The rules will be evolving weekly.Check in for updates.
The contest is open to WYL players
You earn points for each challenge completed.The points will get bigger each week.Keep a list of what you have done, and have your parents sign off on it. We will ask for you to submit your points every two weeks so we can see who is winning, but the contest will go on until we declare it to be over – maybe June. Next submission for weeks 3&4 will be by end of April 21.
You can also earn points for random stuff, so watch for that.
Weekly winners go into a random drawing for a WYL hat or other item for that week, and season winners go into a drawing for a WYL team jacket.If we have enough entries we will award a boys winner and a girls winner.
Even if you don’t see yourself winning the weekly or season contest prizes, we’d love to see you do these challenges anyway to improve your lacrosse skills.
Questions: neal@robisoninc.com
Challenges:
Week One (MON 3/23 TO SUN 3/29)
For 1 point each day – 100 throws and catches with right hand and 100 throws and catches with left hand each day.Get a partner or throw against a wall or a pitch-back.You receive 1 point for each day you do it this week, and a bonus point for the week if you do it all 7 days, Monday to Sunday.(Hint: keep one hand on the middle of the stick and the other on the bottom.Push with the top hand and pull with the bottom hand.This helps especially when you are using your weak hand)
For 1 point – Send photos or stories of how you are keeping up with lax to WYL Facebook page or Instagram #WYLchallenge or email to neal@robisoninc.com and we will select a few of the best to receive bonus points.
Week Two (MON 3/30 TO SUN 4/5)
For 2 points each day – 100 throws and catches alternating right and left (50 right and 50 left as follows: catch right, throw right, then catch left throw left, repeat) and 100 throws and catches alternating right and left (50 right and 50 left as follows: catch right, switch to left, throw left, then catch left, switch to right, throw right, repeat) Get a partner or throw against a wall or a pitch-back. You receive 2 points for each day you do it this week, and a bonus 2 points for the week if you do it all 7 days, Monday to Sunday. (Hint: When switching hands with the ball in your stick, loosen your bottom hand, slide the stick down between your knees, release with your top hand and grab on with your bottom hand, which is now the new top hand, and grab on to the bottom with your new bottom hand. This keeps the stick protected from the defense by keeping it low and close to your body - we'll send a video.)
2 bonus points if you did your 200 throws last week outside in a snowstorm.
For 2 points – Send photos or stories of something blue and maroon - our team colors - to WYL Facebook page or Instagram #WYLchallenge or email to neal@robisoninc.com and we will select a few of the best to receive bonus points.
Week 3 (MON 4/6 to SUN 4/12)
For 3 points each day – 100 throws and ground balls with right hand and 100 with left hand each day.Throw to your partner or wall or pitch-back, who will then roll it back to you. Scoop Ground Ball. Throw. Repeat. You receive 3 points for each day you do it this week, and a bonus 3 points for the week if you do it all 7 days, Monday to Sunday.(Hint: To Scoop, move top hand up close to the head of the stick. Bend knees alot. Get stick parallel to the ground - not a 45 or 90 degree. Scoop and cradle close to your body.)
For 3 points – Send photos or stories of combining lacrosse with Easter or Spring to WYL Facebook page or Instagram #WYLchallenge or email to neal@robisoninc.com and we will select a few of the best to receive bonus points.
Week 4 (MON 4/13 to SUN 4/19)
For 4 points each day (Since Monday will be nasty, do this 6 days instead of 7, 4 bonus points if you do this challenge 6 days this week) – Set up a target, about 1 foot square, like a milk jug, small cardboard box or a small plastic bucket, maybe hung in a tree or against a pitchback. Throw from about 5 yards away if you are a Lightning or Bantam and 10 yards if you are a Jr or Sr. Take 50 shots with right hand and 50 with left hand each day. Keep track of how many hits you get. If you are getting more hits by the end of the week than you were at the beginning = 4 bonus points.
Week 5 (MON 4/20 to SUN 4/26)
For 5 points each day - Theme is catching throws that are off-target. Hold stick in normal catching position (over right shoulder if you are right-handed). Have your partner or your pitchback send passes to your opposite shoulder so you need to move your stick to catch it. Also practice catching passes that are thrown low or high. 100 off-target catches (or attempted catches also count) with right hand and 100 with left hand each day. 50 each if you are a Lightning or Bantam player. (hint: You shouldn't spin the head of your stick 360 degrees or cross your arms to catch bad throws. Keep head of stick always facing the incoming ball. If you move your top hand across your body to catch a bad pass, move your low hand along with it).
Bonus Points - post something (FB, Insta) or send me an email of something that would impress me.
Week 6 (MON 4/27 to SUN 5/3)
For 6 points each day - Combine the skills in weeks 1-5
20 throws with right
20 throws with left
20 throws alternating right and left
20 ground ball throws right
20 ground ball throws left
20 throws at a target right
20 throws at a target left
20 off-target catches right
20 off-target catches left
(bantams and lightnings can do 10 of each of the above)
Week 7&8 (MON 5/4 to SUN 5/17)
Two Week Challenge. Stick Tricks! Creativity required!
Start by mastering two simple tricks. First, toss the ball up, spin your stick so you catch it in the back of the netting, toss it back up and catch it in the front of the netting. Next toss it up, then catch it behind your back or between your legs, then toss it up again from that position to catch it again in the normal position.
Now go to YouTube and search for Lacrosse Stick Tricks. You'll see some pretty complicated stuff, but much of it starts with the simple tricks above. Work on making your tricks more complicated and creative.
Coach Neal has posted a video on the WYL Facebook page showing the first two simple tricks and two harder ones. We Challenge you to try those tricks and send a FB video (or a description by email) of what you can do, and then learn some harder or different ones and challenge the rest of the group to learn them.
So far, the best tricks on video go to:
1. Ryan T
2. Ryan's are so good, there is no room for second!
Triton Senior Girls took home the title of "Queens of the Pike" by coming from behind numerous times in a steady rain to win the inaugural trophy. It is open to teams along the Route 5/15 Berlin Turnpike corridor.
Wallingford lost its two round robin games by two goals each to put it into the play-in game, where down early against host Whethersfield, the girls stormed back to win by one. The win put them into the championship game to play their fourth game in a row without a break, where they again found themselves down early, only to come back to win 5-3. All phases of the game were played at their highest level of the season, and mid-fielders controling a majority of the draws late in the championship game gave the team the chances it needed. Defense played very tough, the goalies came up with numerous big stops, and the attackers used great spacing and attacked the goal for a flurry of goals to end the game.
Great job, girls!! The 7th graders will need to defend their title in 2020!!
Welcome back to school Wallingford Youth Lacrosse. As you and your lacrosse players are about to settle in to the routine of school and the fall, the WYL league is hard at work getting the 2017 season planned and ready for you all to enjoy next spring. (We even have some cool stuff happening this fall too!)
Part of the process of getting everyone ready for next year’s season is making sure that you are all aware of the causes, signs, dangers of concussions, and what to do when you see the symptoms. Concussions are a part of every sport, especially lacrosse, and the WYL league takes them serious as should you.
Please take a moment to follow the attached links that provide crucial information that you need to know about concussions and your children.
Please note that this year and going forward, part of our registration process will include a section where you will be required to confirm that the league has provided you with this educational information.
Concussions are a SERIOUS part, of a great sport. Educate yourself and your player.
"The young brain is especially susceptible to concussion, and sports-related concussions account for more than half of all emergency room visits by children aged 8 through 13, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. A child who suffers a concussion is one and a half times more likely to experience another, and those who have had two concussions have a threefold greater risk of the same injury happening again."
