I was looking at the representative coaches listed on the Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association web site and wondered if there is another association anywhere with the wealth of knowledge teaching the kids in Whitby.

I counted no less than 8 coaches this year alone with Junior Lacrosse Playing experience (there could actually be more, I’m just not sure). Three have Major Series Experience, and amongst all of them a bucket full of Provincial and National Championships at every level. Two current coaches in the list have recently coached Team Ontario entries.

We are very fortunate in WMLA that we have the numbers of coaches that have this type of experience, and are willing to give back to the kids the way they do. Their efforts should be applauded.

Taking it a step further we have over 80 house league teams, each with their own coach as well. This year I was fortunate enough to see the House League Championship Weekend finals and ran into a number of coaches that I used to play lacrosse with as a kid. It is great to see especially at the younger levels as they no doubt are our rep coaches of the future.

On top of all this, we have a volunteer base, that is never enough, but very impressive nonetheless. The ladies and gents that do so much work behind the scenes at every level, both house league and rep really need to be appreciated.

If you ever want to see the amount of work a lacrosse volunteer does, go and help out. It is a lot of work, but so very rewarding!