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Those who are introduced to lacrosse for the first time usually react with:
Confusion: what the heck is she doing with that weird thing in her hand?
Skepticism: why is she doing that? This is a sport?! Where? Who plays this?
Shyness and hesitation
Criticism: yeah but it’s not as cool as soccer (usually fueled by the shyness and hesitation)
….and then they try it. What follows after is ALWAYS:
a smile.
Holly Reilly, director of Renegade Lacrosse, is driven to train the next generation of women's lacrosse players. A three-sport standout at Shawnee High School in Medford, NJ, Holly went on to captain both the lacrosse and field hockey teams at Princeton University. She was twice named first-team All-American and also was the Ivy League co-Player of the Year in 2009. Read Coach Holly's respondes to our Coaches on Coaching questions.
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Through Coach Quigley's PUCKidz lacrosse organization, he offers afterschool programs, camps, clinics, private lessons, small group lessons, club teams, and a spring league for elementary school teams. He also tries to spread the game by doing lacrosse demos/clinics in PE classes.
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Cat Thoreson is the founder of the Little Lacrosse Academy that has partnered with Coppermine in Baltimore, MD. Cat has played D1, coached at the collegiate level, and has a marketing and communications business background. She has a passion for coaching and a unique vision for Little Lacrosse Academy and how it will help build not only players’ minds but the game of lacrosse.
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Coaches on Coaching: Meet Coach John Bodnar creator of 1st Start Lacrosse, a positive, super-fun starter lacrosse program for young players in Philly area.
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