Lacrosse provides Ugandan youth aplatform to influence change in communities.

Uganda Lacrosse Tour Series Game Day Report.
The long awaited tour series kicked off yesterday at Bishop Cipriano Kihangire SS in Luzira a Kampala suburb. The game was the first one in a three months program embarked on  by the Uganda Lacrosse management  to host games in different schools to spread the knowledge and awareness of the game and to also to be able to motivate more youth towards joining the game.

The other hosting schools ill include Mt St Marys High School Namagunga,Gayaza High School,St Lawrence Creamland and Vienna College Namugongo. At the end of the tour,anumber of positives are expected mostly the easy appeal of the game to the supporters in different locations.

The series are running without any sponsorship packages leaving the players to mobilize own resources towards the success of the program. The juniors projects will be also on the tours in July making two stops at Kampala Parents School and Kampala International School of Uganda and in August in Jinja at the Jinja Rugby grounds in preparation for Uganda vs Kenya game between Oct 25th-2nd Nov. 
Game officials Twesiime Liberty and Oscar Wodero had a fantastic game day yesterday containing the high a drenaline's of the players as the further the game went on,the higher the odds climaxed. 
The game had a crowd watching and it was fantastic watching the people excited with 99% of them watching the game for the first time.

Oscar and Liberty on the pre-match address assembly.

 
Day 1
Stallions
Jiimmy Tabu
Okura John Paul
Otim Andrew
Anwar Jeff
Akena Richard
Oriana Patrick'3
Onen Castro David '4
Dalton Wadrif Abudallah
Ochan Sam 4
Okello Fred Bokech '1
Komakech Martin

Highlanders

Okello James GK
Lubangakene Keith '1
Tukire Yunus Bryan
Nyakana Douglas
Kenneth Oketcho'1
Eno Bizo
Jaffari Makanda Ibrahim'1
Salik Kyambadde
Otim Ronald
Tabu James
Nsubuga Faizal
Musasizi Andrew

Man Of The Match
Ochan Sam 'Dungu'

STALLIONS 12-3 HighLanders.

Jimmy Tabu in goal had a great  game.

Referee Oscar Wodero taking a closer look.

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Juniors Lacrosse,ameasure of future excellence.

Uganda Lacrosse Juniors Project Manager Mr Twesiime Liberty presented to the lacrosse world exciting news about the schools lacrosse programsin Uganda where boys and girls below the age of 10 have already started learning the game,the program is part of the long term project that will directly feed players into the juniors grooming clubs SilverBacks Juniors Lacrosse-Uganda and NileCrocs Juniors Lacrosse-Uganda. the best way to ensure the greatest lacrosse generation in Africa Lacrosse

He further thanked  all the supporting stake holders of lacrosse in Uganda athe list of both nationals and international friends of lacrosse included Tom Bileski of Canada Lacrosse Live under Coach Barry from Georgia Antlanta  and many more Dan Bowyer Ev Attwell Widarski Don Egie Atuhire Arnold Anwar Jeff Amon Bibi and Nakato Dorothy

Robinson from Switzerland student in Kampala Uganda

Jeremiah #3 from England has a great talent.

Diversity is when different nations speak the same language LACROSSE.

 To support Uganda Lacrosse Juniors Lacrosse Project email libertytwesiime@gmail.com.

CHEERS.

Determination over barriers.

I have never been so hopeful about Africa,not because i have all the solutions/answers,or that i know the magnitude of our challenges. But i am ready to sow hope and i can see us breaking barriers moving forward.-Twesiime Liberty President and CEO Africa Lacrosse. ‪#‎MtotoWaFrika‬‪#‎TukkoPaMoja‬.

Mr Twesiime Liberty at the Africa Lacrosse Initiative office in Kampala-Uganda.

Lacrosse Logistics,abig hit in Africa.

Coach Liberty and the substitutes.

On an early saturday afternoon,Jeff Anwar Uganda Lacrosse National team player and juniors coach at the Kampala Kids Lacrosse Academy sets out for normal routine,to continue teaching basics of the game and transtions to the highly curios kids from Nakawa Kampala city suburb where alacrosse compound has steadily established over five years now.

The bleed of the young players continously bettering their stick handling skills and dodges without dropping the ball puts asmile on every on looker whom most have never handled alacrosse stick. People yelling ''Mufuune,Mufuune'' literally meaning to give your opponent ahard check so he can loose the ball. This is all done in good spirit and the love for the game continues to grow every other day due to the fan extracted.

'Coach,Coach,Coach me too i want to play',this is common every weekend says Twesiime Liberty a,Junior Lacrosse Project Manager in Uganda over looking progress of two teams Silver-Barks Lacrosse Team and Nile-Crocs Lacrosse Team. Their is always a not acculate answer to the query/need for more youngsters to join and learn the game of lacrosse.

The constant strains in logistics availability and management hinders the growth in numbers,the academy has 50 registered players twelve of which are girls but all these share less than 20 sticks at every training. Substituting one George avery good player so his friend can have time with the stick comes out horrible and you can tell by facial expressions. Before you know the juniors who leave home towards alacrosse training,end up in dividing time to play some football which is always readily available compared to lacrosse equipment.

For all of us who wish to grow the game of lacrosse in Africa,should unite and have aconstant flow of lacrosse logistics flowing into Africa lacrosse countries of Kenya,Uganda,Rwanda,Zambia,Ghana and South Africa.

