Vacancy: Independent Non-Executive Director (x2)

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England Lacrosse is seeking to appoint two Independent Non-Executive Directors to join its Board of Directors to help support the delivery of the England Lacrosse Business Plan 2020-24.

The ideal candidates will have:

  • A track record in a business or commercial development environment;

  • A good understanding of change management;

  • Experience of strategic planning and management;

  • Knowledge of accountability, monitoring and evaluation;

  • An ability to grasp key elements of financial and budget control.

The main roles and duties of a Non-Executive Director are:

  • To support the delivery of the vision, values, Four-Year Business Plan, delivery programmes and company policies;

  • To help create and maintain a positive culture of collaboration and co-operation throughout the organisation;

  • To be a functional part of England Lacrosse Board meetings.

  • To be an active part in all issues; identifying and ensuring adequate steps are taken to address any potential conflict of interest; and contributing to all matters discussed and agreements reached;

  • To be part of the Board’s evaluation of its own performance and support implementation of any action required to improve the performance of the Board;

  • To help create and maintain a positive culture of collaboration and co-operation throughout the organisation.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact England Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer, Mark Coups on 07976258191 or m.coups@englandlacrosse.co.uk

For more information about the role, please read the role descriptor HERE.

To submit an application for this position, please email the following documents to a.merrill@englandlacrosse.co.uk:

  • Cover Letter highlighting your motivation for the post and relevant experience;

  • Up to date CV/biography; 

  • Completed Equal Opportunities monitoring form.

Closing Date: Monday 20th December 2021.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview following the closing date of the application process. 

Germany Lacrosse Convention Looking to Raise €40K with New Crowd-Funder

Germany Lacrosse Convention 2022 Logo

The German Lacrosse Association, as part of their preparations for next year’s Germany Lacrosse Convention 2022, has started a special crowd-funder to help raise funds for the event.

Any money raised will help the German Lacrosse Association to host the ambitious Lacrosse Convention and deliver workshops, tournaments across the different disciplines and formats of lacrosse, and much much more.

So far the crowd-funder has raised just under €17,500 which is a little under half of the €40,000 they’re hoping to raise by 15 December.

In addition to donating an amount of your choosing, there are also several bonus/giveback options allowing people to donate a set amount of money in return for a special experience or gift, such as a lacrosse ball signed by a national team, a personalised club banner, or a ticket to the Germany Lacrosse Convention itself.

Dubbed “the largest lacrosse event in Europe” by its organisers, the Germany Lacrosse Convention is taking place between 20-22 May next year and discounted early-bird tickets are available to buy now.

For more information about the event, click HERE and to donate to the crowd-funder, simply click the button below.

NWLA Set to Hold Regional Squad Trials

Two women battling it out for the ball at a draw

The North Women’s Lacrosse Association are set to hold trials on Sunday 5 December 2021 as they search for the best senior players from around the region to join their regional squad.

After the trials, which will take place at Oxton Cricket and Sports Club between 10am-3:30pm, two north senior squads will be selected to compete in the Regional Tournament that is back for 2021.

 To be eligible to represent the north in the senior regional squad, one or more of the following eligibility criteria must apply:

  • Born in the north

  • Registered at a northern university

  • Registered at a northern club

  • Living in the north

  • Previously represented the north for three seasons or more

The Tournament is due to be hosted in the north on Saturday 2 April 2022 with additional training dates on 13 and 27 February.

If you would like to trial for the senior squad, please complete the form HERE by Thursday 2 December (midnight).

Please note: All attendees must be individual members of England Lacrosse (England Lacrosse membership can be purchased HERE).

England Lacrosse Support 2021 Rainbow Laces Campaign

Lacrosse player wearing Stonewall's Rainbow Laces in their hair

England Lacrosse is proud, once again, to support Stonewall’s annual Rainbow Laces Campaign that is this year asking everyone to “lace up and speak up".

The campaign, which was initially launched eight years ago in 2013, aims to raise awareness around LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sport and runs from tomorrow (25 November) to 12 December.

Since the campaign began, Stonewall has sent out over one million pairs of rainbow laces and, in addition to donning the famous colourful laces, supporters of the campaign this year are being asked to go one step further and begin to have conversations with their friends, family, and sports clubs about LGBTQIA+ issues.

Stonewall say its “laces brought the awareness, now we all need to bring the conversation”, something which has clearly already been started over the past eight years or so since the launch of the annual campaign.

