Xtreme Tournament

In the spring of 2019, Elizabeth tried out for, and was cut by, Lax Plus, an excellent club lacrosse program in Connecticut.  After all that she went through last spring, making her way from the JV to the Varsity rosters in school, it was very hard on her - especially because the 2022 Lax Plus coach was also her school coach.  When she lost her entire spring season this year, she told us that she wanted to try out again.  Due to a bunch of different circumstances, including the fact that she worked really hard on her game during quarantine, she made the team this time around.  We were not sure what the summer "season" would look like, because of all of the restrictions in place, but on Sunday, she played in her first tournament.  The tournament was in Massachusetts - which is not yet allowing tournament play - so it changed its name to a "play day" and didn't publish standings at the end of the day.  For social distancing purposes, no spectators were allowed and the teams played back to back games; players were required to wear masks when not on the actual playing field.  It was 100 degrees when she played and the turf was over 110 - I heard refs and coaches talking about feeling the turf burning into their feet and up their legs.  She played very well in the first two games but by the third game, the heat was taking its toll on her - as one of only four midfielders, she was doing a ton of running and her body couldn't keep up.  All in all, it was a successful day of lacrosse for her and she is looking forward to a few more "play days" before the cross country season starts (fingers crossed).

Having a long range lens is helpful when no spectators are allowed and you have to watch the game from the parking lot.