PRO PLAYER Q&A - MIKE LEVEILLE - READ WHAT MIKE HAD TO SAY!!!

Posted on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 01:00AM by

Last month we asked pro lacrosse player Mike Leveille three of YOUR questions. Here are Mike's replies... SACHA STOUT WINS A FREE PAIR OF WARRIOR FOOTWEAR OF HIS CHOICE!! Sacha Oliver Stout asked Mike, "At what point in your lacrosse career did you realize you could make it as a pro player, were there many sacrifices you had to make to get there and are you now "living the dream"?" ML: "I don't think there was any particular point in time that I realized I could make it as a pro player. I've had the fortune of growing up surrounded by the game of lacrosse with my ...father coaching and my brother excelling in the sport. It helped develop me as a player, an athlete and a person and gave me the opportunity to play at Cuse - the most storied college lacrosse program. The experiences, both the highs and the lows, at Syracuse contributed to my development. I benefitted greatly from playing on talented teams, learning from the great coaching staff and competing against the other top programs. These things opened the door for me to have success on the professional level and in international competition." Thomas Van de Moosdijk asked Mike, "High, mid, or low pocket and why?" ML: "I use a Warrior Evo Spyne head with a pocket that would be most closely identified as a mid pocket. I'm not overly concerned with the depth or hold of the pocket but care much more about being able to release the ball quickly and accurately for both passing and shooting - a smaller pocket gives me that ability." Liam Griffiths asked Mike, "Do you think that there is potential for lacrosse to capitalize on the turmoil in the NBA and draw the fans away from basketball and more towards lacrosse?" ML: "As the game of lacrosse continues to grow it will draw fans and players away from other sports. I'm not sure the turmoil in the NBA this year will have a direct correlation to fans/players coming to the game o...f lacrosse. More importantly I think we need to continue to develop the sport at every level from youth to the professional game to make it more exciting. It could be argued that the sport has become too structured in recent years as over-coaching within the current rules has limited the creativity and freedom of talented players. The game of lacrosse is meant to be played as an up-and-down the field, transition, fast-paced sport. When the sport is played that way it is enjoyable for current fans/players and will draw more fans/players to the sport."