By: LacrosseTalk Staff introduced a development discipline called Inter-Lacrosse (or Inter- crosse). This program introduced basic lacrosse skills to young school-aged boys Over two decades ago, female lacrosse participation could be best described as and girls across Canada. sparse amongst all disciplines. Many of these athletes played on Presently in BC, there are more female athletes competing on Female Box all-boys teams, some in the field, with few opportunities to compete on all female Lacrosse and Women’s teams, totaling 1,286 athletes (2014 teams. registrations: 910 box and 376 women’s field) in an overall pool of 16,878 BC Women’s Field Lacrosse had a starry past in the 80’s and 90’s. These talented registered athletes. These female athletes are going places! female athletes came from sports like soccer and ice-hockey and learned lacrosse Title IX in the US was a catalyst for change which provided girls and women skills to compete at high levels. Some athletes dominated the female lacrosse scene with equal opportunity to compete in sports. So, all of a sudden, girls got off the nationally, others competed internationally for Team Canada, but few ventured to sidelines and onto the playing fields. play collegiately. It was no more evident than in NCAA athletics as more female sports were Hall of Famer and 1982 Team Canada Women’s Field Lacrosse assistant coach, adopted at institutions which lead to more female participation in sports across the Dave Evans, developed many female athletes in the 80’s. In an era where few board. Where male athletes and sports teams outnumber their female counterparts, resources existed to develop Women’s Field Lacrosse athletes, Evans creatively equity amongst sports tended to take shape with the addition of all-female trained his teams to a level of national prominence, even beating NCAA varsity programs, of which team sports, like Women’s Field Lacrosse (amongst others), programs in exhibitions. have benefitted. “There was no Field at that time (early 1980’s),” stated Former college coach and Stealth President and GM, Doug Locker, Evans. “ and BC had some box players, so we put together a national team experienced the changing landscape of NCAA sports firsthand. that consisted of mainly Box players for the 1982 Worlds. Most athletes played “The biggest impact is that the changes certainly increased opportunities for Box, but quickly learned the outdoor game – most could have played on a college women in all schools,” noted Locker. “Female athletes coming through the sport team.” system are benefiting today in a big way. Many institutions elevated 1-2 female As good as our athletes once were, the seeds of grassroots development were sports to reach equity -- women’s lacrosse programs have been a major benefactor.” not sewn to grow the game’s future. This led to years of limited opportunities Presently, there are 3,714 more women’s teams on college campuses than there for female lacrosse athletes, until a concerted effort was put forward to develop were in 1972, which led to an increase of 133,000 female college athletes today Female Box Lacrosse in the late 1990’s and the present day resurgence of Women’s (up 516%). Field Lacrosse. Currently, there are approximately 107 Division I, 85 Division II and 257 BC Lacrosse participation hit an all-time low in the mid-1980’s with just Division III NCAA women’s lacrosse programs. This season, an estimated 95 4048 registered athletes. Soon after, the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Canadian women competed on NCAA lacrosse teams (approx.: 37- Div. I, 44- Div. II & 14- Div. III). Almost a quarter of those athletes are from BC. With 43 Lacrosse Association #101 - 7382 Winston Street new NCAA women’s lacrosse programs projected in the next two years, more Burnaby, BC V5A 2G9 opportunities for female lacrosse players may be on the horizon. The re-development of Women’s Field Lacrosse in BC and the addition of the discipline in the Team BC high performance program has created opportunities where few existed. Now athletes can receive advanced training to play on a stage to get noticed and make a college connection. Surrey’s Savanna Smith attended LaSalle University (PA) from 2011-2014, at a time when very few local (female) lacrosse athletes were getting recruited to continues on page 4 2016 Season Tickets On Sale Now! See More, Save More!

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Scott Selected for SBC President’s Award The BC Lacrosse Association’s 2015 selection for the Sport Whenever Scott was asked to volunteer his time, he was BC President’s Award was BC Lacrosse Association’s VP Ad- always quick to say “YES” because of his love for lacrosse. ministration, Don Scott. He has served on numerous Appeals Boards and is currently in his 4th year on the BC Lacrosse Association Executive as Vice “Refl ecting back it is hard to believe that I have been involved President-Administration. in lacrosse for more than 30 years,” reminisced Don Scott. “When I was told of the award I felt very humble,” mentioned Don Scott began coaching lacrosse 37 years ago when his Scott. “One does not think about the being involved in lacrosse

Photo: Vision Event Photography son was 8 years old. He pretty much has been a lacrosse lifer as work -- it is a pleasure. The people I have met and become ever since! friends with would not be in my life if it wasn’t for lacrosse. I love the game and I was very excited to receive this recognition.” Don Scott is BCLA’s 2015 selection for the In the 1980’s, he became the President of the Maple Ridge coveted Sport BC President’s Award. Minor Lacrosse Association to boost their fl edgling registration Don Scott is the BC Lacrosse Association’s 2015 recipient of and to develop lacrosse. His love for the game drew him to the the Sport BC President’s Award. By: LacrosseTalk Staff Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) Senior A league where he Previous Sport BC Athlete of the Year Award President’s The 49th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards and President’s volunteered as a Game Commissioner, then served as the WLA Award recipients from the BCLA are: Gloria Siegner (1999), Award ceremonies, founded by Sport BC, took place Wednes- League Commissioner from 1997 to 2001. Elinor Hinds (2000), David Soul (2001), Jack Crosby (2002), day, March 12, 2015 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Van- Hugh Tait (2003), Greg Toll (2004), Deb Stocks (2005), Shawn He was as WLA Assistant Commissioner for many years be- couver, BC. Hundreds of BC’s fi nest athletes, coaches and vol- House (2006), Greg Toll and Toni Lowe (2007), Ron McQuarrie unteers were recognized at the prestigious event. The event was fore accepting the role as Chair of the Senior Lacrosse Director- (2008), Mike Hall (2009), Gene and Judy Regier (2010), Dave a who’s who of the local sports community with past Olympians ate from 2005 to 2009. Scott would go on to be the BC Junior “The Wall” Jenkins (2011), Terry Mosdell (2012), Doug Wright & Paralympians, professional athletes, builders and media types A Lacrosse League Commissioners, as well as, the Convener of (2013) and Dennis Quigley (2014). taking in the celebrations. Gemini Award winning Sportscaster, both the Presidents’ Cup Senior “B” National Championships The BC Lacrosse Association thanks Don Scott for his com- CBC’s Scott Russell, wowed the crowd as banquet emcee. and the , Junior “A” National Championships. mitment to lacrosse. Brownlee Receives Kelowna Sports Hero Award Pacifi c Sport and Tourism Kelowna acknowledged 11 vol- instrumental in the Bantam Box Lacrosse Provincial Champion- unteers and 10 athletes at the 2015 Community Sport Heroes ships bid, awarded to Kelowna in 2015 -- the fi rst time Box Awards at the Rotary Arts Centre. Among the volunteers was Provincials have come to Kelowna since 1998. Kelowna Minor Lacrosse Association President, Alisa Brownlee. “My entire executive volunteers for the kids, giving them Lacrosse has staged an impressive comeback in Kelowna, led the opportunity to play Canada’s national summer sport. Being by volunteer Alisa Brownlee. Once Director of Sponsorship and granted the Bantam Provincials this July is the highlight of my now President of Kelowna Minor Lacrosse Association, Alisa volunteer service with Kelowna Minor Lacrosse. We are all has had a monumental impact at all levels of the sport – from looking forward to a successful, fun provincial tournament in the grassroots to performance. sunny Okanagan!” “I have been involved with lacrosse since 1989 as one of the Additionally, Brownlee has brought in numerous coaching fi rst female trainers with Sr. Adanac’s -- growing up clinics and training opportunities and the results of her efforts are Photo: Ken Reid, GreyStoke Photography Reid, Photo: Ken in Coquitlam lacrosse is in my blood,” stated Brownlee. “Rais- evident. In 2014, Kelowna’s Midget A2 Box team captured silver ing two boys in Kelowna, I knew I had to get involved at some at Provincials and the Zone 2 Field team came home with bronze Alisa Brownlee accepts a Community Sports level with lacrosse, now it has been 7 years!” from the 2014 BC Summer Games. More importantly, from the Hero Award for her work with Kelowna Initially tasked with the daunting assignment of boosting time she began volunteering with the Kelowna Minor Lacrosse Minor Lacrosse. participation numbers and developing partnerships, Alisa joined Association in 2008, registration has more than doubled. By: LacrosseTalk Staff & Pacifi c Sport Kelowna forces with her husband to champion the “Kinsmen Learn to “It is amazing to be recognized for my efforts, however, I Play Program”, and engaged McDonald’s in holding a Mini could not be as successful without my executive’s support,” Twenty-one individuals from Kelowna’s sports community Tyke Jamboree, introducing young players to the sport. noted Brownlee. “Our entire volunteer group makes Kelowna were honoured February 4, 2015 for their exceptional efforts, Through the years, she has assisted with hosting annual Minor Lacrosse successful.” both on and off the fi eld of play. Peewee, Bantam, and Midget tournaments in Kelowna, and was Congratulations on this fi ne achievement! Walser Wins Prestigious Leadership Award By: LacrosseTalk Staff know coaches do it for the love of the game, but especially at a 3, 2015 at the UBC Boathouse Former Team BC Female Box Lacrosse coach, Team BC time when one refl ects on their life; to receive this award feels in Richmond. Walser will Women’s Field Lacrosse coach and BCLA Aboriginal Devel- really special.” receive a nice framed certifi cate oper, Naomi Walser, has been named a recipient of the Bobbie What is ProMOTION Plus? ProMOTION Plus is the British and $1000. Steen Legacy Foundation Award. Columbia organization for girls and women in physical activity “I was honoured to be

The Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation has been created to and sport. It was established as a non-profi t society in 1990 and nominated,” said Walser. “We Photo: Jeff Gombar provide fi nancial support to charitable activities dedicated to was unique in Canada at the time. ProMOTION Plus is still only all have a roll in this world advancing gender equity in physical activity and sport and/or one of the three provincial organizations in Canada dedicated and I think I was born to share the community betterment resulting from female involvement in to increasing opportunities for girls and women in the sport and lacrosse. Thank you BCLA for physical activity and sport. The Bobbie Steen Legacy Founda- recreation delivery system. providing an opportunity to tion Award, in the amount of $1000, is awarded to an emerging As part of the sport and recreation system, ProMOTION Plus be part of your team. And to leader whose dedication to the women and girls of BC parallels has been housed in the Sport BC building since its inception and Promotion Plus for encouraging Developer and coach those of Bobbie Steen and the Foundation. has always worked closely with Sport BC and other provincial women in sport and highlight- Naomi Walser was The Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award recognizes sport and recreation organizations. Founding members include ing accomplishments and sto- named recipient of the Bobbie Steen, Marion Lay, Bryna Kopelow, Patti Hunter, Paula ries that inspire other girls and Walser’s leadership in the sport of lacrosse as supporting girls Bobbie Steen Legacy and women to reach their potential. Pick and Janna Taylor. women to want to participate!” Foundation Award. “Wow what a nice birthday email to open today (March 19),” The award will be presented at the ProMOTION Plus signa- Congratulations Naomi for replied Walser once she found out about her award. “We all ture recognition event, In Her Footsteps, on Tuesday, November this special accolade. Spring 2015 Page 4 LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Continued from Cover - BC’s Selena Lasota Rising Blues & Irish Win First HS Titles NCAA Star, BC Athletes In Demand! college programs. Smith may be best known as one of BC’s By: LacrosseTalk Staff fi rst female lacrosse players, in recent history, to play Division I The 15th Annual High School Field Lacrosse Provincial NCAA Women’s Lacrosse. Championships took place February 23-27, 2015 in Coquitlam “When I was 14 years old, I tried out for the Team Canada and . U19 women’s team and made it to the last cuts,” remembered Sixteen Senior and eight Junior teams squared off in the 5-day Smith. “I knew I wanted to play Division I lacrosse when I event. Senior teams included Best (2 teams), Claremont 1 & found out you could go to school and play lacrosse.” 2, New Westminster, Terry Fox, Riverside, Vancouver College, Through hard work and perseverance, Smith not only trained Holy Cross, Hatzic, Centennial, Spectrum, Port Moody, Maple hard playing Box and Field Lacrosse (sometimes on boys Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Point Grey. New Westminster, Van- teams), but put in plenty of effort to learn about the recruitment couver College, Best, Claremont 1 & 2, Maple Ridge and South

Photo: Caroline Mace process and promoted herself to schools. Delta competed in the Junior division. “I talked to many male lacrosse players who played college Junior Tier 2: Vancouver College made it to the Tier 2 fi nals Senior Tier 1 Gold - Claremont Spartans #1. lacrosse – I looked at schools that had the academic program I for the second year in a row, this time they faced South Delta. wanted and had Division I lacrosse,” Smith explained. “I got In the round robin match, VC managed an 11-8 victory over noticed by playing – I kept sending any game footage to schools the Sun Devils. The Irish were ready to take the next step and emailing them back and forth.” in their development by winning a lopsided 10-4 win to take their fi rst Junior Tier 2 title. Junior Tier 2 MVP: James Greig “Lacrosse has been a privilege to play – it has shown me that I (Vancouver College). can do more than I ever thought possible.” “It was an amazing experience for our players,” stated Head Many more female athletes (and parents) have recognized the Coach Matt Esaw. “Many of our players have never held a opportunities to compete on high performance teams and experi- before this season. Their hard work, determina- ence recruiting tournaments where college coaches fl ock to fi nd tion, and willingness to learn the sport allowed them to come their next stars. together as a team and fi nd success. Even in the fi nal game, we Team BC Field Lacrosse Co-ordinator, Reynold Comeault,

demonstrated composure and disciplined play by capitalizing on Photo: Dwayne McBeth assists Team BC athletes to connect with college coaches that a number of penalties to eventually give us our fi rst provincial Senior Tier 2 Gold - Port Moody Blues. attend recruiting tournaments in Florida and California. The con- title in our 12 year history.” versations don’t end on the fi eld, as Reynold’s inbox stays active Junior Tier 1: In the semi-fi nals, New West handily beat Best with college coaches searching for the diamonds in the rough. 13-7, while Claremont #2 eked past Claremont #1 by a score of “I cannot overstate enough that the direction of our Team BC 7-6 margin. The Hyacks lost their round robin game versus Best Women’s Field program has put the female athletes of our prov- 7-6 and came back with a vengeance for their ticket to the fi nals. ince on the college coach’s map in a huge way,” said Comeault. Claremont #2 also lost their round robin game to Claremont #1 “There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t receive enquiries and turned the tables winning the important semi-fi nal game. about our athletes.” Claremont #2 were in perfect form and outlasted the Hyacks 10-6 There was a time college coaches didn’t know much about for the title. Junior Tier 1 MVP Riley Condon (Claremont #2). BC’s female lacrosse athletes. Now, they are very aware of their “It was a special week and a quite an accomplishment to pull talents with some of the credit going to Box Lacrosse coaches off the ‘double’ victory, stated Head Coach Darren Reisig. “A early in their development. The combination of athletes playing victory wasn’t expected at Junior at all but the play of some our Photo: Daren Reisig Box Lacrosse and the fi ne work of local coaches and the Team guys was quite good and has shown that their development has Junior Tier 1 Gold - Claremont Spartans #2. BC infl uence has raised the bar and marketability of female come a long way this year. Splitting our Junior program into athletes in BC. two even teams gives all a chance to compete and play which is Team BC Women’s Field Lacrosse Head Coach Dan Stroup rare for our guys - to be able to do so with both teams and then stays connected with many college coaches including play each other in a semifi nal was great.” (Syracuse) and Scott Teeter (Canisius) – they too understand our Senior Tier 2: In the semi-fi nals, Pitt Meadows doubled athletes and what traits work well in their programs. Hatzic 14-7, while Port Moody won a lopsided 15-1 match over “The common characteristics college coaches like about our Holy Cross. Port Moody’s high-octane offense scored aplenty athletes are the stick skills from box and style of play – a more all tournament outscoring their opponents 63-11. The Blues of a run and gun style,” noted Stroup. continued their offensive push and cruised to a 14-6 victory in the Senior Tier 2 title match. Senior Tier 2 MVP: Matt McIl- Todays’ athletes are bucking the trend and bringing an added wrick (Port Moody). “Canadianized” element to rosters. Over 20 BC female athletes have accepted lacrosse scholarships the

