Welcome to Norbury Lacrosse Club

Fitness Training

Wednesday 2 June, 2010

Lacrosse specific fitness training will be starting on Thursday 3rd June and will continue every thursday. The Session starts at 6.30pm to 7.30pm. at the club grounds. All welcome - training will be tailored to cater for all levels of fitness.

CLUB AGM

Sunday 25 April, 2010

Held on Tuesday 11th May Some major issues discussed and agreed regarding the future direction of the club.

A copy of the minutes is available via June Platt.

Newsletter (May 2010)

Sunday 25 April, 2010

FLAGS FINAL

Well done to the first team - who were narrowly beaten by Sheffield Uni. The team wore ‘arm bands’ with the number 25 - in memory of Andy Mac. It was a fantastic game and a great day (and night) was had by all - especially Jay Bramhall who was man of the match.

SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT AND FAMILY FUN DAY

We are hoping to hold a junior schools pop lacrosse tournament and family fun day on Sunday 4th July (it does not clash with the football).

Ideas and especially Volunteer supporters are needed please. Put your names down to help organise the event by contacting June Platt or dropping an e-mail to: norburylacrosse@hotmail.co.uk

Lets make it a good day.

TRAINING

All training now takes place at the ground

Junior training will be moving to a Sunday morning 10.30am -12noon

Senior training will continue on a Tuesday evening 6.30-8pm

Training will also run on a Sunday morning 11-1pm - this will also include a facility for ladies and beginners to take part - This is an ideal opportunity for parents to try the sport while their child is at training.

With there being several groups to train any Norbury coaches who can make it on a Sunday morning will be very welcome

Come on all you budding lacrosse players give it a try.

AGM

It is now being held on Tuesday 11th May starting at 7.30pm in the clubhouse.

Please try and attend. Your views and support are needed. There are some major issues to discuss and agree regarding the future direction of the club.

An agenda will be listed on the website soon.

If you have any items for the agenda, send them to the club e-mail address.

PLEASE CONTACT JUNE PLATT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

NEXT NEWS LETTER WILL BE JULY - NEWS ITEMS TO JUNE PLATT BY 2/6/10

FLAGS FINAL

Sunday 11 April, 2010

Review of the Junior Flags Final: (Division 2 Teams)

Sheffield University beat Norbury in a very close game.

Norbury controlled the tempo of the game and dominated time of possession, both defences played well.

Goals:

1Q: 2- 0

2Q: 1 - 1

3Q: 2 - 2

4Q: 3 - 2

Final Result 8-5 to Sheffield University but Norbury pulled it back to 6-5 in 4th Quarter before Sheffield sealed the victory with 2 late goals.

Shots: 35-23 Sheffield University

1Q: 6-2

2Q: 10-6

3Q: 11-7

4Q: 8-8

Shots on Goal: 20-17 Sheffield University

1Q: 3-2

2Q: 5-5

3Q: 6-4

4Q: 6-6

Saves: 12-12 : Gareth Roberts (Sheff Univ/Wales) 71% Saves & Ian Cordwell (Norbury) 60% Saves both performed well

Gareth Roberts was awarded the Match Ball as MVP (which shows how well Norbury played for Sheffield to have nominated their goalie as MVP)

Scorers / assists for Norbury:

Craig Bennett (3,0)

Peter Clyne (2,0)

Phil Holland (0,2)

Adam Wood (0,1)

WELL DONE TO ALL THE TEAM! YOU ARE A CREDIT TO THE CLUB AND ALL COULD CLEARLY SEE YOU PLAYED WITH 100% COMMITMENT.

Andy McAlpine Memorial Cup

Friday 2 April, 2010

The Walcountian Blues Lacrosse Club, of the UK Lacrosse Southern Premier League were on tour this Bank Holiday weekend, stopping to play 2 games at Norbury.

The 1st team, played in the Andy McAlpine Memorial Cup at midday and won their game with some good team lacrosse.

The 2nd team taking on the Blues Two's at 2pm was good to play in and to watch - with some aerial acrobatics from Blues who were trying to head the ball in with diving headers. The game finished a draw and was a good end to the Lacrosse - which was played in a competetive but friendly spirit.