Trainings in Lacrosse game management at all levels,reffing and first aid/injury rate control is another relevant area of concern.

Young lacrosse players.

In Uganda we play lacrosse the Ugandan way,that's why you can never find this feeling nowhere else. Lots of children between age 10 and 17 years constantly pour in during training sessions at MUBS Nakawa to have a feel of the very exotic game of steel sticks and small fast balls that excites without discrimination,what they find out after following the instructions both ecstasy and different adventure.

The birth of two new lacrosse teams was inevitable to accommodate the ever growing numbers of potential players and to have them organized in training and competing sides. Nothing grows competitiveness in a sportsman like being attached to a team SILVERBARKS LC and NILE CROCS LC have the immeasurable love from their members of great instinct.

 

I find it testing my love for the game having to coach these small boys for the game i have played for three complete years,while or still thinking of equipment shortages,you realize all the kids don't have basic playing shoes,more than half in plastic push in sandals and the rest on feet. then a stone pierces into one of the kids foot but they continue running,you realize their is blood littered everywhere before stopping him,the message that is received with a cold shoulder. Before i go to sleep,i say my prayer,i pray that God allows each of these enthusiastic young boys to get a pair of lacrosse playing shoes at-least before the other many needs,

I love juggling my same time to help out the ladies team  and the Unders tam at the same time,it has grown my management skills,this will show if i ever get hired to coach proffesionally.

The ladies are always fired up,the sky is the limit.

complied by
Twesime Liberty
U-19,U-15 Project Manager
Player-Coach
Uganda Lacrosse.

Women Lacrosse in Africa.

Uganda’s level of adaptation of un traditional/exotic material of all forms  precidented remains not so easy until you mention the game of lacrosse. Lacrosse, most people regard it a religion or a hospital brand before i (Twesiime Liberty) explain further. Is the game much like soccer,or rugby? The latter games remain so popular in all people of all ages.

A game that has lasted four competitive years now has changed all this and a new generation of players are so seriously growing the game through both participation and rendering moral support. Talented athletes are always waiting for opportunities like these to take their positions in world rankings and so does Ugandans are committed to participating at all levels of international lacrosse events with one of men’s world lacrosse championships in history.

Field lacrosse remains popular where by young boys and girls take to fields with lacrosse sticks and pass the ball,the stealth,talent,speed and need for winning normally dominates the play,but the Ugandan game adds ego to the mix.

Every single goal is celebrated the same way Philip Omondi celebrated his goal in the 1979 Africa Cup of Nations finals against Ghana a football match Uganda lost however.

A new breed of a number of high school players might see Uganda compete for gold in Scotland as according to its goal for following the international calendar all through.

As we continue to celebrate the U-19 teams project that has also picked much momentum in all aspects we hope Uganda becomes a lacrosse footstep in Africa and a power house in the world competitions.

Our next big dream and you can always be part of this effort through uglaxpro@gmail.com.

Uganda Lacrosse U-19 Clubs

Uganda Lacrosse U-19 Clubs register and play their first game on the highly contested for #KingsCup final day on 04th-09-2014.
For three years most of these kids have played simple feel good lacrosse by holding their brothers sticks as they prepare for the league and official scrimmage training games with national team coaches and at time volunteers,all thanks to Anwar Jeff Warriaz and National lacrosse team midfielder who has continued with their directive roles while project manager Twesiime Liberty was away for more than nine months after a bad motor accident. Now fit to continue with this very promising project both Anwar and Twesiime are ready to establish competitions for these academy level lacrosse players who will be at stakes of winning scholastic materials,schools fees and bursaries on most of their game occasions.
There is no more sportsmanship enthusiasm expressed in the world as that witnessed when these teams were finally organized in small clubs that will hopefully develop to play in top flight league games in four to five years from today.
Uganda Lacrosse being a governing body of a non-traditional game,it has a number of challenges which it has continued to over lap due to super dedicated leaders of this uncompromising demanding game. With the current participation of the men's national team in aworld championship we can only expect he best out this game.

The names below are organized in respective ground breaking clubs that will determine these young players participation in the 2024 Olympics where Uganda is ready to compete for gold.in ten years time all of these young boys will be matured young men who will most likely work hard to emulate Uganda lacrosse most gifted player and MVP David Castro Onen of Panthers Lacrosse Club.
For more info and support to this project you can contact the contacts below.

 Nile Crocs Lacrosse Club
Oboto Francis P7 14 Striker (Captain)
Ochan Reagan P6 13 Striker (Ass Capt)
Bua Derrick P6 13 Middie
Odong Innocent P6 Middie
Odong Francis P6 13 Striker
Ofwono Alex P4 13 Middie
Abubakar Sadik P6 16 Deense
Byaruhanga Ivan P6 13 Defense
Wambi Alex P7 13 Defense

Silverbarks (the Gorillas) Lacrosse Club
Ogik George P7 13 Defense (Captain)
Akena Herbert P7 15 Striker (Ass Capt)
Tsesoli Derrick P7 16 Middie
Mukaga John Brian P7 14 Middie
Otim Daniel P3 10 Middie
Walela Trevor P4 11Striker
Kanyike Ismael P6 12 Defense
Owere Silver P6 16 Defense
Kibuka Peter P5 13 Strikers

Coach-Anwar Jeff
Project Manager-Twesiime Liberty
uglaxpro@gmail.com