“Our Port Moody team was made up of players from grades Yee Photo: Tony past three seasons. They currently (or will) adorn rosters from 9-12 with a range of skill levels,” noted Head Coach Todd schools like LIU Brooklyn, UC Davis, Canisius and Oregon Clerkson. “Every one of the players was thrilled to win a cham- Junior Tier 2 Gold - Vancouver College -- none more prominent than Northwestern Wildcat Freshman, pionship for their school. It was an absolute pleasure to coach Fighting Irish. Selena Lasota from Campbell River. such a dedicated, enthusiastic and sportsmanlike group of kids.” Just three short years ago, Lasota played in her fi rst Field Lacrosse Senior Tier 1: Claremont #1 battled Terry Fox Ravens in one versus New West in the fi nal (after losing the day prior) was an game while competing with Team BC. She knew little about col- semi-fi nal game with the #1 team taking a 12-9 decision. In the outstanding day for BC high school lacrosse. To come out on lege lacrosse, let alone anything about Northwestern University. other semi, New West handed Centennial Centaurs a lopsided top is a special memory for our grade 12 players.” 12-1 loss and a spot in the title match. The Hyacks defeated the Now, a starting midfi elder for the Northwestern Wildcats, La- Spartans in the round robin by 9-4. In the fi nal, both teams were Every year the overall level of play increases and 2015 sota has opened the doors for more Canadians who may pursue evenly matched but Claremont had the burning desire to avenge was no different. continued to grow with many of the School academics through sports. She currently is the team leader in their earlier loss to New West. Claremont #1 wouldn’t be denied programs continued to fl ourish with many putting a concerted goals (48), points (53) and caused turnovers (18) – all in her fi rst as they took the Hyacks into overtime with an 8-8 score after effort to grow the sport and really put their best foot forward season. Her 48 goals (or 3.69 goals per game) are good for fi fth regulation time and went on to a 10-8 (OT) title championship for this competition. spot overall in NCAA Division I scoring so far this season. victory. Senior Tier 1 MVP was Brad McCulley (Claremont #1). Thank you to the volunteer committee, Ken Bowman, “My advice is to play hard and train hard,” said Lasota. “Get “The Senior division was as good and as deep as I can remem- Al Varley, Shawn House, and Laura Lea Stokes for all their out with your stick every day to work to be better than you were ber,” praised Reisig. “All six teams were quality teams and there organization, time, and efforts on another well run event. the day before.” were no easy games as seen by the mixed results over the week. Thank you to the BCLA for their assistance and for posting “There isn’t a better example of some of our athlete’s suc- Terry Fox was an incredibly tough semifi nal and then an OT win scores throughout the tournament. cesses than the impact that Selena is having at Northwestern,” stated Reynold Comeault. “As a starter, she is the team’s lead- ing scorer and a great young leader, a direct relation to the hard- Advertise with us! nosed style that she fi ne-tuned playing with Team BC.” “Based on the dramatic progress of our players from year to year, through training and exposure to international competi- tions, our girls are gaining a well-defi ned vision of where the proverbial posts stand in their pursuit of playing college lacrosse,” stated Comeault. “There is no question that the con- versations that occur now, opposed to 2 or 3 years ago, are very warm, upbeat and positive.” A far cry from what Dave Evans and his athletes experienced back in the early years. The challenges of development may be *Tournaments* Retailers * FundRaisers* Camps* a distant memory with a clear path to follow in the pursuit of Women’s Field Lacrosse excellence. For details contact Jeff at: “I have had a couple of new programs stating that they would love to have all of our girls attend their college,” proudly stated [email protected] or 604-421-9755 Comeault. “Our girls are getting noticed!” LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 5 BCLA & Stealth – Lacrosse on the Move 2015 By: LacrosseTalk Staff “What a great Get your 50-50 tickets here! program to assist Words most sports fans have so many teams and heard at almost any sporting athletes inside the BC event they have attended. Lacrosse community,” said BCLA President As part of the BC Lacrosse Sohen Gill. “Countless Association and Vancouver people offer up their free Stealth partnership, the time to help coordinate the BCLA volunteered to man- 50-50 sales, let alone the age the 50-50 sales at all teams of ticket sellers at each Stealth home games. This home game.” is the second season of the partnership. The inaugural season of the Lacrosse on the Move Youth

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TM Proud Supporter Spring 2015 Page 6 LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association BCJALL Ramps Up for 2015 Season By: Chris Vales teams? With star players graduating, while the will have their Practices are starting to ramp up will powerhouses New Westminster “banner-raising” home opener on Sunday, April and decisions need to be made. It’s and Coquitlam still continue to roll or 26 against the Timbermen. Unfor- that time of the year again; the BC will it be the same old story with Co- tunately, it will be a few weeks before we can Junior A Lacrosse League picks right quitlam adding another championship see the New Westminster Salmonbellies and back up on April 24th. You could ask at the end of the season? Coquitlam Adanacs go head-to-head as they Photo: Dan Brodie a handful of questions about each No one knows, but there is one will faceoff on May 12th. team, but you won’t know the answers today or thing for sure, it’s going to be an exciting sea- Make sure to stay up to date with the lat- Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs have tomorrow. Will the young talent that Delta and son. Some early notable dates are the Langley est scores and news on our new website. The represented the West in the Minto Langley drafted, 9 and 11 players each respec- Thunder and Port Coquitlam Saints open- BCJALL is also on Twitter, make sure to Cup the past 6 years. tively, at the draft be able to renew life in their ing up the 2015 season on Friday, April 24, follow @BCJALL. Adanacs Select Berg #1 Overall 66 Players Selected at WLA 2015 Draft “Wes is an elite player that does not come Team during the BIG EAST Championship and The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) along that often -- he has the size and speed to named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. held the 2015 Annual Draft of 2014 Graduating beat you inside or from the outside,” explained Berg was also a member of the 2014 World Junior Lacrosse Players at the Langley Events Adanac General Manager Kevin Hill. “He is Champion Team Canada Men’s Field Lacrosse Centre on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. an impact player that makes everyone around program that defeated the USA 9-5 at the FIL him better. It’s great to be able keep Wes in his World Championship last July. 66 Junior lacrosse players were drafted hometown where he fi nished his Junior career Berg, a great defender and a huge offensive by WLA teams including the Burnaby Lak- -- once an Adanac, always an Adanac.” ers, Coquitlam Adanacs, , threat, fi nished his fi nal BC Junior A Lacrosse The 6’-1” 180 pound right hander from Co- League (BCJALL) campaign with 12 goals and , Nanaimo Timber- quitlam is currently in his senior year of college 14 assists for 24 points in only 5 games. In 7 men, New Westminster Salmonbellies and lacrosse at the University of Denver. At DU, playoff games, he netted 29 points (16G, 13A) the . Berg has scored 120 goals and tallied 47 assists or 4.14 points per game. For the second year in a row, a Coquitlam for 167 points in 52 games for the Pioneers. “Becoming a Senior Adanac is something Junior Adanac product was the fi rst overall 2014 college lacrosse accolades included USI- that you dream about as a kid playing lacrosse selection in the draft. The Coquitlam Adanacs LA Third Team All-American, Big East Offen- in Coquitlam,” said Garrison. “Putting on the Photo: Dan Brodie held the fi rst pick of the draft after trading up sive Player of the Week (03/31/14), BIG EAST same jersey of so many greats to ever play the Wesley Berg seen here in 2014 to the top spot prior to the Entry Draft. The Honor Roll (04/21/14), a Tewaaraton Award game is going to be something special. I’m Minto Cup action versus Six A’s selected Wesley Berg from the Coquitlam nominee, First Team All- BIG EAST, Most really excited to remain in this community and Junior A Adanacs. Outstanding Player and to the All-Tournament represent such a great organization.” Nations.

