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Annie Ehlers coordinated the First Stick Program application for both the boys’ and girls’ lacrosse programs at Rockledge High School in Brevard County, Fla., and serves as head coach of the girls’ team. Through First Stick, she attended the convention for the fi rst time, along with her assistant coaches, in 2013.
“That was a big deal for us,” Ehlers said. “It was the fi rst time we saw live lacrosse. We’re the babies who are just getting started.” With the help of the First Stick grant, Rockledge is fi elding varsity and junior varsity lacrosse teams this spring, and has seen great local support for the fi rst-year sport. The school has formed a booster club, organized fund- raising events to supplement its First Stick grant, aligned with a local youth program and created a web site for its boys’ and girls’ teams.
Rockledge is following the business
plan it developed as part of its First Stick application and is committed to growing the game responsibly.
“People are talking about lacrosse,” said Ehlers, who also completed her US Lacrosse Level 1 Coaching Education certifi cation through the First Stick Program. “I feel bad for the people that didn’t get the First Stick grants,” said Doug Kuhblank, coach of the Rockledge boys’ team. “All of this would have been so much harder without the support of US Lacrosse.” After years appealing the Board of Education to fund these varsity lacrosse programs — and getting denied every time — Ventresca credited the First Stick Program gramt as the ultimate difference- maker in the teams becoming a reality at Montvale High.
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“We showed the Board of Ed we were serious,” she said. “Having US Lacrosse behind us has been phenomenal.”
The US Lacrosse First Stick Program supplies a host of resources, allowing new programs to build a solid foundation.
Build for the Future
Lacrosse is the fastest growing team-sport in the country, so it’s essential that US Lacrosse is positioned to continue to meet the growing needs of the national lacrosse community. We are securing the needed fi nancial resources and developing the appropriate support structure to serve the sport for the future.
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Investment in local lacrosse through the USL chapter network
US LACROSSE MEMBER GROWTH
Lacrosse players and coaches, representing
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states, joined the Keeper of Lacrosse Project, a new grassroots cultural preservation program, in 2012
KEEPER OF LACROSSE
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