Happy Halloween Everyone!!

Looking forward to our last night of Girls Box Lacrosse.  I know this was a short season but with this being the first attempt at Girls Box Lax we will look to extend the season in the future.  Would love to hear any of your thoughts or suggestions that you may have.  

Reminder, for tonight's game Halloween costumes are not required but are HIGHLY encouraged.  Look forward to seeing you all tonight. 

Thanks, Kurt     

 

It was an exciting 1st night of girls box lacrosse and we have a great group of players.  It was great to see how the girls evolved through the course of the night adjusting to the different style of play.  Wether it is moving more off ball, setting picks or even trying a different style of shooting to adjust to the smaller nets and bigger goalie.  One of the biggest improvements that could be seen from the 1st period to the 3rd was that the girls were starting to see the field better and look for their teammates.  Looking forward to the next four weeks and please let me know if you have any questions along the way as this is supposed to be a fun event but also be a learning experience to help improve their game.  

I took a number of pictures / video from last night.  Please be sure to follow NPL on social media at: 

• FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/nepremierlax/
• Twitter: @NEPremierLax
• Instagram: nepremierlax

We also have a public SmugMug account where ALL videos and pictures are posted from all the NPL leagues.  I have created a section for girls box lacrosse so check it out (see link below).  If you have taken your own pictures/videos that you would like to share, please send email to   and we will send to the upload link.  

• https://nepremierlax.smugmug.com/2018-Girls-Box

Game Stats have also been posted to the website and can be found under the Statistics Tab. 

 

Congrats on being part of the 1st Girl's Box Lacrosse league!!!  Currently their are 19 players registered meaning that there are only a few more spots open.  NPL is looking forward to this being the start of a great new league and excited to help grow the girl's game in Nebraska.  Box lacrosse is a different style of play that will allow the girls to improve their skills in a fun new environment.  

Benefits from playing box: 

• Smaller field means players need to keep their head up and make quick decisions
• Smaller field means players need to get creative to get open by setting picks and moving off ball.
• Smaller goals with bigger goalies with pads means there is less area so shoot so players need to work on their shot accuracy.  Fake & Finish!!
• 5 on 5 play and the ability for the ball to be played off the wall allows for quicker transitions from offense to defense and leads to more fast breaks. 
• All play BOTH offense and defense to help create a complete player
• Sharpens stick skills & ball protection
• It's FUN

More information about the league such as schedule, roster, stats, pictures,etc can be found on the NPL website: 

https://leagueathletics.com/Bulletins.asp?MyTeam=796221&org=NEBRASKAMENSLACROSSE.COM