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Moon Area Lacrosse Announces Its Summer "Pick Up Stix" Program

The Moon Area Lacrosse Association (MALAX) is excited to inform the local communities of the numerous opportunities to be introduced or continue your child’s development in the fasting growing sport in America – Boys and Girls Lacrosse.  Whether you child is in 1st grade or 12th grade; lives in Moon Township or a surrounding community; is curious about the game or an established player – MALAX has affordable sessions for your child.

Our Summer “Pick Up Stixs” program runs for seven week, from the week of June 24th thru the week of Aug 5th.  Our sessions are offered at two levels:

Introductory and Developmental Sessions (1st thru 3rd grade and 4th thru 8th grade) will focus on building and improving the fundamental skills of the game – stick skills, ball handling, defensive movement, and agility & speed. 

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Advanced Intermediate Sessions (9th thru 12th grade) will focus on shooting, ground balls, defense (team and individual), fast breaks, dodging, stick skills, triangle offense, clears, face-off, wing play and man-up and man-down.

The sessions will be under the direction of our association’s Varsity, JV, and Middle School Coaches and a number of talented players from the Robert Morris University’s Men’s and Women’s lacrosse programs. The chart below provides basic information regarding the dates, times, locations and costs for each session.  Please note some sessions occur once a week ($40 cost), while other sessions occur twice a week ($70).

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Session                        Date and Times                Location                       Cost

Boys 1st thru 3rd grade              Sundays 12:30PM to 2:00PM    Moon HS Stadium                    $40

Boys 4th thru 6th grade             Sundays 4:00PM to 5:30PM      Moon HS Stadium                    $40

                                                OR

                                                Tuesdays 4:00PM to 5:30PM    Moon Park – Discovery Field     $40

                                                OR BOTH SESSIONS                                                             $70

Girls 6th thru 8th grade             Thursday 5:00PM to 6:30PM    Moon Park – Discovery Field     $40

Boys 7th & 8th grade                Tuesday 2:30PM to 4:00PM   Moon Park - Discovery Field       $40

Boys 9th grade                          Sunday 5:30PM to 7:00PM       Moon HS Stadium                    $40

                                                OR

                                                Tuesday 5:30PM to 7:00PM      Moon Park – Discovery Field     $40

                                                OR BOTH SESSIONS                                                             $70

Boys 10th thru 12th grade          Sunday 7:00PM to 8:30PM       Moon HS Stadium                    $40

                                                OR

                                                Tuesday 7:00PM to 8:30PM      Moon Park – Discovery Field     $70

Girls 9th thru 12th grade           Sunday 6:30PM to 8:30PM       Moon HS Stadium                    $40

                                                OR

                                                Thursday 6:30PM to 8:30PM    Moon Park – Discovery Field     $40

                                                OR BOTH SESSIONS                                         $70

Each player will need to bring their own equipment and be a current member with the US Lacrosse Association (This is required to provide insurance coverage for the sessions.  The cost is $25.).  Girls need to have a stick, goggles and a mouth guard.  Boys in grades 1st thru 3rd need a stick, gloves and a mouth guard.  Boys in grades 4th thru 12th need a stick, gloves, shoulder pads, elbow pads, helmet and a mouth guard.

All registration can be done on-line at the MALAX website - http://www.moonarealax.uslaxteams.com/ or you can click HERE. Last day to register is Friday June 22nd.  If a session is canceled due to low enrollment, MALAX will provide a FULL REFUND, but has a NO REFUND policy once the session has begun.

If you have any questions, please email them to:

MALAX - Peter M. Slavic @ slavbol@verizon.net

Boys Lax – Coach Harry Watts @ moonarealacrosse@yahoo.com

Girls Lax – Coach Tom Naugle @ moonareagirlslax@yahoo.com

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