 10 per attendee by registering together.

The US Lacrosse National Convention annually draws some 5,000 participants, and it includes two live demonstration areas, approximately 150 educational sessions, and Fan Fest, a portion of events open to the public and centered around the sport’s largest exposition hall. Fan Fest tickets will be sold onsite at the Grand Hall to the general public for $ 10 and to lacrosse players wearing team jerseys for just $ 5. Children 6 and under will be admitted free to Fan Fest, which runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.

For more information or to register, please visit http://www.uslacrosse.org/2012convention.

About US Lacrosse

US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. US Lacrosse has nearly 375,000 members in 63 regional chapters around the country. Through responsive and effective leadership, US Lacrosse strives to provide programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the game. To learn more about US Lacrosse, please visit http://www.uslacrosse.org.

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Davidson, NC (PRWEB) September 14, 2009

The College Football Performance Awards announced Toledo quarterback Aaron Opelt as the National Performer of the Week. Michael Floyd, the National Performer of the Week for week one, received Honorable Mention for the Wide Receiver Trophy this week. Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant, the recipient of the 2008 Wide Receiver Trophy, shared Punt Returner Performer of the Week with Louisiana Tech’s Phillip Livas and Georgia Tech’s Jerrard Tarrant – all 3 performers registered punt returns over 80 yards for touchdowns. Former Science Advisor to President Barack Obama, Lawrence Krauss writes, “The CFPA awards will surely prove illuminating and may do for college football fans what objective statistics have done for baseball fans.”

Aaron Opelt’s Performance:

Senior quarterback Aaron Opelt threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two scores to lead Toledo to a convincing 54-38 victory over Colorado at the Glass Bowl on Sept. 11. The win was the first for rookie head coach Tim Beckman, who also defeated Colorado as a defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State last year.

With Toledo senior star wide receiver Stephen Williams seeing very limited action due to injury, the Rockets needed Opelt to step up and he did. Opelt, who entered the game leading the nation in passing yardage, controlled the game in the air and on the ground. He completed 15-of-23 passes with no interceptions and also ran for 109 yards on eight carries. He totaled 428 yards of offense, 319 in the air and 109 on the ground. His 109 rushing yards was a career high and the first time a Toledo quarterback gained at least 100 yards since Tavares Bolden gained 115 yards vs. Central Michigan in 1999 (Courtesy of Toledo Athletics).

Week 2, 2009 – Performers of the Week:

National Performer of the Week – Aaron Opelt (Toledo)

Defensive Performer of the Week – Leon Wright (Duke) & Tyler Sash (Iowa)

Quarterback Performer of the Week – Aaron Opelt (Toledo)

Honorable Mention: Taylor Potts (Texas Tech), Zac Lee (Nebraska), Case Keenum (Houston), Russell Wilson (N.C. State), Tim Tebow (Florida), Dan LeFevour (C. Michigan), G.J. Kinne (Tulsa), Tony Pike (Cincinnati), Kellen Moore (Boise State), Jake Locker (Washington), Greg Alexander (Hawaii)

Running Back Performer of the Week – Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech)

Honorable Mention: Jahvid Best (California), Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh), Frank Goodin (Louisiana-Monroe), Trent Richardson (Alabama), Anthony Allen (Georgia Tech), DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma), Moise Plancher (South Florida), Nic Grigsby (Arizona), Jason Ford (Illinois)

Wide Receiver Performer of the Week – Lyle Leong (Texas Tech) & Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma)

Honorable Mention: Naaman Roosevelt (Buffalo), Greg Salas (Hawaii), Golden Tate (Notre Dame), Vincent Brown (San Diego State), Rashaun Greer (Colorado State), Michael Floyd (Notre Dame), Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas)

Tight End Performer of the Week – Dorin Dickerson (Pittsburgh)

Honorable Mention: Zack Pianalto (UNC), Mike McNeill (Nebraska), Danny Noble (Toledo), Leroy Banks (Southern Miss)

Placekicker Performer of the Week – Scott Blair (Georgia Tech)

Honorable Mention: Spencer Lanning (South Carolina), Sam Glusman (Troy), Blair Walsh (Georgia), Trey Farquhar (Idaho), Ross Evans (TCU), Matt Weller (Ohio), Ian McGarvey (Ball State)

Kickoff Specialist Performer of the Week – Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State) & Adi Kunalic (Nebraska)

Honorable Mention: Jake Rogers (Cincinnati), Bryan Wright (Michigan), Chris Hinkebein (Virginia), John Potter (W. Michigan), Garrett Hentrup (New Mexico), Eric Ellestad (Minnesota)

Punter Performer of the Week – Matt Dodge (East Carolina)