Thanks in part to the Rainbow Laces Campaign and its supporters, 78% of sport fans who saw the campaign last year considered that LGBTQIA+ people are part of the sport community, 66% feel they have a responsibility to stick up for LGBTQIA+ fans of the teams and sports they follow, and 45% believe they would be more likely to challenge anti-LGBTQIA+ language at live sport fixtures.

There’s many ways to support the campaign but the most prominent is to wear a pair of Stonewall’s laces which now come in the traditional rainbow colours as well as a variety which support specific branches of the LGBTQIA+ umbrella including the lesbian, trans, bi, non-binary, pan, and asexual flags.

We’d love the lacrosse community to join in with this year’s campaign and assisting Stonewall with the hugely important work they do by grabbing your own pair of Rainbow Laces HERE.

ReTrain to ReTain: New funding available for coaches

As part of their Great Coaching Comeback campaign, UK Coaching in partnership with CIMSPA and EMDUK, has launched a new initiative ReTrain to ReTain, funded by Sport England.

The fully-funded scheme aims to provide skills, training, and targeted support for 25,000 volunteer coaches, as well as 25,000 sport and activity professionals, who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ReTrain to ReTain initiative provides a route back into coaching for volunteer coaches who have lost their connection to coaching through the disruption caused by the pandemic.

Maybe they had to stop or cut back on their volunteering activities due to COVID-19; or maybe their confidence and motivation has been shaken by the upheaval coronavirus caused to their daily lives.

The recovery of our volunteer coaching workforce is critical to the recovery of the nation, and as a result UK Coaching are looking to target 25,000 volunteer coaches to provide them with revitalising skills and training.

Are you a volunteer coach who lives in an area of economic deprivation or who supports under-represented groups?

You could benefit from UK Coaching providing eligible coaches with 12 months' access to online training courses and resources to help you develop your coaching skills and provide you with the minimum requirements to encourage and facilitate your smooth return to coaching.      

This includes fully-funded access to:

·       a subscription to UK Coaching Club (worth £24 per year)

·       Renewal: Safeguarding & Protecting Children (Digital Kids option) eLearning

·       Mental Health Awareness for Sport & Physical Activity eLearning

·       St John Ambulance First Aid Digital Refresher eLearning

Applications are open until 31 March, 2022, and support will be provided to the first 25,000 successfully eligible applicants.

Support available for employed coaches

In addition to UK Coaching’s commitment to support 25,000 volunteer coaches, the ReTrain to ReTain programme includes wide-ranging support for paid and self-employed coaches, fitness professionals, and employers.

Lacrosse Programme Continues to Grow as Second Year Begins

College students taking part in the LACS programme on an astro turf pitch

England Lacrosse is delighted to announce the second year of the Lacrosse Accredited Colleges Scheme (LACS) will begin with an additional nine colleges on board.

The scheme, which was launched earlier this year in Further Education institutions across England, aims to assist colleges with the introduction of lacrosse into their curriculums with a focus on Lacrosse 6s as a simple, engaging and inclusive format of the game for the education sector.

Last year’s cohort saw 24 Further Education colleges sign up to the scheme and they’ll be joined this year by nine more, including Barnsley College, Moulton College (Northampton), Sunderland College, BHASVIC (Brighton & Hove), South Tyneside College (Newcastle), Wakefield College, Winstanley College (Wigan), Riseholme College (Lincoln) and York College.

Over the past year or so, the LACS has successfully brought 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 and it is something that will be continued in the long term.

England Lacrosse staff have carried out online training to assist the college teachers in the delivery of the sport and are beginning to provide in-person Continuous Professional Development opportunities.

Through support from The Lacrosse Foundation, the colleges have also been provided with equipment packs including sticks and balls along with the 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 any Government coronavirus guidelines that may be in place at any time.

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.

One of The Lacrosse Foundation’s trustees, Peter Jessup, said it was brilliant to see the LACS programme doing so well so early on in its inception.

"The inclusion of FE Colleges in the LACS initiative enables lacrosse to be introduced to a new group of students (in the 16-18 age group), and into new locations across England - in line with The Lacrosse Foundation's mission to grow the game across all parts of Great Britain.

“After the disruption to the initial rollout (due to the pandemic), it is great to hear that so many FE Colleges are keen to continue their introduction to the sport, along with the new cohort of Colleges for 2021-22."

With the continuing expansion of the LACS programme, England Lacrosse is also delighted that so many students are now able to have the opportunity to experience the sport going forward.

