Team England’s Men’s Lacrosse Team is currently training hard for this summer’s 2016 ELF European Lacrosse Championships, taking place in Budapest, Hungary in July.
England are the reigning European lacrosse champion and will face tough competition when they attempt to defend their title this summer.
As a non-Commonwealth, non-Olympic sport, elite lacrosse receives no funding and therefore the players cover all expenses; travel, accommodation, equipment, uniforms, tournament fees, and field rental costs are all covered by the players and coaching staff.
We are hoping to assist the players who are balancing full-time jobs with being an elite level athlete and would appreciate any help you can give us in doing this.
Thank you for your support. It means everything to this hard-working team.
Lacrosse is a contact sport, similar to basketball, soccer and hockey. It is more about coordination and agility than brawn and is one of the fastest growing team sports in the US, with 500% growth in the last ten years.
In England, Lacrosse has enjoyed similar growth; active participation has increased by nearly 400% in the last 10 years. Europe is showing the biggest growth in World Lacrosse though. It has grown by 120% over the last 10 years and hosts the most FIL member nations globally, with 26 members.
England is one of oldest Lacrosse nations in the world. The sport has been played in the country since the 1860’s. England has competed in every World and European Lacrosse Championships and is currently ranked 5th in the World and 1st in Europe.