About Lancaster
Lax Association, Inc.
We
are an incorporated, educational, not-for-profit lacrosse association providing boys
and girls (ages 5-17) in Western New York the opportunity to develop and
increase their knowledge of lacrosse fundamentals through instructional and
league play opportunities.
We offer 8-week indoor sessions for basic
instruction and indoor league play in the late fall, winter and basic
spring instruction.
League play consists of 1 game each week for 8 weeks with several practice sessions. Game days:
Boys JV games are played on Wednesday evenings between 6-8 PM.
Game times are based on game schedules arranged by Sahlen Sports Park,
where all our indoor sessions are held. Sahlen
Sports Park is located at 7070 Seneca St., Elma, N.Y., across from Moog. See our maps
link for directions to Sahlen Sports
Park.
Our home field for our boys outdoor summer program, offered mid
June through late July, is behind the William St. School in Lancaster.
See our maps link for directions to the William St. School. See
our home page for details on our programs
(Seasonal
content is normally provided on our home page, depending on the time of year... indoor
verses outdoor sessions).
Goals of
Our Lacrosse Instruction Program –
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To
familiarize players with skills necessary to play lacrosse such as:
throwing, passing, catching, cradling, playing positions
reinforcement through brief intra-group scrimmages
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Provides:
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basic knowledge of lacrosse skills
- a
continued reinforcement of those skills
- FUN
for the players!
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Instructional groups - 9 and under, 11 and Under
and 13 and under
- Beginner - To familiarize players with skills necessary to play lacrosse (throwing, passing, catching, cradling, playing positions). Advanced - Skill reinforcement through brief inter-group scrimmages.
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Team Play – Boys Modified and JV Teams - Sahlen Indoor and Our Outdoor Leagues.
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For players having lacrosse skills and game play knowledge, our 8-week sessions offer 1 game session each week. Several practice sessions are held on Friday evenings and work on continued
building of player skills based upon observation of team game play. Boys Varsity
games
are held Tuesday evening, JV games on Wednesday evenings.
Provides –
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skill
reinforcement through inter-group scrimmages
and/or league play
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team
concepts and team building skills
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an
opportunity to play off-season lacrosse
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continued
reinforcement of lacrosse skills
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opportunities
to gain new skills and knowledge
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FUN
for the players!
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Equipment Needed
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Team Play
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Instruction |
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Boys
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Boys
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Helmet
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Helmet
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Mouth Guard
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Mouth Guard
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Gloves
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Gloves
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Stick
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Stick
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Shoulder Pads
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Shoulder Pads
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Arm Pads
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Rib Pads
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In
addition, male players should wear a protective cup
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