Equipment Needed: Lacrosse helmet (if you need purchase a new helmet, please purchase white), stick, mouth guard (purchase more than one), gloves, shoulder and chest pad, arm pads, and protective cup. If you need to purchase a stick, make sure you get a boys stick and not a girls as the two are significantly different. Goalie gear will be provided by the association. Please note that Minnesota Lacrosse forbids the use of a hockey helmet as a substitute. Hockey pads are ok to use, but they are heavier and bulkier than lacrosse pads.
Some places to purchase equipment: Dave’s Sport Shop in Fridley (they have the area's biggest selection of lacrosse gear and if you will receive a discount if you mention you are with MV Lacrosse), Dicks Sporting Goods, Sports Authority, Athletic Outfitters and Play It Again Sports.
Volunteer Opportunities: This is an all-volunteer run organization. If you would like to help us grow and develop a quality program, we’d love to have you join us. Some of our needed opportunities:
●Team Manager ●Special Events/Tournament Coordinator
●Team Email Contact ●Field Scheduling Coordinator
●Game Timers/Scorekeepers ●Youth Steering Committee
●Field Marking & Goal Placement/Storage ●Volunteer Coordinator
●Equipment Manager
Helpful Links:
●Lacrosse drills: http://www.playsportstv.com/box.php?id=15&media_id=169
●A good one for the youth coach is the Chalktalk Productions series with Jeff Tambroni, some of which was made in Minnesota: http://chalktalkproductions/com/dvdstore.html
●Video on how to string a stick: http://blog.syracuse.com/orangelacrosse/2008/04/syracuse_attackman_mike_macdon.html
●Equipment: E-Lacrosse: www.e-lacrosse.com ; Lax World: www.laxworld.com ; Lacrosse Monkey: www.lacrossemonkey.com
●US Lax: www.uslacrosse.org ; Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association: www.mbsla.org;
●Camps/Other Lacrosse info: www.homegrownlacrosse.com; Lax Loons: www.laxloons.com; Blue Moon Lacrosse: bluemoonlacrosse@aol.com
Questions: Email our Youth Directors, Katie Scarfone (scarfonemn@msn.com) or Greg Kraut (gtkraut@gmail.com)
