Coaches Meeting

The box lacrosse Coaches Meeting will be held on April 3rd from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the Breakaway Room upstairs in the north end of QPA.  Please plan to attend if you are coaching a team this box lacrosse season!

Pink Shirt Day

Today is Pink Shirt Day.
The New Westminster Minor Lacrosse Association (NWMLA) would like to remind its members, including all players, parents, guardians and volunteers, of the impact bullying can have on young people.
NWMLA volunteers are instructed to immediately address any bullying behaviour they witness, or are made aware of, if the safety or well-being of people involved is at risk. All incidents will be reported to the NWMLA board of directors to address consequences.
The following information is from the Pink Shirt Day website:
WHAT IS BULLYING?
Bullying is a form of aggression where there is a power imbalance; the person doing the bullying has power over the person being victimized. In additional to any physical trauma incurred, bullying can result in serious emotional problems, including anxiety, low self-esteem, or depression.
BULLYING VS HARASSMENT
Bullying and harassment are similar, yet different:
 Harassment is similar to bullying because someone hurts another person through cruel, offensive and insulting behaviours.
 Harassment is different from bullying in that it is a form of discrimination.
WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION?
Discrimination is treating someone differently or poorly based on certain characteristics or differences. Bullying turns into harassment when the behaviour goes against Canada’s Human Rights Laws and focuses on treating people differently because of:
 Age
 Race (skin colour, facial features)
 Ethnicity (culture, where they live, how they live, how they dress)
 Religion (religious beliefs)
 Sex Sexual orientation (if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual)
 Family status (if they are from a single parent family, adopted family, step family, foster family, non-biological gay or lesbian parent family)
 Marital status (if they are single, legally married, common-law spouse, widowed, or divorced)
 Physical and mental disability (if they have a mental illness, learning disability, use a wheelchair)

Field Lacrosse Gear Return

2019 Box Lacrosse Tryouts

The schedule for 2019 Box Lacrosse evaluations for divisions novice and higher are posted under the Box heading above or go directly here for details. Please check back regularly since adjustments in the schedule may be needed. 

Coaches For 2019 Box Lacrosse Needed!

NWMLA is always on the lookout for great coaches!  If you have coached before or are interested in coaching during the 2019 box lacrosse season please fill out the coaches application form.  Scan and send completed forms to headcoach@minorbellies.com.  All training is covered by NWMLA and no prior experience is necessary.

2019 Box Registration

Registration for the 2019 Box Lacrosse Season Is Now Open under the heading “Registration” above!  Don't miss out on our early bird rates!

7th Annual Christmas Fundraiser

Association Of The Year!

Congratulations To New NWMLA Board Members

Congratulations to the new NWMLA board members who were voted in at the NWMLA AGM on Sept. 19th, 2018.  Please welcome Bill Tyler as the new VP of Boys Field Lacrosse, Tonya Roy as the new VP of Girls Box Lacrosse and Steve Porter as the new Head Coach.  Thank you to outgoing board members Karen Peterson, Dustin McColl and Jason Bishop for all their service volunteering over the last year. 

Field Lacrosse Practice Schedule

The field lacrosse season has begun!  Go to the "Field" heading above and click on the subheading  "2018-19 Field Lacrosse Practice Schedule" to see when your team will be practicing this fall.