BALTIMORE- US Lacrosse announces that its Hudson Valley Chapter will host the first of three Men’s National Team clinics this fall. The event will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, New York. The clinic will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The event is open to youth lacrosse players in grades 3 through 9, and provides an excellent opportunity for youth and high school boys to learn from the best players in the United States. Members of the 2006 Men’s National Team, which earned the silver medal at the 2006 ILF World Championships in July, will conduct the clinic.

"We are thrilled to have the capability to offer a program such as this to the sport," said Jody Martin, Men’s Division Director at US Lacrosse. "The national team clinics allow the best players of the game the opportunity to work with youth members of all levels, enabling them to share their personal experiences and promote improvement among all ages and levels of play."

The cost of the clinic is $35 and each participant must be a member of US Lacrosse. To become a member, please visit www.uslacrosse.org/membership. If you have questions regarding your US Lacrosse membership status, please call 410.235.6882 ext. 102 or log onto https://secure.uslacrosse.org/m.cfm with your membership number.

Pre-registration for the clinic is required, and the event will be limited to the first 140 players to register. For more information and to register for the clinic, please visit www.hudsonvalleylacrosse.com.

If you have further questions regarding the Hudson Valley National Team Clinic, please contact the clinic’s Site Coordinator Dan Kaiser via e-mail at hudsonvalleylax@aol.com, or by phone at 914.261.7883. In the event of poor weather conditions, please call the clinic contact to confirm whether or not the event will take place.

US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the national governing body for men and women's lacrosse. To learn more about the organization, please visit www.uslacrosse.org.