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One Hundred ELEV8 Graduate Student-Athletes Commit to University Programs

For Immediate Release

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Calgary, AB – Geoff Snider, Founder and CEO of ELEV8 Lacrosse is proud to announce that one-hundred student-athletes have committed to NCAA institutions since the inception of the ELEV8 Elite travel program in 2009. 

Since 2009, ELEV8 Lacrosse has been instrumental in providing programs to promote collegiate lacrosse opportunities for Western Canadian high school student-athletes. With an unrivalled experience guiding student-athletes on the field and in the classroom, ELEV8 Lacrosse provides leadership and guidance to help student-athletes achieve their academic and athletic goals while making the NCAA recruitment process informative, streamlined, and transparent for student-athletes and their families.

ELEV8 Lacrosse has assisted in the procurement of over $15 million in athletic scholarships, and academic scholarships, and financial aid for graduating student-athletes. Student-athletes are able to continue their athletic endeavors at NCAA schools and to compete in NCAA Division I [27], NCAA Division II [51], NCAA Division III [19], and Other [3].

“This is such an incredible milestone for us, not only professionally as coaches but, also as an organization. On top of being able to work in a sport we love with incredible student-athletes and families, getting the call from a student-athlete that they have committed to play at a collegiate level really hits home for us.  We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to work in youth sports and are very proud of being able to affect young men and women positively while promoting character development, the culture of our teams, and individual compete level. Being a part of a young person’s path to higher education is so rewarding on a daily basis.” said Geoff Snider.

The ELEV8 Elite Travel program provides the most comprehensive elite development opportunity and NCAA exposure of any club team in Canada. ELEV8 Elite teams are led through collegiate-level practices to train and prepare in the most competitive, challenging, and accountable environments, facilitating transition to NCAA level lacrosse.

 

About ELEV8 Lacrosse

ELEV8 Lacrosse is a leading provider of comprehensive, innovative and integrated lacrosse education founded by Geoff Snider in 2007.  ELEV8 is aimed to develop and provide the highest level of instruction for the growing sports of field and box lacrosse for Canadian student-athletes.  Since its inception, ELEV8 has broadened its scope to include grassroots implementation; CLASSROOM Lacrosse, Elite box lacrosse, Women’s Hybrid Elite Training, and Elite field lacrosse development, coaching mentorship, as well as NCAA recruiting and guidance for student-athletes and families.

 

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For Information contact:

Geoff Snider                                                                

Founder and CEO, ELEV8 Lacrosse Inc.                          

(403) 479-4307                                                            

geoff@elev8lacrosse.com                                                         

 

Coach Snider, addressing the ELEV8 Elite Boys teams in preparation of their recruiting trips this past fall.