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Wes Davis Lauren Bokmeyer Coach Wes Davis and Rob Corzette of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation/Kiwanis ask everyone interested to sign up at their local Fayetteville Parks and Recreation/Kiwanis center between Jan 2 and Feb 21. Season begins March 1 (goes thru Memorial Day). Fayetteville Parks and Recreation/Kiwanis will provide sticks and goggles free for those who don't have them. Winter Blizzard Girls Lacrosse Clinic put on by Fayetteville Flames Girls Lacrosse Club and Shine on Sports. Free for all girls 3rd grade through High School. February 8, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Douglas Byrd Middle School with coaching assistance from Methodist University's women's lacrosse players. More information can be found on Fayetteville Flames Girls Lacrosse facebook page: www. facebook.com/FayettevilleFlamesGirlsLacrosse. too, with its emphasis on team play and coordinated effort. Coach Davis loves what the sport does for girls, his own daughters (Patton, Kaye, and Mattie) included. "I think lacrosse gives a girl more of a tougher, 'I'm puttin' on a football helmet' kind of feeling. It empowers them same as a boy putting on football gear." Chanda Mofu (Vanessa) likes the way the girls are encouraged to be supportive of each other. He told about a team meeting where a girl got up and said they had to work together and practice and support each other. "She said, 'No one person sucks, if we suck, it's because we all do. We have to help each other.'" He paused. "That girl was 11 years old." Coaches Davis and Bokmeyer are both former players. Davis played at East Carolina, while Bokmeyer played at Bryan University, Colorado. She also coached teams at Air Academy High School, Colorado. They are greatly appreciated by the parents, many of whom were lacrosse players themselves. Scott and August Menoher praised them both and added, "Wes Davis is a huge gift." Lacrosse is a good all-round sport. It uses players of many physical types, sizes, strengths and skills, just as it promotes many different positive health characteristics and skill sets. That makes it a true team sport, rather than a sport of elite players or stars. "It's a great team sport for girls," explained Coach Davis. "They get to use hand/eye coordination like in softball, combining that with the stamina of running, speed, and agility as you find in soccer and basketball. The different positions use different skills. The best girl players are those who master their stick skills and those who have speed and can run." Davis and Bokmeyer think the sport is great for anyone. The parents love it. The girls love it. Shannon Leach (Meghan) added "And they get to run with sticks." CV Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1933 910.483.1331 | 545 Ramsey Street | Fayetteville, NC 28301 | www.JerniganWarren.com 42 | January/February • 2014

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