Honorable Mention: Jeremy Boone (Penn State), Michael Such (Tulsa), Desi Cullen (Connecticut)

Punt Returner Performer of the Week – Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech), Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), Phillip Livas (Louisiana Tech)

Honorable Mention: Javier Arenas (Alabama), Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati)

Kickoff Returner of the Week – Darryl Stonum (Michigan), T.Y. Hilton (FIU), & Brandon Boykin (Georgia)

Honorable Mention: Torrey Smith (Maryland), Graig Cooper (Miami)

Defensive Lineman Performer of the Week – Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech) & O’ Brien Schofield (Wisconsin)

Honorable Mention: Curtis Young (Cincinnati), Brian Price (UCLA), Lindsey Witten (Connecticut), Jerry Hughes (TCU)

Linebacker Performer of the Week – Adam Gunn (Pittsburgh) & Sean Lee (Penn State)

Honorable Mention: Dekoda Watson (Florida State), Marlon Williams (Texas Tech)

Defensive Back Performer of the Week – Leon Wright (Duke) & Tyler Sash (Iowa)

Honorable Mention: Rahim Moore (UCLA), Casey Hayward (Vanderbilt), Trevin Wade (Arizona)

About the College Football Performance Awards:

The goal of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As many scholars have articulated, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases in the college football awards process. Harvard Society Fellow and NFL Consultant, Andrew Zimbalist states, “By employing a careful, vetted empirical methodology, CFPA promises to set straight many of the wrongheaded, arbitrary, and exclusionary methods currently employed to assess player awards in Division I FBS football.” Distinguished mathematician and National Science Foundation Career Award winner Amy Langville writes, “Most sports awards are unscientific. CFPA is a welcome addition for fans and players demanding equity.” And C. Richard King, past-President of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport adds, “In contrast with other awards, CFPA has a clear methodology that works against bias, avoids the dangers of regional popularity and national celebrity, and demonstrates in a reliable fashion the most talented performers.”

Historic Player Awards:

The 2009 Punt Returner Trophy and 2009 Kickoff Returner Trophy, presented by the College Football Performance Awards, will be the first national player trophies to recognize achievement at the positions. The 2008 Kickoff Specialist Trophy, conferred to Dallas Cowboy kicker David Buehler, was the first national player trophy to honor a kickoff specialist.

Official Website:

For more information on the College Football Performance Awards, please contact Executive Director Brad Smith at (570) 854-1252 or visit http://www.collegefootballperformance.com.

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Davidson, NC (PRWEB) September 7, 2009

The College Football Performance Awards announced Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd as the National Performer of the Week for his performance in week one. Floyd was also named the Performer of the Week for the Wide Receiver Trophy. Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant, the recipient of the 2008 Wide Receiver Trophy, received Honorable Mention for his performance in week one.

Week 1, 2009 – Performers of the Week:

National Performer of the Week – Michael Floyd (Notre Dame)

Defensive Performer of the Week – Mike Nixon (Arizona State)

Quarterback Performer of the Week – Joe Webb (UAB)

Honorable Mention: Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame), Case Keenum (Houston), Kevin Riley (California), Blaine Gabbert (Missouri)

Running Back Performer of the Week – Jahvid Best (California)

Honorable Mention: Roy Helu, Jr. (Nebraska), Joe McKnight (USC), Ralph Bolden (Purdue), Reggie Arnold (Arkansas State), Jeff Demps (Florida), Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech)

Wide Receiver Performer of the Week – Michael Floyd (Notre Dame)

Honorable Mention: Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green), Stephen Williams (Toledo), Blair White (Michigan State), Terrance Toliver (LSU), Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State)

Tight End Performer of the Week – Cody Slate (Marshall) & Dennis Pitta (BYU)

Honorable Mention: Tony Moeaki (Iowa), Garrett Graham (Wisconsin), Aaron Hernandez (Florida)

Placekicker Performer of the Week – Tyler Bitancurt (West Virginia)

Honorable Mention: Wes Byrum (Auburn), Kai Forbath (UCLA), Grant Ressel (Missouri)

Punter Performer of the Week – Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State)

Honorable Mention: Drew Butler (Georgia), Ryan Quigley (Boston College), Mike Brandtner (Iowa State)

Kickoff Returner Performer of the Week – Dyrell Roberts (Virginia Tech)

Honorable Mention: Chris Owusu (Stanford), Quincy McDuffie (UCF), Dennis Johnson (Arkansas), D.J. Monroe (Texas)

Punt Returner Performer of the Week – Da’Norris Searcy (UNC) & Damaris Johnson (Tulsa)

