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What is the Albany Power?
The Albany Power Lacrosse Club program will consists of the area's top high school
players. The developmental teams will provide advanced instruction from top area
coaches and will include participation in elite summer and winter tournaments.
The Albany Power will provide emerging lacrosse players with high quality coaching
and excellent competition against elite programs throughout the Northeast.
Each Summer team will consist of approximately 22 players with two coaches per
team and additional coaching from other members of the Albany Power Staff. Each
practice will be highly organized with a focus on individual skills and team concepts.
Summer team will meet twice weekly for practice as well as on the weekends for
home and away tournaments.
Each Winter team will consist of approximately 15 players with two coaches per
team and additional coaching from the other members of the Albany Power staff.
Winter teams will meet once weekly at Afrim's Sports Complex in Latham as well as
on the weekends for tournaments.
How do I Join the Albany Power?
Winter Program:
Email the Albany Power at AlbanyPowerLacrosse@yahoo.com with the subject
(Winter Program Registration) and the following information included in the email:
Name – Grade – High School – Position – Address – Phone number
*Space is limited. Email as soon as possible so that you are not closed out.
Summer Program
To join the Albany Power Summer Program please email the directors at
AlbanyPowerLacrosse@yahoo.com
or fill out the online form.
What is the Cost?
Winter Program: The cost for the program is $300. It includes field rental, insurance
and high quality coaching. All players will be required to wear an Albany Power
pinney, from the summer, or purchase one at a cost of $20. If a player chooses to
play in a tournament the cost is $75 per tournament.
Summer Program
The cost of the summer program is $980. It includes the equipment package and
tournament fees for three tournaments.
Additional tournaments cost $100 per player.
For returning players that all ready have equipment the cost is $800. Replacement
helmets, pinneys and shorts will be available for sale at practice.
For families with multiple children the first child is full price, the second child is 20%
off. 30% off for a third child.
The Albany Power Lacrosse Club would like to make the program available to as
many boys as possible. We offer a payment plan and we have some financial aid
available. Please email the directors at AlbanyPowerLacrosse@yahoo.com if you
feel you need to take advantage of either opportunity.
The Albany Power Lacrosse Club program will consists of the area's top high school
players. The developmental teams will provide advanced instruction from top area
coaches and will include participation in elite summer and winter tournaments.
The Albany Power will provide emerging lacrosse players with high quality coaching
and excellent competition against elite programs throughout the Northeast.
Each Summer team will consist of approximately 22 players with two coaches per
team and additional coaching from other members of the Albany Power Staff. Each
practice will be highly organized with a focus on individual skills and team concepts.
Summer team will meet twice weekly for practice as well as on the weekends for
home and away tournaments.
Each Winter team will consist of approximately 15 players with two coaches per
team and additional coaching from the other members of the Albany Power staff.
Winter teams will meet once weekly at Afrim's Sports Complex in Latham as well as
on the weekends for tournaments.
How do I Join the Albany Power?
Winter Program:
Email the Albany Power at AlbanyPowerLacrosse@yahoo.com with the subject
(Winter Program Registration) and the following information included in the email:
Name – Grade – High School – Position – Address – Phone number
*Space is limited. Email as soon as possible so that you are not closed out.
Summer Program
To join the Albany Power Summer Program please email the directors at
AlbanyPowerLacrosse@yahoo.com
or fill out the online form.
What is the Cost?
Winter Program: The cost for the program is $300. It includes field rental, insurance
and high quality coaching. All players will be required to wear an Albany Power
pinney, from the summer, or purchase one at a cost of $20. If a player chooses to
play in a tournament the cost is $75 per tournament.
Summer Program
The cost of the summer program is $980. It includes the equipment package and
tournament fees for three tournaments.
Additional tournaments cost $100 per player.
For returning players that all ready have equipment the cost is $800. Replacement
helmets, pinneys and shorts will be available for sale at practice.
For families with multiple children the first child is full price, the second child is 20%
off. 30% off for a third child.
