The Neighborhood Club Boys 3v3 Lacrosse Program which ran in the Spring and Fall for youth players in Grades 3-5 is now in flux as of October 2019.
Coach Ken B and the Neighborhood Club are parting ways regarding his involvement / management of the Neighborhood Club's Program. What that means for the program is anyone's guess, but it probably means that an already anemic program will dissolve just leaving "soft lacrosse" for Grades 1-2 if even that.
Per Coach on FB on 10/20 --
"With the end of today's session Ive finished my 18th consecutive year (spring and fall) of volunteering to run the Grosse Pointe Neighborhood Club boys lacrosse program.
Sadly the numbers have dwindled over the years, and its become increasingly difficult for me time-wise to continue running rec ball.
I still love these kids and the game as I always have, I'm just seeing a change in the amount of kids playing the game just for fun in our community.
Frankly, I've been a bit disappointed by the absence of any support from anyone in the local lacrosse community to help me grow the game. I guess they assume I'll be there or simply have no interest.
Although there are few exceptions , I've done it with little or no support from the other adults or local lacrosse coaches for nearly two decades.
That being said, I do recognize all of the wonderful HS players who have contributed over the years and have been there to help me coach.
I will say these kids out there today love the game as much they did the first year I came out back in 2001. I get great joy in seeing them grow up and play in HS and in some cases beyond.
I know in my heart Ive introduced the game to more kids than anyone in GP and have handed hundreds and hundreds of kids their first stick.
I've given up over 200 Sundays, away from my own family to help introduce this great game to these kids over the years (including both of my own sons.) I've been a constant over the years.
It may be time for me to reflect and decide my future with NHC. I'm only one man and it may be time to pass the torch.
My lax specialty program, 313 Lacrosse has just absorbed so much time it may be difficult to continue with the rec program in 2020.
Thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of players and families who have given me the privilege of teaching the game."
Here at Starter Lacrosse, I am going to respectfully disagree, I believe there still are kids that want to play the game just for fun in our community, but in 2019 that age is not in grade 3 - 5. It's ages 3 - 6 or 7. Everything is simply younger. I do not think that Neighborhood Club or Coach have picked up on this shift in the past 10 years, but children simply begin organized youth sports way younger than even just a decade ago. As a parent I see it right up close.
We're looking forward to getting the little ones going!
Let's get Started!
