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Captains Cup

The Captain's Cup Showcase works to honor, educate, and celebrate young athletes tasked with leadership roles in their forthcoming Spring high school season. 

Players from every high school program in the state are nominated by their coaches to play on regional teams. Players compete in showcase style competition and take part in on-field leadership training throughout the day. 

Players have an opportunity to walk away with a greater understanding of the community as well as lessons and skills to bring back to their teammates. 

Nomination Process

High School coaches will receive a nomination form to submit their Captains and/or team leaders. After nominations are received, invites will be sent out to players starting February 4, 2025. 

Nominations Guaranteed per High School Team: 1 - 4 players

Nomination Start Date: January 1, 2025

Nomination Deadline: January 31, 2025
*Nominations submitted after the deadline are not guaranteed a spot

*Showcase participation is limited to current Juniors and Seniors 

Kyle Fuller

Kyle Fuller

Head Program Director

2025 Girls Lacrosse Captain's Cup

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM (detailed schedule listed below)

Location: URW Dome - University of Minnesota

Keynote Speaker: TBA

Includes:
- Bracket play between 4 teams comprised of the top leaders in the state of Minnesota and surrounding states
- Coaching by high school and college coaches in the Midwest
- Keynote speech and instruction from our guest speaker
- Custom jersey

Schedule

Event Team 1 Team 2 Start Time End Time
Setup/Check-in Everyone 12:00 PM 12:30 PM
Introductions Coaching Staff 12:30 PM 12:45 PM
Game 1 North South 12:45 PM 1:30 PM
Game 2 East West 1:30 PM 2:15 PM
Keynote Speaker Mara Schanfield 2:15 PM 3:00 PM
Group Pictures Photographer 3:00 PM 3:15 PM
Game 3 3rd Place Game 3:15 PM 4:00 PM
Game 4 1st Place Game 4:00 PM 4:45 PM
Event Ends Everyone 4:45 PM 5:00 PM

2025 Guest Speaker: Mara Schanfield

Mara Schanfield is a seasoned coach and consultant with over 20 years of experience. She partners with schools and sports programs to foster winning mindsets and wellbeing. Mara leverages her experiences as a coach and player to help athletes develop their social, emotional, and leadership skills. She has coached soccer and basketball in Boston, Chicago, and Minnesota, earning high school Coach of the Year awards twice. In 2023, Mara was inducted into the Tufts Athletics Hall of Fame along with her teammates from the 2000 Tufts University Women’s Soccer team — the first NCAA soccer finalists in school history. She holds a Master of Education and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Counseling from Harvard, and a Minnesota K-12 School Counselor license. She enjoys biking, trying new ice cream flavors, and spontaneous living room dance parties.

This will be Mara's 1st year speaking at Captain's Cup!

2025 Boys Lacrosse Captain's Cup

Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025

Time: 11:45 AM to 4:30 PM (detailed schedule listed below)

Location: URW Dome - University of Minnesota

Keynote Speaker: Jules Heningburg, Current PLL Player

Includes:
- Bracket play between 4 teams comprised of the top leaders in the state of Minnesota and surrounding states
- Coaching by high school and college coaches in the Midwest
- Keynote speech and instruction from our guest speaker 
- Custom jersey

Schedule

Event Team 1 Team 2 Start Time End Time
Setup/Check-in Everyone 11:45 AM 12:00 PM
Introductions Coaching Staff 12:00 PM 12:15 PM
Game 1 North South 12:15 PM 1:00 PM
Game 2 East West 1:00 PM 1:45 PM
Keynote Speaker Jules Heningburg 1:45 PM 2:30 PM
Group Pictures Photographer 2:30 PM 2:45 PM
Game 3 3rd Place Game 2:45 PM 3:30 PM
Game 4 1st Place Game 3:30 PM 4:15 PM
Event Ends Everyone 4:15 PM 4:30 PM

2025 Guest Speaker: Jules Heningburg

Jules has played professional lacrosse since 2019 and currently plays for the Chaos (PLL). Jules is a 3-time All-Star and has been a core piece of many team's offenses. Prior to his professional career, Jules attended Rutgers University, and graduated in 2018 finishing 2nd in career points at Rutgers.

Beyond his accolades as a player, Jules also runs the Juke Lab in New Jersey dedicated to offensive lacrosse training. Additionally, Jules helped establish the Black Lacrosse Alliance, which works to increase diversity in lacrosse and create a more inclusive culture. Jules is an advocate and mentor to young people and works to help them not only exceed on the field, but also to create meaningful life skills that will stick with them for years to come.

This will be Jules' 2nd year back in MN for the Captain's Cup!