Honorable Mention: Jerrard Tarrant (Georgia Tech), Rich Gunnell (Boston College), Jacoby Ford (Clemson), Richard Sherman (Stanford)

Kickoff Specialist Performer of the Week – Adam Yates (South Carolina) & Aric Goodman (Colorado)

Honorable Mention: Ben Vroman (Utah), Michael Taylor (Troy)

Defensive Lineman Performer of the Week – Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma)

Honorable Mention: John Fletcher (Wyoming), Tom Keiser (Stanford), Nick Perry (USC), Von Miller (Texas A&M), Devin Taylor (South Carolina)

Linebacker Performer of the Week – Mike Nixon (Arizona State)

Honorable Mention: Mike Bryan (Tulsa), Chris Galippo (USC), LeMarcus Thompson (Tennessee), Lawrence Young (UCF), Cory Hanson (Northern Illinois), Adrien Cole (Louisiana Tech)

Defensive Back Performer of the Week – Rahim Moore (UCLA) & Shamiel Gary (Wyoming)

Honorable Mention: Trevard Lindley (Kentucky), Rock Dennis (SMU), Deunta Williams (UNC), Tysyn Hartman (Kansas State), Andrew Rich (BYU), Johnny Brown (Ole Miss)

The goal of the College Football Performance Awards:

The goal of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As many scholars have noted, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases that vitiate the college football awards process. Renown sports ethicist Gordon Marino states, “The biases in the (balloting-based) college football awards process are behemoth.” National Security Agency Science Consultant Amy Langville writes, “A rigorous scientific methodology such as CFPA is a welcome addition for fans and players demanding equity in sports awards.” And philosopher Paul Studtmann adds, “CFPA finally answers the question everyone is really asking: Who are the top performers in college football?”

http://www.collegefootballperformance.com/methodology/academicreview.html.

Official Website:

For more information on the College Football Performance Awards, please contact Executive Director Brad Smith at (570) 854-1252 or visit http://www.collegefootballperformance.com.

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Davidson, NC (PRWEB) September 21, 2009

The College Football Performance Awards announced California running back Jahvid Best as the National Performer of the Week. Best received Running Back Performer of the Week in week one and Honorable Mention Performer of the Week in week two. Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant, the recipient of the 2008 Wide Receiver Trophy, was named Wide Receiver Performer of the Week along with Syracuse’s Mike Williams. Former Science Advisor to President Barack Obama, Lawrence Krauss writes, “The CFPA awards will surely prove illuminating and may provide new ways for fans to think precisely about what excellent performance in college football means.”

Week 3, 2009 – Performers of the Week:

National Performer of the Week – Jahvid Best (California)

Defensive Performer of the Week – Chris McCoy (Middle Tennessee State) & Chad Jones (LSU)

Quarterback Performer of the Week – Joe Cox (Georgia)

Honorable Mention: Landry Jones (Oklahoma), Russell Wilson (N.C. State), Mike Kafka (Northwestern), Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), Greg Alexander (Hawaii), Jacory Harris (Miami)

Running Back Performer of the Week – Jahvid Best (California)

Honorable Mention: Ryan Mathews (Fresno State), Joseph Turner (TCU), Darius Marshall (Marshall), James Wright (New Mexico), Noel Devine (West Virginia), Carlos Brown (Michigan), Jeremy Avery (Boise State)

Wide Receiver Performer of the Week – Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State) & Mike Williams (Syracuse)

Honorable Mention: Jared Perry (Missouri), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Eugune Harris (Miami-Ohio), A.J. Green (Georgia), Greg Childs (Arkansas), Duke Calhoun (Memphis), Rodney Bradley (Hawaii)

Tight End Performer of the Week – Jesse Rack (Buffalo)

Honorable Mention: Dennis Morris (Louisiana Tech), Dennis Pitta (BYU), Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame), Lance Kendricks (Wisconsin), D.J. Williams (Arkansas), Orson Charles (Georgia)

Placekicker Performer of the Week – Alex Henery (Nebraska) & Richard Jackson (Clemson)

Honorable Mention: Sean Brauchle (Mississippi State), Lane Yoshida (San Diego State), Eric Folk (Washington), Nick Cattoi (UCF)

Kickoff Specialist Performer of the Week – Matt Dodge (East Carolina) & Nico Grasu (Washington State)

Honorable Mention: Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State), Adi Kunalic (Nebraska), Dustin Hopkins (Florida State), Jake Rogers (Cincinnati), Lones Seiber (Kentucky)

Punter Performer of the Week – Drew Butler (Georgia)

Honorable Mention: Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State), Rob Long (Syracuse), Mike Brandtner (Iowa State), Matt Dodge (East Carolina), Pete Kontodiakos (Colorado State)

