The Fly welcomed 150 local school children to Blackheath Rugby Club, London as part of a community skills festival on Friday 16 May ahead of the opening weekend of The Fly’s 2025 season.
Teams from schools in Bromley and Greenwich, featuring a mix of children who have experience of POP lacrosse and some who have never picked up a stick before, attended the session on Friday led by community lacrosse champion Mike Barrett.
Stars of The Fly 2025 such as Ben Page-Laycock, Laura Beaman, Madi Jones, Minty Loxton, and Liv Gomarsall were also in attendance, coaching the kids through seven different skills stations including shooting, catching, and passing.
Following the skills stations, a spot of lunch, and an autograph session with The Fly players, the 150 children took part in some small-sided games where they were able to put their skills into action.
The aim of the festival was to give children in the local area the opportunity to play lacrosse and be introduced to the sixes Olympic version of the sport that the whole world will be watching at LA28.
This skills festival is all part of The Fly’s commitment to promoting and expanding the knowledge of Sixes Lacrosse within the local community and will be followed up with a sister event on Friday 30 May in Manchester before The Fly’s 2025 Finals Weekend at the Manchester Regional Arena.
Young players in the Manchester area can still sign up for the FREE skills festival on 30 May by clicking the button below with the session being held at Cheadle Lacrosse Club.
For more information about The Fly and how to buy tickets for this year’s competition, click HERE.