The inspiration for the program came from Devin Maxwell's personal experiences. "I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA where the game is still foreign to most of the population,"Maxwell states. "I was fortunate enough to go east to play college (Herkimer '09, SUNY Morrisville '11) ball and learned so much about the game, culture, and lifestyle of lacrosse that most young laxers on the west coast will never learn or experience."
Maxwell's game has evolved and is still evolving as he continues to meet and interact with laxers from all over the world. "The brotherhood that all lacrosse players share is what makes our game so unique, because it brings athletes of all different backgrounds and regions together to share a common love and passion for the game,"Maxwell explains. These are a few major points of emphasis he plans on teaching in Cali's Finest lacrosse program, as well as teaching fundamentals and developing a stronger competition level for lacrosse on the westcoast.
The artist, Joseph Cabello, and Devin are working on different designs that lacrosse players all over can wear on and off the field. All proceeds from apparel sales go into a Cali's Finest Lacrosse fund.
The dates of the camp have not yet been determined, but Maxwell is shooting for summer of 2010. "This project has been a surprising success so far, thanks to the help of Everyone of my fellow laxers from all over the world, and will only become more of a success with the help and support of more lacrosse players."
For more info on the youth camp and purchasing a shirt visit Cali's Finest.
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na that was me at the diner..haha. GL Herk 2010 tho ill try and catch a game next time im upstate
Lacrosse like with any sport or art or group for that matter can only go so far in one area, in order for it to be truly great and reach it’s full potential in the American community it needs to expand, get more players, discover new stars, maybe even get a Mexican on the field for crying out loud. Dev’s endeavour to bring the sport down here to the west coast and represent it the way it should be done is a ballsy move that I really hope pays off.
P! KiRS
Doooooooooooooods go herk! Gonna miss you guys this spring tear shit up amigos!
Zack Shut your whiney ass mouth up. Big Props Dev…. business meetings will take place
yo zack chill out…………..how did spence and dev make us soft? they didn’t disgrace any part of the program and give dev props for starting his own camp and clothing line its hard work. You shoulda been at the 5k run instead of the diner