On Sunday (25 October), Southern Box Lacrosse will hold an outdoor box lacrosse session at Shenley Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes, welcoming players from all over the country to take part in the hotly anticipated return of box lacrosse.
Apart from a small, low-key outdoor session in August, this will be the first box lacrosse to be formally played since the big North vs South game held at the Midlands Roller Arena, Lutterworth on 15 March!
The session will be open to anyone “regardless of experience and ability” but, due to COVID-19 restrictions, each player is asked to bring their own box-specific protection (rib and biceps pads) and lacrosse equipment as none can be shared on the day.
It is hoped, in the absence of further future restrictions, more outdoor box lacrosse sessions can take place in the coming months.
As it looks to be a while before lacrosse will be able to be played indoors again, the President of the South of England Men’s Lacrosse Association (SEMLA), Rob Gooch, believes it is more important than ever to start to reintroduce box lacrosse in an adaptive setting.
“It is important to restart box lacrosse for the same reasons as field and other outdoor lacrosse; for enjoyment, exercise and people’s mental health.
“For those looking to play in European tournaments next year and feature in national squads, it's an opportunity to practice box-specific skills and continue their box lacrosse development”.
The session will run from 1-3pm and is described as “different venue, different details, same great Southern Box Lacrosse session”!
You can sign up for the session by clicking the button below then scrolling to the bottom of the page:
Please note, the session will be following all Government and England Lacrosse coronavirus guidelines, all of which can be found HERE.