2015 WLA Junior Draft Results Western Lacrosse Association 2015 Schedule Rd1 WLA Team Player JR Team Rd6 WLA Team Player JR Team Date Time Visitors Home Location 1 Coquitlam Wesley Berg Coquitlam 1 Nanaimo Andrew Miller Nanaimo May 22 Fri 7:45 PM Nanaimo Victoria The Q Centre 2 Nanaimo Eli McLaughlin Coquitlam 2 Coquitlam Justin da Silva Coquitlam Jr B May 24 Sun 7:00 PM Victoria Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 3 Langley Anthony Malcolm New West 3 Langley Duston Doudelet Langley May 24 Sun 6:45 PM Burnaby Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 4 New West Luke Gillespie New West 4 New West Michael Donaldson Delta May 27 Wed 7:45 PM New West Langley Langley Events Centre 5 Maple Ridge Connor Goodwin Poco 5 Maple Ridge Matthew Shields Burnaby May 28 Thur 7:45 PM Coquitlam New West Queen's Park Arena 6 New West Justin Goodwin New West 6 Burnaby Riley Brown Victoria May 29 Fri 7:45 PM Burnaby Victoria The Q Centre 7 Nanaimo Peter Dubenski Nanaimo 7 Victoria Jacob Carder Victoria May 30 Sat 7:00 PM Langley Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure May 31 Sun 7:00 PM New West Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena Rd2 WLA Team Player JR Team Rd7 WLA Team Player JR Team May 31 Sun 6:45 PM Victoria Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 1 Nanaimo Brett Dobray Langley 1 Nanaimo James Smith Nanaimo June 2 Tue 7:45 PM Langley Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre 2 Nanaimo Raymond Bannister Coquitlam 2 Coquitlam Colby Beveridge Poco June 3 Wed 7:45 PM Coquitlam Langley Langley Events Centre 3 Langley Jacob Doucet New West 3 Langley Greg Finley Delta June 4 Thur 7:00 PM Nanaimo New West Queen's Park Arena 4 New West Eric Penney New West 4 New West MacKenzie Stevens New West Jr B June 5 Fri 7:45 PM Maple Ridge Victoria The Q Centre 5 Coquitlam Corey Shires Nanaimo 5 Maple Ridge Alex Margeston Langley June 7 Sun 6:30 PM Maple Ridge Nanaimo DUNCAN - Island Savings Centre 6 Nanaimo Mason Pynn Victoria 6 Burnaby Matthew Bailey Burnaby June 9 Tue 7:45 PM Langley Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 7 Nanaimo Mitchell Parker Nanaimo 7 Victoria Derek Lecky Victoria June 9 Tue 7:00 PM Nanaimo Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre June 10 Wed 7:00 PM Victoria Langley Langley Events Centre Rd3 WLA Team Player JR Team Rd8 WLA Team Player JR Team June 11 Thur 7:45 PM Burnaby New West Queen's Park Arena 1 Nanaimo Erik Klein Coquilam 1 Nanaimo Brett Fleming Nanaimo June 13 Sat 7:00 PM Burnaby Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure 2 Langley Brendan Mykle-Winkler Langley 2 Coquitlam Aaron Roberts Coquitlam Jr B June 14 Sun 7:00 PM Coquitlam Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 3 Coquitlam Andrew Taylor Coquitlam 3 Langley Michael Avery Delta June 14 Sun 6:45 PM New West Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 4 Langley Tyler Buchan Burnaby 4 New West James McKenzie New West Jr B June 16 Tue 7:45 PM Maple Ridge Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre 5 Maple Ridge Steven Ferdinandi New West 5 Maple Ridge Dustin Parker Maple Ridge Jr B June 17 Wed 7:45 PM Burnaby Langley Langley Events Centre 6 Burnaby Peyton Lupul Burnaby 6 Burnaby Derek Cristiano Burnaby June 18 Thur 7:45 PM Langley New West Queen's Park Arena 7 Nanaimo Quinn MacKay New West 7 Victoria Nicholas Sanderson Nanaimo June 19 Fri 7:45 PM Coquitlam Victoria The Q Centre June 20 Sat 7:00 PM New Wet Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure Rd4 WLA Team Player JR Team Rd9 WLA Team Player JR Team June 21 Sun 6:45 PM Victoria Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 1 Nanaimo Reese Robinson New West 1 Nanaimo Delbert Donnelly Nanaimo June 23 Tue 7:45 PM Coquitlam Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre 2 Victoria Ryley Camazzola Coquitlam 2 Coquitlam Jordan Thauli Delta Jr B July 24 Wed 7:45 PM Maple Ridge Langley Langley Events Centre 3 Langley Ross Bowman New West 3 Langley Ryan Gladiuk Langley June 26 Fri 7:45 PM New West Victoria The Q Centre 4 New West Cory Takahara Poco 4 Maple Ridge Kyle Comeault Maple Ridge Jr B June 27 Sat 7:00 PM New West Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 5 Nanaimo Randy Jones Burnaby 5 Burnaby Franco Caporale Burnaby June 27 Sat 7:00 PM Victoria Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure 6 Maple Ridge Michael Henry Delta 6 Victoria Mathew Justason Westshore Jr B June 28 Sun 6:45 PM Nanaimo Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 7 Victoria Fred Bathhurst-Hunt Victoria June 30 Tue 7:45 PM Langley Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre Rd10 WLA Team Player JR Team July 2 Thur 7:45 PM Victoria New West Queen's Park Arena Rd5 WLA Team Player JR Team 1 Nanaimo Jordan Clark Nanaimo Jr B July 3 Fri 7:45 PM New West Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre 1 Burnaby Quinton Bradley Burnaby 2 Langley William Vanden Hooven Langley July 3 Fri 7:45 PM Langley Victoria The Q Centre 2 Coquitlam Tanner Fisher Poco 3 Victoria Brody Pepper Saanich Jr B July 4 Sat 7:00 PM Maple Ridge Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure 3 Langley David Mather Burnaby July 4 Sat 7:00 PM Langley Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 4 New West Alexander McDougall Nanaimo Rd11 WLA Team Player JR Team July 7 Tue 7:45 PM Langley Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge 5 Maple Ridge Sam Clare Delta 1 Victoria Karver Everson Victoria July 7 Tue 7:00 PM Victoria Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre 6 Burnaby Tyler Neet Delta July 8 Wed 7:00 PM Nanaimo Langley Langley Events Centre 7 Victoria Travis Mickelson Nanaimo July 9 Thur 7:45 PM Maple Ridge New West Queen's Park Arena July 10 Fri 7:45 PM Coquitlam Victoria The Q Centre July 11 Sat 7:00 PM Nanaimo Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure July 14 Tue 7:00 PM Victoria Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena July 14 Tue 7:45 PM Coquitlam Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge July 15 Wed 7:45 PM New West Langley Langley Events Centre July 16 Thur 7:45 PM Coquitlam New West Queen's Park Arena July 17 Fri 7:00 PM Nanaimo Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre July 18 Sat 7:00 PM Burnaby Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure July 19 Sun 7:00 PM Maple Ridge Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena July 21 Tue 7:45 PM New Wet Maple Ridge Planet Ice, Maple Ridge July 22 Wed 7:00 PM Nanaimo Langley Langley Events Centre July 23 Thur 7:45 PM Victoria New West Queen's Park Arena July 24 Fri 7:45 PM Burnaby Victoria The Q Centre July 25 Sat 7:00 PM Burnaby Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena July 25 Sat 7:00 PM Maple Ridge Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure July 28 Tue 7:45 PM Maple Ridge Burnaby Bill Copeland Sports Centre July 29 Wed 7:45 PM Coquitlam Langley Langley Events Centre July 30 Thur 7:45 PM Burnaby New West Queen's Park Arena July 31 Fri 7:45 PM Langley Victoria The Q Centre Aug 1 Sat 7:00 PM Nanaimo Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure www.theboxrocks.com LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 7 BCLA Scholarships/Bursary history of participation in school and commu- All scholarship/bursary applications must be 1) The donation cheque must be written to How Can You nity activities. The person selected should have received by Thursday, June 11, 2015, by 4:30 THE NATIONAL SPORT TRUST FUND. taken part in a community lacrosse member PM. Those wishing to apply for a scholarship/ 2) On the cheque in the Memo section at the association’s program and have indicated a bursary in any category will do so by using the bottom of the cheque, it must say BC Lacrosse Contribute? desire to remain in lacrosse upon completion of Application Forms on the BCLA website. Af- Association - with the Name and Number of By: LacrosseTalk Staff his/her education. ter careful completion of the application form, the Project. The name of the Scholarship/Bur- Each year, the BC Lacrosse Association Ted Fridge Scholarship – Ted Fridge was a the need for references and the verifi cation of sary should also appear. (BCLA) has three scholarship/bursary awards school teacher by profession with a penache registration, applicants must submit the form that are presented to deserving lacrosse for sports, especially lacrosse. Ted’s involve- and supporting documentation to the BCLA Wayne Goss Scholarship - Program #268 participants in the Province of BC -- The Ted ment began in Port Coquitlam as his two boys, Offi ce, Attention: BCLA Scholarship Com- Dorothy Robertson Memorial Bursary - Fridge Scholarship, the Wayne Goss Scholar- Tom and Daren started to play for the Saints mittee by the deadline date. The scholarship/ Program #266 ship and the Dorothy Robertson Memorial when he volunteered as coach and executive bursary winners will be announced no later Bursary. These scholarships were developed member. He joined the Adanac family in the Ted Fridge Scholarship - Program #267 than August 31, 2015 , and all applicants will to recognize outstanding contributions to la- 90’s, then in 1994 served as GM of the Bur- 3) The person making the donation cannot crosse, and to encourage and assist our mem- be notifi ed. rards senior club that shifted its franchise from receive any benefi t from this except for a tax bers in the pursuit of higher education, while Vancouver to Surrey and later to Maple Ridge. New in 2013, the scholarships and bursary deductible receipt. If you have a donation, you furthering the BCLA’s objective in helping to Fridge was a pioneer developing fi eld lacrosse are registered as programs within the National would give (send) it to Rochelle Winterton at provide trained people to meet the needs of in the lower mainland in the 1980’s. He spent Sport Trust Fund (NSTF). Individuals or com- the BCLA Offi ce, #101 – 7382 Winston Street, our community. DEADLINE for applications countless weekends managing the Adanacs panies making contributions of $25 or more is Thursday June 11, 2015. men’s team as well as being commissioner of toward one of these programs will receive a tax Burnaby V5A 2G9, and it will be sent on to the We want to tell you more, about the people Senior Men’s Field Lacrosse League. Fridge deductible charitable receipt. Following is the National Sport Trust Fund for processing. behind these fi nancial awards, what the schol- was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall process for making a donation to one of these For more information or questions, please e- arships represent and the criteria required to of Fame in 2009. three scholarship/bursary programs: mail [email protected]. apply. New in 2013, these scholarships/bursary To be considered for the $500 scholarship, a are connected to the National Sports Trust Fund candidate for the Ted Fridge Scholarship Fund (NSTF), which means that anyone who would must be an person currently registered with the like to make a donation of $25 or more in BCLA as a Field Lacrosse player, coach, ref- support of any these scholarships/bursary, can BCJALL 2015 Regular Season Schedule eree/umpire, executive committee member or receive a tax deductible charitable receipt. DATE AWAY HOME LOCATION TIME other volunteer position; a person who displays Apr 24 Langley Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM Wayne Goss Scholarship – Wayne Goss is sportsmanlike behavior who is regarded as a Apr 25 Burnaby Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM still the number one fan of the New Westmin- Apr 26 New Westminster Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM helpful, upstanding leader with his/her peers; Apr 26 Nanaimo Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 2:00 PM ster Salmonbellies. If you ever drop by the involved in the community; academic stand- Apr 26 Port Coquitlam Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 7:00 PM traditional Queen’s Park Arena for a Salmon- ing of A or B average and currently attending May 1 Langley Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 8:00 PM bellies game, you’re likely to see Wayne cheer- May 2 Delta Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 5:00 PM Grade 12. May 2 Port Coquitlam Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM ing on his team. Wayne was one of the most May 3 Nanaimo2015 New Westminster Queens Park Arena 5:00 PM decorated Salmonbellies in the 70’s and 80’s. Dorothy Robertson Memorial Bursary – May 3 Victoria Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 2:00 PM May 5 Delta New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM During his 14-year, 465-game career, Wayne Dorothy Robertson was the face of the BC May 7 Port Coquitlam Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM accumulated 812 goals and 1,040 assists for Lacrosse Association in the early years, serving May 9 Langley Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM in almost every capacity possible. She was part May 9 Burnaby Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 5:00 PM 1,852 points - the all-time assist and point May 9 Port Coquitlam Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM records for Senior “A” box lacrosse in Western of the BCLA from the 1960’s into the 1990’s, May 10 Delta Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM doing everything in the name of lacrosse. In May 10 Coquitlam Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 7:00 PM Canada. At the time of his retirement, Wayne May 12 Coquitlam New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM held 41 WLA scoring and faceoff records and 1996, the Dorothy Robertson Memorial Trophy May 13 Langley Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM shared four others – today he still holds 26 of is dedicated and annually awarded to Western May 14 Burnaby Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM May 15 New Westminster Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM those records. Goss won six titles in Lacrosse Association Coach of the Year. Doro- May 16 Port Coquitlam Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 5:00 PM seven attempts. thy was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse May 17 Delta Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 7:00 PM May 17 Victoria Langley Langley Events Centre 5:00 PM This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a Hall of Fame in the Builder category in 1991. May 19 Victoria Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 7:00 PM The Dorothy Robertson Memorial Bursary May 19 Langley New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM person with a broad spectrum of the following May 20 Burnaby Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM categories including players, referees, coaches, celebrates Women in Lacrosse. To apply for May 22 Delta Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM team management, association executive and this $500.00 bursary, one must be a 16-years May 23 Burnaby Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM May 23 Coquitlam Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM club executive. The person(s) selected must or older involved in lacrosse as a player, coach, May 24 Nanaimo Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 5:00 PM show a high standard of ability in his/her offi cial and/or volunteer; has shown enthusiasm May 24 Victoria Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 2:00 PM May 26 New Westminster Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM particular area of participation; possess strong for lacrosse, exhibits sportsmanship, promotes May 27 Delta Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM leadership potential; have demonstrated good the sport in her community and has shown a May 29 Burnaby Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM character, a sense of citizenship, and have a strong commitment to the game of Lacrosse. May 30 New Westminster Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM May 30 Langley Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM May 31 Victoria Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 5:00 PM May 31 Delta Nanaimo Nanaimo Ice Centre 5:00 PM Jun 2 Burnaby New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM Jun 3 Langley Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM Jun 4 Delta Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM Rule Changes for 2015 Box Jun 5 Coquitlam Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM Jun 6 Victoria Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 5:00 PM Jun 6 New Westminster Nanaimo Nanaimo Ice Centre 5:00 PM Jun 7 Nanaimo Langley Langley Events Centre 5:00 PM Lacrosse Season Jun 7 Port Coquitlam Buranby Bill Copeland Arena 7:00 PM Jun 9 Nanaimo Victoria Q Centre 8:00 PM Jun 9 Port Coquitlam New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM By: Andy Watson, Level 5 CLA Box Lacrosse goaltender to fi x the equipment. Further clarity Jun 10 Port Coquitlam Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM Jun 11 New Westminster Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM Referee and CLA Clinician has also been provided that hockey goaltender Jun 12 Delta Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM Jun 13 Coquitlam Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 5:00 PM The Canadian Lacrosse Association’s new pants are not legal for lacrosse. Goaltender Jun 13 Burnaby Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM rulebook is now published and member as- pants must be CLA approved goalie pants with Jun 14 Coquitlam Naniamo Frank Crane Arena 3:00 PM sociations are following rule changes for the Jun 14 Victoria New Westminster Queens Park Arena 5:00 PM a CLA sticker for the appropriate age as out- Jun 14 Langley Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 7:00 PM upcoming 2015 box season. Jun 16 Coquitlam New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM lined in Appendix A of the rulebook. Jun 18 Port Coquitlam Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM Elbowing no longer has an option to be a Jun 19 New Westminster Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM Ball Out of Bounds (Rule 31). A ball going Jun 20 Victoria Delta Ladner Arena 5:00 PM minor penalty and is now a fi ve-minute major Jun 20 Langley Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 5:00 PM penalty (Rule 42). The rule now reads: “A off the goalie or off the post or crossbar and Jun 21 Nanaimo Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 5:00 PM major penalty shall be assessed to any player Jun 21 Coquitlam Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM out of bounds will go to the offensive team. In Jun 23 Burnaby New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM who uses his/her elbow to foul an opponent.... the past, a ball off the post or crossbar and out Jun 24 Nanaimo Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:00 PM or who uses his/her elbow to foul an opponent Jun 25 Coquitlam Langley Langley Events Centre 8:00 PM of bounds would go to the goalie - this now Jun 26 Coquitlam Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 8:00 PM above the shoulders.” Jun 27 Nanaimo Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 5:00 PM changes. The exception to this is a ball hitting Jun 27 Langley Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM Fighting (Rule 45). More clarity has been Jun 27 New Westminster Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM provided on the issuing of multiple game mis- the goalie’s mask and going out of bounds in Jun 28 Victoria Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 5:00 PM minor lacrosse - in this case the ball would go Jun 28 Nanaimo New Westminster Queens Park Arena 5:00 PM conducts and the defi nition of a clear instigator. Jun 30 Delta New Westminster Queens Park Arena 8:00 PM More clarity has also been provided on serving back to the goaltender (as per Rule 31a). Jun 30 Nanaimo Victoria Q Centre 8:00 PM of goalkeeper penalties by players on the fl oor Jul 1 Burnaby Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM The full CLA rulebook is available through Jul 2 Delta Langley Q Centre 8:00 PM at the time of the infraction. Jul 3 New Westminster Coquitlam Coquitlam Sports Centre 7:30 PM www.lacrosse.ca under the offi cials tab Jul 4 Burnaby Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena 3:00 PM Goaltender Equipment (Rule 12). All ex- Jul 4 Port Coquitlam Victoria Q Centre 5:00 PM aminations of goaltender equipment that are at: https://secure.pointstreaksites.com/fi les/up- Jul 4 Coquitlam Delta Ladner Leisure Centre 7:30 PM Jul 5 Victoria Port Coquitlam PoCo Rec Centre 5:00 PM found to be illegal will now result in a fi ve loaded_documents/2253/2015_BOX__rule_&_ Jul 5 Nanaimo Langley Langley Events Centre 5:00 PM minute major penalty and opportunity for the situation_handbook_FINAL_-_Website.pdf Jul 5 New Westminster Burnaby Bill Copeland Arena 7:00 PM Spring 2015 Page 8 LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Coaching Certification FAQ’s By: Dave Showers & LacrosseTalk Staff then you will continue using that login and pass- The BCLA has experienced almost every word you’ve created. coaching scenario and question over years when Q: As a new coach, what do I need to complete assisting our coaches with the coaching certifi ca- before attending my fi rst coaches clinic? tion program. Through considerable work, we A: All coaches, once registering with the are the leaders in Canada managing our coaches Access Code, must complete an online pre- in reaching their certifi cation goals and train our coaches to be the best coaches possible. We’d assessment course, which includes 5 modules like to share some of the questions we’ve been with questions. asked in order to assist coaches and aspiring Q: What do I need to bring with me to a clinic? coaches, and offer some answers to help you A: Bring a pen and some paper, bring a lacrosse along the way. stick and something comfortable to wear (no Q: If I coach other sports, does that certifi ca- jeans), as you will move around the gym fl oor, tion transfer to lacrosse? practicing and learning some skills and drills. Photo: Archive A: No, lacrosse is lacrosse. Whether it is Q: If I was an old coach that was correctly hockey, soccer, football – all are different sports certifi ed in the 80’s or 90’s, what do I need to do and require different training. Box, Men’s Field today to update my certifi cation? or Women’s Field are all different disciplines and also require different training courses. A: The old certifi cation program is different from the present day program which follows the Only Certified Lacrosse coaches require annual professional develop- Q: How do I sign up for a course? Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD). It ment training. A: You will fi nd the Coaching Clinic schedule is best to email your name, address and phone on the BCLA website. Once you see a clinic that number to the BCLA Technical Director for coaching resume, along with your contact infor- A: All candidates must attend a 1.5 day clinic, you would like to attend, let your local Coaching further research. mation, to the BCLA Technical Director. satisfactorily complete the online workbook and Coordinator know so that he/she can register successfully complete the online concussion Q: How do I get my NCCP Number? How to Challenge….. you. Once this happens, you will be emailed an training module. To Challenge the Box Community Develop- Access Code with further instructions from Dave A: Visit online at www.nccp.coach.ca and click ment (Level 1) clinic: The challenge procedure is Q: How long do I get to complete my Showers, BCLA Technical Director. on ‘Look Up My NCCP#’. It will prompt you open to those candidates who meet the minimum workbook? to enter your email address. If the address on fi le Q: Do I pay the $15 fee that the online site standard listed in this bulletin. The minimum isn’t current, then, email your name, address and A: The CLA allows a year to complete the asks for when registering? standard for challenging the Community – De- phone number to the BCLA Technical Director workbook, but the BCLA will be changing that velopment Training & Evaluation is: Certifi ed A: NO, the Access Code, which is emailed to for further research. rule to make it until the end of the current playing you, is used instead of the $15. The BCLA pays in another sport as a coach & has played Box season. the CLA for each Access Code. Q: If I’m a Junior A Box player and have never Lacrosse at Midget (U17 level or above, or has coached or taken a Box clinic before, do I require completed the Multi-Sport part A & B training Q: How long are the workbooks? Q: What if my Access Code is already used? taking a coaches clinic course? and has played Box Lacrosse at the Midget A: The Community Development workbook A: Email the BCLA Technical Director and he (U17) level or above, or has played Box Lacrosse A: If you have played or currently played at should only take about an hour to complete, as will look into why it’s not working. at a competitive Junior level or above. the Junior A or higher level of Box lacrosse, then most questions can be answered through per- Q: Do I need an Access Code if I have already you are eligible to challenge the Community De- Q: If I’m an Under 19 and/or Senior Field sonal experiences. The Competitive Introduction workbook will take longer as it is more in-depth. taken a course in the past? velopment (Level 1) Box Lacrosse course. First player and have never coached or taken a Field A: If you have already signed up through the you must contact the Coaching Coordinator of clinic before, do I require taking a coaches Q: What training do I require as a coach for nccp.lacrosse.ca webpage for another course, your local association, and then submit a playing/ clinic course? athletes from Mini-Tyke to Pee Wee? A: You are eligible to Challenge the Com- A: Coaches and Assistant Coaches from munity Development (Level 1) course for Men’s the Mini-Tyke – Pee Wee division, must be or Women’s Field Lacrosse. First you must TRAINED or being trained, during the current contact your Coaching Coordinator of your local season, Community Development (CMD) association, and then submit a playing/coaching – Level 1 Coaches. This means that they’ve resume, along with your contact information, to taken the CMD course and completed the on- the BCLA Technical Director. ® line workbook. To Challenge the Men’s Field Community SUBWAY BCLA 2015 Q: What training do I require as a coach for Development (Level 1) clinic: The challenge athletes from Bantam to Senior? Box Lacrosse Provincial Championships procedure is open to those candidates who meet the minimum standard listed in this bulletin. The A: Coaches and Assistant Coached from Ban- minimum standard for challenging the Com- tam to the Senior division, must be TRAINED munity – Development Training & Evaluation Competitive Introduction (CPI) – Level 2 BOX LACROSSE is: Certifi ed in another sport as a coach & has Coaches. This means that they’ve already been played Men’s Field Lacrosse at the U19 level or TRAINED at the CMD level and are now trained PROVINCIALS above, or has completed the Multi-Sport part A or being trained at the CPI level (clinic, work- & B training & has played Men’s Field Lacrosse book and Concussion Training completed). at the U19 level or above, or has played Men’s Q: What is required to be correctly trained if Field Lacrosse at a competitive level (NCAA or Female - Port Coquitlam a coach wants to coach at the Bantam level or National Team). above, but has not taken any Coaching Course? July 8-12, 2015 To Challenge the Women’s Field CMD: The challenge procedure is open to those candidates A: Coaches in this scenario are expected to who meet the minimum standard listed in this take the Community Development (CMD or Pee Wee - Ridge Meadows bulletin. The minimum standard for challenging Level1) clinic during the current season, and then the Community – Development Training & Eval- take the CPI clinic the following season, as the July 8-12, 2015 uation is: Certifi ed in another sport as a coach & CLA doesn’t expect coaches to take two clinics has played Women’s Field Lacrosse at the U19 in one season (quite a bit of work and time). level or above, or has completed the Multi-Sport Q: What is the difference between Certifi ed Bantam - Kelowna part A & B training & has played Women’s Field and Trained for coaches? Lacrosse at the U19 level or above, or has played July 15-19, 2015 Women’s Field Lacrosse at a competitive level A: Coaches need to be CERTIFIED, only (NCAA or National Team) when they are coaching or wanting to coach at a National Level (Team BC, Mann Cup, Minto Q. What happens if my Challenge is successful? Cup, Presidents Cup, Founders Cup, Victory/ Midget - Prince George A. You will not need to attend a course, but Ross Cup, First Nations/Alumni Cup). This re- you will need to complete the required online quires a coach to be TRAINED at the CPI Level July 23-26, 2015 workbook. You will be mailed out a Coaching + complete the Online Ethics Course + In-Person Manual, which you will use to help you through Evaluation. For schedules and additional information visit the workbook. Q: Do door personnel only require taking the Q: What requirements are necessary to be a online Door Personnel training test? fully trained Community Development (CMD or A: Anyone helping on the door for Mini Tyke Level 1) coach? www.bclacrosse.com to Novice Divisions must take the online Door A: All candidates must attend a clinic and sat- Personnel training test, which is good for two isfactorily complete the online workbook. years. But NEW in 2015, door personnel in Pee Q: What requirements are necessary to be a Wee to Senior Divisions must be a TRAINED fully trained Competitive Introduction (CPI or Community Development Coach (CMD clinic + Level 2) coach? Workbook). LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 9

