Crush Lacrosse

Day 1: Traveling and Sticks, Oh, My!

This post is far later than planned due to unforeseen technical difficulties. Some of those have been corrected and others will be fixed soon (we hope).

The trip out was uneventful. Well, there was a small amount of turbulence as we descended into Salt Lake City, but it wasn't anything our boys couldn't handle. All bags arrived as planned and the boys boarded their charter bus for Park City. After a short ride, lunch, and warm-ups, it was time to play! I am still working on the master decoder ring for the jerseys. I have most of the 5/6 players, but do not have any of the 7/8 players.

Both teams faced their respective Team Utah teams for the first games. Unfortunately, the two fields were just far enough apart that I didn't get any pictures from the 7/8 game. The 5/6 game was exciting.

The end results for the two teams were exactly opposite: 7/8 won their game 5-2, while 5/6 lost their game 2-5. Still, there was respectable play and many lessons learned.

After a short break, both teams were back on the field. This time the two fields were close enough that I was able to switch back and forth between games. The 7/8 team faced All Idaho 1 and did very well. The final score appeared to be 6-1 (the wind was blowing the score around), but the action seemed heavily concentrated near the Idaho goal.

The 5/6 team faced the Mountaineers and showed that they paid attention to the lessons from the first game. Play was smoother and much more passing was seen.

After the games, the happy and tired teams piled into cars or the city bus for the trek back to the condos and a walk to pizza. I am sure that most of the boys have been long asleep as I post this at 10:30!

The weather today was gorgeous with the exception of some sprinkles during the first half of the second games. It is windy and cooler than most of us expected. The boys seem to be handling the altitude fairly well. However, some of the boys do seem to be just a bit slower than usual. The coaches and chaperones are doing a GREAT job of keeping water available and reminding the boys to drink.