Homegrown Lacrosse to Spend Week in Duluth P.E. Classes

Homegrown lacrosse, a world class non-profit organization dedicated to growing the sport of lacrosse in Minnesota and encouraging positive change in the lives of youth lacrosse players, will be bringing their In School P.E. Program to Duluth elementary schools during the week of March 14-18.  The In-School P.E. Program is a week-long unit that introduces elementary, middle school and high school students to the sport of lacrosse.  Students are taught the history of the game, the evolution of the game, and lacrosse basics with both boy’s and girl’s lacrosse sticks.  The innovative program gives girls and boys a chance:

• To discover something new
• To be part of an emerging sport
• To be engaged
• To have fun  

Homegrown measures their success by the students’ and teachers’ enthusiasm, as well as by the number of students who want to participate in after school lacrosse programs.

Along with the in-school programming, Homegrown will offer two after-school youth lacrosse clinics during the week.  The first youth clinic will take place on Wednesday March 16 at the downtown Duluth YMCA starting at 6:00 p.m.  A second clinic will be conducted on Thursday March 17 at Lowell Elementary school also at 6:00 p.m.

Homegrown is providing Northern Minnesota with a great opportunity to grow the sport of lacrosse in the Duluth area.  Homegrown's efforts should significantly help the area youth lacrosse programs and give them a major boost in numbers.  In Minnesota, we're very fortunate to have an organization like Homegrown Lacrosse working hard to grow the sport of lacrosse across the entire state.  Please visit their website, check out the wide array of things they're doing and consider donating a little to them if you feel strongly about the growth of lacrosse in Minnesota.