Connecticut 2020

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DrGooseman
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I got a message from the CONNY president yesterday. US Lacrosse is pushing a grassroots effort to get the status of boys lacrosse changed from high risk to moderate risk. They are urging all to reach out to the CT Dept. of Public Health. I sent an email in and urge all on the CT board - and elsewhere - to do the same.

Here's what the email said:
All - Please see a message from US Lacrosse who is supporting Boy's Lacrosse in CT - Please do your part and send a message into the Department of Public Health. This will be a key step in CONNY have a spring 2021 Season.
Thank you,
CONNY Exec Committee


Message from Ryan Larkum, USL
We at US Lacrosse are initiating a grassroots effort to reach government decision makers in Connecticut to have boys/men's lacrosse reclassified from "High Risk" to the "Moderate Risk" category.

Please read the letter below composed by Ann Carpenetti, US Lacrosse Vice President of Lacrosse Operations. My ask is that you please share this with your lacrosse contacts with whom this decision effects in hopes that we can work together to get this change made and get kids safely back out on the field.

Action Item from Ann's message below:
You can help with this effort by reaching out to [email protected] to share with the CT Department of Public Health how you feel about the guidance, request the modification to change their risk classification for lacrosse to "moderate risk" and share how important lacrosse is to you and your athletes.
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions!

Best,
Ryan

November 6, 2020

Hello friends of Connecticut,

We hope that you are all faring well during these challenging times. US Lacrosse has been working hard to provide resources and a road-map for return to play https://www.uslacrosse.org/return-to-play to for our lacrosse community, and as policy makers and school administrators across the nation are tasked with the difficult job of guiding communities back to school and athletics in the Fall, we have found that some states, like Connecticut, could benefit from hearing from our community about recommended approaches to safely bring athletes back to the lacrosse field. This is why we are reaching out to you!

US Lacrosse has joined many friends and leaders in the state of Connecticut in urging the leadership of the CT Department of Public Health to modify its classification for lacrosse by removing "contact lacrosse" from the high-risk category list and adding boys’ and girls’ lacrosse to the moderate risk section. This adaptation acknowledges the sport-specific risk classifications made by US Lacrosse medical experts and creates consistency with other states that have classified both disciplines as a moderate risk. US Lacrosse has sent a letter to Commissioner Gifford today formally requesting this modification and also released an updated position statement on the COVID-19 transmission risk classification for lacrosse at https://www.uslacrosse.org/blog/us-lacr ... k-activity

Neighboring states that have followed a similar public health response to mitigate COVID-19 infection risk in sports allow both versions (boys' and girls) of lacrosse to return once their states entered a phase allowing for outdoor gathering sizes of 50. Those states (NJ, PA, MD, DE) allowing youth sport to return have not reported outbreaks or rising positivity rates specific to games played outdoors during the summer. These states allow for lacrosse teams within and outside of the state to compete if the positivity rates of the regions to which they travel are within WHO recommended limits. While this news is promising, we know that the potential for COVID-19 exposure remains in every facet of public life. Accordingly, US Lacrosse is participating in a multi-sport, national survey to help clarify the incidence of COVID-19 among youth athletes, as well as the risk reduction procedures that organizations are using.

While there remains an inherent risk in participating in sports, we see no differences in risk between boys’ and girls’ lacrosse when played outdoors and following US Lacrosse Return to Play Recommendations. These and other COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies included in our Return to Play recommendations have served as a roadmap for programs and event operators who seek to provide safer playing opportunities during this pandemic. While both versions of lacrosse allow varying degrees of contact, US Lacrosse has concluded that these differences do not place boys at a greater risk of COVID-19 exposure than girls. The US Lacrosse Sport Science & Safety committee has classified both versions of lacrosse as presenting a moderate risk for COVID-19 infection because both disciplines are played outdoors, the games are fast moving, players don’t handle the ball with their bare hands, no equipment is shared and, even when athletes are within close proximity to one another, movement is constant. Additionally, infrequent periods of extended closeness, such as the face off or draw, can be easily eliminated through rule modifications.

You can help with this effort by reaching out to [email protected] to share with the CT DPH Commissioner how you feel about the guidance, request the modification to change their risk classification for lacrosse to "moderate risk" and share how important lacrosse is to you and your athletes.

