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athletic trainers attending the National Athletic Trainer Association conference in Baltimore for a lacrosse-specific breakout session on injury prevention, treatment and data collection. The momentum continued after Grand Opening — which included Team USA clinics and exhibitions and a 9/11 memorial game — with Lacrosse Athlete Development Model exhibitions and coaching development clinics. Then on Oct. 1, US Lacrosse


The Sankofa Clinic Series brought eager visitors to US Lacrosse Oct. 1. They geared up in the Team USA locker room, brandished wood sticks in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum and got eye- to-eye with former Brown and MLL star Chazz Woodson.


partnered with the Chazz Woodson-led Sankofa Lacrosse Foundation to host the first in a series of free instructional clinics for boys and girls from underrepresented communities. Two weeks later, US Lacrosse hosted the first-ever adaptive lacrosse seminar focused on how to teach the sport to people with physical and cognitive disabilities. The two-day event included a wheelchair lacrosse demonstration and a special appearance by Yvette Pegues, Ms. Wheelchair International. Add to that a steady lineup of coaching and officials development clinics, U.S. women’s national team tryouts, a special Bowling Green alumni event, officials recruiting and rules interpretation video shoots and a think tank of lacrosse industry leaders collaborating on a shared vision for the sport’s growth (see page 18), and you realize quickly how modern facilities have breathed new life into the US Lacrosse mission.


“This is a landmark occasion for the organization,” Stenersen said. “Having a home that can stimulate great work product, attract great people and serve as a national center for our sport and volunteer structure is a real milestone for us.” USL


46 US LACROSSE MAGAZINE December 2016 USlacrosse.org


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