Lacrosse gets new coaches

Nov 15, 2013

THE Uganda Lacrosse Union (ULU) Secretary General Maurice Sserunkuma announced a new coaching staff to beef-up the Uganda Lacrosse team ahead of next years’ FIL World Championship

By Julius Senyimba

THE Uganda Lacrosse Union (ULU) Secretary General Maurice Sserunkuma announced a new coaching staff to beef-up the Uganda Lacrosse team ahead of next years’ FIL World Championship in the United States. 

Sserunkuma named Andrew Boston (Peace Corps, Delaware) as Head Coach with a strong supporting cast of assistants in Tom Schreiber (Princeton), Tanner Scales (Virginia) and Casey Lavallee (Hebron, CT).

"First and foremost, Boston has serious leadership credibility and cares about the people of Uganda. His efforts to support education and development in some of the most impoverished corners of our country are noble and give him instant respect from our team," said Sserunkuma. 

The assistant coaching staff is very young, and is a reflection of the young lacrosse community in the United States that is responsible for the growth of lacrosse in East Africa and it will be led by Schreiber who will serve as the offensive coordinator.

Heading up the defense for the Cranes, and the second assistant coach, will be Denver’s own Scales, who is in Uganda currently and was last year’s rookie of the year at the University of Virginia. 

“We have moved some very athletic attack men and midfielders to defense in recent months and are looking forward to Tanner’s leadership in helping them better understand team defense,” said Sserunkuma adding. 

“Our players are looking forward to the training camp in Kampala; they are also excited to join Tanner on his walk through Uganda.”

The last member of the coaching staff, third assistant Casey Lavallee, 18, might just make history of his own this summer as the youngest person to ever coach in the FIL World Championships. 

The effort to make international sports history, and bring Team Uganda to the World Championships is being spearheaded by Fields of Growth, a US based non-profit organization driven primarily by young lacrosse enthusiasts. 

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