Any FE institutions interested in joining the scheme for the 2022-23 academic year should contact England Lacrosse Regional Competitions Officer, Helen Amos, at h.amos@englandlacrosse.co.uk.

Applications Open to Host Next Two BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championships

Two men battling at a face-off with a referee stood behind

British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS), in partnership with England Lacrosse, has this week announced that applications are open to host the next two annual BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championships set to take place in 2022.

The competition, which was won this year by the University of Nottingham (women) and Loughborough University (men) respectively, has traditionally been made up of teams of eight players but was modified in 2021 to showcase the brand new sixes version of lacrosse instead.

In another change of tradition, there will be two BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championships in 2022, one in its regular Easter slot and one during pre-season towards the end of September.

The aim is for a September date to be the competition’s regular slot so that it can become a pre-season staple in the coming years and something that can grow and welcome as many lacrosse-playing universities as possible.

Since 2017, the Championships have been held at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex in Bristol and BUCS are now accepting applications to be the host for both dates in 2022 until 5pm on Friday 3 December.

The tournament is an important part of the lacrosse calendar and gives university teams an additional opportunity for competition against teams from outside of their league and region with entries from all across the UK.

For more information about the competition and the registration process, click below:

And you can watch both 2021 BUCS Lacrosse 6s Championships finals below:

Take a Look Back: School Challenge Cup 2018

The Berkhamsted School lacrosse team lift the School Challenge Cup at the inaugural competition in 2018

As we gear up for the return of the School Challenge Cup, taking place at Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre on Sunday 14 November 2021, we take a look at the inaugural competition back in 2018.

The Cup was designed to provide an extra level of competition for those school teams who finished in the top places at the annual National Schools Lacrosse Championships.

And in the first edition of the tournament in 2018, six teams including Berkhamsted, Benenden, Moreton Hall, St James, St Helen & St Katharine, and Queen Anne’s, Caversham all competed to be crowned the best lacrosse-playing school in the country.

In another first, the competing schools also had the opportunity to try the new Women’s World Lacrosse rules in competition, including 10-aside teams, over the 40-minute matches.

After the opening match between the top two seeds to decide their semi-final placings in which Berkhamsted overcame Benenden 9-7, the semi-final play-ins took place.

The play-in games resulted in comfortable wins for St Helen & St Katharine (14-5 v Queen Anne’s, Caversham) and Moreton Hall (16-5 v St James); but it was to be the semi-finals where the competition really came alive.

At half-time, both eventual finalists trailed, Benenden leading St Helen & St Katharine 4-2 and Moreton Hall 5-4 up against Berkhamsted, and with six minutes to go it was evens across the board with St Helen & St Katharine clawing back to 7-7 and Berkhamsted to 8-8.

However, Berkhamsted exhibited their superior stamina and staying power that would prove crucial on the day to hit a four-goal run and win 12-8, while St Helen & St Katharine also finished off an impressive comeback to win 10-9.

Before the final, Queen Anne’s took 5th place beating St James 10-5 and Moreton Hall picked up the bronze medals with a strong 13-5 win over Benenden.

As predicted going into the final, it was a nip-tuck affair with both sides trading goals in a match that turned into a real high-level contest as the girls responded well to the new format.

Berkhamsted held a 6-5 lead at the half and then with the scores at 7-6, a crucial thirty-second period set the platform for Berkhamsted to take the title.

At the one end, St Helen & St Katharine rattled a shot off the post and from the resulting loose ball and break their opposition pushed another goal ahead.

Berkhamsted carried the momentum to put down a four-goal streak and take a commanding advantage they would never relinquish to win 12-8.

Challenge Cup 2018 Full Results

Seeding Match
Berkhamsted 9 - 7 Benenden

Semi-Final Play-ins
Moreton Hall 16 - 5 St James
St Helen & St Katharine 14 - 5 Queen Anne’s, Caversham

Semi-Finals
Berkhamsted 12 - 8 Moreton Hall
St Helen & St Katharine 10 - 9 Benenden

5th/6th
Queen Anne’s, Caversham 10 - 5 St James

3rd/4th
Moreton Hall 13 - 5 Benenden

Final
Berkhamsted 12 - 8 St Helen & St Katharine

If you fancy grabbing yourself free entry to this year’s School Challenge Cup in Aldershot on Sunday 14 November, click the button below.

