The 2013 Palm Beach Blast (formerly Boca Blast) is a Summer tournament event that is part of the Florida United Lacrosse Cup series. Sponsored by Premier Players Lacrosse Academy and ELEV8 Lacrosse, the Palm Beach Blast offers a complete array of competitive divisions. This year's event will be held June 9 & 10, 2012 at the Wellington Soccer Complex, same as last year. The tournament is a two-day CHAMPIONSHIP event and offers Boy's Divisions at U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 (High School) levels. Competing Girl's Divisions in 2013 include MS, JV and HS categories. The first 36 teams to register will get the spots. More than 60 teams representing their respective programs and high schools participated in the 2012 Palm Beach Blast!
The Tournament Director is Jeff Goldberg. He can be contacted at jeff@pplax.com.
Tournament Director
Jeff Goldberg
• 18-year Head Lacrosse Coach at the Saint Andrew's School
• Has won 14 Florida State Titles while at St. Andrew's, winning over 391 games to date
• Founder of Premier Player Lacrosse Academy in 1998
• Serves as Senior Executive and U19 coach for Team Florida
• Fields/Operations Director of South Florida Select Lacrosse
• Practice Director Bulldogs Lacrosse, New Haven, CT
• Has coached at the Division I and Division III college level
• Professional All Star
All players must electronically sign the waiver form in order to play at the 2012 Palm Beach Blast. Click on the link below to sign the waiver for the Palm Beach Blast.
Click on the following link to register your team for the 2013 Palm Beach Blast at the Wellington Soccer Complex.
The fee for each team entered in the Palm Beach Blast is $1,150.
Hotel check in June 8
Option 1: Embassy Suites
661 NW 53rd St. Boca Raton
Hotel Link: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/B/BCTNWES-FLP-20120608/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Distance from playing fields: 26 miles
Cutoff date: May 7 Free Parking, Free Cooked to order breakfast, Microwave & refrigerator
Phone: 561-994-8200
Room Type: 2 Queen Beds or 1 king with pull out sofa
Rate: $109.00
Cancellation Policy: 3 days 90 rooms Available
Option 2: Springhill Suites
5130 NW 8th St. Boca Raton
Hotel Links:
2 double beds/pull out sofa bed: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pbish-springhill-suites-boca-raton/?toDate=6/10/12&groupCode=bblbblb&fromDate=6/8/12&app=resvlink
1 king bed/pull out sofa bed http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pbish-springhill-suites-boca-raton/?toDate=6/10/12&groupCode=bblbblb&fromDate=6/8/12&app=resvlink
Distance from playing fields: 25 miles
Cutoff Date: May 7
Phone: 561-994-2107
Room Type: 2 Queen Beds or 1 King
Rate: $89.00
Cancellation Policy: 3 days 50 Rooms Available
Option 3: DoubleTree
1808 South Australian Ave. West Palm Beach
Hotel Link : http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/P/PBIAADT-TTS-20120606/index.jhtml
Distance from fields: 24 miles
Cutoff Date: May 7
Phone: 561-207-4607
Room Type: 2 double beds
Rate: $119.00
Cancellation Policy: 3 days 30 rooms Available