CATZ Hosts Long Island Lizards First Team Training Event of the Season

February 7, 2009

Members of the Long Island Lizards professional lacrosse team gathered at CATZ (Competitive Athlete Training Zone) of Long Island in Commack, NY last Saturday, February 7th, for their first team-training event of the year.

Led by CATZ Performance Director Dr. William Germano and Elite Athlete Coach Matt Shackles, the Lizards were put through a fast-paced, high-intensity hour of training focused on lacrosse speed, power and agility drills.

“The idea was to not only work on their speed, power, and balance, but to do it in a fashion so that it address the particular demands of not only [lacrosse], but also their specific position. Everything they do should feel like what they need to do out on the field,” commented Dr. Germano. He went on to say, “The workout was about a 7 out of 10 in terms of intensity. [I] thought that they did better than they anticipated. Obviously they had been doing things on their own.”

Lizards Head Coach Jim Mule was on hand getting a first-look at some of his new players and also some of his veterans. Also on hand was Lizards General Manager Casey Hilpert, who remarked, “Its great to see the players coming back and see that they’ve been doing stuff on their own to get in shape. We are really looking for them to commit to CATZ to gear up for the season and be in top form for when the season starts in May.”

The Lizards players seemed excited for the 2009 season and enjoyed reuniting and also meeting some of the newer additions to the Lizards roster. After the workout, they all gathered around the computer and joked with each other as they checked out some highlights of themselves from 2008 on Lax United.com.

The training session was open to the public and some young Lizards fans were able to not only watch the Lizards work out, but also get autographs and even try a bit of the training themselves.

These weekend training sessions will take place at CATZ throughout the remainder of the winter and into the spring. Stayed tuned to longislandlizards.com for all the information about the upcoming sessions. The 2009 Lizards Season starts in late May and Season Tickets and other tickets plans are now on sale at Long Island Lizards.com. Also, the 2009 Lizards Summer Camp dates will be announced shortly. If you are interested in signing your son up for camp, visit the Lizards Camp Page and fill out the information to reserve your spot.

For more information about CATZ Training Facility, visit them online at catzli.com