England Lacrosse awarded Most Inspiring Sports Development NPO 2023 - UK

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England Lacrosse is delighted to announce it has been awarded the Most Inspiring Sports Development Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) - UK at Acquisition International’s Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2023.

Acquisition International prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners with all awards being given solely on merit and awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving them worthy of recognition.

Awards Coordinator, Holly Blackwood, took a moment to comment on the success of this year’s winners:

“Hosting the Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2023 has been a pleasure. It’s great to see the diverse mixture of organisations which consistently offer help to people everywhere, and I wish them all the best for the rest of 2023 – and beyond!”

Acquisition International is a monthly magazine published by AI Global Media Ltd, a publishing house that has reinvigorated corporate finance news and reporting.

The magazine launched in 2010, and has, over the years, evolved into a business title that professionals rely on to bring them the business knowledge, insight and news they need.

Each month the magazine is circulated to in-excess of 85,000 professionals, including Top Tier Managers, Investment Professionals, Business Advisers and Service Providers.

To learn more about all the award winners and to gain insight into the working practices of the “best of the best”, please visit the Acquisition International website HERE where you can access the winners supplement.

Search begins for England Women's Box Lacrosse Team Head Coach & Team Manager

England Lacrosse has today begun the search for the first ever England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team Head Coach and Team Manager with applications open until Sunday 9 July 2023.

This comes after the recent announcement from World Lacrosse that confirmed the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, New York, USA, would comprise a men’s and women’s event running concurrently.

Following this announcement, England Lacrosse is seeking to field the first ever England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team at this landmark event and, as a consequence, is inviting applications for a Head Coach and Team Manager to support these plans.

England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team Head Coach

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the inception and delivery of a programme in preparation for the inaugural World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championships in 2024.

They will be responsible for the coaching, development, and implementation of plans for a programme to prepare athletes to compete on the international stage and perform consistently at the highest standards required to achieve sustained success.

They will need to be comfortable working with elite athletes and adept at managing and working collaboratively with a team of staff to achieve maximum output from available resources. 

The Head Coach will work closely with the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager in overseeing the strategy, standards, and ongoing direction of the programme and ensuring the overall culture of the programme is aligned with England Lacrosse’s vision and values.

To read the England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team Head Coach role description, click HERE.

England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team Manager

The Team Manager will work closely with the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager and Head Coach in overseeing the planning, logistics and financial sustainability of the programme and ensuring the overall culture of the programme is aligned with England Lacrosse’s vision and values.

They will be responsible for the planning, logistics and finances for the squad, whilst ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of individual players is managed to ensure they are prepared to compete on the international stage and perform consistently at the highest standards required to achieve sustained success.

Please note, both roles are voluntary with reasonable and necessary expenses provided.

To read the England Women’s Box Lacrosse Team Manager role description, click HERE.

England Men all set to get underway in 2023 World Championship

After five years England return to the field of a Men’s World Championship and open up with a game against perennial rivals Australia in Pool A on Thursday evening (7pm PDT/3am BST).

The 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship presented by Rady Children’s Hospital began last night with the Opening Ceremony and first match between the United States and Canada at San Diego State University’s newly constructed Snapdragon Stadium.

This year’s event, the 14th edition of the men’s championship, features 30 teams vying for the sport’s biggest prize across 11 days of competition.

Following a 5th place finish in Israel in 2018, England face up against the world’s best in Pool A with match ups against hosts USA, Canada and Haudenosaunee in addition to their opener.

The England side is a strong mix of youth and experience with captain Andrew Baxter and Jak Wawrzyniak both bringing a strong core to the side as they rack up an incredible fourth consecutive World Championship appearance.

Both goalies William Baxter and Hal Dwobeng return after their world stage debuts in 2018, while Christian Scarpello and Sean Goldsmith add PLL and NCAA experience.

Meanwhile, 13 players make their World Championship debuts - with five stepping up from last year’s U21 Worlds team.

The group is highlighted by 17-year-old Hugo Peel who becomes the youngest ever player for England at a World Championship while Danny Hilditch, who top scored for the junior side in Ireland last year, features in attack.

