The ODAC and Roanoke College put on a great lacrosse clinic this morning for girls 8-17. It was a beautiful day and the clinic was a lot of fun. They had four stations on the field at Kerr Staduim with different skills at each and rotated through them over the course of an hour or so. We had about 10 or so players from our elementary team out there and all of them I talked to said it was fun. I watched for a bit and learned a few pointers on teaching skills (e.g. when you throw, get the stick off your shoulder by making an L with your dominant hand).
After the clinic, each of the girls got a free lacrosse ball, a ticket to the Womens Division III semi-finals taking place on the field immediately after the clinic and a coupon for a hotdog, chips and drink during the game. All for free. I really can't say enough good things about it (and a big hat tip to the people who put it together).
The semi-final game was a matchup between Salisbury University and Hamilton College. Hamilton had a lot of Canadian players on their team and the fans were boisterious but polite (which is sort of my sterotype for Canadians, but I digress). I was pulling for Salisbury since my sister went there, but really just wanted to see a fun game. I got my wish.
The first half was tightly played and Hamilton was up 7-4 at halftime but had dominated possessions and ground balls more than the score indicated. Salisbury was not playing very well and had difficulty clearing the ball - Hamilton left the goalie alone and matched up on everyone else and she forced a few passes, one of which was immediately turned into a goal. I'm not quite sure why she didn't just walk it up until encountering pressure, all the way to the other end if they would let her.
During the first 20 minutes of the second half, Hamilton continued to build up a 10-5 lead and was playing smart possession lacrosse. Salisbury had a couple of good opportunities, but the Hamilton goalie was tough and they had 3 shots clang off the pipes. However, the Gulls stuck to it and came back. After allowing a goal on a free shot on a pretty dumb slashing foul in the 8m arc, the Gulls got after it and scored quickly after winning a few draws to pull within one goal at 11-10 with less than a minute to play. The last draw was won by Hamilton and a hard foul was committed which game Hamilton possession with about 18 tics to go. But, the player awarded possession threw an errant pass that went out of bounds at midfield and Salisbury had one last chance. They roared down the field and got an excellent opportunity on a pass to a cutting wing, but the shot was high. Running it out and gaining possession for one last try with 3 seconds, they fed the ball into the middle and couldn't put a good shot on goal. A fun finish to a splendid day.
After the game, I asked my daughter and her friend what they thought of the game: "Boring. Can we get some more Blow Pops?" Sigh.
After the clinic, each of the girls got a free lacrosse ball, a ticket to the Womens Division III semi-finals taking place on the field immediately after the clinic and a coupon for a hotdog, chips and drink during the game. All for free. I really can't say enough good things about it (and a big hat tip to the people who put it together).
The semi-final game was a matchup between Salisbury University and Hamilton College. Hamilton had a lot of Canadian players on their team and the fans were boisterious but polite (which is sort of my sterotype for Canadians, but I digress). I was pulling for Salisbury since my sister went there, but really just wanted to see a fun game. I got my wish.
The first half was tightly played and Hamilton was up 7-4 at halftime but had dominated possessions and ground balls more than the score indicated. Salisbury was not playing very well and had difficulty clearing the ball - Hamilton left the goalie alone and matched up on everyone else and she forced a few passes, one of which was immediately turned into a goal. I'm not quite sure why she didn't just walk it up until encountering pressure, all the way to the other end if they would let her.
During the first 20 minutes of the second half, Hamilton continued to build up a 10-5 lead and was playing smart possession lacrosse. Salisbury had a couple of good opportunities, but the Hamilton goalie was tough and they had 3 shots clang off the pipes. However, the Gulls stuck to it and came back. After allowing a goal on a free shot on a pretty dumb slashing foul in the 8m arc, the Gulls got after it and scored quickly after winning a few draws to pull within one goal at 11-10 with less than a minute to play. The last draw was won by Hamilton and a hard foul was committed which game Hamilton possession with about 18 tics to go. But, the player awarded possession threw an errant pass that went out of bounds at midfield and Salisbury had one last chance. They roared down the field and got an excellent opportunity on a pass to a cutting wing, but the shot was high. Running it out and gaining possession for one last try with 3 seconds, they fed the ball into the middle and couldn't put a good shot on goal. A fun finish to a splendid day.
After the game, I asked my daughter and her friend what they thought of the game: "Boring. Can we get some more Blow Pops?" Sigh.
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Go Gulls! Sounds like a good match. You will have to give me a few pointers on girls LX, a couple of girls from Em's team also play LX and we watch some games, not a clue what is going on. Where is the ball?? Looks like fun.
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