Blue Division 2014: Iroquois In, Germany Out

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News is starting to hit the wire that the FIL member vote on the Iroquois – Germany proposal has come back in, and that the Iroquois Nationals will be placed back in the Blue Division for the upcoming world lacrosse championships in Denver this Summer while Germany will be bumped out of the Blue Division.

Update – Denver 2014: Iroquois In, Germany Out?

The Iroquois were voted back into the Blue Division for the 2014 World Championships in Denver, but now it looks like Germany may be getting knocked out of the top division to make room for the Nationals. The matter is up for a vote this month by the FIL member nations.

20 Years Of German Lacrosse – BLax

2013 marked 20 years of lacrosse in Germany, and as things would have it, SCC-BLAX (where I coach in Berlin) is celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2013 as well. The occasion was celebrated a couple of weeks ago, where the club invited everybody to the fields for a day of lacrosse fun. Free beer and bratwurst can make anybody happy, and always generates a good crowd.

Who Wants To Coach (and Play) Lacrosse In Germany?

Are you interested in coaching and playing lacrosse in Germany? We have started to come across more and more opportunities for American and Canadian players to #GrowTheGame in Europe, especially in Germany. Here is some info on German lacrosse, as well as some job postings for coaches!

Editor’s Note: Help the German Women’s National Team

Shout out to Colleen O’Connor, one of two American women playing for the German National Team. She emailed us this morning to let us know about the team’s new crowdfunding campaign to help offset player travel costs to Canada for the Women’s Lacrosse World Championships later this month. There are 18 players and 6 staff members on the team, and it […]

Lacrosse In Germany: The Universal Language

Please welcome Mark Schindler, of Nexus Lacrosse, back to LAS! Nexus is a proud LAS partner, and Mark has wowed us in the past with training tips and drills, and some great perspective on the game. Now he’s back with a journal on a recent trip to Germany to Grow the Game!

Germany Lacrosse Blog: Season Finale

Editor’s Note: Please welcome Thorben Fiswick to the LAS Network. Thorben is 21 years old, studying law and playing Lacrosse in Marburg, Germany. He had his first experience with Lacrosse when he was 16 while going to school in England. Fast forward two quick years and he is still very active in the game. In this short […]

Germany Lacrosse Blog: One Weekend, Two Games

Editor’s Note: Please welcome Thorben Fiswick to the LAS Network. Thorben is 21 years old, studying law and playing Lacrosse in Marburg, Germany. He had his first experience with Lacrosse when he was 16 while going to school in England. Fast forward two quick years and he is still very active in the game. In this short […]

Europe Box Lacrosse Recap: Lax In The Box

Simon Krause is reporting back on the Lax in the Box Tournament, held in Dresden, Germany each year. This year saw men’s and women’s teams from three different countries make their way to Dresden, and each enjoyed a great experience.

Germany Lacrosse Blog: Ruhrpott Pirates

Lacrosse was not represented in the area of the Ruhrgebiet in Germany until 2009. Around Dr. Christian Späth, a small group of former players of other teams including Düsseldorf, Greifswald and Helsinki (Finland), founded the first lacrosse team in the Ruhrgebiet. The Ruhrpott Pirates.

Germany Lacrosse Blog: A Good Start

Our new season started early this year, so we had to play against the second team of the Cologne Indians Lacrosse Club on the 9th of march . It was the first test for us after our voluntary go down to the second division of the German Lacrosse League and it went very well.