Strathmore lacrosse is growing

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

Strathmore Lacrosse has had more players register this season than ever to the point where they have had to expand their teams to begin the season on April 27.
President Chris Iversen is glad to see the increased numbers in the sport.
“We’re probably up another 30 players from last year again. We’ve had some really good growth again with the younger ages, novice (and) peewee,” said Iversen.
“This year is the first time ever we’ve had three peewee teams. We were pretty happy with two the last couple.”
The amount of girls playing in the sport has been great to see but the Iversen knows that there will be a lot of basics to be taught.
“It’s growing a little bit, it’s always a little bit slower. This year I have probably about three or four who have never played on the midget girls team, we have seven or eight players that never played before on the bantam girls,” said Iversen.
“It’s back to basics, it’s nice that they’re a little bit older, in terms of physical development and stuff like that, they can pick up things pretty quick.”
Iversen will be keeping close tabs on the progression of the peewee teams this season.
“I think our teams are going to be pretty good at that level because there is quite a few experienced players as well as there are some new players in there. It’ll be nice to get those experienced players together to make those teams a little more competitive,” said Iversen.
He credits most of the team’s success to detailed development over the years.
“The development of our players has been consistent over the years where we’re getting to the point that we have some good competitive teams. Having more players at each level has allowed us to tier the teams, “said Iversen.
The Strathmore Lacrosse has grown over 50 per cent in the last 4 years and is still continuing to.