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The Boys Fall Ball Program is a fun, organized environment aimed to develop lacrosse skills for players of all ages and experience Levels. Our coaches will focus on terminology, stick skill development, offense and defense concepts, and game like situations. Don’t miss this great opportunity for beginners to get introduced to the game in a fun environment and for experienced players to keep a stick in their hand and work on their skills prior to Spring Season.
This Fall season program for grades 1 to 8 are designed to teach necessary skills needed to succeed in lacrosse as well as to expand upon already learned skills at an age-appropriate level. All levels and ages are welcome, especially beginners. This program will be coached by Wellesley Varsity Coach Jim Connolly*, Varsity players and MBYLL.org certified volunteer parents.
When- Saturday 6-week Program
Saturday: 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16
Time-
1st-4th: 8am-9am
5th-8th: 8am-9:15am
Format- Boys will be split by grade
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*Wellesley High School Varsity Lacrosse Coach Jim Connolly Bio
Professional - 8 pro seasons (All-Star 2012 - Boston Cannons/Ohio Machine) College - Div. 1 All-American (UMass, Amherst)
High school - set national record for goals scored in 4 year career. #2 all time in total points (2nd only to lacrosse legend from Syracuse Casey Powell). Coach Connolly trained the player who eventually went on to break that national record for goals scored. Coach Connolly is regarded as one of the best shooting coaches in the game. Following his career at UMass Amherst, Jim was drafted 10th overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2010 MLL Draft. He went to the Ohio Machine in 2012 where he enjoyed his best season. He led the team with 27 goals and was second on the team with 32 points. He was named an MLL All-Star and scored two goals in the All-Star Game. Connolly finished in the top five in the league in goals scored in 2012. Over his seven-year MLL career, Connolly played for the Cannons and Machine. Jim launched Gorilla Lax in 2015 and currently oversees all player and coaching development. Since its inception, Gorilla Lax has grown from three to 16 teams. In 2017, Jim added to his coaching resume when he named head coach of the Wellesley High School boy's lacrosse coach, taking over for Rocky Batty who had been at the helm since 2008.*
Wellesley Boys Lacrosse is excited to announce that it is partnering with Scoops Lacrosse for an amazing opportunity for PK and K future Lacrosse Players.
Scoops Lacrosse will be running a 5-week super cool fall lacrosse clinic open to boys 3 to 8 years old. Scoops Clinics are designed for kids who are interested in learning as well as continuing their development of lacrosse. Kids will be broken into different groups based on age and/or skill levels. Most importantly, Scoops Clinics are designed for maximum amounts of fun, confidence building, and pure lacrawsomeness.
Dates- Sunday 5 week program
9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, & 10/17
Time- 9am-10am
Price- $150 (5x sessions, Scoops Fall T-Shirts, Scoops Stickers, & Scoops Ball)
Location- Hunnewell Field (near Whole Foods)
Any questions please reach out to: wellesleylacrosse.org
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