General Information
This is the General Information category. You can find general Coastal Virginia & the 757 area-related lacrosse information on various topics here.
Virginia Wesleyan Winter Indoor
Marlin Lacrosse Camps & 757 Select Lacrosse (www.757selectlacrosse.com) have joined forces again for the 2015-2016 winter box lacrosse clinic. Each Saturday NCAA coaches & players will conduct instructional sessions for each age group. The off-season is the best time to improve your game for the spring, & our indoor league will help you improve your […]
Marlin Lacrosse Camps at Virginia Wesleyan University
The Marlin Lacrosse Summer Camps are a GREAT way to have a fun week of lacrosse & improve your lacrosse skills. Marlin lacrosse camps offer a fun environment with an emphasis on fundamentals, all on the beautiful campus at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Sponsorship Opportunities
757 has great sponsorship opportunities and is actively seeking community sponsors to bolster our local players and lacrosse programs. Established in 2007, 757 comprises dedicated volunteers who coach and manage high school and youth lacrosse teams in Virginia Beach and the surrounding 757 zip code area.
Historical Timeline
Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing team sports in the United States. Youth participation in the sport has grown over 138% since 2001 to nearly 300,000. No sport has grown faster at the high school level over the last 10 years and there are now an estimated 228,000 high school players.
Lacrosse History
Lacrosse was invented by Native North Americans. Its name was dehuntshigwa’es in Onondaga (“men hit a rounded object”), da-nah-wah’uwsdi in Eastern Cherokee (“little war”), Tewaarathon in Mohawk language (“ little brother of war”), and baaga ‘adowe in Ojibwe (“ bump hips”).
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