 March 3, 2010
2010 VKMLA Box Lacrosse Assessment Schedule
The 2010 box lacrosse assessments will be held at Memorial South Lacrosse Box (3 blks east of
East 41st Ave and Fraser Street) during the first two weekends in March. The dates and times for each age group are:
Saturday AND Sunday, March 6 & 7, 2010 *and* Saturday AND Sunday, March 13 & 14, 2010
Times:
Midget 10:00 - 11:30 am
Bantam 12:00 - 1:30 pm
PeeWee 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Novice 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Tyke & Mini-Tyke No Assessments; Practice starts Mar. 20/21 & 27/28 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. @ South Memorial Box
Midget Team BC Tryouts:
Four VKMLA '93 players from the Midget A1 team (Xander McDonald, David McSkimming, Justin Rai, and Andy Taylor) were part of
Team Vancouver competing for spots on the Team BC Midget box lacrosse team. After three days of tryouts in Langley, David McSkimming was selected for Team BC which will play
in the Midget National Championships at the end of August in Brampton, Ontario. Congrats to David and all competitors. All Team BC
rosters can be seen HERE.
VKMLA Midget C Food Drive:
The Midget C team coached by Jeremy Pratt helped to inspire a one-day "Feed the Hungry" food drive ran
by 99.3 The Fox. The team wanted to make a difference in their community so they started a home game food drive. After an
email to The Jeff O' Neil Morning Show explaining the team's plan to help the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, The Fox held a
live on location food drive blitz that raised more than $44,000 in donations and 1100 lbs of
food for the Vancouver Food Bank! This was a great example of giving back to the community from the Midget C team.
Thanks to Jeremy and all Midget C players and families who put in time and effort to
make it a success.
Additional thanks to CFOX 99.3 FM, VKMLA's PeeWee A2 team, Randy Mottus, Carlo Nichini, Rick Taylor, Semiahmoo Rock, Mission Midgets, Templeton Secondary School staff and students, for individual
donations.
VKMLA Pub Night: June 6th!
The VKMLA hosted a pub night as a fundraiser on June 6th, 2009 at the
Elephant Walk Pub (northeast corner of East 41st Ave. and Knight Street). The event was attended by more than 100 members and friends of VKMLA. Thanks to all the sponsors who donated
great door prizes and to Christine Woolfries for the organization. Read and see more HERE.
Salmonbellies Summer Lacrosse Camps
New Westminster 2nd Annual Summer Lacrosse Camps: PeeWee Boys and Girls, Bantam Girls - June 29th-July 3rd. Bantam Boys, Midget Boys and Girls - July 6th - July 10th. 1 hr box, 1 hr field, 1 hr fitness each
day. Learn from NLL/WLA stars. See www.salmonbellies.com for more information.
Under Armour Cup Recall
Under Armour has placed a recall on all athletic cups sold in Canada between January 2006 and March 2009. For information on the recall
and how to get a refund voucher please read HERE.
Sports Nutrition Seminars
Proper nutrition is a key element of success in sports. VKMLA is partnering with Kinesiologists.ca to provide information
on sports nutrition and to provide "dryland" training opportunities for our lacrosse players and teams. Dryland information will be provided to coaches.
VKMLA Players Drafted by BCJALL
Three former VKMLA players were selected in the BC Junior A Lacrosse League's Midget draft held last week. Kevin Isherwood was selected by the Burnaby Lakers (7th round), Patrick Bull (8th round) by the Delta Islanders, and Iain Vickars (8th round) by the Burnaby Lakers. All played for the VKMLA Midget A2 team in 2008. Their success is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of each player and the coaches that helped them along the way. Congratulations and good luck! A complete list of draftees can be found HERE
Tavares Credits Lacrosse for Hockey Success
John Tavares, who helped Canada win Gold at the recent World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa credits his lacrosse playing days with helping him develop "scorer's hands" around the hockey net. The full article can be read HERE.
2009 Coaches' Clinics
All VKMLA coaches must attend a BCLA-sanctioned coach clinic by May 15th of the current coaching season. These clinics are paid for by the Association. The schedule of clinics is HERE. Please contact Wayne McDonald or Carlo Nichini to register and/or for more information.
2009 Referee Clinics
Referees are essential to the VKMLA and are paid for their work. All referees must attend a BCLA-sanctioned referee clinic each year. Information of referee levels, fees (refunded by VKMLA if referees officiate at least three games) and the schedule can be found HERE. Please contact Alyson McKendrick or Rick Taylor to register and/or for more information.
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