Kickoff Returner Performer of the Week – Freddie Parham (Southern Miss) & Derrick Locke (Kentucky)

Honorable Mention: Chris Owusu (Stanford), Omar Bolden (Arizona State), Ray Fisher (Indiana)

Punt Returner Performer of the Week – C.J. Spiller (Clemson) & Antonio Brown (Central Michigan)

Honorable Mention: Jordan Shipley (Texas), Walter Thurmond III (Oregon), Aaron Valentin (Purdue), Richard Sherman (Stanford)

Defensive Lineman Performer of the Week – Chris McCoy (Middle Tennessee State)

Honorable Mention: Jerry Hughes (TCU), Cody Cielenski (Western Michigan), Jarvis Geathers (UCF), Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma)

Linebacker Performer of the Week – D.T. Shackleford (Ole Miss) & Korey Williams (Southern Mississippi)

Honorable Mention: Noah Keller (Ohio), Donald Butler (Washington), Bront Bird (Texas Tech)

Defensive Back Performer of the Week – Chad Jones (LSU)

Honorable Mention: Austin Thomas (Indiana), Eric Berry (Tennessee), Deon Young (Louisiana Tech), Chris May (Eastern Michigan), Jon Davis (Air Force)

About the College Football Performance Awards:

The goal of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.

As many scholars have noted, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases in the college football awards process. Philosopher Paul Studtmann states, “Other awards are not based upon any objective criteria.” C. Richard King, Past-President of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport writes, “CFPA has a clear methodology and promises a hopeful alternative.” And distinguished sports economist and Harvard Society Fellow, Andrew Zimbalist adds, “CFPA promises to set straight many of the wrongheaded, arbitrary, and exclusionary methods currently employed to assess player awards.”

Official Website:

For more information on the College Football Performance Awards, please contact Executive Director Brad Smith at (570) 854-1252 or visit http://www.collegefootballperformance.com.

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Â? When newly launched menÂ?s entertainment magazine, GIANT, was looking for a design firm who could capture the essence of their print publication online, they turned to themechanism. Â?themechanismÂ?s forward-thinking design sense and technical knowledge, combined with their appreciation of pop-culture and irreverent humor made them the perfect choice,Â? said Jamie Hooper, President & Publisher, GIANT Magazine.

GIANT and themechanism worked collaboratively to create an online vehicle that is inseparable from the print publication. Â?Our goal was to create a GIANT experience, rather than just a companion piece,Â? said Dave Fletcher, Founding Partner and Creative Director of themechanism. The result is a virtual smorgasbord for their entertainment-obsessed readers. Site features include a jukebox, courtesy of Groundswell Music, showcasing independent music artists. Â?This is an amazing opportunity for unsigned bands to receive national exposure and for site visitors to be the first on their block to discover emerging artists,Â? said Fletcher. The non-linear content navigation encourages visitors to explore the site through multiple avenues. Unique and sometimes irreverent links are dispersed throughout the site, revealing interesting entertainment tidbits, while also increasing the length of visitorsÂ? stay. Visitors to the site also get the opportunity to participate in exclusive GIANT sponsored contests and promotions.

The new site is powered by a unique xml-driven Macromedia Flash-based system that collectively informs the tiered navigational structure, allowing for easy bi-monthly updates to the color palette, navigation icons and text as well as news and music.

The publication, which was recently ranked as one of Fast Company MagazineÂ?s Â?101 Ideas, People and Trends that will Change the Way We Work & Live in 2005,Â? has seen a jump in subscribers and interest since going live with the site.

Â?A projectÂ?s ultimate success comes from believing in the client and the work,” said Anthony Shafto, Partner, themechanism. “themechanism shares GIANTÂ?s vision of a total pop culture experience, and that includes continuing to work with them on groundbreaking site additions. GIANT subscribers will experience a living manifestation of the printed material online as well as obtain additional goodies that might not fit in the newsstand issue.”

“We’ve only begun to touch on what is ultimately possible in this arena. WeÂ?re certainly not saying goodbye to the tactile and visual experience of print,” added Fletcher. “WeÂ?re just letting some more senses in on the fun.Â?

About themechanism, llc.

themechanism, llc. is a maxi-media creative firm–a hybrid of global talent and disciplines enabling the universal pollenation of digital assets through a variety of online and off-line media channels. http://www.themechanism.com.

About GIANT Magazine

GIANT is the first magazine targeted exclusively at young men who are passionate about pop culture and entertainment — a smart, fun guide to the best of the new and coolest of the classic, from movies and music to TV and games, books, DVDs and beyond. http://www.giantmag.com

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