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               <title>Round Robin Schedule Released</title> 
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               <description><![CDATA[2012 Junior World Lacrosse Championchips round robin schedule is released. Games will kick off &nbsp;on July 12th with opening ceremony and a battle between home team Finland and Czech Republic. &nbsp;United States, Australia, Canada, England, Germany and Iroques will compete in Blue Division. Finland, South Korea, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Scotland and Wales try make their way up from Red Division.

Round Robin schedule:



12.7.
19:00
Finland
Czech Rep.
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


13.7.
10:00
Netherlands
Scotland
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
13:00
Canada
Germany
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
14:00
Wales
Korea
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
16:00
England
Iroquois
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
19:00
USA
Australia
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


14.7.
10:00
Germany
Iroquois
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
11:00
Korea
Scotland
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
13:00
England
Australia
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
14:00
Czech Rep.
Netherlands
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
16:00
Wales
Finland
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
19:00
Canada
USA
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


15.7.
10:00
Australia
Germany
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
11:00
Netherlands
Wales
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
13:00
Iroquois
Canada
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
14:00
Scotland
Czech Rep.
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
16:00
Finland
Korea
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
19:00
USA
England
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


16.7.
10:00
Netherlands
Finland
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
11:00
Korea
Czech Rep.
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
13:00
USA
Germany
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
14:00
Wales
Scotland
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
16:00
Canada
England
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
19:00
Australia
Iroquois
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


17.7.
10:00
England
Germany
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
11:00
Czech Rep.
Wales
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
13:00
Iroquois
USA
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
14:00
Korea
Netherlands
Kupittaa


&nbsp;
16:00
Australia
Canada
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


&nbsp;
19:00
Finland
Scotland
Yl&auml;kentt&auml;