England Box Lacrosse European Championships Training Squad Announced

Head Coach, Walt Christianson, speaking to the England Box Lacrosse Trialists

England Lacrosse is pleased to announce the England Box Lacrosse training squad selected for the forthcoming European Box Lacrosse Championships 2022.

Following two trial weekends last month, a 33-player training squad has been put together by Head Coach Walt Christianson and his team of backroom staff.

This squad will be whittled down and will benefit from the addition of some overseas players to make up the team heading to Hannover, Germany for the 2022 European Championships in July, looking to build on their fifth place finish in 2017.

Over the next eight months or so, the squad will meet for regular training weekends in addition to practice fixtures, vying for a place on the final European Championships team.

England Box Lacrosse European Championships Training Squad

GK

Eliot Pugh
James Tipple
Ben Stowe
Elliot Hurry

DEF

Tom Bracegirdle
Aria Dahesh
Taylor Harrison
Chris Wainer
Luke Mills
Jamie Sutton
Tom Roche
Jacob Nicholls-Cook
Matt Tatton
Kyle MacQueen
Albert Whitehead
George Drury
Sam Cooper
Dave Cluney
Ming Trinh
Will Allsop

ATT

Pete Wilson
Will Walker
Ben Page-Laycock
Matt Marsh
Elliot Leonard
Dave Groves
Ryan Forshaw
Ben Buchanan
Silas Burke
Cai Jefferies
Sam Perry
Dan Watson

Chrissie Owens Completes Term as England Lacrosse Independent Non-Executive Director

England Lacrosse Independent Non-Executive Director, Chrissie Owens, has left her role on the Board of Directors after a three-year spell following the conclusion of the England Lacrosse Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 last month.

Chrissie is a highly experienced commercial marketing consultant with clients across multiple sectors including sport, consumer goods and hospitality, with twenty years’ experience working with giants Coca-Cola and Diageo.

She has been a valuable member of the Marketing & Events Committee, providing insight into discussions and detailed advice to projects and campaigns.

Chrissie gave vital support during the rebrand of England Lacrosse’s Triple Arrow Lacrosse Camps and was fundamental in developing the long-term marketing strategy for the participation camps.

It is undoubted that, due to her hard-work and dedication to the cause, Chrissie leaves England Lacrosse in a much better position than she found us.

England Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Coups said:

“I would like to thank Chrissie for all the time and expertise she has donated to England Lacrosse during her three-year spell on the Board.

“She has been integral to shaping and improving the organisation over the years and I wish her well in the future.”

Hamish McInnes Leaves England Lacrosse Board After 12 Years

Long serving England Lacrosse Non-Executive Director, Hamish McInnes, has left his role on the Board of Directors following the conclusion of the England Lacrosse Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 last month.

In his role as a Non-Executive Director, Hamish served the longest possible tenure which has seen him sit on the Board for over 10 years where he was critical in developing our sport and its organisation.

He played key roles in advising on Government policy, developing our Performance Advisory Group, including the appointment of England Lacrosse National Performance & Talent Development Manager, Jane Powell, supporting key decisions such as the staging of the 2017 World Lacrosse Women’s Championships as well as assisting in the most difficult decisions like rescinding our hosting of the 2018 Men’s World Lacrosse Championships and the cancelling of our overseas coaching programme in 2015.

The current Chief Executive Officer of British Shooting, Hamish’s knowledge and experience of performance traits, behaviour and characteristics has been invaluable in shifting the aspirations of the England Lacrosse national squads.

During his tenure, there has been an increase in professionalism, applications and interviews for all Head Coach positions and support staff, sports science and links with the Board.

He has supported the England Lacrosse Performance Advisory Group and is a key ally on other Boards and Groups, particularly the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Hamish will now take up a more permanent advisory role at England Lacrosse, assisting the Performance Advisory Group and the Governance Group, offering up his wealth of knowledge to help continue the improvement of the organisation moving forwards.

Upon hearing the news of Hamish’s departure from the Board, England Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Coups, remarked:

“I want to give my profound thanks and best wishes to Hamish McInnes on behalf of the whole of the lacrosse community for all the work he has done as our first Independent Board Director as he finishes his final term of office.

“Hamish has been hugely influential in creating and then chairing the first joint Men's and Women's Performance Committee, appointing our first performance director, Dr Jane Powell and in championing our National Teams and Academy programme.

“Alongside his work in Performance, Hamish has been a driving force behind the modernisation of our governance, financial and decision-making structures, as well as advising the board on the key decisions over the last decade.

“His wise council, good humour, knowledge of the sport and governing body sector will be missed.

