The 2013 Women’s World Cup National Team is now accepting applications for all support staff positions. These are volunteer positions. The staff will consist of a regional scouts, team manager, equipment manager, doctor, therapist, strength and conditioning coach, nutritionist and sports psychologist (more…).
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 2, 2012 – US Lacrosse has named the 24-player U.S. women’s national senior team roster for the North American Challenge Cup, to be held July 13-15, 2012, in Oshawa, Canada, host of the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup. The team was selected from the 38-player 2011-12 U.S. women’s senior team that most recently competed at Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, in January (more…). The Team Canada player application has been extended to December 9, 2011. Players are invited to apply to play for the 2013 Canadian Women’s World Cup Team. The Team will compete at the FIL Women’s World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario, July 11-20, 2013. November 30, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario … The Canadian Lacrosse Association is pleased to announce the selection of Alexis Venechanos as the Head Coach of Canada’s 2013 Women’s World Cup National Team. (… more) The Team Canada player application is now open, and players are invited to apply to play for the 2013 Canadian Women’s World Cup Team. The Team will compete at the FIL Women’s World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario, July 12-20, 2013. Please complete your application by November 11, 2011. open source video, online video platform, video streaming, video solutions(Ottawa, ON … September 8, 2011) The Canadian Lacrosse Association’s Women’s National Team Program is accepting applications for the position of Head Coach for the Canadian Senior Women’s Team that will compete at the FIL World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario in 2013. Canada will play host to the FIL World Cup for the first time since its inception in 1982. After the success of hosting the U19 Championship in Peterborough in 2007, it promises to be an exciting event and a great opportunity for Canada to build on its success at the 2009 World Cup and showcase our very best. … [See complete details and application PDF Word.doc] The announcement of the World Team selections was made at the closing banquet of the FIL 2011 World U19 Championship in Hannover, Germany on Saturday, August 13. Twelve players were selected by position: 3 Attack, 5 Midfield, 3 Defense, 1 Goalkeeper. Congratulations to our 3 Canadian World Team members! Katie Donohoe (far left) – Goalkeeper
On Friday we played the most important game of our lacrosse careers and probably the most emotional. The game against the Aussies started out with a quick 4 goal lead. This brought thunder and lightning causing yet another delay. I have to admit that I was pretty down as we walked from the field to the dressing rooms because I knew my chances at a silver were slowly slipping away and I felt like I couldn’t do anything to stop it. However like it has been for the last two years my teammates pumped me up and got me ready to bring it when we returned to the field. No matter how bad things may be going I know that I have 17 girls that have my back and i can’t thank them enough for that. The thunderstorm brought lots of rain causing flooding on the field which pushed the game back. When the second half began the aussies continued to score and increase thier lead. During the second half however we finally came to life and managed to come within 4 goals at the end of the game. Although this loss meant that the dream of making it to the gold medal game was over I have never been so proud of all my teammates for the character and heart they displayed during that game. Saturday we played England in hopes of bringing home a bronze medal. This was the best game i think we played because each member of the team played with heart, determination, and intensity. From our first goal we never looked back! There really isn’t much to say about the game other than the fact that it was an amazing feeling when the final buzzer sounded and we all knew we had just won the bronze medal. For me it didn’t matter that it wasn’t a gold medal and it was a great way to end our world cup journey. I have to say that it was the best feeling in the world when they put the medal around my neck! It is hard to believe that it is all over now! The last two years have been amazing and im so glad that I decided to be part of the team canada programme. I had some great times and made some friendships I know will last a life time. It was not an easy journey but I wouldn’t trade my experience with anything and I think all the sacrafices that I made in order to take part in this were completly worth it. This was truly the greatest experience of my life! On Friday we took on the Aussies in the semi finals. It was the longest game of all time. Our game began at 3:30, and we came out terribly. Within the first 5 min. of the game we were down 0-4. Then we had to clear the field for the weather as there was another storm. We spent the next hour and a half refocusing, staying pumped up and staying loose, only to be told that our game will be delayed until 8:30. We went back to the hotel, ate dinner and then boarded the shuttles back to the field. Although the rain was still coming down, we were able to play. We got off to another slow start, and went down 2-9. After an amazing second half, we were unable to come back and lost the game 10-14. This loss was extremely disappointing as our dream of playing in the gold medal game had been taken away. The coaches gave us the rest of the night to have our own pitty parties, but when the morning came it was time to get focused again. We would play England on Saturday in the bronze medal game. On Saturday everyone was ready to go. Although we were still disappointed with the loss we were ready to compete for our last shot at a medal. This game was the strongest 60 min. of lacrosse we have played as a team – what a great way to end the World Championship! The bronze medal belongs to Canada!!! WEEEEOOOO! Following the gold medal game, which USA won, was the closing ceremonies where we received our medals. The feeling I got when they put the medal around my neck can not be put into words. Working with these girls for two years, making sacrifices, running sprints, and having 3-a-days payed off and we were able to leave everything we had on the field. After closing ceremonies was the banquet. It was neat to see all the teams dressed up. Japan looked amazing in their traditional outfits! With the world championship coming to an end, we had one night to go out and celebrate as a team. After a long day of traveling, I am home, still unable to believe that my experience is already over. Playing in the world championship was the most amazing opportunity. The relationships we have developed, as well as the memories will last a life time. GO CANADA GO! HANNOVER, Germany- Mercyhurst College women’s lacrosse player Samantha Cock participated in the Under-19 (U19) Women’s Lacrosse World Championship for Team Canada. Cock helped Canada to a bronze medal at the event, as she played in each match. The Canadian team beat England 14-5 in the bronze medal game, while Team USA defeated Australia in the gold medal contest. Cock, coming off her freshman season at Mercyhurst, blogged about the event and her stay in Hannover, Germany. August 13 August 12 The game started back up in the evening but the score started the same as we left off, so we were down huge to start. We came out slow again and couldn’t seem to win any of the draws, so the Aussies always had possession. We were down 11-3 at the end of the first half. We woke up and made a huge charge back in the second and outscored them 7-3, but it was too late and the goals from earlier in the day came back to haunt us and we lost 14-10. If we could only play a full 60 like we played the second half… It was devastating to have our chance at gold slip away and I am not sure I will get over it soon. We play England tomorrow for a chance at a bronze medal, so we can only look ahead to that. Look forward to a bronze and some Harry Potter, British style! August 10 Source: For the complete blog, visit Mercyhurst Athletics Website
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