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CMLA Hosts Successful Winter Skills

Development Camp

with a little more complexity,” he
By Jordan Todd
says. “Each week we try and ramp
it up.” Once they’ve gone through
had Fairfoull, Cornwall
all the major skills, he says, the end
CMinor Lacrosse’s new
of the Winter Skills Program will
technical director, is bringing a
new perspective to training young focus on when and where to use the
players in their Winter Skills skills.
Program. By starting with the basics, Fairfoull

The program has been around for hopes to make the game accessible

years, but it’s Fairfoull’s first year to beginners and veterans alike.
running it. The players are aged 3 “What we try to do is teach them

to 14 and they have about 60 kids the main five fundamentals of
there every session. A number lacrosse,” explains Fairfoull.
of volunteers – older players and “But we also try to do it in a fun
parents mostly – help him out. atmosphere.”
It runs from the beginning of Fairfoull enjoys his new position
February to about the middle of with Cornwall Minor Lacrosse, and
April at the Benson Fieldhouse. running the program allows him to
All skills levels are welcome. give back to the sport that’s given

Fairfoull, who has been involved him so much. “As a kid, I was
in lacrosse for 45 years, has an taught that I had an opportunity to
approach to teaching the players that play the game because someone

is based on a progression of skills. gave their time,” he says. “And
“So we teach the most basic skills so I always try to give back to the
to start, and then we teach skills sport.” Photo Submitted