It is not football, it is not soccer, and it is not basketball, but it has all three sports in it.
Lacrosse is not described as one sport; rather, it is described as three sports combined in one.
“We’re on a full-size field, so obviously you’re working more soccer and football in that aspect,” women’s assistant coach Megan Rea said. “But as far as the strategy goes, I think it’s more of a combination of basketball and soccer.”
Lacrosse is a single sport that is played in the spring with both a boys team and a girls team. However, most community members and students don’t know much about the sport since it has only been an OHSAA-recognized sport since 2016.
However, even if you do not know how the sport is played, if you follow other sports the game should be easy to follow.
“Even though we’re on a full-size football field, it is still a very fast-paced moving game and a lot of scoring,” Rea said.
Lacrosse is very fast-paced and as long as there is hustle a play can and will happen. As well as more opportunities to make these hustle plays happen compared to other sports.
“Where if you hustle, you can score, if you hustle, you can get a ground ball,” head coach Scott Tuersley said. “So you could be in any play at any time”.
Tuersely has been coaching lacrosse for seven years and feels that this is a sport anyone can play as they are willing to put effort in it.
“(I am looking for) One who is coachable, who practices, who gives a lot of intensity on the field,” Tuersley said.
Rea, who has been coaching for 10 years agrees with Turesely.
“ (I’m looking for) Somebody who is dedicated and driven,” Rea said. “Somebody who studies and becomes a student of the game who is willing to push themselves outside of their comfort zone.”
This year lacrosse players and coaches have many goals for the upcoming season.
“ As a team, our goal is to go undefeated and become at least regional finals,” men’s lacrosse player and captain Landon Phillips said.
Emphasizing that Phillips wants his team to shine bright and reach some pretty epic goals this season.
Due to all of the new freshmen joining the women’s team as well as all of the seniors leaving last year left many new spots on varsity.
“This year we will continue developing the team,” Rea said.
As more people get to know lacrosse, Tuersley hopes to see people getting their kids involved earlier.
“I would want the community to know that you can play from kindergarten to 12th grade,” Tuersley said. “If your kid is undersized, you could still be really good at lacrosse.”
