St. John's High School
Lacrosse 2013
District Championships: 2002, 2003, 2009 & 2010
League Championships: 2002-2007, 2009-2012
Coaches
Head Coach: Terrence A. Leary (terrence.leary@gmail.com)
Lacrosse Updates: x 612
Assistant Coaches: John Cogswell
Tom Howe (JV)
Tim Williams (Fr)
Derek McMaster (JV Volunteer)
Dave Sears (JV Volunteer)
Tom Coburn (Fresh Volunteer)
Season
Spring. Tryouts this year will begin on 18 Mar 2012. The tryouts typically last 3 days. Players must have their own equipment for the tryouts, must have a physical on file with the school nurse and must bring both cleats and sneakers each day. We will follow this schedule for tryouts:
Freshman: 3:00 - 4:30 (3:00-4:00 on fields / 4:00-4:30 on basketball courts)
Sophomores: 3:00 - 4:45 (3:00-3:30 on basketball courts / 3:45-4:45 on fields)
Jrs/Srs/Returning JV: 3:45 - 6:00 (3:45-4:15 on basketball courts / 4:30-6:00 on fields)
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Levels
Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman.
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Overview
Lacrosse has been played cometitively at St John's since the 1980's. It is one of the fastest growing sports at St. John's and in high schools across the country. It attracts some of the school's best student athletes, and the coaching staff encourages students to try out for the sport even if they have little or no experience. Lacrosse is a fast-paced game which encorporates many skills found in other sports, thus making it easy for a good athletes to pick up.
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Practices
The teams practice every day after school from 3:00 - 5:30 pm, and on most non-game Saturdays. Typically, games are not scheduled for the Freshman team over the April Vacation.
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Transportation
Buses are provided for away games.
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Equipment
Students are required to purchase all of the equipment necessary to play lacrosse- Helmet, Stick, Gloves, Shoulder Pads, Elbow Pads. |
Physicals:
An annual physical is required to participate. Please be aware that physicals are only good for 1-year and the lacrosse physical must be good as of 19 Mar 2012.