Thunder Bay Lacrosse League

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2012 Registrations are now closed for all divisions.

If you are still interested in playing leave a message in the 'contact us' area and we will put you on a waiting list.

 

the season schedule will be posted on the web site soon. please sheck the calender as it will have daily schedule listings and updates.

 

 

"If a sport has a high point of the year, it must be the first week of spring. When I was growing up, I used to love this time of year. It was when I put my hockey equipment away and I was absolutely ecstatic to see the end of the hockey season. One of the worst things to happen to the game, in my opinion, has been year-round hockey and, in particular, summer hockey. All it does for kids, as far as I can tell, is keep them out sports they should be doing in the warmer weather. I could hardly wait to get my lacrosse stick out and start throwing the ball against the walls and working on our moves as we played the lacrosse equivalent to road hockey. All the good hockey players seemed to play lacrosse in those days and everyone of them learned something from the game to carry over to the other - things athletes can only learn by mixing up the games they play when they are young."  --- Wayne Gretzky, National Post, March 2000

 

 

"It’s lacrosse that helped teach me to spin off checks, take shots and protect the puck under pressure. My stick skills, the way to read the play quickly comes from lacrosse. The hand-eye coordination, is just one of the little things that helps you in hockey."  --- John Tavares, two-time World Junior Hockey Champion

 

 

Hockey players benefit from playing lacrosse by developing:

        • develops stick handling creativity
        • develops creativity in tight areas
        • reading the play offensively
        • develops strong, dynamic defensive tactics
        • builds up strength and endurance
        • helps prevent sport burn-out by playing a new, fast-paced sport
        • increases hand-eye coordination
        • teaches players to play with their head up and to be more aware of their surroundings
        • reinforces the importance of quickness and agility around the net
        • teaches leadership skills
        • learn to play both offensive and defensive positions and make a quick transition from defense to offence and vice versa
        • scoring skills are honed by shooting at smaller targets and picking corners
        • teaches the creativity of fakes, back passes and shots
        • develop the use of both hands 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Player of the Week

IMPACT PROMOTIONS:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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Division: Peanut (06's)

Players: Ethan (Rock),  Shaelyn (Bandits),  Annika (Roughnecks),  Nolan (Swarm),  Savannah (Bandits),  Taylee (Swarm)

Favourite Drills: chasing coach Nick, what time is it Mr. Wolf, hungry-hungry hippo.

Goal: Having Fun !!!!  ...... and catching coach Nick

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