2017 Lacrosse Season is a Wrap!

Reagan had another great season of lacrosse this year.  She definitely saw a lot of progress from the beginning of the season to the end.  She seemed to have a lot more fun this year because she knew a little more about what to expect and knew the basics.

Reagan played on the K-2 team again this year for the Algonkian Tribe. The girls ranged from ages 5 to 8.  There is such a huge developmental difference in that age range but the girls had a great time, played well together and learned a lot.  There were so many girls they divided them into two groups.  Soccer is definitely much more popular in NOVA so it's great seeing the increase in girls who are interested in the sport. You still have a lot less selection in girls equipment than boys, but seeing as I remember the year our high school added a lacrosse team we've come a long way since the 90's!

Johnny was able to be an assistant coach this year and said it was much tougher than coaching U13, which he did with his brother before we had kids.  All the coaches did a great job and worked really hard to keep the girls focused and having fun.

At the last practice the coaches gave all the girls a game ball with their name on it and a special title.  Reagan was voted "Cradling Queen."  She was very surprised since they didn't do the awards last year.  She was super excited.  They ended the season with a tournament on Saturday with almost all of the Loudoun Girls K-2 teams.  She played four 20 minute games over three hours.  They had a lot of fun and Reagan got a lot of action in the last game.  Not only did she carry the ball a lot, she was the top scorer on the team! She was pretty excited to find out that all the girls got trophies at the end of the tournament.  Again, something new this year and it even had her name engraved on it!  She was so excited!  Although lacrosse is a Spring sport, there is a "box league" in the Fall that she may try.  Apparently it's all games (no practice) and because it's inside it's a very fast moving game since the ball never goes out of bounds.  We love giving the kids the option to try different activities to find something they love and stick with it!