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               <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:56:14 +0200</pubDate>
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               <title>Team Finland U19 roster chosen for the World Championships</title> 
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               <description><![CDATA[Last weekend the tryout pool for the Finnish U19 national&nbsp;team gathered for the last time to make the final cuts in Turku, Finland. The full tryout pool consisted of over 50 players from which 23 players were finally chosen to represent Finland in the 2012 FIL U19 Lacrosse World Championships in Turku, Finland. The local club team, Turku Titans, has its players well represented as 15 Titans players were picked.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Team Finland U19:
&nbsp;
Goalies:
Juri Elonen, Turku Titans
Joni Sainio, Turku Titans
&nbsp;
Defenders:
Joakim Brander, Turku Titans
Jonas Martin, Turku Titans
Eliel Jaloj&auml;rvi, Turku Titans
Markus Mattila, Turku Titans
Eric Cooley, Yorktown HS, USA
Markus Critchley, Simon Frasier University, Canada
&nbsp;
Middies:
Anssi Kaisalmi, Turku Titans
Altti Hyyti&auml;inen, Turku Titans
Juho Laitinen, Helsinki Chiefs
Joonas Kulju, Vaasa Wishpooshs
Miika Helminen, Turku Titans
Treven Salminen, North County Lacrosse, USA
Kimi Aho, Turku Titans
Jimi Wiren, Turku Titans
Samu Kilpi&auml;inen, Turku Titans
&nbsp;
Attack:
Roope Jokela, Turku Titans
Jarno Aaltonen, Turku Titans
Mathias Timonen, Relax Kokkola
Risto Suontausta, Glenelg Country School, USA
Brett Kujala, Ridge Meadows, Canada
Mark Snellman, Salisbury School, USA
&nbsp;
The team is coached by Risto Worthington (Glenelg Country School), Grif Barhight (Oakton Cougars), Kevin Boland and Pentti Pekkonen.
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               <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:02:41 +0200</pubDate>
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               <title>The fight for a spot in the U19 national team begins</title> 
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               <description><![CDATA[The preparations for the 2012 U19 Lacrosse World Championships are well on their way and not least the battle for a spot in the Finnish national team has begun. The first evaluation camp here in Finland was held in August 2010, where the young potential stars were able to show coach Worthington what they are made of. The purpose of the evaluation camp was to check the current level of the players and to help players identify their strengths and weaknesses. At that time there were a mere 26 youngsters. A lot has happened in just 10 months. Next month try outs for the players eligible for the Finnish U19 national team will be held.&nbsp; At the time of the writing around 50 players are expected to try out for the national team, the furthest coming from all the way from Seattle, USA. 
In 2008 in Coquitlam, Canada the Finnish U19 team was placed last. This time the Finnish team has a lot more material and furthermore there are some definite talents in our player pool already. Most likely the Finns won&rsquo;t be competing in the final four, but&nbsp;there is a good chance to finish in the top 8 in the upcoming tournament. Finishing in the top 8 is definitely not an easy task. In addition to Finland the following nations are competing in the games: USA, Canada, Iroquios, Australia, England, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Bermuda. Making it to the Finnish national team will require a great deal of hard work for the players. Before the evaluation camp in August &rsquo;10 head coach Risto Worthington shared the following:
In order to make the Finnish&nbsp;National&nbsp;Team, each player has to WANT IT.&nbsp; I am looking&nbsp;for dedication to the sport&nbsp;but more so dedication to&nbsp;representing your country on an international stage.&nbsp;&nbsp;I expect each players BEST EFFORT and will settle for nothing less.&nbsp; Being a part of this team will require sacrifice. I mean the players will have to sacrifice time with friends to work out, sacrifice weekends at festivals for practice, sacrifice time&nbsp;watching TV to&nbsp;pick up their stick to throw against a wall.&nbsp;If that attitude is not there then our team will&nbsp;be&nbsp;embarrassed in front of our fans in&nbsp;Turku.&nbsp; I do not expect that to happen, I expect&nbsp;to win and surprise&nbsp;all the teams from the last tournament.
The player pool truly seems promising and motivated. In 2008 players of the U19 national team Mikko Varjo and John Snellman represented the Finnish national men&rsquo;s team in the same year at the European Championships in Lahti, Finland. Now 9 of the players trying out for the U19 national team have also a chance of getting a spot at the men&rsquo;s national team for upcoming European Championships in Amsterdam. In addition the U19 eligible Mark Snellman was already on the roster of the men&rsquo;s national team in the World Games in Manchester, England in 2010. The FIL rules for international play state that players whose at least one grandparent is a citizen of the representing country has a right to play for that country. Thus there are a few Finnish descents under scouting in North America who have a chance to make it in the Finnish U19 team. One of them, Treven Salminen, will be heading over to Finland for the try outs in July. The Finns will have a very competitive team in a European level. The biggest question mark at the moment is however in the goaltending department. The Finnish national ice-hockey team is known for its oversupply of high quality goalkeepers. The situation is very different in lacrosse. So far there are only two goalies in the player pool for the U19 team. Some of the players of the U19 player pool have played the game for around 5 years and some have only just started. However, no matter the starting point the focus points of Risto Worthington are clear.
In order to be great in this sport each player and coach has to focus on the fundamental skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;If those skills, (passing, catching, scooping for example) are not practiced or taught correctly, lacrosse will never&nbsp;flourish.&nbsp; It is my goal to have coaches and player&nbsp;clinics to teach skill and tactical development.&nbsp;This will start to build&nbsp;a strong foundation for lacrosse in Finland and get us closer to being an elite European&nbsp;lacrosse country.
The best of Finnish youth lacrosse will gather on the 15th&nbsp;of July for the first try outs. The try out -camp will last until the 17th&nbsp;and all coaches will be present (Risto Worthington, Grif Barhight, Kevin Boland and Pentti Pekkonen). You can learn more about the coaches at the official website of the Finnish U19 national team at&nbsp;www.TeamFinlandU19.com&nbsp;(at the moment only available in Finnish, but you can find the coaches underJoukkue &gt; Joukkueenjohto). The second and final try out will be held this autumn. 23 players will be chosen for the U19 national team for the U19 World Championships in Turku, Finland held from 12th&nbsp;of July to the 21st&nbsp;of July 2012.]]></description> 
               <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:51:24 +0300</pubDate>
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               <title>We are finally back in business</title> 
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               <description><![CDATA[We are finalizing the www.2012worldlacrosse.com website and will be posting more and more news in the future so keep checking back regularly. If you have any feedback please feel free to contact us! &nbsp;]]></description> 
               <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:26:49 +0300</pubDate>
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