Please feel free to use the information in this outreach as you personalize your communication to the DPH, as you are coaches, parents and educators within the state of CT and the staff would appreciate knowing that bringing lacrosse back to safely in Connecticut is important to you.

Thank you so much for your willingness to assist with this important effort and share this request with others in the CT lacrosse community who want to have their voices heard. Please feel free to copy us on or share your individual letters with us so we can recognize your efforts! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Return to Play staff lead, VP of Lacrosse Operations, Ann Kitt Carpenetti at [email protected]

Best,
Ann
Ann Kitt Carpenetti
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US Lacrosse
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Got something similar from an entity in NY. Yes, hopefully they get traction and reclassify the risk level.
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The iconic Roy Colsey transitioned from successful player to successful coach at Ridgefield, where he now gets to coach son Ryan ('22), who has comitted to @UVAMensLax. This is a story of father and son, passing on the love of the game.

https://www.laxjournal.com/in-ridgefiel ... greatness/

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In July, Roy Colsey was shown the love on social media.

The account for Powell Lacrosse tweeted a Colsey highlight reel with text that called him “one of the all-time great midfielders our sport has ever seen” and “an amazing leader & teammate.”

A couple days later, for Throwback Thursday, the Philadelphia Barrage sent multiple tweets with highlights from his career, also pointing out how he helped the Major League Lacrosse franchise win three league titles.

A couple months later in September, the Colsey name was once again the talk of Twitter, but it wasn’t love for Roy; it was messages of congratulations for his oldest son, Ryan, a player in the Class of 2022 with Ridgefield (Conn.) High School who’d just committed to play college lacrosse at the University of Virginia...
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Colsey was as good as It gets.A one man clear.I watched him during the H.S. playoffs.Yorktown's appearance was an athletic sinecure back then.

Chuffed that his son is heading to C'ville.
Bonkboo
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My son showed me his schedule earlier today, so it looks like CT lax is ON for the spring. Let the trash talk commence!
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Brunswick site shows games against Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan and Wilton.
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Re: Connecticut 2020

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***Just started a new CT 2021 board and posted this over there.***

As winter thaws away and spring grows we can now say with confidence that barring an unlikely Covid related disaster Connecticut will have a high school lacrosse season. With the unique situation of having skipped an entire season and changes to recruiting that now result in many talented younger players delaying college commitments, reliable information to accurately predict this upcoming season is more sparse then ever before. Unknowns aside, the season will go on and anything to kick this board out of hibernation is good for me so let's begin.

Abridged Pre season Top Ten (*6)

1. Darien - Best goalie in the state returning and a familiar crop of last names like Matheis, Minicus, Evanchick & Pokorny litter the roster. As is the case with most years many vacancies from graduation will have to be filled but Darien always has a lot of depth and should be able to replace any lost pieces from the last 2 years. They have a solid group with commitments to Georgetown, Brown, Villanova, Air Force (x2), Princeton, Loyola, Hobart, Richmond, Army, and a couple solid D3 programs. Glad to see Brunswick on the schedule again, two of the nations top programs in such close proximity should be playing each other every season, hope to see this game continue into the future. There are question marks but until someone can consistently beat Darien they are placed in the #1 spot almost by default.

2. Ridgefield - In 2019 Ridgefield had a surprising number of Freshman not only seeing varsity playing time, but also being some of the most impactful players on the field. A very talented class of '22 will lead the way for this team. Ryan Colsey (UVA), Kai Prohaszka (UNC), CJ Lauretani (Lafayette), along with a large crop of other juniors who will likely give college commitments sometime in the near future will form the backbone of this team for the next 2 seasons. My only concern is a lack of noticeable talent in this years senior class. When looking at their Inside Lacrosse Roster: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiti ... hool/17265
there is only one listed senior college committed player, but the Inside Lacrosse site often has some noticeable inaccuracies so that could be wrong. A talented team can still fall prey to more senior heavy teams especially in the later parts of the season when a lot of the FCIAC big dogs end up playing each other for the third or second time in a season after meeting in the regular season, conference playoffs, and state playoffs. Either way Ridgefield has a lot of talent and will be in the mix for the top spot, some seniors and unknowns stepping up and performing at a high level could be the difference between a solid season and a championship season for the Tigers this year.