The Albany Power Lacrosse Club would like to make the program available to as
many boys as possible. We offer a payment plan and we have some financial aid
available. Please email the directors at AlbanyPowerLacrosse@yahoo.com if you
feel you need to take advantage of either opportunity.
Why is it so Expensive?
The cost of the Albany Power Program is broken down into three main pieces:
Equipment, Tournament Registration, Operating Costs
- Each Albany Power player, with their summer tuition, receives an equipment
package that includes a full uniform (shorts, pinney) and a helmet. This equipment is
valued at approximately $305.
- There is a tournament fee for each tournament that the Power players enter. This fee
ranges from $500 to $1,200 per team.
- The Operating Costs of the Albany Power Program are broken into parts- field costs
and coaching salaries. It is extremely important for players to be able compete in
conditions that help to optimize their ability to grow. Therefore, the Power directors
are constantly searching for the areas best facilities to hold practices and
tournaments. The coaches employed by the Albany Power are best coaches in the
Capital District. These coaches are mostly high school coaches from the area with
literally hundreds of years of lacrosse coaching and playing experience combined, in
addition to some of the Albany area's standout collegiate athletes.
What is the Equipment Package:
$180 one-time equipment fee valued at approximately $305
- Brine Triumph helmet
- Brine Phenom shorts
- Brine reversible pinney
Tournament Information
What is the difference between the Elite and Developmental
Teams?
Many of the summer tournaments offer two divisions. The Elite team will play in the
tournaments top level. Elite players will be selected during tryouts. The Elite team
will practice with the rest of the Albany Power teams, they will just be entered into a
different division for tournaments.
The cost of the Albany Power Program is broken down into three main pieces:
Equipment, Tournament Registration, Operating Costs
- Each Albany Power player, with their summer tuition, receives an equipment
package that includes a full uniform (shorts, pinney) and a helmet. This equipment is
valued at approximately $305.
- There is a tournament fee for each tournament that the Power players enter. This fee
ranges from $500 to $1,200 per team.
- The Operating Costs of the Albany Power Program are broken into parts- field costs
and coaching salaries. It is extremely important for players to be able compete in
conditions that help to optimize their ability to grow. Therefore, the Power directors
are constantly searching for the areas best facilities to hold practices and
tournaments. The coaches employed by the Albany Power are best coaches in the
Capital District. These coaches are mostly high school coaches from the area with
literally hundreds of years of lacrosse coaching and playing experience combined, in
addition to some of the Albany area's standout collegiate athletes.
What is the Equipment Package:
$180 one-time equipment fee valued at approximately $305
- Brine Triumph helmet
- Brine Phenom shorts
- Brine reversible pinney
Tournament Information
What is the difference between the Elite and Developmental
Teams?
Many of the summer tournaments offer two divisions. The Elite team will play in the
tournaments top level. Elite players will be selected during tryouts. The Elite team
will practice with the rest of the Albany Power teams, they will just be entered into a
different division for tournaments.
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What are the age groups?
U-13 is defined as a player born after January 1st 1995.
U-15 is defined as a player born after January 1st 1993.
U-18 is defined as a player born after January 1st 1990.
Can my son play up an age level?
The Albany Power coaching staff encourages players to play with their age group.
The Albany Power directors may invite a player to play at the next age group if they
are physically superior to their peers or demonstrate extraordinary skill.
The coaching staff has years of experience evaluating boys' lacrosse skills and can
compare them not only to current players but also to players from past years and in
other areas of the country.
U-13 is defined as a player born after January 1st 1995.
U-15 is defined as a player born after January 1st 1993.
U-18 is defined as a player born after January 1st 1990.
Can my son play up an age level?
The Albany Power coaching staff encourages players to play with their age group.
The Albany Power directors may invite a player to play at the next age group if they
are physically superior to their peers or demonstrate extraordinary skill.
The coaching staff has years of experience evaluating boys' lacrosse skills and can
compare them not only to current players but also to players from past years and in
other areas of the country.