Building More Than Just Athletes – this is the ultimate goal for FLG Lacrosse, a mission statement. What does this mean? We try to take a comprehensive approach to helping our student athletes as they strive to become not only the best lacrosse players they can be, but more importantly, the best people they can be. The focus of our training, is to teach the value of hard work and dedication to long term goals. We are less concerned with wins and losses, than with “getting better everyday”. And “getting better”, means on and off the lacrosse field.
One way to emphasize the off field part of student athlete development, is to provide our players with opportunities to perform charitable acts and community service. “Lax4all” is the not for profit entity started by FLG, dedicated to helping grow the game of lacrosse in areas that do not already have youth lacrosse programs. “Lax4all” has been instrumental in beginning the youth lacrosse program in Roosevelt and is currently working to do the same in Uniondale. For the past month, “Lax4all” has partnered with the Uniondale Athletic Department, to run free weekly clinics in the Gymnasium of the Lawrence Road Middle School. More than 30 FLG Select Team members (Elementary aged and older) have participated in this event. Watching them “give back” by helping others learn the game they love, has been extremely rewarding. A wonderful experience for everyone.
Operation Shoe Box, is a program that facilitates sending various items to U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each of the past three Saturdays, FLG has encouraged and collected donations from all players participating in its Box Lacrosse Training Program. The response has been impressive, with more than fifty donations, thus far. The thought and care that has gone into creating these packages, is a reflection of the fine families we have in our program. By taking part in this program. our student athletes learn about power of good deeds and helping others. These are the type of “life lessons”, that sports can help teach.
FLG will continue to “Build More Than Just Athletes”. Follow our Blog, to see how.
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