Hockey with Lacrosse

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WHY Hockey Players Should Play Lacrosse...
 

•  Lacrosse and hockey are very similar sports
•  U.S. College scholarship opportunities in lacrosse are available
•  Hockey players excel in lacrosse
•  It's a great method to increase physical fitness in hockey's off-
•  season
•  Team sports build self esteem, respect, integrity, & fairness
•  Lacrosse teaches leadership skills
•  It helps prevent sport burn-out by playing a new, fast-paced sport
•  Players of all fitness levels and abilities can compete in lacrosse
•  A player can learn basic plays and strategies
•  A player can learn to play both offensive and defensive positions
•  and make a quick transition from defence to offence and vice versa
•  It reinforces the importance of quickness and agility around the net
•  Lacrosse increases hand-eye co-ordination when stick handling
•  It teaches players to play with their head up and to be more
•  aware of their surroundings
•  Offensive scoring skills are honed by shooting at smaller targets
•  and picking corners
•  Defensive skills are taught with individual and team concepts
•  Lacrosse teaches the creativity of fakes, back passes, & shots
•  Lacrosse is run in 5-player units and helps the hockey player
•  practice playing a team concept
•  It is inexpensive to equip lacrosse players as most hockey
•  equipment can be used in lacrosse

 
 
WHY Hockey Coaches Should Coach Lacrosse...
 

•  It's a great way to keep your hockey team together all year
•  round.
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•  Hockey coaches teach similar strategies of team play and special
•  teams.
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•  Hockey coaches and players only have to look at players such as
•  Gretzky, Sakic, Shanahan, Ronning, Kariya, Nieuwendyk and
•  Oates as  these great hockey players have one thing in
•  common...they have all played lacrosse and have used the
•  experience to enhance their hockey skills.  You can share in their
•  experience by playing lacrosse!

 
HOCKEY - Canada's National Winter Sport
LACROSSE -- Canada's National Summer Sport
Can you think of a better partnership?
 
 
For more information about playing Lacrosse in your
community, please call the 
 
B.C. Lacrosse Association Office 
(604) 421-9755
Toll Free (887) 788-BCLA