First Week of Box a Blast!

The first week of box lacrosse went well.  Kids had fun and we had some exciting games!  In the

Middle School game, the Blue Jays pulled out a 2OT win in a final braveheart to eke out the first win of the season 14-13.  The kids played hard, had fun and they're starting to really "get" the concepts of box lacrosse.  These two teams should have some exciting games as the season progresses!

In the High School+ Division, the players had fun and really started to pick up the nuances of the box game as they progressed.  They're still sort of playing at a field lacrosse pace but as they figure things out, they'll start to move the ball more fluidly and pick up the two man game and off ball movement as well as a bit more controlled pace of play.  The Honey Badgers and Wolverines picked up wins while the Polar Bears split their doubleheader and the Rhinos and Anacondas each

dropped a game.

Stats and Standings have been updated.

Please remember that this is a no check league and we want to emphasize player safety.  Absolutely no boarding or take out checks!  Major penalties and possibly ejections will result if these two important rules aren't followed.  No games this coming Sunday.  Play will resume on Sunday October 6 with the Wolverines playing the doubleheader.  Get out and hit the wall!

Benefits of Box Lacrosse

College coaches across the country have identified box lacrosse as a great way to increase lacrosse skills and IQ.  Legendary college coach Bill Tierney (Princeton and University of Denver) has been quoted as saying, “If I was US Lacrosse, I wouldn’t let any kids play field until they were 10 or 12 years old.”  Canadian youth players start playing box lacrosse first and do not transition into field lacrosse until middle school or higher and have become some of the top players in the U.S college game. Canada is rapidly turning out some of the most dominant players on every collegiate level (i.e. DI/DII/DIII).  In 2010, ten of the top thirty point scorers in NCAA Division I lacrosse were Canadian, yet less than 5% of the Division I population are Canadian.

The benefits of box lacrosse are evident:

•    The ball is never out of play. Box lacrosse players touch the ball more often, no doubt about

it.  In a field lacrosse game with a 10 v 10 scenario, your player may never touch the ball.  In box lacrosse, your player is guaranteed to touch the ball a few times per game with only 5 players on the field per team and the boards to keep the ball in play.
•    The small nets in box lacrosse (4' x 4') encourage players to take higher percentage shots, work to find creative ways to get to the goal and improve their shooting accuracy.
•    The tighter confines of a box lacrosse rink improve a players stick handling skills and gets them used to passing and catching in traffic.
•    Box lacrosse emphasizes fundamental defensive footwork since no one is using a long pole.  Defenseman can work on their stick skills and even have some fun scoring goals!
•    Box lacrosse encourages the development of off ball movement and the 2 man game.  Players learn a higher level of reading the defense.

Sign up now for the DBLL!  The season is right around the corner and the benefits of box are boundless!