Girls Box Lacrosse
ALL MN ELITE 7-12th GRADE TEAMS – BOX LACROSSE TRAINING & GAMES INCLUDED
In our quest to develop top national players, we are offering box lacrosse training again for all MN Elite 7-12th grade teams! Different than other clubs we provide full, authentic box equipment as we suit up to get better, faster through fall/winter clinics and games. This year, we plan to offer the option to purchase your own box gear. Also unique, you train with your MN Elite field team in box and not a different roster. Box lacrosse promotes precision passing, tighter stick skills, faster thinking with maximum ball reps on an indoor, smaller field. Instruction is provided by our Director of Box Lacrosse Ryan Ward, a former Professional NLL player and renowned lacrosse expert. There are no additional costs to MN Elite players, box lacrosse is included in your training.
WHY BOX LACROSSE?
MN Elite Box Lacrosse Video
Danita Stroup – Canadian U19 World Cup Champion and Northwestern University field player: “Playing box lacrosse, playing in such a tight space with so few players has really helped my game and my vision going into field lacrosse. Seeing how open everything is and handling the ball in box lacrosse in such a tight space and then being able to handle it in such an open space has really helped and increased my stick skills even more.”
6X NCAA Championship Coach Bill Tierney, University of Denver “If I had my choice, I would have every player under the age of 12 play box lacrosse exclusively or at least a majority of the time. The number of touches of the ball and the ability to develop better stick skills in a game of box lacrosse far surpasses what happens on a field. Learning how to pass and catch in traffic, understanding how to shoot, and developing a sense of physicality are all positive traits developed by the box game.”
4X NCAA Championship Coach Dom Starsia, University of Virginia: “When you watch Canadian kids score, when you see their skill level around the cage, you wonder to yourself, ‘Jeez, are we teaching kids [in the U. S.] the wrong things?”
Andy Shay, Yale Head Coach: “Box lacrosse (played normally in Canada) is played in thawed ice rinks over the summer. The smaller spaces and smaller goals lend to hyper advancement of skills and scoring ability. The results in our college game are not only undeniable, they are borderline astounding.”
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Full Equipment Provided – Option to Purchase Guildelines
We are thrilled to offer full box lacrosse gear for all our 7-12th grade players! You will practice with your teams and be provided head-to-toe authentic box lacrosse gear/equipment. This gear is wiped down after each group/session. Due to the pandemic however, we want to be sensitive to your desire to buy your own gear. Below are guidelines to follow if you wish to purchase you own equipment (versus using ours during your box sessions )
Box Gear Diagram Guidelines
DIRECTOR OF BOX LACROSSE – RYAN WARD BIO
Growing up in British Columbia, Canada – Ryan Ward has been playing lacrosse since the age of three. For the last 30 years, Ryan has played in top indoor and outdoor leagues across North America. He spends most of his free time coaching youth lacrosse camps / clinics throughout the Twin Cities.
Career Highlights:
- Member of 2006 Gold medal winning Team Canada in the World Lacrosse Championships.
- Former member of the Philadelphia Wings (NLL).
- Edmonton Rush Franchise Points Leader
- Two-time National Lacrosse League All-Star selection.
- Western Lacrosse Association MVP, First Team All-Star and two-time Mann Cup Champion with the Victoria Shamrocks (2003 & 2005).
- Member of the 2004 NLL All-Rookie Team.
- Drafted second overall in 2004 draft by the MLL’s Rochester Rattlers.
- Drafted third overall in 2004 by NLL’s Philadelphia Wings.
- Preseason Honorable Mention All-American (2003).
- Butler University Team Captain & assist leader.
- Three-time GWLL All-Conference selection.
- Graduate Assistant Coach at Butler University.
Coaching Highlights:
* 2x MSHSL State Champion Coach – Eden Prairie boys varsity lacrosse
* Most Coaching wins in Minnesota History
* TC Select Owner/Director
* TC Stars USBOXLA Owner/Director
LOCATION
All MN Elite box lacrosse training is indoors at:
1st Athlete – 7101 Amundson Ave, Edina, MN 55439
“MN Elite Box Lacrosse made me more confident in playing a faster pace and helped me improve my skills on both ends of the field”, MN Elite Player
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How and where did the game of lacrosse originate?
Lacrosse is a sport played by two teams using a long stick with a handle, known as a lacrosse or cross stick, and a small rubber ball, usually weighing about 0. 31 ounces. Lacrosse is played by both men’s and women’s teams.
Lacrosse stick has a loose net on the end to catch and hold the ball in place. There are several different ways of attaching the net to a stick, which are known as stick stringing.
How is lacrosse played?
The main goal of the game is to throw the ball into the net of the opposing team’s goal past the goalkeeper. Players use a lacrosse stick to catch, hold and pass the ball in order to score a goal. Defensively, the opposing team tries to prevent the other team from getting the ball past the goaltender with lacrosse stick, positioning, and body contact. There are four types of lacrosse: women’s lacrosse, men’s field lacrosse, intercross, and boxing lacrosse.
Positioning in lacrosse
Lacrosse consists of four basic positions known as defense, attack, midfield and goalkeeper. While on the field, offensive lacrosse players play exclusively on offense, except when the opposing team is trying to get the ball onto the field. Defensive players in lacrosse play entirely defensively, except when the ball is being carried into the field. The lacrosse goaltender is the last player on the defensive line to directly protect the goal post and prevent the opposing team from scoring. Linebackers do not have a defined position on the field, as they can play both offensively and defensively anywhere on the field except at higher levels of lacrosse play, where linebackers specialize in specific roles.
The History of Lacrosse
The origins of lacrosse go back to the cultural traditions of the Iroquois people of Ontario, Quebec in Canada, Pennsylvania and New York. Due to its roots, lacrosse is a traditional sport in the Northeastern United States, commonly known as the East Coast. However, in recent years, lacrosse has grown into a popular sport in the Western, Southern, and Middle United States.
Lacrosse is believed to have originated in 1100 AD among the indigenous peoples of the North American continent. In the 17th century ago, lacrosse was well developed and documented in present-day Canadian territory by Jesuit missionary priests. Since the game was developed, it has evolved and undergone various modifications. The name of the game comes from the name of Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary who, after seeing the Iroquois playing the game in 1637 in present-day New York, became the first European to write about the sport, calling it “la crosse”. It is believed that the name “la crosse” comes from the French word for field hockey.
Founding of the lacrosse club
After the continued success of the sport, William George Beers founded the lacrosse club in 1855. Beers, who was a Canadian dentist, founded the Montreal Lacrosse Club and later codified the game in 1867, shortening the length of each game and reducing the number of players to 12 on each team. In the early 19th century, lacrosse was one of the medal-winning sports in the 1904 and 1908 Olympics from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.