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In a news release on Wednesday, the Canadian Lacrosse Association said the were nixing the current age division names B次元官网网址� including B次元官网网址渕idgetB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� and replacing them with alpha-numeric ones.
In box lacrosse, the division formerly called midget will now be 16U, and other age ranges will follow the same naming style. The decision to change box lacrosse names was made at the associationB次元官网网址檚 annual meeting in November.
The association said it plans to implement the new division names for the 2020 box lacrosse season. The names for menB次元官网网址檚 field lacrosse were updated at the start of the 2019 season following a decision made by the association in May.
The decision announced Tuesday echoes one made by Hockey Canada last month, where it also changed division names like B次元官网网址渕idgetB次元官网网址� to alpha-numeric ones.
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Little People of Canada president Allan Redford called the decision a B次元官网网址渨in-win-win.
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