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2013 Clinics at the Kroc Center

Happy Holidays to all!

LEAPS is holding a FREE Lacrosse clinic series starting next week at the Salvation Army Kroc Center!

The location is inside the gym at the Kroc Center, located at 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Phila Pa 19144.

Boys and Girls ages 5 through 9 are invited to attend! Participants should dress comfortably in athletic attire. No equipment is required. Equipment will be provided for all.

3 rd Annual Charity Game

The 3rd Annual LEAPS Friends and Benefits Pro Charity Game and Youth Play Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Chestnut Hill College’s Victory Field at Plymouth Whitemarsh High.

Special thanks to CHC coach Brian Dougherty for once again hosting on the turf.

Directions to the site are available via this link

The day starts at 9 AM with a youth clinic for inner city kids and concludes with a charity game starting at 12 PM. In between the clinic and Charity game will be scrimmages featuring Philly Public League High School All Stars.

Free program teaches city children lacrosse skills

August 04, 2012 |By Vernon Clark, Inquirer Staff Writer – via Philly.com

It's a game of endurance, speed, athletic skill, and more than a little finesse, most often played on manicured fields at colleges and suburban high schools.

Yet on a recent weekday evening, on a field near idle factory buildings in Philadelphia's Nicetown section, a few dozen children were learning the fine points of lacrosse.

"It's like hockey and soccer and all that mixed together," said Joshua Nieves, 11, taking a break after running through lacrosse drills with about 20 other boys at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.

2012 Fall Lacrosse for Boys and Girls

LEAPS and BWSF are teaming up with the Salvation Army Kroc Center to field boys and girls lacrosse teams this Fall. This program is free and open to any Philadelphia City boy or girl, ages 9 - 14.

These teams are a product of the successful summer camps and will serve as a transition into live action lacrosse. All sessions will take place on Saturday mornings, from 9 AM - 11 AM on the Kroc Center turf field.

2012 Free Summer Camp