Thanks to June and Sue for providing the catering - much appreciated by all the players / spectators.

The day then moved onto the Tunnes and agood evening was had by all.

NEW MEMBERS

Saturday 27 March, 2010

New members, including those completely new to the game, are always welcome. Come and try the club, free of charge, for a taster session.

Junior Training is 2:45 till 4:00 on a Sunday, with Fully qualified coaches

Senior Training is on a Tuesday evening @ Norbury Lacrosse club starting @ 6.30 till 7.30 (or the light calls time on training!)

Contact details for the club can be found on the location page.

You can also e-mail the club via: norburylacrosse@hotmail.co.uk

Junior Flags Semi Victory!

Friday 5 March, 2010

Norbury 12 – 3 Timperley A

Norbury came back from 3-2 down at half-time, winning the 2nd half 10-0 to beat Timperley A 12-3 at Wacs on Sunday. Timperley took advantage of 2 man down situations to take a 2-0 lead before Norbury pulled one back at the end of the 1st Q. The 2nd Q took on a similar style with the teams drawing 1-1. The 2nd half was a different prospect all together with Ian Cordwell keeping a clean sheet; Norbury found their shooting boots and by the end of the 3rd Q the game was all but over. The lads held their nerve and continued to play with passion throughout the 4th Q.

Goal Scorers

4 – Craig Bennett

4 – Adam Wood

2 – Steve Pigeon

2 – Peter Clyne

From the ELA website;

“Norbury turned on the style to register a 12-3 victory over Timperley A in their semi-final clash on Sunday, while Sheffield beat Boardman and Eccles 9-4 to secure their place in this year's final, which will be played on Saturday 10th April”

Rust Removed!

Monday 25 January, 2010

In a low scoring game, Norbury's 1st team beat Cheadle 'A' 5-3 in the Junior Flags to book a place in this years semi finals. Their name will go in to the hat with Sheffield Uni, Boardman and one other, TBC.

Elsewhere this weekend the 2nds lost out to Mellor 'B', 8 to 3.

On Sunday the Under 19's mowed through a Boardman/Oldham 12 -4 in their pre-lim cup round! They'll now face a tough Heaton Mersey side in the quarter finals.

All in all it was good to be playing lacrosse after the big freeze!

Next weekend see's the 1st team at home to Heaton Mersey, the 2nd team away to Leeds and the Under 19's play, as mentioned above, Heaton Mersey. The 3rds should be back in action over the next fortnight also.

Norbury 6 - 5 Boardman & Eccle

Tuesday 29 September, 2009

Norbury 6 - 5 Boardman & Eccles

Q1: 2-1

Q2: 2-2

Q3: 1-0

Q4: 1-2

Low scoring thriller to start the season off under perfect conditions for lacrosse at Norbury.

Both defences played well in this evenly matched game, Boardman fought back to draw level in the 4th quarter dominating time of possession but Norbury scored the winner on a fastbreak with their only shot of the 4th quarter.

Norbury Goalie Ian Coldwell made some clutch saves especially on Man down in the last quarter to keep Norbury in the game.

Pete Green (LSM) did a great job for Norbury marking Boardman's England U19 player Max Leonard holding him to 2 points (1,1).

Greg Bennett top scored for Boardman & Eccles with 3 points (2,1) followed by John Grubisic 2 pts (1,1) & Chris Brown (1,0)

Craig Bennett (Wales) Top Scored for Norbury with 5 Goals (5,0), with Steve Pigeon (1,0) & Adam Woods (Wales) 4 pts (0,4)

Boardman out shot Norbury 36 - 24

Lots of handling errors as expected in first game of the season but the game was played in good spirits through out refereed by Tony Nugent & Rory ? (reffing his first ever game). It was a competitive game right to the end played at a fast pace and a good game to watch.

Great start to the season, if only all the games could be played in this weather.