Looking at opponents Australia, eight players return from their 2018 team that finished fourth for the second straight men’s championship in 2018 after a narrow 14-12 defeat to the Haudenosaunee in the bronze medal game.

NCAA pairing Mitchell Baker and Connor McDonough step up from their U21s with the former at Rutgers and the latter currently at Towson University.

They narrowly came out 7-6 winners the last time we met five years ago and the opening fixture will be a good yardstick for both sides as they look to navigate their way through pool play.

The 30 teams are split into six pools of five, with the top five nations in the rankings making up Pool A and all advancing to next week’s Playoffs with the chance to win a medal, in addition to nine other sides from the other pools.

Check out our explainer video for more information on how it all works.

For all the latest updates from the Championship head to our official hub for the England Men's Lacrosse Team out in San Diego and subscribe to our Championship mailing list for daily updates direct to your inbox.

ESPN is the exclusive television partner of the Men’s Championship with ESPN Player broadcasting every fixture to the UK including all England matches.

England's Sienna Parekh to deliver goal-keeping sessions at 2023 Triple Arrow Camp

England under-21 goal-keeper, Sienna Parekh, is set to deliver special goalie sessions at Charterhouse School as part of our summer 2023 Triple Arrow Camp series.

The camp, which takes place from 1-4 August, will see Sienna mentoring the next generation of goal-keeping talent just weeks after returning from what will hopefully be a successful ELF Women’s U21 Championship with England in Prague, Czechia in early July.

Delivering her goal-keeping session on all four days of the Camp (numbers dependent), Sienna will look to cover every aspect of what it takes to be a top goalie, including defending against static shooters, defending against running shots, saving low shots, footwork and positioning and much much more.

Aged just 19, Sienna has had a remarkable career so far featuring for New Stars Lacrosse Club and the University of Nottingham alongside fellow England goal-keeper, Dylan Whittington.

She became a member of the England Lacrosse Umpiring Advisory Group (UAG) at the age of 16 and, this year, she made her debut at The Fly for Swift finishing with a runners-up medal.

Sienna featured for England U21s at this year’s Home Internationals Series where she helped her team to the title, winning every game they played and she’ll make her major tournament debut for England at this summer’s ELF Women’s U21 Championship in Prague, Czechia.

Book your child’s spot on our Charterhouse School Triple Arrow Camp or any of the other Camps in our summer 2023 series by clicking the button below.

England coach, Mike Armstrong, nominated for national award

England and former The Fly coach, Mike Armstrong, who now plies his trade as Head of Lacrosse at the University of Nottingham has been nominated for Coach of the Year at the annual British Colleges & Universities Sport (BUCS) Awards.

Mike has been nominated alongside four other sports coaches from universities around the UK including Claire Cruikshank (University of Edinburgh), Elliott Lewis (University of Surrey), Joan Young (University of Leeds), and Nic Strange (University of Warwick).

The Coach of the Year award recognises the outstanding contribution of a coach who has ensured that players’ mental and physical health remained a priority over the last year.

It recognises everyone who has a coaching role; whether they be students, volunteers or paid coaching staff.

Mike’s nomination comes after a hugely successful season with the University of Nottingham that saw his first teams claim both BUCS 6s Lacrosse titles, both BUCS Premier titles and the Women’s BUCS National Championship title.

The BUCS Awards will take place on Thursday 13 July at the University of Leeds and England Lacrosse congratulate Mike and wish him good luck ahead of the awards evening!

For more information about the BUCS Awards, click HERE.

England Lacrosse message to coaches & officials ahead of 2023/24 season

As another exciting lacrosse season is on the horizon, England Lacrosse would like to bring attention to the crucial matter of safeguarding and first aid and to the significance of ensuring compliance with coaching and officiating standards to maintain your full lacrosse coaching and/or officiating certification.

The well-being and safety of our players are of utmost importance, and as coaches and officials, it is your responsibility to create a safe and supportive environment for all participants. Coaching and officiating standards including safeguarding and first aid are in place to protect the welfare of individuals involved in lacrosse, particularly our young athletes.

