UT Assistant Chris Panos Joins Showcase Tour Staff

TAMPA, Fla. - The Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) has announced Chris Panos as one of the Lead Instructors during the upcoming 2015 Showcase Tour that will take place in 10 cities across the United States. Panos will instruct and coach during the Elite Combine portion of the Tour in the following cities: Everett, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Allentown.

With over 33 years of lacrosse experience as a player and coach, his exhaustive list of accolades and athletic accomplishments are nothing short of remarkable. Panos was an NLL first round selection in 1997 and would earn 3 NLL Champions Cups during a 12+ year career. He continued his success and development in Canada competing in the Ontario and Western Lacrosse Association(s) winning the coveted Mann Cup three times with the Victoria Shamrocks and Peterborough Lakers. In 2001 he was selected to the USA Indoor team and played 9 years for Team USA earning a Heritage Cup in 2001, a Bronze medal at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in 2003 and 2007 and the Bowhunter Cup in 2010.

"I'm anxious to work closely with the Arena Lacrosse League executives in their inaugural Showcase Tour launch this summer. Being part of a unique ground floor opportunity is really exciting, and I look forward to the continued growth of Indoor Lacrosse throughout the United States. We are hoping to see top flight talent come out to these select combine cities to showcase their skills, athleticism, endurance IQ, and mental and physical toughness to impress the Arena Lacrosse League scouts" says Panos.

Panos currently resides in Tampa, Florida, where he is an Assistant Mens Lacrosse Coach with the NCAA D-2 nationally ranked and 2014 Sunshine State Conference Champions the University of Tampa Spartans as well as the Founder and President of Panos Lacrosse, a world class platform for aspiring youth lacrosse players.

"The ALL is thrilled to have the most decorated American indoor lacrosse player lead the Elite Combine in select cities during our Showcase Tour. He brings his exceptional leadership skills, intensity, passion, and steadfast commitment to excellence to achieve success to our program and we look forward to his continuing growth with the ALL and the game of indoor lacrosse" noted ALL President Paul St. John.

The Arena Lacrosse League is an Elite summer indoor league that will start in late May and conclude in early September with the inaugural season slated for 2016. The majority of the team rosters will consist of American born players. Each ALL team organization will also operate a Junior ALL Program where young players of various ages and gender can sign up and play at the same state of the art venues as the Elite ALL teams.