Cleveland State assistant Kyle Bernlohr (left), an Akron native, and head coach Dylan Sheridan (center) have joined the US Lacrosse North Coast Chapter in its Ohio City Lacrosse Initiative —
helping grow the sport on Cleveland’s West Side.
US Lacrosse has identified the neighborhood as a pilot for the Lacrosse
Communities Project, which will include construction of a small-sided field, equipment assistance, PE and soft-stick grants and training for coaches and officials.
from Ohio. The Vikings could provide both an on-field model for younger players and something for them to aspire to as the sport takes stronger root in Cleveland. The most significant thing to do, though, is investing in those players as soon as possible.
“I think Cleveland State is going to help spread the word even more in Northeast Ohio,” said Steve Byrne, a former All-America defenseman at Virginia who played for the U.S. national team in the 1986 world championships and has lived in the Cleveland area for 15 years. “Northeast Ohio has big-time football. Football is king, and all the other sports are trying to get people to be one-sport athletes. Even with all that stuff and all those headwinds, the sport continues to grow in the Cleveland area.”
URBAN IMMERSION
US Lacrosse already invests resources in the mission of uniting everyone involved in the sport, including the First Stick Program that provides assistance for securing equipment for players and coaching and officials education programs to ensure the game is taught and administered correctly.
But this takes things a step further, approaching schools and recreation programs in diverse communities with the hope of creating a collaborative approach that can help everyone involved. With the support of corporations, philanthropic groups and local partners such as Urban Community School and St. Ignatius High School, US Lacrosse plans to make a historic investment in lacrosse in Ohio City and greater Cleveland in 2017. Cleveland is a sensible place to start. In the Cleveland Muny Football League, there is already a strong youth athletics organization with more than 2,000 participants.
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“WE HAD 1,500 PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR A SUNDAY SCRIMMAGE AGAINST BELLARMINE.”
– Dylan Sheridan
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