To continue your journey as a certificated lacrosse coach and/or official, it is essential that you maintain compliance with the coaching and/or officiating requirements. Specifically, these requirements are:

• DBS check - https://www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/adults-at-risk

• Safeguarding training - https://www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/safeguarding-standards

• First Aid certificate - https://www.englandlacrosse.co.uk/first-aid

By adhering to these standards, we demonstrate our commitment to providing a safe and nurturing environment that fosters the development of our players both on and off the field. It is also important that our coaches and officials are protected through our coaching and officiating insurance which requires your certificate to be up to date.

Please note, if any qualification is listed as “Suspended” on our Sport:80 database, your England Lacrosse insurance cover is NOT VALID and you are not able to coach or officiate. Please use the blue “+ Add qualification” button to upload the required documents and, if correct, your certification will be approved and made valid.

If you have any questions or require support, either as a school, university, club or as an individual coach and/or official in understanding or implementing these coaching and officiating standards, please do not hesitate to contact us as we have help available from staff and volunteers at regional level and through the National Lacrosse Committee.

Watch the Men's World Lacrosse Championship on ESPN Player

ESPN will serve as the exclusive television partner of the upcoming 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship presented by Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California with ESPN Player broadcasting every fixture to the UK including all England matches.

All 107 games of the World Championship will be carried on ESPN platforms across 185 countries and territories, with ESPN Player the place to catch all the action in the UK.

ESPN’s coverage of the men’s championship is part of a multi-year partnership signed in 2022, committing to covering the biggest tournaments in the international lacrosse calendar.

Select matches will also be featured on BT Sport in the UK - including the opening match up between USA and Canada on 21 June - check back closer to matchday for updates on any England fixtures available on BT Sport.

The event will include five days of pool play, followed by playoffs comprising a first round, quarter finals, semi finals and medal games.

ESPN Player will cost £9.99 for a month’s subscription covering the entirety of the tournament.

For all the latest updates from the Championship head to our official hub for the England Men's Lacrosse Team out in San Diego and subscribe to our Championship mailing list for daily updates direct to your inbox.

England Fixtures & Tournament Dates
22 June 7pm - Australia (23 June 3am BST)
23 June 4pm - Haudenosaunee (24 June 12am BST)
25 June 4pm - USA (26 June 12am BST)
26 June 7pm - Canada (27 June 3am BST)
27 June - First-Round Play-offs
28 June - Quarter Finals
29 June - Semi Finals
1 July - Medal Matches

Please note, for viewers or spectators who may be heading to the US for the Championship, a subscription to ESPN Player registered in the UK will not work in North America.

Vacancy | England Men's U20 Assistant Coach

England Lacrosse is looking for committed, enthusiastic, and inspirational individuals to work alongside the England Mens Under 20 Head Coach in delivering a programme to support players ongoing development and transition towards the England Men’s Senior Programme.

The successful applicant(s) will be responsible for delivering discipline specific technical and tactical coaching aligned to the Head Coaches playing philosophy, integrating these skills with the physical robustness, attitudes and behaviours to eventually perform on a senior world stage.

The successful applicant(s) will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of plans for the U20 programme and tasked with assisting the Head Coach in developing a culture which challenges players to operate daily at the highest standards required to achieve sustained development.

The appointed person(s) will need to be comfortable working with high potential young people and adept at working collaboratively as part of a team of coaches to achieve maximum output from available resources.

Alongside supporting the delivery of a comprehensive domestic training programme there will be requirement to support the introduction of athletes to international competition where required.

The Assistant Coach(es) will work closely with the Head Coach, Team Manager and additional coaches and support staff, overseen by the England Lacrosse National Performance Manager to ensure the programme is aligned with England Lacrosse’s vision and values.

The successful candidate will also be required to work collaboratively with staff from other programmes within the England Lacrosse athlete pathway in solidifying the synergy, direction, and clear progression pathway across the programme.

As with all coaching roles England Lacrosse will be holding a full, open application and interview process with all prospective candidates welcome to apply.

To read more about the role(s) and for details on how to apply, click HERE and HERE.

Please note, this is a voluntary role with reasonable expenses reimbursed and successful applicants will need to have availability to attend a development tour between August 18th – 23rd to Prague.

Application closing date: Sunday 18 June 2023