Bromley’s Bobcats driving forward

Back in July 2022, TLF approved a grant for £10,000 to provide playing equipment & coaching provision for the Bromley School Games Programme. 

This was to support & enable lacrosse to be introduced into a number of primary schools in the Bromley area, in an initiative led by Mike Barrett.  The schools subsequently set up lunch-time clubs & internal leagues, as well as entering teams for the inter-school Key Stage 2 Leagues and tournaments that Mike set-up and ran.

An initial eleven primary schools received lacrosse coaching, and a ‘Bromley Junior Lacrosse Club’ was set up to provide an out of school opportunity for children to further their lacrosse experience.

Another eight local schools (Primary & Secondary) received lacrosse in Spring Term 2023, with taster sessions, breakfast clubs, & after school clubs established, together with CPD given to staff to help them run & support lacrosse.

The Bromley LC now provides teams at U10 & U12, and takes part in the SEMLA junior programme.  

An important next step is for the youngsters at this Club to play matches, to build on their initial enthusiasm to take up their new sport of lacrosse, and to build sustainability, and the club is looking to raise funds via their own GoFundMe page.