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Under 19 Tier 2 Gold - Coquitlam Adanacs 1 Under 16 Tier 2 Gold - Richmond Roadrunners Under 14 Tier 2 Gold - Penticton Heat Under 12 Tier 2 Gold - Mid Island Lightning

By: LacrosseTalk Staff The SUBWAY® Team Tier 2 Richmond Road- Caron (Under 14 Tier 1-Mission), Beau Chetner The SUBWAY® BCLA U19 Tier 1 & 2 Sportsmanship award runners took gold with (Under 14 Tier 2-Penticton), Carter Clark (Under Men’s Field Lacrosse Provincial Champion- went to the Under 19 Tier a 9-5 win over Mission, 12 Tier 1-Adanacs) and Patrick Wong (Under ships took place February 7-9 at the Willough- 1 Adanacs 2 team and the BCLA Volunteer while Ridge #2 was victorious as they defeated 12 Tier 2-Mid Island). The SUBWAY® Team Sportsmanship awards went to the Kamloops by Sports Complex in Langley. Nine teams Award recipient was Kellie Ohlmann. Mid Island 11-10 in OT. U12 team, Mission U14 team and Ridge Mead- from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver The SUBWAY ® BCLA U16/14/12 Tier 1 The U14 Tier 1 Adanacs won a lopsided ows #2 U16 team. The BCLA Volunteer Award Island competed in the 3 day event. and 2 Field Lacrosse Provincial Champion- 16-4 win over the Ridge Meadows for the gold recipients were Mary Clare and Jodi Johnson. In Tier 1 action, the Port Coquitlam Saints ships took place February 20-22 at the Burnaby medal, while Mission Mud Dawgs outlasted Lake Sports Complex West in Burnaby. Forty- the Victoria Titans 9-5 for the bronze. In Tier The Warrior Fair Play coach selections were: scored a late goal to defeat the Langley Thunder Sean Walmsley (Under 16 Tier 1-Victoria), 10-9 to take home gold. In the bronze medal eight teams from Vancouver Island, Lower 2 action, things were much closer, as the Pent- Mainland and Interior competed for Tier 1 and icton Heat edged Richmond 7-6 for the title, Harpreet Grewal (Under 16 Tier 2-Mission), game, Delta Footmen outlasted New Westmin- Harpreet Grewal (Under 14 Tier 1-Mission), ster 13-12. In the Tier 2 gold game, the Adanacs 2 youth Field Lacrosse supremacy in the Under while Mid Island took bronze with a 12-11 12, 14 and 16 age groups. decision over Adanacs #2. Paul Kozevnikov (Under 14 Tier 2-Langley), 1 team redeemed themselves by winning 13-8 Jordan Lucovic (Under 12 Tier 1-Richmond) over the Mission Mud Dawgs after a 7-7 draw The lacrosse gods shone on us with unsea- The Adanacs took their third gold medal and Marc Downey (Under 12 Tier 2-Ridge in the round robin. Surrey Warriors handed the sonably warm and sunny weather for the entire of the tournament, as the U12 Tier 1 Adanac Meadows). The overall Warrior Fair Play Of- Nanaimo Raiders a 15-9 to capture bronze. event. The attendance was brisk as volunteers squad beat New Westminster 8-6 to win gold. fi cials were Andy Watson and Frank Darby. recognized busier parking lots with many fami- Ridge Meadows handed the Surrey Warriors The Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Thank you to all the sponsors, partners and lies and fans taking in the games. a 7-4 defeat for the bronze. In the U12 Tier 2 Player award selections were: Ty Goff (Under volunteers that made it all happen! Special tournament, Mid Island doubled Ridge Mead- 19 Tier 1 – Port Coquitlam Saints) and Gordy In the Under 16 Tier 1 gold game, the Adan- thanks to: Title Sponsor SUBWAY ® Restau- ows #3 4-2, while Ridge #2 won a lopsided Bowden (Under 19 Tier 2 – Coquitlam Adan- acs continued their winning ways with a 10-4 rants of BC, Warrior Sports Canada, Firstar 16-2 victory over Surrey for the bronze. acs 1). The Warrior Fair Play coach selections victory over Langley, while New Westminster Sports Inc., Sports Action Pictures and Silver were Rich Cambrey (U19 Tier 1-Coquitlam beat Ridge 10-3 for bronze. U16 Tier 2 was The Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Ridge Promotions. Thank you to the many vol- Adanacs 2) and Fred Wilson (U19 Tier 2-Sur- much closer as Richmond managed a 9-5 win Player award selections were: Parker Johnson unteers who carry on the SPIRIT of Lacrosse rey Rebels). The overall Warrior Fair Play over Mission, while Ridge #2 went to overtime (Under 16 Tier 1-New Westminster), Nathan and offer so much of their free time to make the Offi cials were Rory Helgesen and Rob Cook. to defeat Mid Island 11-10 for the bronze. The McKeigan (Under 16 Tier 2-Mission), Colton Provincial experience that much more special.

Zebras Women’s Earned Their Stripes Field Lacrosse So Can You! Invitational Results Become a BC Lacrosse Referee By: LacrosseTalk Staff Photo: Gary Morris The Women’s Under 12 & 15 Field Lacrosse Photo: Bob Shu Invitational took place alongside the SUBWAY ® BCLA U19 Tier 1 & 2 Men’s Field Lacrosse Women’s U12 Gold - Surrey Women’s U15 Gold - Ridge Meadows Provincial Championships February 7-9 at the Willoughby Sports Complex in Langley. Eleven teams from the Lower Mainland competed in the 3 day event. In the U15 Women’s gold game, Ridge Mead- ows needed overtime to defeat New Westminster 7-5, while in the bronze match, Port Coquitlam handily defeated the Adanacs 12-5. The U12 Surrey Warriors outmatched the New Westmin-

ster ladies 4-3 for the gold medal, while Ridge Photo: Jill Smith Meadows beat the Adanacs 5-3 for bronze. Women’s U12 Silver - New Westminster Women’s U15 Silver - New Westminster The Warrior Sports Canada Most Valuable Player award selections were: Jenay Rennie (Under 12 – New Westminster) and Andreea Serbanescu (Under 15 – New Westminster). The Warrior Fair Play coach selections were Doug Sweeney (Under 12 – New Westminster) and Alexis Maddaloni (U15 – Adanacs). The overall Warrior Fair Play Offi cials were Courtney Lund- Murray and Nikita Bagg. The SUBWAY® Team Sportsmanship award went to the Under

12 Langley team. Photo: Kim Gane Thank you to all the volunteers who worked Women’s U12 Bronze - Ridge Meadows Women’s U15 Bronze - Port Coquitlam hard to make this event a success. LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 11 SFU Grinds out 2015 By: LacrosseTalk Staff 15), Washington State (13-7) and The SFU Men’s lacrosse team is near the end Idaho (18-11) had the Clan on the right track. of the 2015 season and has had a tough grind through this campaign with countless injuries The train quickly came off the to key players. Injuries are part of the game, rails during the Arizona road trip but when they decimate a roster it becomes an losing three straight to Arizona, Colorado State freshman LSM Al Vido uphill battle to compete. and Chapman with a cumulative score of 41- leads all Clan teammates with 82 ground balls. 15. Out of conference games are important Evans Photo: Paul At 5-0 in the PNCLL and 7-6 on the season, in overall rankings and victories against these SFU is back-stopped this has been one of the most challenging sea- opponents tend to result in consideration for an by starting sophomore sons on record. Starting the pre-season at #12 at large bid to the MCLA tournament. goaltender Jeremy in the MCLA polls, the Clan has slipped to #25 SFU retooled and kept their perfect PNCLL Lashar who has played SFU’s Sam Clare seen here in action versus UW. (as of April 7). A strong fi nish to this season record intact with big victories over Washing- every minute of the 2015 could vault them into the MCLA tournament, The Clan have slipped to a #25 ranking. ton (13-8) and rival Oregon (10-7), only to be schedule thus far. In but likely a PNCLL title will punch their ticket dumped 19-5 to Cal Poly. twelve games, he’s al- to Nationals. lowed 150 goals, saved 198 shots for a .569 every minute of the 2015 schedule thus far. In On the fi nal road trip of the season, SFU twelve games, he’s allowed 160 goals, saved The perfect 5-0 PNCLL conference record save percentage and goals against average of split their games, as they lost 20-9 to BYU and 14.14 per game. 214 shots for a .572 save percentage and goals may be overshadowed by the six out-of-confer- then turned in a 20-0 shutout versus Utah at the The Clan’s offense is a mix of veterans with against average of 14.27 per game. ence losses versus top ranked teams in Sonoma start of April. State (#15), Chapman (#4), Arizona (#5), Cal some new talent. Leading the way for the Clan At press time, the Clan dropped a 10-9 battle The Clan’s offense is a mix of veterans with Poly (#8), Colorado State (#11) and BYU (#2). is junior midfi eld Sam Clare (38G + 12A) and to Oregon State and will round out the schedule some new talent. Leading the way for the Clan freshman attack Greg Lunde (28G + 25A). On with a home game versus Montana, Sunday, With a promising start of the season, the is junior midfi eld Sam Clare (37G + 12A) and defense, team captain Bayne Bosquet anchors April 26 at 12:00 noon at the SFU campus. The Clan went 5-1 overall with their only loss freshman attack Greg Lunde (26G + 23A). On the team defense with 57 ground balls while Clan look to climb back on top again and pave to Sonoma State (11-7) on the road. Three defense, team captain Bayne Bosquet anchors freshman LSM AL Vido leads all Clan team- its way to the MCLA National tournament, but PNCLL conference wins over Boise State (16- the team defense with 54 ground balls, while mates with 88 ground balls. their only chance of doing so in 2015 is with a SFU is back-stopped by starting sophomore conference championship at the PNCLL Final Aboriginal Development goaltender Jeremy Lashar who has played Four in May. Photo: BCLA Archives

