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LOCALLY GROWN CENTRAL OHIO


The chapter received a restricted gift that helped certify 75 officials and provides for a new observers program, youth officials equipment and recertification.


ILLINOIS


The Decatur Park District recently was awarded a USL Community Impact Grant to create after-school lacrosse clinics.


INDIANA


More than 140 coaches received training in the Coach Development Program, with Level 1 and Level 2 clinics Feb. 25-26 in Zionsville, Ind.


IOWA


The West Des Moines Community School District hosted a US Lacrosse PE workshop for its schools and teachers.


KENTUCKY


Lexington Traditional Magnet School received a USL Urban Outreach Grant to introduce lacrosse.


MINNESOTA


The ATG Legacy Project provides lacrosse equipment, playing fees and officials training


USlaxmagazine.com NORTH COAST OHIO


The chapter is working with MUNY football to introduce lacrosse as a spring sport alternative. A US Lacrosse Urban Outreach Grant will provide playing opportunities for 200 boys and girls this summer.


NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA


The Dakota Premier League currently supports 38 boys’ teams from the two states from 12U through varsity.


SOUTHERN OHIO


Approximately 120 coaches participated in US Lacrosse CDP Level 1 and Level 2 clinics during the first quarter of the year.


WISCONSIN


The Great Lakes Lacrosse League — comprised of 43 teams from the Midwest — hosted its championship weekend April 22-23.


May/June 2017 US LACROSSE MAGAZINE 33


fees to participants in underserved, low-income and special situations.


NEBRASKA


An emerging lacrosse state, Nebraska’s USL membership had grown to 977 at press time.


pass, all the basics. Then you have to teach them team offense and team defense. … The kids absolutely enjoyed it. It’s not a boring sport where you sit in left field and hope the ball gets hit to you. The sport is go, go, go the whole time and kids who have never done it before, they loved it.” Step 1 of Albertina’s plan to introduce lacrosse was to give a 30-minute presentation to physical education classes around Decatur — the only city of its size in central Illinois that didn’t have lacrosse. In total, Albertina and his team got sticks in the hands of 3,300 kids, while visiting 21 different schools and more than 190 PE classes. “The kids had fun with it,” he said. “The teachers said that the kids had a blast with it, that their parents were calling the next day and saying, ‘My son came home and said you had lacrosse today. What is that sport?’” Recreation staff met with coaches and players of the Illinois Wesleyan club team, which offered to conduct skills clinics for Decatur last year. The team at Illinois State did the same, for five weeks. By the spring of 2016, there was enough interest to start an outdoor program for ages 7-15. A total of 82 children came out for the program, which held practices once a week and scrimmaged neighboring teams. Albertina also helped to start a program for toddlers, called “Little Laxers.” He’s gone from knowing little about the game, to being as passionate as any advocate. “We’re still students of the game,” he said. “There’s so much to learn. I’m a huge fan of lacrosse. You can ask some of my coworkers. They get annoyed with me because I talk about the sport all the time.”


Equipped with a staff that includes two US Lacrosse CDP Level 2 certified coaches, Albertina is using his passion to drive the Decatur lacrosse program forward, hoping it continues growing. “We just want kids to have fun and learn a new sport,” he said. “We’ve gotten kids from a lot of different backgrounds. We have soccer players, cross country kids, hockey and football players.” USL

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