England Lacrosse is pleased to announce the launch of our Lacrosse Accredited Colleges Scheme (LACS) in Further Education institutions across England.

24 Further Education colleges have signed up to the LACS, to introduce the sport into their curriculums with a focus on Lacrosse 6s as a simple, engaging and inclusive format of the game for the education sector.

In conjunction with the Association of Colleges Sport (AOC), the institutions applied to be a part of the first year of the LACS and are located all across the country from Barrow-in-Furness to Weymouth.

The scheme aims to bring lacrosse to the FE sector through a coordinated and sustainable programme to increase regular participation within the 16-18 age group as part of England Lacrosse’s Playground to Podium strategy for the game.

England Lacrosse staff have carried out online training to assist the college teachers in the delivery of the sport and are providing in-person Continuous Professional Development opportunities once government guidelines allow.

Through support from The Lacrosse Foundation, the colleges have also been provided with equipment packs including sticks and balls along with our new Introduction to Lacrosse resource pack to provide their students with an ideal grounding in lacrosse.

The Resource pack looks at the principles of the game, technical skills, activities & game-based practices and also covers the playing and officiating of a full-game situation.

Every card offers ideas for differentiation, progression, and questions to support the learning and each one can be adapted so that it falls in line with Government coronavirus guidelines.

As well as working with the FE teachers, the programme will also provide additional learning opportunities for identified students through a Student Ambassador initiative designed to give young adults leadership skills in addition to supporting practical delivery of lacrosse again with support from The Lacrosse Foundation.

And now the colleges are back to in-person teaching, they have now finally been able to begin to roll out lacrosse as part of the LACS for their students and England Lacrosse is delighted that so many students will now have the opportunity to experience the sport going forward.

Any FE institutions interested in joining the scheme for the 2021-22 academic year should contact Helen Amos at h.amos@englandlacrosse.co.uk