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George Westwood, president of Victoria Field Youth Lacrosse, said the goal of the Boys and Girls Field Lacrosse Camp on Saturday, Aug. 17, is to get more kids to give field lacrosse a try and connect to the sportB次元官网网址檚 growing popularity in a number of ways.
Construction of a new turf facility in Langford will open up more space for kids to play field lacrosse, which bodes well for the longterm future of the sport, Westwood noted. The artificial turf field that opened recently at Belmont Secondary is available for soccer and field lacrosse throughout the year. The field at Royal Bay Secondary for the schoolB次元官网网址檚 boys and girls lacrosse academies is already accessible to youth teams as well.
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Victoria Youth Field Lacrosse, which currently has eight teams, is hosting the camp geared toward introducing more kids to the sport at Royal Bay Secondary School. Boys born between 2008 and 2012 will take the field between 8:30 and 11 a.m. Girls born between 2000 and 2014 are invited to attend from 4 to 6 p.m. The cost is only $5, and the first 30 girls and the first 30 boys to register at vicfieldlacrosseregistrar@gmail.com will receive a free T-shirt.
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