Testimonials

"Lacrosse has been very exciting for my son. He loves it. It's new for him but he loves it. He loves it better than basketball, better than football... He's learned about teamwork. Life skills... Winning isn't necessarily the important thing, that it's learning the game and if you learn it properly and you play it fair, then you'll win. And I think he got that lesson as well."

-Father of BRIDGE player, age 9

"Our coach really pushed us this year and we learned a lot of new skills. She made us get out of our comfort zone...If you're not pushed, then nothing will ever happen, anything new."

-BRIDGE player, age 16

"Our values this year were dedication and teamwork. Focusing again on playing for the name on the front of the jersey as opposed to the name on the back. The name on the front you have to subjugate yourself for the betterment of the team. And that's what we're all about. And those are lessons that truly transcend the sport of lacrosse and will benefit these boys lifelong."

-BRIDGE Coach

"Lacrosse makes me so happy!"

-BRIDGE player, age 11

"I learned responsibility from my coaches. If you're not responsible to bring the proper equipment to the game, you'll suffer the consequences and the consequence is not playing the game."

-BRIDGE player, age 10

"I've learned how to persevere and just like not give up...to stick with it. If you want to be a standout you have to keep trying. You learn how to endure and in school you have to keep going."

-BRIDGE player, age 15

"I like the discipline Coach Tierney has instilled in the kids. And that discipline carries over into the classroom."

-Father of BRIDGE player, age 10

"My daughter loves lacrosse. She just loves it. She learns about teamwork, learns about losing, learns about sticking with it, perseverance."

-Mother of BRIDGE player, age 16

"Lacrosse has helped my boys learn how to get along with others, to not take things so personally and to work as a team. They even get along better [with each other] at home. They want to be active now where they used to want to sit in the house and watch TV. My oldest son used to use an inhaler for asthma a lot but lacrosse has helped him learn how to breathe better and he needs his inhaler less and less. He hasn't had a single asthma attack all summer because of his improved fitness from lacrosse."

-Mother of BRIDGE players, ages 8 and 9

"Never give up and never stop trying are lessons I learned from our coach this year."

-BRIDGE player, age 15

"This was [my son's] second year playing lacrosse; lacrosse has made him more responsible....  He tries to make every game and to be on time for every game.  He's very responsible with this unlike most other things.  It keeps him in shape, too.  All the running wears him down."

-Mother of BRIDGE player, age  10

"The best things I have seen in the past year is [my daughter's] growth as a leader and in her confidence in herself as a player, team leader and mentor to the new girls on the team."

-Mother of BRIDGE player, age 16

"I've seen [my son's] work ethic has increased at school and at lacrosse.  They have taken some licks and have bounced back.  Same as in life--you get knocked down, you have to get back up.  In lacrosse, you have to get back up because the game keeps going.  There's teamwork involved--it has made my older son more of a leader.  He helps the younger kids.  It has made him more responsible."

-Father of BRIDGE players, ages 8 and 11

"You have to get your work done before you play lacrosse."

-BRIDGE player, age 11

"At the first of the season, I didn't know anything about the lacrosse culture....  We've played all sorts of sports but something about lacrosse is more special because it exposes my kid to other environments and it exposes him to other cultures.  It's like an American Melting pot and everybody comes together and they enjoy themselves....And we're just very thankful....  And we look forward to future events with lacrosse."

-Father of Bridge player, age 9