Under 16s Tournament

Monday 13 July, 2009

U16s top table in 8 a side tournament

Norbury U16s finest took on the might of SMG, Cheadle Hulme, Wilmslow and Welwyn (aka the Southerners) on Sunday 12 July. Pre tournament preparations weren’t promising as most of the team were asleep on Saturday afternoon/early evening following their prom night.

A late cry off from Scott Dagga (had to wash his hair) didn’t faze the team in the slightest. A stop at Nick’s house on the way to Cheadle Hulme caused further potential problems. He had turned into Kevin the Teenager overnight and was refusing to play. However Simon was having none of it and made him play. Kevin then refused to play in goals so Liam S donned the pad for the first game, versus hosts Cheadle Hulme. A surprisingly good performance followed, I think we won 5-2. Sean can’t shoot round his back.

Second match versus Stockport Mersey Guild. Kevin went in nets (but forgot to put his pad on) and spent most of the half throwing aimless balls off the sidelines. Awful first half, most of it spent a man down thanks to a procession of send offs. The Norbury angels insisted to Coach Holland at half time that they were the innocent victims of terrible refereeing decisions. It didn’t quite look like that from the sidelines. Only 1 down despite all that, so we had escaped lightly. Early second half equaliser (Lewis Dagga, I think) set us up nicely for a push for victory. Not surprisingly, SMG were soon 3-1 up. Not looking good with about one minute to go, but two goals (from the Howard boys, Darren and Sean) turned it into a very useful draw. SMG completely gutted, massive psychological victory for Norbury.

Next up Wilmslow. We actually played really well again, and I think it was 5-2. Mojo scored a nice goal. Craig scored a beauty left handed. Lewis Dagga became our 3rd goalie of the day and played well. Mojo became our 4th goalie when he was hit by a shot going about 10 yards wide. Kevin scored and got an assist. Liam A’s blistering pace was too much for everyone, including himself. No-one can shoot properly while moving that fast. Martyn pretty much nailed anyone stupid enough to run anywhere near him. Unfortunately Norbury were one straight attacker down by this stage because Sean had to go home to say his prayers and spend some time in quiet contemplation.

Fourth match versus the Southerners. Energy levels dropped dramatically, and a complete nothing of a 1st half saw us 1-0 down. Oli quickly put his finger on the problem, as only straight defenders can; the attack was rubbish in his opinion. Second half was a bit better, although the disruption from Oli getting fouled by a 13 year old about half his size didn’t help. As Oli tried to explain to the kid how to foul properly, the ref made them shake hands. A bit harsh as you could see that the last thing the kid wanted to do was go anywhere near the maniac with the big stick. Lewis Dagga sportingly evened up the foul count and the match sort of re-started. We equalised (Liam S, who took a big hit on his shoulder for his troubles). A draw would have been a decent result but unfortunately the pressure of having his ex-girlfriend’s dad refereeing and giving him the evil eye got too much for Jed, who left the ball completely alone for a Welwyn attacker to get an easy winner. Special mention for Marcus trying to run straight through their giant defender. It was never going to happen, mate!

End of the round robin stage – Norbury top of the table.

Semi finals – the other 3 teams warmed up and got ready to play. We lay around and talked about the prom night, much to the amusement of the younger players.

We played SMG again. The earlier psychological victory proved to be an absolute waste of time as we got stuffed 6-2. To be fair, the team was completely exhausted by this stage. Highlight of the match was probably Jed’s take out on Elliot as they both went for the same ball. Also, Liam A’s goal. Particular mention to Craig, Marcus and Darren in this match who really tried to keep things going as the 16 year olds wilted. Also Mojo played some quality lacrosse, although nothing to match his “here’s your help, fat boy” to Oli in the warm ups which immediately endeared him to his older team mates.

All in all a very enjoyable day. Congratulations to the whole squad. My MVP would probably be Darren. I thought he was awesome for the whole tournament. Full squad; Nick Mitchell, Jed Darbyshire, Oli Coburn, Elliot Naylor, Lewis Dagnanleach, Liam Allen, Martyn Lee, Darren Howard, Marcus Ridings, Craig Ridings, Sean Howard, Liam Shier, and Joe Morgan.