Aboriginal Developers Bryan Baxter & Naomi Walser teach lacrosse to youngsters. By: LacrosseTalk Staff recommend the program for an initiation to The BC Lacrosse Association continues the lacrosse for youth under the age of Pee Wee.” quest of lacrosse development in Aboriginal School visits resulted in each of the targeted communities, across BC. The BCLA, in areas, along with Coaching Clinics, to develop partnership with the Aboriginal Sport, Recre- First Nations coaches to help facilitate the ation and Physical Activity Partners Council program. Schools were visited with the target (ASRPAPC) and with the assistance of Warrior audience in each school being students aged Sports Canada, continues to spread the lacrosse 5-9 years. These First Nations students were knowledge to these communities while intro- all invited to attend camps, which took place ducing more young students to the great game through January. of lacrosse. From the initial sessions, lead coaches were Aboriginal development took on a new twist identifi ed in each community -- Lisa Douglas this year. It was decided to introduce a pilot in Chilliwack, Bernard Manuel in Merritt and project that would target three Spirit Lacrosse Bryan Baxter and Naomi Walser took the reins Programs in three different communities in in Cowichan Valley. Chilliwack, Merritt/Kamloops and the Co- The camps included one hour sessions, once wichan Valley. or twice a week. They were conducted in each BCLA Aboriginal Developer, Bryan Baxter, area and had between 14 and 20 students par- embarked on trips to various communities, to ticipate in each session in each of the areas. At deliver Aboriginal Development Programs with the conclusion of each of the camps, students assistance from each host community. were each presented with a Warrior lacrosse The concept included inviting First Nations stick and ball, as well as, a t-shirt and lunch athletes in Grades Kindergarten to Grade 3 to bag in recognition of their participation in the weekly sessions of lacrosse instruction. The inaugural Spirit Lacrosse Program instruction included fundamental movement It is hoped in the future to have many of Advertise with us! skills, along with the traditional lacrosse skills these students participate in an all Native La- (passing, catching, scooping, cradling and crosse Tournament in the province of BC. Next shooting). The format follows the Canadian steps though will be to get the other regions of Lacrosse Association Lacrosse FITS Program the province involved in the Spirit Lacrosse Module 1, with assistance and design by in- Program and grow the game in the First Na- structors Kylo Harris and Dave Little. tions Communities throughout the province. “The Lacrosse FITS Program is an excellent “To be able to work with the Aboriginal program to use for this type of introductory youth outside the school setting has been a *Tournaments* Retailers * FundRaisers* Camps* program as it uses both lacrosse skills and most rewarding experience,” said Baxter. “The fundamental movement skills for the athletes,” ability to watch them grow in their abilities has For details contact Jeff at: explained Bryan Baxter. “I would highly been incredible.” [email protected] or 604-421-9755 Spring 2015 Page 12 LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association

The coaching Team BC Field Teams Set for 2015 staffs were named By: LacrosseTalk Staff the ability to create a lot offense through fast in Jesse King, Wesley Berg and Chal- at the start of April breaks,” noted Poole. “Our midfi eld is stacked len Rogers named as Teewaarton can- with Fred Jenner The Team BC Field Program has taken the (Freshman) and Dan path to build consistency in developing athletes with speed and we will look to push the ball didates, an honour bestowed upon the in transition. We will look to everyone to con- best college lacrosse player of the year.” Stroup (Senior) returning as head coaches – and team philosophies for 2015. Of the six new comer, Mike Kinna, who has been a part Team BC Field teams (Men’s; U13, U15 and tribute and if we work hard and play physical, The 2015 U18 and U15 Men’s Field La- smart lacrosse, we will succeed.” of the development of many of these athletes, U18, Women’s Freshman, Sophomore and Se- crosse Nationals will take place August 28-30 takes the reigns for the Sophomore team. nior), to date, four teams will return with their After three straight Team BC U16 (now U15) in Halifax. head coaches from 2014. titles, Ontario retooled and fi elded their best After three seasons of competing at recruiting After successful recruiting tournaments in tournaments, Team BC knows where to im- The Team BC U18 and U15 Field teams team in fi ve years – the result, an Ontario one- Florida and California, the 2014-15 Team BC prove in order to take the step with the athletes. started the player identifi cation process in No- sided 2014 Alumni Cup victory. Bryan Poole’s Women’s Field Lacrosse program has interested vember, while the Women’s teams had over 80 Team BC crew learned from that loss and is many BC athletes moving forward. The great “Team BC girls will focus on fi tness, stick athletes compete for positions on three teams. ready to get back to National prominence. news of three Team BC athletes/alumni making skills and our fast pace style of play, during Team BC Field Technical Co-ordinator, Reyn- Poole returns for his third stint with Team the U19 Junior Women’s National team (Lasota, our training sessions,” mentioned Coach Dan old Comeault has returned most of his coach- BC after his fi rst term as U16 coach. Robert Kinna & Stroup) may be a catalyst for these Stroup. “At the tournaments we want to show- ing staffs in order to build cohesion from a year Morris grad, Richard Cambrey, will be the athletes that they too could have a shot one day case our athleticism and our hybrid style of together training and learning game systems. defensive coordinator and Matt Levesque, will at wearing the red and white for Team Canada. play while incorporating our box skills with our fi eld skills.” “I’m very excited about the coaching staffs work with the midfi eld and goalies. In 2014, 70 plus athletes attended the Team that we have in place for all teams,” said Reyn- “This is a team littered with speed, size and BC Women’s Field Lacrosse tryout camps -- in “It’s a big step from the Freshman to Sopho- old Comeault. talent; we are very solid in goal having two out- 2015, the camp numbers increased to over 80 more programs and we need to continually Second year U18 Head Coach Ian Poole standing guys competing between the pipes,” participants and the program will once again build on the foundation skills and cement these wants nothing more than another crack at On- said Coach Bryan Poole. “Our defensive unit fi eld Senior, Sophomore and Freshman squads. in their repertoire,” said Sophomore Coach tario to prove their gold in 2014 was no fl uke. is a good mix of size, speed, and grit -- our goal Team BC Field Program Coordinator, Reyn- Mike Kinna. “We have a group of strong Joining Poole is Port Coquitlam’s Richard is to use our strengths to pressure other teams old Comeault and Head Coach Dan Stroup ran athletic girls and now need to develop that skill Lachlan and Reynold Comeault. This is the and dictate the game. On the offensive end, the 80 plus female athletes through drills and into a cohesive team concept.” fi rst year of U18 teams competing for the First we have some very versatile young men, a real scrimmages to identify athletes at the Team “Our focus this year will be team speed,” Nations Trophy, after the age change (from diverse group -- some small and shifty, others BC tryout camp March 1-2, 2015. This year’s said Freshman coach Fred Jenner. “We know that are big, fast and strong. One thing they all U19 to U18) at the 2014 CLA AGM. Team BC Women’s Field Lacrosse evaluation we have the stick skills and goal awareness to have in common is that they all have shown a “It was a tough selection process with a lot camp was an overwhelming success from sev- compete, but we will need to focus on our ball little edge and swagger.” of diffi cult decisions, but I feel that we came up eral perspectives. pursuit, team defense and the ability to push with a very strong team,” stated Head Coach “This is a new group, new stakes, and some- “Team BC Women’s Field Lacrosse continues the ball up the fi eld after turnovers. We like the Ian Poole. thing to prove,” stated Coach Poole. to develop in both the number of interested play- group of girls this year -- they are all anxious Some very good athletes graduated out of the Team BC’s Reynold Comeault see’s nothing ers, as well as, the calibre of the female athletes to get playing together and show us why they program last year. Even though over half the put good things for the futures of all Team BC that are participating in college programs for our made the team.” U18 roster is new, they have plenty of Team BC athletes. Many of these athletes are driven and province,” explained Comeault. “From our 2014 Under the direction of Team BC Program experience and have been in the system for up to look to take their skills and play in a college graduating senior women players, each one of Head Coach, Dan Stroup, the three women’s 4 years. Poole will be looking to some key return- program one day. them had college offers to play lacrosse.” teams have fi ne-tuned a hybrid brand of la- ing players to lead his team. As with most teams, “We continue to see Team BC alumni make Since most athletes compete in Box La- crosse infl uenced by the fast paced offensive defense win championships and this team will solid contributions to their college lacrosse crosse, the girls have adapted their skills and style of Canadian Box Lacrosse, combined rely heavily on the defensive leadership. teams in all NCAA and Canadian University are succeeding at the Women’s Field Lacrosse with the high pressure defensive systems. A “Our strength will be in our defense where leagues,” said Comeault. “The current NCAA discipline and becoming more accustomed to combination that will surely turn many heads in we are very athletic and skilled -- we have Division 1 season has three Team BC Alumni the nuances of the outdoor game. the years to come!