“However, I am delighted to announce that Hamish will be staying involved in lacrosse assisting us with our Performance and governance groups.

“Thank you again Hamish for all you have done and lacrosse is very grateful for your support over many years.”

Take a Look Back: School Challenge Cup 2019

Girl running with the ball in her stick being chased by a defender.

It’s been almost two years since the last one, but the School Challenge Cup is back in 2021 after its cancellation last year due to coronavirus.

This year’s cup competition will take place, once again, in its traditional home at Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre and will see eight teams battle it out to be crowned the best lacrosse-playing school in the land.

At the last School Challenge Cup in 2019, eight teams also took part, including Berkhamsted, St Mary’s, Calne, Caterham, Bedford Girls, Lady Eleanor Holles, Wycombe Abbey, Guildford High, and Moreton Hall.

It was a competition filled to burst with quality and the quarter-finals saw Guildford edge past Moreton Hall 6-3, Berkhamsted and Caterham squeeze into the semi-finals by defeating St Mary’s, Calne and Bedford Girls 10-9 and 9-8 respectively and Wycombe Abbey overcome Lady Eleanor Holles by 9 goals to 6.

Guildford managed to hold off a late Caterham comeback to see out their semi-final encounter 10-9 while Berkhamsted produced a convincing performance against Wycombe Abbey in their semi-final to win 12-4.

The weather had largely held out for most of the day; however, by the time the final between Guildford and Berkhamsted came around, the heavens opened making playing conditions difficult.

But both teams still managed to put on a highly entertaining game to keep everyone engrossed.

Berkhamsted took the initiative early in the final, holding a 4-3 lead at half-time and, extending their lead early in the second, looked like they were in the driving seat and on the way to repeating their 2018 School Challenge Cup success.

However, over the longer 40-minute matches, Guildford had the opportunity to respond and slowly but surely they began to take control.

Camille Barton led the charge for her side, finishing the game with seven goals with a number of drives to goal and executing a number of deadly finishes from her free position opportunities.

As the game wore on, Guildford only became stronger and were able to shut out Berkhamsted for the majority of the second period, while they took their chances when in possession to earn the 2019 Challenge Cup title.

In the 3rd place play-off game, Caterham put the disappointment of missing out on the final behind them by coming through against Wycombe Abbey and winning 4-3 to earn themselves bronze medals.

Challenge Cup 2019 Full Results

Quarter-Finals
Berkhamsted 10 - 9 St Mary’s Calne
Caterham 9 - 8 Bedford Girls
Lady Eleanor Holles 6 - 9 Wycombe Abbey
Guildford High 6 - 3 Moreton Hall

Semi-Finals
Berkhamsted 12 - 4 Wycombe Abbey
Guildford High 10 - 9 Caterham

 7/8 Play Off
Moreton Hall 10 - 9 St Mary’s Calne

5/6 Play Off
Lady Eleanor Holles 11 - 9 Bedford Girls

3rd Place Play Off
Caterham 4 - 3 Wycombe Abbey

Final
Berkhamsted 5 - 10 Guildford High

Check out the highlights from the enthralling 2019 School Challenge Cup final below!

And if you fancy grabbing yourself free entry to this year’s School Challenge Cup in Aldershot on Sunday 14 November, click the button below.

Umpire at the 2022 National Schools Lacrosse Championships

England Lacrosse is looking for umpires to officiate at the 2022 National Schools Lacrosse Championships, taking place at Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre, Aldershot from 19-22 March next year.

Umpires will be needed for all four days of the Championships, including for England Lacrosse during the under-19 divisions’ games on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March.

As the biggest schools’ lacrosse event in the UK, the National Schools Lacrosse Championships is the perfect opportunity to officiate a high level of lacrosse, with umpires attending from all over Europe.

Umpires officiating on the first two days of the tournament will be paid a fee of £100 per day, plus up to £50 per day in travel expenses, dependent on your location.

On Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 March, officials are not appointed centrally by England Lacrosse and schools are required to find officials themselves.

However, to assist schools, any umpires who are available on the Monday and Tuesday and wanting to be involved can register their interest below.

Officials will then be put in touch with schools who require assistance closer to the start of the Championships.

Anyone officiating on behalf of the schools will be paid directly by the schools.

Please note, any accommodation and food costs will be the responsibility of the umpire.

To officiate at the National Schools Lacrosse Championships, umpires must:

  • Hold a minimum Level 1 umpiring qualification.

