Fields of Growth News

Costa Rica Youth Lacrosse Practices

  With the CREAR program running Monday-Thursday afternoons, Coach Nick holds lacrosse practice on Friday afternoons.  On average about 30 children show up each week to practice their new favorite sport.  Each day they start practice by warming up with running around the field and stretching.  The youth keep practicing their ground balls each week, along with their [...]

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ULU League Report – Week 3

MATCHDAY 3 REPORT Fight backs, a goal machine and an unexpected event happened at this weekend’s games. The games also registered the highest scoring game ever in Uganda lacrosse. The Warriors Kings game had 8 goals total. WARRIORS  5-3  KINGS This was a game many predicted would be a walk over for home team Warriors, [...]

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Equipment Donation from Maryland Youth

  The Severn School of Severna Park, MD  Key Club arranged for a school wide donation of lacrosse equipment by placing collection boxes around the school and actively promoting the Uganda Lacrosse effort. Over the course of a about five weeks, the school families and students donated sticks, pads, gloves, helmets and cleats to support this effort.  In [...]

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ULU Pre-game Report – Week 3

Africa continues to welcome competitive lacrosse to the continent with the Uganda Lacrosse League this weekend. After last weekend’s passionate league games, action springs back with two unpredictable league fixtures. Game 1 – Warriors v. Kings Home team and second placed Warriors have a go at the stubborn Kings. After being humbled by Oneonta in [...]

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ULU League – Week 2

Game 1 @ 2:30PM: KINGS 2 – 2 STRYKERS Game 1 had the eager Kings face off with Strykers. This David-Goliath battle had the seemingly lesser Kings impose their regality over the more talented Strykers. However this exciting game had an abrupt end as it was stopped before it ended for gross misconduct from the [...]

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