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Both Men’s full of speed and great lacrosse minds,” noted JakĞZŝĐŚĂrĚƐŽŶ;>ĂŶŐůeLJͿ JorĚĂŶTĞƌƌŝƐ;EĂŶĂŝŵŽͿ and Women’s Field Lacrosse teams have been Female Midget Head Coach Dan Stroup. “Our Javier TƵĚĞůĂ;Eew WesƚͿ LJůĂŶ>ĂĐrŽŝdž;^ƵƌreLJͿ selected and are preparing for competitions. goal is nothing less than to win the National After all camps are complete, nearly 1000 Box TLJ'Žī;PŽƌƚŽƋƵŝƚůĂŵͿ and Field athletes will title. ” U16 Tier 1 have been identifi ed The Team BC Midgets U16 Tier 2 from regions around the will have a new look behind JeremLJĂƐŝĐ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐͿ ƌŝĐVoǁůĞƐ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϯͿ province for Team BC the bench in Delta’s Trevor ĞntleLJĂƌrĂĚŽƐ;ĞůtĂͿ JakĞDĂĐ>ĞŽĚ;KĞůŽǁŶĂͿ programs. Smith. Smith is no stranger ŽůŝŶ'ŽƌŵůeLJ;>ĂŶŐůeLJͿ JaĐob TaLJůŽƌ;DŝĚ/ƐůĂŶĚͿ Four National Cham- to Team BC and has Nation- xĞůĞƌŶŽĞ;Eew WesƚͿ ĚĂŵVeƩĞƌů;DŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ pionship titles were als experience from three ŶĚrĞ^ŶŽǁ;PĂĐŝĮĐZŝŵͿ JimmLJKƌƌ;EĂŶĂŝŵŽͿ won in 2014 -- Female tournaments – the last being ƌŝĐ/verƐŽŶ;PŽƌƚŽƋƵŝƚůĂŵͿ ^ĂŵeƚŶĂƌ;EŽƌƚŚ^ŚŽrĞͿ Midget, Female Bantam the 2013 Bantam boy’s Box DaLJƟŶsŝĚŽǀŝĐŚ;ZŝĚŐĞDĞĂĚŽwƐͿ KierĂŶDĐKaLJ;ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚͿ and Midget boy’s Box ”Our goal is team. Smith will be looking :ĂĐkƐŽŶŽƵƐŝŶĞĂƵ;sŝĐtŽƌŝĂͿ ZyĂŶrĐĞ;ZŝĚŐĞDĞĂĚŽwƐͿ teams as well as the U19 for the quickest, strongest Men’s Field team won nothing less U15 Women's InvitĂƟŽŶĂů golds. All Team BC and smartest Midget athletes ViƩoria PesunƟ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐͿ teams performed well than to win the possible. NiĐole KƵŚŶ;ƵƌŶĂbLJͿ and were worthy of their “Relentless -- I’m looking KůŝǀŝĂKŚůŵĂŶŶ;>ĂŶŐůeLJͿ medal fi nishes – Pee Nationals title.” to build a team that is relent- JessiĐĂ^ŽĞŶĞŶ;Eew WesƚͿ Wee, Bantam boy’s Box less,” explained Smith. “On KrisƟŶĂktĂƐ;PŽƌƚŽƋƵŝƚůĂŵͿ and U16 Field teams Dan Stroup offense, on defense, on face- w were handed silvers, ĚƌŝĂŶĂ'ƵŝŵŽŶĚ;ZŝĚŐĞDĞĂĚŽ ƐͿ offs, on every loose ball, while the Female Junior U14 Tier 1 U14 Tier 2 team took bronze. on every inch of the fl oor. I am confi dent that through the players who try >ƵkĞĞŶĞĚeƚ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϭͿ SilvĂŶŽĂŵƉĞƐatŽ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϮͿ The 2015 Team BC Box program consists out, we will fi nd 20 athletes that will win the ƌũĂŶ^ŝŶŐŚ;ĞůtĂͿ JusƟŶTĂŵďŽƵƌ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϯͿ of six teams -- Boys Box: Pee Wee, Bantam National title. ƌyĐĞDĂĐKĞŶnjŝĞ;DŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ EŝĐŬŽƵĐeƚ;ĞůtĂϮͿ and Midget; Female Box Bantam, Midget and Johnny EĚŝŶ;Eew WesƚͿ EƚŚĂŶKŚůŵĂŶŶ;>ĂŶŐůeLJͿ Juniors. The fi nal main Box camps for each The Team BC Bantams have longtime Shaun DaǀŝƐŽŶ;PĂĐŝĮĐZŝŵͿ Derian ThomƉƐŽŶ;DŝĚ/ƐůĂŶĚͿ of the teams will be: Pee Wee (May 15-17); Salmonbellies player and coach Jason Bishop Trent KĞůůŶĞƌ;PŽƌƚŽƋƵŝƚůĂŵͿ TLJZŝĐarĚ;PenƟĐtŽŶͿ Bantam (May 8-10); Midget (May 29-31); and as bench boss. Bishop was an assistant with ƵstĞŶŽŽkĞ;ZŝĚŐĞDĞĂĚŽwƐͿ JorĚĂŶFenske WhitĞ;ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚͿ all Female (May 22-24). Check the BCLA this silver medal team in 2014. The Bantams ƌyan TŽƚŚ;sŝĐtŽƌŝĂͿ LJŶĂŶYƵaLJůĞ;sŝĐtŽƌŝĂϮͿ website for up to date camp information. were close to a national title in 2014, but have “Team BC continues to offer athletes a high yet to win the Bantam Commissioner’s Trophy U12 Tier 1 U12 Tier 2 level of high performance training with very since its inception in 2007. >ĞŽŶWaǁƌLJŬ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐͿ ŽŶŶŽƌDĐŽnǀŝůůĞ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϮͿ knowledgeable coaches,” mentioned Team BC ŽůĞhrƐƵůĂŶ;DŝĚ/ƐůĂŶĚͿ “We will be selecting athletic, smart, fast WyaƩ:ĂŶƐĞŶ;KamlooƉƐͿ Box Technical Co-ordinator Darcy Rhodes. ƵsƟŶĞƌƌLJ;DŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ players for the 2015 team,” explained Head KierĂŶ/ƐďŝstĞƌ;Eew WesƚͿ “No matter if the athletes make a Team BC >ƵkĞKƌLJ;EĂŶĂŝŵŽͿ Coach Bishop. “We look to build a complete DaǀŝĚ>ŝƩůĞ;PŽƌƚŽƋƵŝƚůĂŵͿ squad, the transfer of skill and game knowledge OwĞŶ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ;ZŝĚŐĞDĚwƐϮͿ will benefi t these athletes and teammates in team, but with our Provincials so close to JorĚĂŶ>ƵĐŽǀŝĐ;ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚͿ Kenneth DerbLJ;ZŝĚŐĞDĚwƐϯͿ their home communities.” Nationals, fi tness will be a major factor. I am a ĂŵĞrŽŶ/ĐkĞƌƚ;ZŝĚŐĞDĞĂĚŽwƐͿ 'avin HyĚĞƐ;^ƵƌreLJͿ The 2014 Female Midgets and Bantams won big believer in seeing what kind of team I have ŚĂntyĂ/ƉƐĞŶ;^ƵƌreLJͿ :ĂŝĚĞŶTĞƌƌLJ;VanĐouvĞƌͿ gold medals and will surely build on those suc- before developing systems -- then developing MaƩhew ƚŬŝŶƐŽŶ;sŝĐtŽƌŝĂͿ cesses. Past National experience is important systems to fi t the team. Ontario and U12 Women's InvitĂƟŽŶĂů when building a team. New Female Bantam are the teams to beat – we have our work cut ŚĞůƐĞĂWŚŝůďrŽŽŬ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϮͿ Head Coach, Geordie Dean, will be up for the out for us.” ƐŚůey VyĞ;Eew WesƚͿ task to instill a competitive edge with the Ban- tams to continue their winning ways. Dean, a Gold has eluded the Team BC Pee Wees at ŚayĐĞŽŽƉĞƌ;>ĂŶŐůeLJͿ Hall of Famer and a 2014 assistant coach with Nationals since their 2008 triumph over On- Shaely WĂůůĂĐĞ;ZŝĚŐĞDĞĂĚŽwƐͿ this squad, is very familiar with the athletes, tario. Head Coach Daren Fridge returns with Tara ZeLJŶŽůĚƐ;^ƵƌreLJͿ many lessons learned from the 2014 silver fi n- but looks to take the next step in constructing a FĂŝƌWůĂLJŽĂĐŚĞƐ FĂŝƌWůĂLJŽĂĐŚĞƐ new and improved Bantam team. ish. He knows a well-rounded team is the only hϭϵdϮ͗&rĞĚtŝůƐŽŶ;^ƵƌreLJͿ recipe for success. U19 T1: ZŝĐŚĂrĚĂŵďreLJ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐϮͿ “We’ll be looking for athletic, skilled play- U16 T1: Sean WalmsleLJ;sŝĐtŽƌŝĂͿ hϭϲdϮ͗,ĂƉreeƚ'rewĂů;DŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ ers that have plenty of lacrosse IQ,” stated “I am looking for athletic players with a U14 T1: ,ĂƌƉreeƚ'rewĂů;DŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ hϭϰdϮ͗Paul KozevnikŽǀ;>ĂŶŐůeLJͿ Coach Dean. “We are stressing an overall team strong lacrosse IQ that allows them to react and hϭϮdϭ͗JorĚĂŶ>ƵĐŽǀŝĐ;ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚͿ hϭϮdϮ͗MarĐŽǁŶeLJ;ZŝĚŐĞͿ concept to play well as a group. Our players adjust their play when they are faced with a will need to be creative on offense and keep our Women’Ɛ&ŝĞůĚhϭϮ: Women’Ɛ&ŝĞůĚU15: challenge,” explained Fridge. “Team Ontario’s opponents on their toes, while our defense will ŽƵŐSweeneLJ;Eew WesƚͿ ůedžŝƐDĂĚĚĂůŽŶŝ;ĚĂŶĂĐƐͿ pressure defense and full-court press regardless be a hard working group that will be diffi cult to FĂŝƌWůĂLJKĸĐŝĂůƐ͗ play against.” of the game situation caused some challenges for our team last year. One of my goals is to ;DͿZory HelŐesen & ZŽďŽŽŬ Blair Bradley returns to the Female Juniors put our players in those situations through our ;tͿEŝŬŝtĂĂŐŐΘŽƵƌƚŶeLJ>ƵŶĚͲDƵƌray after being an assistant coach with the 2014 ŶĚLJWatson & Frank Darby Female Bantam gold medal team. Bradley camp and during the lead up to the Nationals. wants nothing more than to prepare the best We need grinders, defenders and transition squad possible and recapture a position in the players as much as goal scorers.” gold medal game. He’s been busy planning All Box teams have lofty and attainable his team make-up to not just get back on the goals to reach for this summer. The beauty of podium, but to win! the current head coaches comes with the deep “The 2015 Junior squad is anticipated to be knowledge of the game, knowledge of the ath- the highest caliber of talent to ever compete at letes, their desire and the smarts in what it takes this level,” said Coach Bradley. “Teamwork, to compete in the long and grueling Nationals. sportsmanship and a hard work ethic will be the characteristics of this team. The message at “Our Box teams are well-tooled with great the end of the day will be…. hard work beats leaders and coaches who can prepare a bunch talent when talent neglects to work hard.” of individuals to compete as ONE,” said Team Dan Stroup returns after another busy year BC Box Technical Co-ordinator Darcy Rhodes. coaching a variety of Box and Field teams, “We expect our athletes to have a great Team including a second season with the Colorado BC experience, while forging new friendships Mammoth. His outlook is simple. amongst teammates and families.” Spring 2015 Page 14 LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association

Lax 4 Life Lax 4 Life By: Angie Schwan & LacrosseTalk Staff offered their time and support for this great 12 hour lacrosse Delta Lacrosse hosted their annual Lax- cause. And of course to all the sponsors and 4Life fundraiser on April 11, 2015. The 12 game in Delta raised partners who helped make the day even more hour lacrosse game took place at Ladner Lei- special. Thank you Delta Lacrosse Association, sure Centre (LLC) from 8:00AM to 8:00 PM over $15,000 for Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, SunRich Fresh with all funds raised benefi ting the Canadian Fruit, Aileen Noguer - RE/Max, Lucky Surf & Cancer Society. Photo: Kathy Dance cancer research. Skate, Vancouver Stealth, Lawlor’s Jewellers , With the unfortunate closing of LLC last South Side Flooring, Ice Level Sports, Travel year, members were unable to host the event in Underwriters, RE/Max Pro Group, Fresh Slice 2014. This year saw a new face on the arena Pizza (Tsawwassen), Wagners Cleaners, Lordco (which the Islanders are excited to be able to Approximately 150 participants took part ence of Bomber, the Vancouver Stealth mascot Auto Ladner, Messy Dresser Hair Salon, Rose play in again), but also a lot of new faces in in the event which included players from (one the Lax 4 Life’s event sponsors). Delta Lacrosse with the recent merger of the North Shore, Surrey and Victoria to help One of Delta’s survivors, Ashley Robinson, N Crown, WestWorld Tours - donor Kelly Wat- North Delta Hawks and Delta Islanders. Fight the Fight! started the day with the national anthem. The son, Save on Foods, BC Lacrosse Association, The event duration was one 12 hour game The past three events have raised a combined ceremonial faceoff included Jody Pirog and Snow Farms, Cara Thien and Thrifty Foods. with 30 minute ‘shifts’. The players signed up total of close to $40,000 – this year, the Island- Greg Rennie, in honour of Dave Pirog who lost Donations can be made after the event at: as individuals and were assigned to ‘home’ or ers raised another $15,000 plus. his battle last year, took the opening faceoff to http://convio.cancer.ca/site/TR/IFE_BC/ ‘away’ benches for certain shifts; a mix of play- Delta Lacrosse was excited to see so many kick off the event. ers on each bench with older players playing lacrosse members and community minded sup- Delta Lacrosse would like to thank all IFE_BC_?team_id=326530&pg=team&fr_ beside younger participants. porters take in the event and enjoyed the pres- volunteers, athletes, coaches and offi cials that id=16335#.VSWztvnF-Gc

Donald “Nip” O’Hearn, a four-time Mann he tended goal fro teams from Nova Scotia to boxla team passed away In Memoriam Cup winner, died January 25, 2015. O’Hearn California. in February 2015. was born in Halifax on February 14, 1928, but His summers, however, were spent on the William Dennis Wilkes passed away sud- Kenner Chisholm. This former Vancouver raised in St. Catharines where he excelled in lacrosse fl oors, fi rst with St. Catharines and denly on Saturday February 28, 2015 at the age Burrards executive member and booster passed both hockey and lacrosse. later with Peterborough, Victoria and Welland- of 75. Bill was born in New Westminster on away February 7, 2015. Nip was possibly the youngest player to Crowland. Over a 12-year boxla span, Nip September 30, 1939. He served as a New West- played 334 senior games, racking up 264 goals Don Craggs, born on January 6, 1933, line up with a professional hockey club. In minster fi re fi ghter until his retirement in 1999. and 378 assists for 642 points. This included spent his entire 11-year, 286-game career with 1943, at the age of 15, we worked as a rink rat Bill was a New Westminster Salmonbellie and 30 Mann Cup games over six years, winning Brooklin, with the exception of three games in St. Catharines where the American Hockey a lifelong hockey player. League Buffalo Bisons trained. When one of gold medals in 1951-53 with Peterborough and with the 1968 Detroit professional squad. the team’s netminders failed to show up, Nip 1955 with Victoria. Nip was inducted into the Douglas James Wortley. This longtime Craggs accumulated 593 points between 1961 offered and was accepted to fi ll in. He did so Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998. Coquitlam Minor Association coach and and 1973, a span that saw him participate in well in exhibition games versus the AHL’s George Potts. Born in Nanaimo on Decem- volunteer passed away February ?? 2015. four Mann Cup series, winning in 1968 and Springfi eld, St. Louis and Montreal Stars teams ber 29, 1930, he participated in 70 Timbermen Wortley followed his son, Scott, and grandson, 1969. He was inducted into the Ontario La- that Buffalo signed him up and sent him to their games between 1951 and 1958, gathering 8 Evan, play for the Jr Adanacs program over the crosse Hall of Fame. farm club in Dallas. Over the next 15 winters, goals and 21 assists. A member of the original past decades. LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 15 Berg, King & Rogers on Tewaaraton Watch List By: LacrosseTalk Staff Collegiate Draft by Rochester and was a mem- Matt Donovan, Cornell - Sr., M Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - So., M On February 26, 2015, ber of the world champion 2014 Team Canada Devin Dwyer, Harvard - Jr., A Matt Poillon, Lehigh - Sr., G Men’s Field Lacrosse team. Jake Froccaro, Princeton - Jr., M The Tewaaraton Founda- Nikko Pontrello, Loyola - Sr., A tion announced the 2015 Challen Rogers (Coquitlam, BC) has blos- Conor Gately, Marquette - Jr., A Charlie Raffa, Maryland - Sr., FO Tewaaraton Award men’s somed into a leader for the Seawolves breaking John Glesener, Army - Sr., A and women’s watch out with a 22 goal, 30 assist season in 2014 Andrew Hodgson, Towson - Sr., M Kevin Rice, Syracuse - Sr., A Ryan Izzo, Massachusetts - Sr., M lists. The lists include the – currently third in team scoring with 18 goals Challen Rogers, Stony Brook - Jr., A Stephen Jahelka, Harvard - Jr., D top players across all three and 37 points. In 2014, Rogers moved into the Myles Jones, Duke - Jr., M Joey Sankey, North Carolina - Sr., A divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight top 10 all-time in assists in school history and Matt Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., A the early contenders for the 2015 Tewaaraton was a First Team All-America East selection. Nick Saputo, Drexel - Sr., M Jesse King, Ohio State - Sr., M Award. Sam Somers, Army - Sr., G First presented in 2001 at the University Matt Landis, Notre Dame - Jr., D Amongst the 2015 watch lists are three BC Club of Washington DC, the Tewaaraton Award Sam Llinares, Hofstra - Jr., A Randy Staats, Syracuse - Sr., A male athletes – senior attackman Wesley Berg is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse Dan Lomas, High Point - Jr., A Wells Stanwick, Johns Hopkins - Sr., A award, annually honoring the top male and (Denver), senior midfi elder Jesse King (Ohio Alex Love, Hobart - Sr., A Dan Taylor, Lehigh - Sr., A State) and junior attackman Challen Rogers female college lacrosse player in the United Mike MacDonald, Princeton - Sr., A Lyle Thompson, Albany - Sr., A (Stony Brook). States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Coun- Kevin Massa, Bryant - Sr., FO cil of Elders and US Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Ryan Tucker, Virginia - Sr., M Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, BC) has been a Brandon Mullins, Syracuse - Jr., D Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old team leader with the Pioneers since enrolling Joe Nardella, Rutgers - Sr., M Chad Tutton, North Carolina - Sr., M roots in Native American heritage. The selec- at the University of Denver. Berg, in his fourth Jack Near, Notre Dame - Sr., M tion committees are made up of top collegiate Gunner Waldt, Bryant - Jr., G season, has a career 138 goals and 55 assists Conrad Oberbeck, Yale - Sr., A coaches and are appointed annually by The Ryan Walsh, Colgate - Sr., A and is currently second in team scoring with James Pannell, Virginia - Jr., A Tewaaraton Foundation. Committees will make 28 goals and 12 assists in 11 games. In 2014, Michael Pellegrino, Johns Hopkins - Sr., LSM Zed Williams, Virginia - So., M additions to these lists as the season progresses he received First Team All-Big East honours, and athletes earn a spot along side these elite USILA Third Team All-America and named players. The fi nalists will be invited to Wash- to the Big East Honour Roll. Berg was also ington, D.C. for the 15th annual Tewaaraton a 2014 Tewaaraton Award nominee, NCAA Award Ceremony on May 28, 2015. Stealth Celebrate Canadian All-tournament team member and a member of the world champion 2014 Team Canada Men’s The 50 men’s watch list candidates, with Field Lacrosse team. position, school and graduation year noted: Lacrosse Hall of Famers Jesse King (Victoria, BC) a midfi elder at MEN’S WATCH LIST By: Bruce MacDonald “Without a past, Ohio State has been a team leader in scoring Cole Bailey, Tufts - Sr., A On Saturday, February 28 the Vancouver there’s no future,” over his career with 135 points (76G, 59A) Wesley Berg, Denver - Sr., A Stealth in collaboration with the CLHOF said CLHOF chair and currently on top of Buckeyes team scoring Jimmy Bitter, North Carolina - Sr., A celebrated over 100 years of great Vancouver Tony Glavin. “The with 30 goals and 18 assists in 13 games. He Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins - Jr., A lacrosse players at the Langley Event Centre. equipment and was a 2014 USILA Third Team All-American, Connor Buczek, Cornell - Sr., M uniforms of players a Second Team All-ECAC selection, a 2014 Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - So.., A The fi rst 1,000 fans through the gates re- of 50, 60 and more years ago may look a little Tewaaraton Award nominee and was 14th na- Deemer Class, Duke - Jr., M ceived a pack of Hall of Fame cards featuring quaint to us today, but make no mistake, inside tionally with 3.92 points per game. King was David Dickson, Bucknell - Sr., M ‘Newsy’ Lalonde, Bill Dickinson, Don Hamil- those uniforms the guys were every bit the ton, Doug Hayes and 5 other stars. the sixth overall selection in the 2015 MLL Dylan Donahue, Syracuse - Jr., A great athletes we see playing the game today. The Hall of Fame’s display at the game at- We have to remember those players and their tracted a ton of interest from fans. Vancouver teams. In a sense, they’re the future.” Burrards’ goalie, Stealth goalie coach and Hall The CLHOF, now located in the new Anvil of Fame inductee Dave Evans lent his 1970’s Centre in New Westminster and having modern- era jersey, mask and wooden stick to the dis- ized the way artifacts are displayed, is in the play, rounding out a fascinating collection of process of overhauling their website. artifacts, photos and newspaper clippings. A large photo of the 1961 Mann Cup victors, the “We want to take our national collection of Vancouver Carlings, showing such greats as lacrosse memorabilia to the country via our Gord Gimple and John Cervi, pulled in count- website,” said Dave Stewart-Candy, CLHOF less people, young and old, for a closer look. curator. “We can actually do far more for la- The Carlings are in both the CLHOF and the crosse on our site than we can in our hall. Not BC Sports Hall of Fame. everyone can get to it, so we’re going to go to them with special exhibits, stories and photos.” The Stealth, inspired, maybe, by the stars of yesteryear, responded with an unusually high Anyone with lacrosse artifacts, souvenirs, scoring victory, 21-15, over the Minnesota jerseys, sticks, photo albums, videos or even Swarm. 36 goals? That’s the kind of scoring, stories is invited to contact the Hall. and excitement, that was routine in the 1940’s “We never stop collecting,” said Stew- through the ‘70’s. art-Candy.

