Make It 8 and CityLax Host Lacrosse Clinics at St. Sebastian Catholic Academy

Feb 10

Written By Matt R.

*St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, Queens, NY*

Make It 8, the Columbia Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Association, recently held two lacrosse clinics at St. Sebastian Catholic Academy in Woodside, Queens, for its seventh-grade boys and girls gym classes. Hosted in partnership with CityLax, each clinic introduced lacrosse fundamentals through catching, passing, cradling, scooping, dodging, and shooting drills on a 6’x6’ goal.

The event began with a history of the oldest team sport in North America, which native Americans call the “Medicine Game.” St. Sebastian also received thirty STX Stallion 50 lacrosse sticks donated by Make It 8 as a part of its community outreach program. All sticks included Hero 4.0 Semi Soft mesh and were custom-dyed by Lacrosse Unlimited in Red Bank, NJ.

Participating NYC Lacrosse Coaches:

• Harrison Weisner, Director, Make It 8, Inc.; former Trinity School lacrosse coach

• Mike Kovach, former Trinity School lacrosse coach

• Mathew Levine, Founder, CityLax & Doc’s NYC Lacrosse

• Ryan Garling, Field Director, CityLax & Doc’s NYC Lacrosse; Head Coach, City College of New York Men’s Lacrosse Club

• Lily Herrmann, Head Coach, NYU Women’s Lacrosse Club; Senior Program Director, Harlem Lacrosse

• Sean Hall, President, Columbia University Men’s Lacrosse Club

• Brandon Hill, Head Coach, Columbia Prep Varsity Girls Lacrosse

• Geralyn Dennis, St. Sebastian Catholic Academy Physical Education teacher, who first introduced Champion Sports Soft Lacrosse to SSCA’s gym classes 35 years ago