English Lacrosse Association
Homepage: http://www.englishlacrosse.co.uk/
Rules and regulations: http://www.englishlacrosse.co.uk/INFO/rules.html
History:
Established way back
in 1892, the English Lacrosse Association
started out as the English Lacrosse
Union which was the national governing
body for men’s lacrosse. However,
in 1996, under the guidance of Sport
England, unification efforts between
the English Lacrosse Union and the
All England Women’s Lacrosse
Association – the national governing
body for women’s lacrosse –
took place to come up with the English
Lacrosse Association.
The English Lacrosse
Association administers Club Mark,
the national program for club development.
Catering to both new and existing
lacrosse clubs in England, Club Mark
aims to strengthen the Club structure,
provide a basis for good practice
to be replicated through the whole
of lacrosse; produce better-trained
coaches, administrators and officials;
and increase participation and playing
opportunities among various stakeholders.
Moreover, Club Mark also works to
establish a positive image of the
club, provide a basis for strategic
club development, and provide information
for local and regional strategies.
It also conducts annual planning activities
to craft strategic directions for
lacrosse in England, and assists in
administering grants.
Club Mark classifies
organizations in four levels: one
star, two star, three star, and four
star. These levels determine the extent
to which lacrosse is provided within
clubs. Clubs are granted a notch up
the levels as they successfully increase
their activities and complete annual
action plans and four-year strategic
development plans.
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