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Stealth’s Ratcliff Retires at 33 By: Kevin Berar, Stealth Lacrosse Stealth record books in numerous categories in- minute playing in the NLL and will remain a Vancouver, BC (Friday, February 6, 2015) – cluding Top 10 All-Time Regular Season Goals lifelong supporter of the league’s growth.” The Vancouver Stealth announced February 6th (183), Assists (220) and Points (402) along The Victoria, BC native sits 6th in all-time the retirement of veteran forward Lewis Rat- with being ranked Top 10 in All-Time Playoff career goals (440), 10th in all-time career as- cliff. Ratcliff played in the National Lacrosse Goals (17), Assists (25), Points (42) and Games sists (520), 8th in all-time career points (959) League for 14 seasons and fi nishes his career Played (9). He was voted Champion’s Cup and 4th in consecutive games played (196). He with 1,040 points – 472 goals, 568 assists in MVP in 2010 after scoring 5 goals and 1 assist reached the historic 50 goal plateau once in his 212 NLL regular season and playoff games. in the fi nals, helping the Stealth defeat Toronto career, scoring a career-high 104 points includ- “Lewis has accomplished so much in 15-11 and win their fi rst Champion’s Cup. ing 50 goals in 2007 with . Ratcliff is his great career and it has been an absolute “Retiring was a tough decision, but the right also among the all-time leaders in NLL career pleasure to have him as a member of our orga- thing given my increasingly busy schedule as playoff points with 81 (32g, 49a) in 16 games. nization over the past 6 seasons,” said Stealth an owner and leader in two companies,” said The four-time All-Pro was drafted 49th overall President and General Manager Doug Locker. Ratcliff. “I’ve always tried to conduct myself in by the Roughnecks in the 2001 NLL Entry “He gave our fans a lot of exciting memories a positive manner that would honour my fam- Draft. His long list of accomplishments also and was instrumental in our 2010 NLL Cham- ily, my team, my organization, and fans. I thank include being a 6-time All-Star and winning the

pionship. There is no doubt in my mind that Photo: Dan Brodie (Stealth) them all for their support. I’d like to thank De- 2006 NLL All-Star Game MVP. Lewis will be a Hall of Famer in the not too nise Watkins, Doug Locker and David Takata distant future.” Ratcliff is the General Manager and Director Lewis Ratcliff for everything they have done over the past 6 of Operations for the Seattle Starz and founder Ratcliff, 33, joined the Stealth organization years. Some of my best lacrosse memories took of Monarch Lacrosse. in 2010 after spending time with Toronto and place with them and I am grateful for all they happy that he will be continuing in that role Calgary, where he won his fi rst NLL Cham- “In addition to everything he has done have done.” pion’s Cup as a member of the Roughnecks on the fl oor, Lewis has been a guiding force for us moving forward.” in 2004. His 46 goals in 2010 with the Stealth “I wish the team well the rest of the season,” in the development of the Stealth Lacrosse The Stealth would like to thank Lewis for his led the league and he fi nished second with 97 he continued. “It is a great group of guys and Academy and our Junior Stealth program in contributions both on and off the fl oor to the points in the regular season. Ratcliff is in the I’ll miss them deeply. I have enjoyed every Washington State,” added Locker. “We are Vancouver Stealth organization.

Stealth Hoping for Schuss-cess after Trade Deadline Deal By: Teddy Jenner With the acquisition of needed to do something. He was forced to There were probably a lot Johnny Powless and Joel watch his team drop three straight games lead- of late nights over at Stealth McCready, the Stealth felt ing up to the deadline. headquarters at the end of they had fi nally found the The tinkering continued, as Locker was March. Leading up to the missing pieces that helped forced to make a move that would once again lead them to three NLL shake up his roster. The once thought of future, title games in four years. trade deadline, Vancouver was sent to Minnesota in exchange for local McCready was going to be was sitting with a record BC boy Logan Schuss, who had been in and and has been the grinder on of 4-7 and far too many out of the Swarm line-up due to work commit- the righty side to work with questions and not enough ments back home on the west coast. Schuss is Logan Schuss was Rhys Duch and Tyler Digby. answers -- a repeat from last one of the game’s best young players and will Through the fi rst half of the year seemingly imminent. be an immediate fan favourite, not just because season, he’s been better than of his local ties, but that will defi nitely help. In 2014, the Vancouver the 2014 NLL expected. The team can’t ask He should be able to work with Small and the Stealth went 4-14 in their much more from McCready. inaugural season at the Rookie of the Year. On the other side of the fl oor hope is that the Stealth will fi nally be able to Langley Events Centre, though, things haven’t gone have the balanced offence they’ve been search- prompting GM Doug Locker so smoothly. To start the ing for since 2010. There was talk about the to make some major moves year, Vancouver had Lewis Stealth going after RFA Garrett Billings from Toronto, but a deal couldn’t be made and in in the off season in hopes of Ratcliff, Caleb Wiles, Cliff Photo: Dan Brodie (Stealth) shaking things up. Being a GM in any profes- Smith and Powless. After the NLL trade dead- honesty, while adding Billings would’ve been sional sport isn’t easy; it’s even harder in a line on March 31st, only Smith was left. Finding a massive coup for Locker, it wasn’t the move Stealth acquire Deltas Logan nine-team league where players have regular chemistry between players in such a sort time is he needed to make for his team. His righty side Schuss from Minnesota at the is one of the best in the league right now and day-time jobs and families to take into account. a diffi cult task when there’s only one ball but for NLL trade deadline. So, Locker pulled the trigger on a couple of Vancouver, the pieces just haven’t fi t together adding Billings would have caused way too major trades that saw a serious re-working of his since Powless was brought in. much clutter. Patching up the left hand side was roster on both sides of the ball. Unfortunately, to just what was needed and heading into a crucial Wanting a chance to play a bigger role, start the 2015 season things haven’t quite gone home and home series with the Edmonton struggle on the fl oor, something has to change Powless was lured away from the three time according to plan. Rush (April 3 & 4), it couldn’t have come at a and quick. The good thing for the Stealth is that champs in Rochester along with McCready, for better time. they only have to beat out one team to make To say the back end has taken a beating three fi rsts and a second round draft pick with would be an understatement, and it’s taken the vision of him being the future of the team. With four weeks left in the regular season, the post-season and once you’re in the dance its toll on the Stealth who continues to try to From day one, there was enormous pressure the Stealth are in a dog fi ght for the last play- anything can happen in the NLL. For the sake convince the local fans they’re the real deal. put on the 22 year old from Six Nations to help off spot in the West and it will probably come of Doug Locker’s nerves, here’s hoping the Already without the services of Matt Beers the Stealth’s beleaguered offence, but he wasn’t down to the fi nal week in early May until we Stealth don’t make him have to have too many (fi refi ghting probation) and captain Kyle So- able to fi nd a connection with Ratcliff and the see how the dust settles. For Vancouver to be more sleepless nights. rensen (knee surgery), the Stealth have been left side struggled. Just a few weeks into the there at the end, they need to stay healthy and In four games with the Stealth since Schuss crippled by the injury bug with the likes of season, Ratcliff announced his retirement from fi nd a way to become a cohesive unit. Find that Chris O’Dougherty, Tyler Burton, Rory Smith pro lacrosse and Locker went out and traded common bond in the locker room to get this was injected into the lineup, he has added a and Tyler Garrison missing signifi cant time due for Corey Small who was thought to be a good squad over the hump. It’s only year two out at nice spark and chemistry to the offense. In to injuries. However, the crisis on the back end fi t to work with Powless. Once again it didn’t the LEC but as crowds hover around a 3,700 four games, Schuss has potted 4 goals and isn’t the only crack in the foundation. quite work as expected and GM Doug Locker per game average and the team continuing to added 12 helpers. LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 17 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships

Lacrosse is Coming Home… EVENT OVERVIEW For the fi rst time ever, the - The FIL World Indoor FIL (Federation of Interna- Lacrosse Championship is an tional Lacrosse) will hold international tournament that the World Indoor Lacrosse is held every four years. The Championships at the home 2011 FIL World Indoor La- of the game: The Onondaga crosse Championships were Nation. This is a signifi cant held in Prague, Czech Re- milestone – the Haudeno- public. The defending World saunee, will step onto the Champions are Canada, with world stage and carry their the Iroquois Nation fi nishing fl ag, exercise the sovereignty of indigenous nations, share second and the United States their culture, fi eld their na- fi nishing third. These Na- tional team, welcome guest tions will compete again in nations, and proudly host the 2015 alongside Australia, the game of their ancestors. Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Fourteen Nations from around the world will Ireland, Israel, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand journey to Onondaga to compete. The eyes of and Turkey. the world and all of Indian Country will de- The start of the 2015 Games will commence scend on the Onondaga Nation in Upstate New at the War Memorial in downtown Syracuse, York this September. with a spectacular Opening Ceremony and Lacrosse is one of the oldest team sports in Game I on September 18th. The traditional North America. The original game was given round-robin tournament play will continue for as a gift from the Creator to the Haudenosaunee a week at the Onondaga and Village Arenas (Iroquois). The power of the game is sacred on the Onondaga Nation. The Finals will take and it demands purity of mind, body and place at the Syracuse University Carrier Dome, spirit. It is revered by the Haudenosaunee and with a capacity of 28,000 seats for Lacrosse handed down through generations as a game fans from all over North America, and the of discipline and honor. Traditional lacrosse games were sometimes major events that could World. last several days. As many as 100 to 1,000 The Haudenosaunee are proud to host the men from opposing villages would participate. games, with a theme of “peace and friendship” Lacrosse is not just a sport to the Haudeno- in these diffi cult times for our world. saunee, It is believed that when they play their “medicine game,” “there is a parallel game in Coinciding with the Games, the Haundeno- the sky world…” honoring and protecting their saunee peoples will host a Cultural Festival on Nations’ values, traditions and way of life. the Nation. Native dancers, musicians, arti- International visitors, dignitaries, lacrosse sans, and craftsmen from across North America fans and all of Indian Country will travel to will showcase their Nation’s history, values, Syracuse New York to root for their teams. The traditions and talents. The Onondaga will host Iroquois Nationals proudly host, carrying their a Buffalo Roast to commemorate their Interna- Nation’s fl ag, colors and sticks into Internation- tional visitors on the Athlete’s Day of Rest prior al competition. Lacrosse…is coming home. to the Final Games. http://wilc2015.com/ 2016 World Youth Tournament Registration Open By: Andy Watson one specifi c game. To be eli- The U19 Men’s World gible, the player must be born Championship organizers are Youth Tournament on or after July 1, 2000. Game excited to host two Youth In- length will be four 15-minute vitational Tournaments to be quarters. Dates are July 13-15, held in conjunction with the 2016. FIL 2016 U19 Men’s World Championships. Team Registration: All teams are required to There are two categories for the youth tour- pay a team registration fee of $1,500 CAD at nament: a U15 Boys Division and a U17 Girls the time of team registration, which includes: Division for teams from around the world. All U19 Men’s World Championship tournament games will be played at Coquitlam Town Cen- pass for each player, tournament tote bag, mini- tre, the host site of the U-19 worlds. This gives mum 5 games, tournament turf fi elds and all of- fans the opportunity to be in close proximity fi cials, fi rst aid and youth tournament schedule from their rep tourney games to be able to en- joy the world championships without having to and scores will be posted on the World Cham- travel a long distance. pionship website – www.2016worldlax.com “The youth tournament offers a rare experi- Team registration is online at http:// ence to on fi elds adjacent to the world’s top www.2016worldlax.com/youth-tournament. young men in a picturesque setting in beautiful html. The deadline to register is Jan. 31, 2016 - British Columbia,” said youth tournament please note, limited space is available. director Dirk Rachfall. “It’s a tremendous op- Player Proof of Age: Passports, birth cer- portunity to make lifelong friends and build tifi cates, or other government issued ID is memories that will last a lifetime.” required for player verifi cation by tournament U17 Girls: Teams may consist of more than staff when the team checks in. 18 players, but only 18 players may take part in any one specifi c game. To be eligible, the Coaches: Team coaches need to be duly player must be born on or after July 1, 1998. certifi ed by their regional governing lacrosse Game length will be two 25-minute halves. association, or equivalent. This will be verifi ed Dates are July 9-11, 2016 . by tournament staff. U15 Boys: Teams may consist of more than For more information, please email Dirk 23 players, but only 23 players may take part in Rachfall at [email protected] Spring 2015 Page 18 LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association

