Wallaceburg Lacrosse Association

Why play field lacrosse? Here are just a few reasons:

• Provides an affordable and fun recreation opportunity with low commitment and demand placed on parents
• Builds greater depth of lacrosse skills that box may not. These new skills can then be applied to the box game. ie: learning to shoot hard and with both hands is a strong focus in field lacrosse, that skill can then translate to increased box abilities.
• Box players are often limited to, or best suited to, Junior A or B lacrosse opportunities.  Field lacrosse is a much more popular game in the US and scholarship and educational opportunities abound for highly skilled Canadian box players familiar with the outdoor game
• Canadian field players in US schools are on the rise, last year Division 1 schools reported an increase of 11%, division II showed a 52% increase and division III showed a 48% increase. Canadians are highly skilled lacrosse players and these schools are starting to notice!
• Typically, a player’s comprehension, growth and development peaks nearing the end of the season. This is an opportunity to take advantage of that optimal learning window
• Opportunity to improve skills in a more forgiving environment than box

This will be an opportunity to learn the field game in a low-pressure environment.