  • Complete the England Lacrosse annual rules test*

  • Hold a valid England Lacrosse membership*

*Officials coming from other countries are not required to hold a valid England Lacrosse membership or complete the annual rules test. They must, however, have the required membership for their own country and be in good standing with their own national governing body.

Applications are open until Monday 13 December and applicants will be contacted during that week to confirm their place to umpire at the event.

If you wish to attend the event, complete the form below and if you have any questions, please contact England Lacrosse Officiating Coordinator, Ryan Griffiths, via email at r.griffiths@englandlacrosse.co.uk.

School Challenge Cup 2021 Schedule Released

England Lacrosse are excited to release the schedule for the upcoming School Challenge Cup 2021, taking place on Sunday 14 November.

The eight-team tournament, that was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, is being held at its regular home of Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre, Aldershot.

Reigning champions from 2019, Guildford High School, are set to take on St Catherine’s School in their first-round knockout fixture at 11:20am.

In the other 11:20am game, Benenden School will battle it out against St Mary’s, Calne for a place in the semi-finals.

The remaining fixtures will take place at 10:30am and will see Berkhamsted School play National Schools Championships 2020 winners, Wycombe Abbey and Caterham School take on Downe House School.

In addition to the first-round matches, two semi-finals, and a final, there will also be third-place, fifth-place, and seventh-place games.

Usually, teams would qualify for the School Challenge Cup by finishing in the top eight places at the National Schools Lacrosse Championships.

However, in a change from tradition due to the pandemic, the eight teams taking part in the School Challenge Cup 2021 have qualified based on their previous four National Schools Lacrosse Championships’ performances.

From these performances, points were assigned to each school depending on where they finished in each tournament.

Check out the schedule in full below:

England Lacrosse Launches University Lacrosse Survey

England Lacrosse Launches University Lacrosse Survey

England Lacrosse is delighted to launch the University Lacrosse Survey aimed at helping lacrosse-playing students and institutions over the next few years.

As we continue to look at ways to support university lacrosse during the 2021/22 season and beyond, we are reaching out to any students who play lacrosse in England and Wales to aid our decision making.

The survey focuses specifically on lacrosse as well as COVID-19 and its impact on physical activity as it relates to students and the university sector in general.

The answers to the survey will help us in planning our next steps for university lacrosse in England and Wales and will allow us to be in the best position possible to help the university sector going forward.

Please note, the survey will close on Sunday 14 November.

European Lacrosse Announce EuroLax Sixes Cup

European Lacrosse Announce EuroLax Sixes Cup

The European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) has announced it will be hosting a very special event in early 2022, using the new and proposed Olympic six-a-side version of lacrosse.

The EuroLax Sixes Cup will welcome international teams from all over Europe to play in the “first ever international European-based sixes event for national teams.”

A statement, initially released by Portugal Lacrosse, said the event will take place on the 25, 26, and 27 February 2022 with Vila Real de Santo Antonio in Algarve acting as the inaugural host city.

The statement went on to say that all European national teams are welcome and to contact Portugal Lacrosse via email at info@portugal-lacrosse.pt should they want any more information.

The announcement of the EuroLax Sixes Cup comes after the successful launch, by England Lacrosse, of The Fly last year which welcomed the best athletes from the UK to compete against each other in a knockout tournament, playing the sixes format of the game.

Details of The Fly 2022 as well as how you can apply to be a coach at the event can be found HERE.

Registration Opens for National Schools Championships 2022

Registration Opens for National Schools Championships 2022

Registration has opened today for the 2022 edition of the National Schools Lacrosse Championships, England Lacrosse’s premier school lacrosse competition.

The Championships, taking place once again at Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre, Aldershot, were cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but are back for 2022 and is due to take place between 19-22 March.

These dates are later than usual and it is hoped the extra couple of weeks will allow for better weather than has been seen in previous years at the National Schools Lacrosse Championships and give us a great four days of competition for the return of the event.

The tournament has several age categories across Under-19, Under-15, Under-14, and Under-13 age categories and sees schools from all around the country battle it out to be crowned National Schools Lacrosse Champions with Wycombe Abbey being crowned the Under-19A winners back in 2020.

Schools are able to register for the competition from Friday 15 October until Wednesday 17 November and more information about the registration process and the National Schools Lacrosse Championships more generally can be found by clicking the button below:

Competition Dates:
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 March - U19A & U19B
Monday 21 March - U19C, U15A & U15B
Tuesday 22 March - U14 & U13