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BCLA Phone # 604-421-9755 Juniors of Lacrosse Publisher – British Columbia Lacrosse Controller – Rochelle Winterton Managing Editor – Jeff Gombar Eligibility Criteria also By: Andy Watson BC Editor – Jeff Gombar applies for players who COQUITLAM, B.C. Cover – Cybereyes Images - Finland, Australia, Eng- are planning to tryout land and newcomer Ire- from outside the United *Contributing Writers: Bruce MacDonald, land have all committed Kingdom. Andy Watson, Angie Schwan, Chris Vales to the 2016 world juniors Finland-Finnish GM (BCJALL), Duane Bratt, Teddy Jenner, of fi eld lacrosse, being Joonas Niemi said prepa- Pacifi c Sport Okanagan, Dave Showers, played July 7-16, 2016, at rations are underway with CLA, Kevin Berar (Stealth). Coquitlam Town Centre. tryouts underway and *Contributing Photographers: Dan Brodie, These four teams join continuing May 22-24 in Caroline Mace, Dwayne McBeth, Daren Canada and the United States as the fi rst six Raasepori, Finland. A third tryout will be held Reisig, Tony Yee, Ken Reid (GreyStoke teams to offi cially commit to the 2016 FIL Un- July 3-5 in a camp that will be held with the Photography), Vision Event Photography, der-19 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship senior men’s national team, also to be held in Paul Evans, StefaneyBee Photography, tournament that has already seen expression of Raasepori. Tryouts will continue into 2016. Johnny Dale, Cindy MacIntosh, Diane interest from over 20 teams. Ireland-Ireland Lacrosse CEO Michael Ken- Maltais, Jason Gallauther, Daryl Foulds, Australia-Australia has a strong tradition nedy emphasized the signifi cance of the Irish Loraine Best, Kathy Dance, Jeff Gombar, in the U-19 tournament, placing second team’s involvement in this event. Bob Shu, Jill Smith, Gary Morris, Kim twice (1992 Long Island, New York; 1996 Gane, BCLA Archives and LEC. “This is a huge step forward for our program Tokyo, Japan). in Ireland,” Kennedy said. “It’s all about the Layout and Typography Australia recently announced tryouts and is kids, and getting down to this next level after Creative Plus Solutions hoping to fi nd a spot on the podium at the July having a senior national team for a number of [email protected] 2016 world U-19 tournament. They are well years is a critical step in our ongoing devel- organized off the fi eld with a strong presence in opment of lacrosse in Ireland. We hope that Advertising Sales their country. participation in this tournament will be a real Jeff Gombar The Aussies recently announced Lee Vickery catalyst for our ongoing development efforts.” [email protected] (604) 421-9755, fax (604) 421-9775 as the team’s head coach in addition to other First tryouts run June 26-28, 2015 at the Uni- key personnel for their management team. versity of Limerick on the west coast of Ireland. The distribution of Lacrosse Talk to England-Paul Coups returns to the head 2012 FIL World Men’s U19 Lacrosse Cham- members of the BCLA is a benefi t coaching position once again - he was also the pionship - Turku, Finland of membership. head coach for England’s 1999 U19 World Cup team which fi nished in fourth place and If you do not wish to continue receiving LacrosseTalk, please email coached England’s senior team to European Results Championship success in 1997. us at [email protected] and request Gold - USA 10 Canada 8 that your name be removed from the Coups recently announced the tryout dates LacrosseTalk mailing list. for the upcoming world juniors for April 17-18, Bronze - Iroquois Nationals 18 England 1 2015, at the University of Manchester’s Armit- 5th Place - Australia 27 Czech Republic 4 Return undeliverable addresses to: age Centre. 7th Place - Germany 7 Finland 6 (OT) British Columbia Lacrosse Association “These trials are the start of a very exciting #101 – 7382 Winston Street, 9th Place - Scotland 11 Wales 9 journey for the players and coaches as we Burnaby, BC V5A 2G9 move towards the U19 World Championships 11th Place - Netherlands 11 South Korea 6 in Canada next year,” said English Lacrosse National Talent Development Manager Jane Final Standings Powell. “I would encourage any boy with the 1. USA 7. Germany aspirations of representing England to attend these assessments and put themselves in with 2. Canada 8. Finland a chance of becoming a key team player as we 3. Iroquois Nationals 9. Scotland move forward.” 4. England 10. Wales LacrosseTalk Partners: To be eligible for selection, players must have been born between Sept. 1, 1996 5. Australia 11. Netherlands and July 5, 2000. International FIL Player 6. Czech Republic 12. South Korea Coach’s Corner but are supposed to help coaches to learn by enhance coach learning, and managing group How to Become a doing, thinking, discussing, etc. tasks to optimize coach learning. Learning Facilitator If selected as a possible LF, the next step is The fi nal step is the maintenance of LF cer- for the candidate to go through two types of tifi cation. This is done, just like with coaches, By: Duane Bratt, CLA National Resource training: core training and lacrosse-specifi c through professional development. Lifelong Person training. Core training, which is led by a Coach- learning and continuous improvement is impor- I often get asked how someone is able to ing Association of Canada Master Learning tant for those teaching lacrosse coaches. conduct lacrosse coaching clinics. What follows Facilitator (MLF), includes learning about the LFs are the backbone and face of the la- is a simplifi ed pathway to become a learning NCCP, functions of a LF, elements of an ef- crosse coaching program. They are leaders and facilitator (LF) in lacrosse. fective learning activity, and facilitating group activities involving adult learners. Lacrosse- role models to other coaches. This extends be- The fi rst step is to determine if you meet the specifi c training, which is led by a Canadian yond the clinic and to the box or fi eld. When an criteria to become an LF. A strong background Lacrosse Association MLF, includes learning LF is actively coaching, other coaches watch as a lacrosse coach is an obvious and essential about the lacrosse coaching development pro- their behaviour. Think of the lasting infl uence criteria, but it is not the only one. Potential LFs gram, coaching manual content and timing, and that such prominent BC LFs such as Den- must also be fully certifi ed in lacrosse through review of key teaching points. nis Quigley, Gerry Van Beek, or the late Bill the National Coaching Certifi cation Program Once training has been completed, it is on to McBain have had on the game of lacrosse. (NCCP). Believe it or not, I have had people facilitating actual coaching clinics. The LF can- It is important that a LF is carefully chosen think they should be delivering NCCP clinics didate co-facilitates a clinic with a certifi ed LF. and trained. It is often said that a poor coach The BCLA wishes to acknowledge even when they had not gone through the pro- Following this co-facilitation, the newly trained can ruin the experience of 15 players. Well, a cess themselves! Beyond their own individual LF delivers a clinic independently. The LF is the support and contribution of the poor LF can ruin the experience of 20 coaches certifi cation, potential LFs need to have strong evaluated at this clinic by a MLF using four representing a total of 300 players. Province of British Columbia. communication, presentation (both on the fl oor/ categories: structuring and managing the train- fi eld and in the classroom), facilitating, organiz- ing environment appropriately, facilitating the If you are interested in becoming an LF ing, and leadership skills. This is because LFs achievement of learning outcomes, displaying please contact the BCLA for the application are not intended to be the “sage on the stage,” appropriate communication and leadership to procedure. LacrosseTalk British Columbia Lacrosse Association Spring 2015 Page 19 Lacrosse Historian Passes Torch By: Jeff Gombar letes. The player I liked the best was Wayne Goss (New West). He could Stan: Bill Dickinson….at that time he was bigger than anyone else, many other players were smaller…he was big and tought! When anyone thinks about a lacrosse historian in BC there is only one face off, was the best penalty killer in the game and a hell of an offensive person that comes to mind. He is someone that has a deep passion in docu- player that played both ends of the game….more than you can say for Who was the best all-around Player? the players of today. Others include Geordie Dean, Mike Reelie, Bruce menting lacrosse’s colorful past and an unparalleled love in preserving its Stan: Wayne Goss. history. If you know lacrosse and its storied past, then you likely know of Turris…I knew them as kids and followed their entire careers. Q: Who was the best pure goal scorer? Stan Shillington, the keeper of lacrosse history in BC for the past 63 years. Q: Who was your favorite team? Shillington has kept statistical information for Senior lacrosse in BC, Stan: From the centre line in, Jack Bionda…he was the Maurice Richard of Stan: 1964 Vancouver Carlings (Burrards)…I was on the executive from lacrosse. I really liked Bobby Allen when he played for Nanaimo – in the including stats for teams and all athletes that wore a jersey in the Senior 1961-67, but the 1964 team was incredible and came back and won the leagues from the Inter City Lacrosse League (ICLL) to the present day mid-50’s he was in NW and scored 6 goals and all were different. Mann Cup after being down 3-1 to Brooklin. Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) from 1933 to present. Q: Who was the best goaltender as a stopper? Q: Who was the best overall team in BC Lacrosse history? Stan got his start in lacrosse in 1953 as one of the founders of the Stan: Stan Joseph – he played Sr at 16 years old and played forever. I liked Renfrew Athletic Club. His devotion to the sport ran deeper than just Stan: Vancouver from 1961-67 controlled lacrosse -- 1970’s Donny Hamilton, the type of guy that his refl exes weren’t great, but he was volunteering or coaching. As a founding member of the Fraser Lacrosse the Salmonbellies. a student of the game and often out thought his shooters. Commission he worked closely with youth athletes and coordinated Minor Q: Most memorable Minto Cup? Q: Who was the best offensive goaltender? Provincial Championships in the late 60’s. Stan: 1954 and 1956 Renfrew Athletic Club sponsored Mount Pleasant Stan: Smeltzer was good, there were a lot of them. “Kids can get into trouble if they have nothing to do,” explained Shilling- ton on his early community volunteerism. “If they keep involved in sports, Legion team and changes it to the PNE Indians -- Jack McKinnon’s team For many readers, the athletes and teams from this historians past may arts or community programs it keeps their minds busy and out of trouble.” went to the 1954, ‘55 and ‘56 Minto Cups and won two. be of a time long ago and unknown. But if it wasn’t for his painstaking work keeping the history, you may never have been privy to their existence. As Secretary of Renfrew Athletic Club (1954), he found he could get Q: Most memorable Mann Cup? paid for sending lacrosse stats to the Vancouver Sun. Later, Art Daoust, head Stan: 1964 Vancouver Carlings (Burrards). Shillington etched his name in lacrosse folklore as a Builder in the Ca- of the Junior league in the 50’s, contacted Stan to do stats for the league and nadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame class of 1977. Q: Who was the toughest lacrosse player? write the occasional story for Junior lacrosse…now he was hooked. Shillington’s lacrosse knowledge runs deep of present stars and In 1957, Tom Gordon, head of ICLL, contacted Stan to be the ICLL Stan: Bill Chisholm (Burrards), was the toughest I’ve seen in the 50’s past greats. Stan offered this knowledge and expertise to the Canadian statistician. How could he say no? There were no stats kept from the 30’s, and 60’s. Lacrosse Hall of Fame as the secretary of the Player Selection Commit- 40’s and 50’s, so his research began collecting data from newspapers as Q: Who was the best defender? tee. In his 18-year tenure at the Hall he paved the paths of numerous early as 1933 when the fi rst offi cial box league started play. lacrosse greats to be enshrined into the hallowed hall. Shillington started logging statistics with the Vancouver Minor Associa- tion in 1955–1960, then added the BC Junior “A” Lacrosse Association in 1956 (12 years) and the BC Senior “A” lacrosse leagues (Inter-City and Western Lacrosse Association) in 1957 to his portfolio. He spent 31 sea- sons as league statistician with the Inter-City Lacrosse League (ICLL) and Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). Stan could be seen on any given Saturday night in the old Coquitlam Sports Centre or Queens Park Arena, perched atop the press box managing the game stats for Senior games. In arguably the hottest seat in the house, Stan kept all the stats as he saw them, many times differing from the actual score sheet. He’d be the fi rst to note any discrepancies and the rationale for each of them. In his career, Stan has been the scorekeeper for 622 league games, 235 playoff games and 114 Mann Cup games, for a total of 971 games -- that’s over 58,000 minutes of lacrosse action inside stuffy, sweaty arenas. The next closest scorekeeper has 459 games. To this day, Shillington can be credited for numerous athletes, build- ers and teams that have been inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He keeps a list of Hall-worthy candidates with their statistical stories ready to submit nominations for committee perusal. Not all of his nominations have been successful, but he’ll tell you majority have been given the nod. “I have no idea how many have been inducted, but it runs in the hun- dreds. I nominate people because I have the background information and stats,” noted Stan. “This is why I got interested in the history; no one had the information, so I started doing stuff like this.” If anyone needed any statistical information, it was a given that Stan would be the person with the answers. If any media asked for stats for Peter Black of 1960’s Burrard fame, Stan would have them. At 79 years of age, this humble old fella could tell a story of yesteryear as if it were yesterday. Stan has documented more lacrosse memories and produced a collection of historical stories on individuals, teams and championships for BCLA publications called “Down Memory Lane” – a compilation of over 125 articles of lacrosse history….of which he has been privy to for 63 years. If it wasn’t for his knowledge and statistical data base, our history would be lost. Stan has kept game score sheets, programs, newspaper articles and his statistical lists of teams and athletes over the years…..albeit in hand- writing and type-written fi les. There is no doubt Stan is the most knowledgeable lacrosse historian in BC and likely in Canada. As years have passed, he often eluded to leaving all his statistical information to lacrosse to manage it when he’s no longer amongst us. Stan is still with us, but the 16 boxes of materials have gotten too cumbersome to store any longer in his basement, much to his wife’s chagrin. So, in this historical transition of sorts, lacrosse will need a new mes- senger to keep the history alive for another 63 years. In order to really get a feel for Stan’s work, we asked him for some of his best lacrosse memo- ries…. And it was tough to have just one answer per question. Q & A Q: What was your fi rst Senior game you saw? Stan: In 1946-7 when I was 10-11 years old -- I lived in downtown Van- couver and rode the bus to the Forum. I watched the , the Indians and Richmond Farmers. I liked the Richmond Farmers. As a kid, we played road lacrosse and played with other players like Mario and Larry Crema, Joe Durante, John Cervi, Chuck de Buque, who were much older. I would go and watch the older kids play lacrosse at the Forum. Q: Who was the most exciting player (idol) when you were growing up? Stan: Mario Crema (Richmond & Indians, New West), Mel Jones (Indians) and the great goaltender Herbie Delmonico (Richmond). Q: Who were some of the more present-day stars that were your favorites? Stan: I have a lot of very good friends who played lacrosse and one of the things that I’ve enjoyed over the years was watching them grow as ath-