SEASONS
Fall 2024 and Summer 2025 Elite Travel Club
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9 teams: U8-2026 grad year (cap and limited roster size)
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Practices, Training, and Player Development
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Length: 1.5 hours
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When:
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Fall 2024 (September & October): 8 practices on Saturday and Sunday
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Summer 2025 (June & July): 20 practices on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (5PM-8PM depending on age)
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Location: Detroit Catholic Central in Novi
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Tournaments:
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1 in October
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3 in June and July
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COMING SOON
Winter 2024 and Spring 2025 Elite Indoor Box Lacrosse
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4 Teams: 5th/6th, 7th/8th, 9th/10th, 11th/12th grades
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Practices, Training, and Player Development:
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Length: 1.5 hours
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When:
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6 Sunday Practices: Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 1, Dec 1, Dec 8, Jan 12
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Session 1 - 9AM-10:30AM: 5th/6th and 7th/8th Grade Teams
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Session 2 - 10:30AM-12PM: 9th/10th and 11th/12th Grade Teams
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Location: Total Sports in Novi
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2 Tournaments:
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Freshcoast Tournament - Lax in The Zoo
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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Dates: December 20, 21, 22, 2024
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Bearpaw Tournaments- Long Tail Cup
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Location: Total Sports-East, Novi Michigan
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Dates: January 18-19, 2025
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Register: email dominatelacrosse@gmail.com to sign up
Winter 2024/2025 Small Group Elite Player Development
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Teams: U8 - 2026 Grad Year
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Practices, Training, and Player Development
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Length: 1 hour of training
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When:
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8 Saturday Practices: Dec 7, Dec 14, Jan 11, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22
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Session 1 - 9AM-10AM: U8, U10, 2032
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Session 2 - 10AM - 11AM: 2029, 2030, 2031
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Session 3 - 11AM - 12PM: 2026, 2027, 2028
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Location: Michigan Lacrosse in Plymouth
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Register: email dominatelacrosse@gmail.com to sign up
Spring 2025 Youth Lacrosse
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Teams: U8, U10, U12, U14
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Practices, Training, and Player Development
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Length: 1 hour of training
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When: Spring (April/May): 18 practices on Monday and Tuesday (6:30PM-8PM)
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Location: Detroit Catholic Central in Novi
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Tournaments and Scrimmages:
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3 in Michigan
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Summer 2025 Lacrosse Camp with Novi Parks and Rec.
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Great for players that are beginning their lacrosse journey
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Practices at Wildlife Woods Park
About Us
Founded in 2014, Dominate Lacrosse is an elite travel lacrosse program based out of South East Michigan. Dominate's main focus is to stress the importance of player development, team work, and academic performance. We focus on getting our players better every day, in all aspects of life, on and off the field. We pride ourself on having a fun and positive culture.
Fundamentals: Our focus is to work on relentless fundamentals to get your players better every practice.
Coaches: Our elite coaching staff consists of former NCAA D1, current NCAA D1, current PLL, and other top collegiate
lacrosse schools in the country.
Culture: We provide a positive and high integrity culture at Dominate. We focus on putting in the work. We have a we vs. me mentality, and we stress the importance of academics and family being first priority!
College Recruiting: We help all our student athletes that want to play at the highest level by guiding them to the best Showcases, providing letters to coaches, film editing, references, mentoring, guiding and leading our young men to the next level.
Don’t just play, Dominate!
Coaching Staff
Dominate Lacrosse's coaching staff either currently plays or has played and developed at some of the most elite college lacrosse programs in country. We pride ourselves in professionalism, integrity, teaching, mentoring, and providing "THE" highest level of training and player development.
Founder/Head Coach
Director/Coach
Director/Coach
Nick Diegel
• Graduate from The Ohio State University with a BS degree in Physical Education and Health
• Master’s Degree from Central Michigan University in Educational Leadership and Administration
• OSU ECAC Conference Champion (2013)
• OSU NCAA Quarterfinal (2013)
• OSU 2 time Academic All Big 10 Athlete and 4 time Scholar Athlete
• Currently 9th year physical education teacher
• Founded Dominate Lacrosse in 2014
• World Record Holder Fastest Lacrosse Shot 127.4 MPH
Darius Bowling
• Graduate from The Ohio State University with a BA degree in International Studies and a minor in General Business
• OSU ECAC Conference Champion (2013)
• OSU NCAA Quarterfinal (2013)
• OSU ECAC Specialist of the Week honors in win over Penn St (3/5/13)
• OSU Face-Off Yearbook Preseason Honorable Mention All-American (2014)
• Coached at Cambridge High School in Milton, GA for 4 years
Joe Mikkelsen
• Graduate from Michigan State University with BS in Packaging Engineering
• First Team All American all 4 years at MSU setting the countries faceoff record at 82%
• 4 years of coaching experience at Michigan State University leading the team to win a National Championship
• High School All American at Novi High with over 100 points during senior season
• Runs face off training business guiding 30+ student athletes to receive Division 1 offers
Dominate Lacrosse has 11 coaches from some of the best D1 programs:
Albany
Belermine
Brown
Clarke
Colgate
Denver
Detroit Mercy
Jacksonville
Long Island
Michigan State
Madonna
The Ohio State University
Syracuse
The University of Michigan