3. New Canaan - Chris Canet (Penn) & Ryan Caione (Bucknell) should lead one of the best midfield units in the state. Hayden Shin will provide a solid FOGO, he may not dominate the way that NC has at the faceoff x the past couple years but will ensure that won't be a point of weakness for the rams. Harrison Appelt, Nick Stiles, and Callum Wood will likely all see time on attack and help keep NC competitive. On the defensive side of things there are still some questions about who will fill in vacated roles at goalie and for many defensive positions. NC always has a lot of good athletes to fill in defensive roles but no heir apparent between the pipes could be a concern going through the season. Like most other teams coming into this season the lack of a 2020 season means there are more question marks than usual but NC has a good feeder program and should be as competitive as always.

4. Wilton - In 2019 through a mixture of injuries and transfers Wilton struggled with offensive depth and was required to include many sophomores and a couple freshman on the offensive side of things. Sam & Jack Rosen, Will Hughes, Josh White, will give a solid senior presence on the offensive side of things. The junior class with Army commits Ben Calabrese and Grant Masterson along with Dylan Smith and Matt Giller will ensure a lack of offensive depth won't be a problem this season. I'm interested to see how the sophomore class performs for Wilton. Brothers Caleb and Charlie Rath performed well last summer for Wilton particularly in a scrimmage versus Darien when both of them scored a hat trick and assisted each other on all three of their goals. Michael Wall, Dave Sylvester, and Andre Wiest are other sophomores that should get steady varsity minutes. Sophomore FOGO Spencer Liston has played well on the summer circuit and should help prevent Wilton from suffering at the faceoff x like they have the past couple of seasons. The defensive side of things has more question marks. Left handed junior Colin Lenskold (Utah) will be the starting goalie and should a be a solid presence to ensure that position is not a weak spot. Amongst the returning long poles only Junior Jake Sommer saw significant minutes on Wiltons 2019 team, Sommer recently committed to Notre Dame and should be one of the best defensemen in the state, I expect to see him get involved on a lot of fast breaks. Other than Sommers, senior Sean Sullivan, sophomore Andre Wiest, and a couple other seniors will fill in the remaining spots for Wiltons defense. If Wiltons defensive unit can successfully incorporate some new faces an improved offense and faceoff game should lead to a successful season for the warriors.

5. Fairfield Prep - Prep was another team that lost a talented Senior class in 2019, in addition to losing their best defenseman John Fox who would have been a senior but transferred to Taft. Despite this Prep still has some talent to rely on. Mason Whitney saw a lot of time as a freshman in 2019 and should be one one the most skilled long poles in the state the next two seasons. Prep also has a talented sophomore class, midfielders Marco Firmender and Peter Grandolfo will likely be regular contributors. To be honest I don't have a ton of information about Preps team this season, but they always have a lot of talent and should be the best team in their conference again.

6. Staples - Staples steady rise over the 2010's to become a consistent competitor in the FCIAC will continue this season. A solid defensive unit will be backed up by senior Kevin Lynch (Umass), Juniors Gabriel Chinitz (Bryant), Nick Augeri, & Andrew Gebicki. Offensively Henry Dodge (UVM) will provide a good fogo and Charlie Howard, Derek Sale, Ryan Thompson will help bolster a solid offensive unit that will keep the wreckers competitive with all their FCIAC competition with maybe the exceptions of Darien and Ridgefield. New Faces will have to fill in openings at goalie and round of the rest of the roster but Staples will continue to be competitive in the FCIAC.

7-10 - Gotta be honest anything beyond the teams I mentioned above would be pure guesswork from me. The lack of available information this season has made this more difficult than usual so hopefully this board can get some contributions from those more familiar with non-FCIAC teams.

How will Glastonbury or Simsbury be?

Will Daniel Hand, Guilford, or Cheshire be able to challenge Fairfield Prep this season?

Will New Fairfield continue to stomp their in conference opponents? Or have they graduated too much talent and will end up being the victims of a revenge tour from their neighbors eager to avenge some recent beatdowns?

Will Greenwich bounce back from a somewhat disappointing 2019 and 2018 seasons?
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