Dear West Londoners,

Welcome back to the new lacrosse season! We hope you’ve had a great summer in spite of the weather and are fit (?) and raring to pick up your sticks again.

We are still congratulating ourselves on such a successful 06/07 season in which we won the premier division, came 2nd in the first division and won the Rosebowl. Thus making it by far the best performance by West London as far as anyone can remember.

It’s going to be a tough season to follow but we intend to try! This year we’re going for the Triple: defend our position on top of the premier division and Rosebowl, and go one better to win the 1st division. To maintain the great teamwork from last season which was a crucial factor in our success we’ll need everyone to contribute, whether it’s helping out at training, maintaining your individual fitness or just paying your subs on time!

West London also has a position to maintain as the most sociable club in the south, reinforced last year by “Carnage in Cardiff”.  Our fantastic tour organiser Zoe managed to get 30 of us to Wales (decked out in red and grey hats) where we won 4 of our 5 matches.  It was a great opportunity on and off the pitch to mix as the players ranged from beginner to international, old to young, and the teams were equally split.  The 2008 tour to Durham is eagerly awaited.   

As a club we are lucky to have players from all over the world and many who have played at international level, for at least 3 different countries. Not only does this help us win matches but it also means we have a lot of experience and expertise to draw on for our weekly training. We don’t have a coach but have a wealth of lacrosse knowledge to tap from the players themselves.

This season, to reflect the growth of the club, we’ve also grown our captains! Monette did a brilliant job captaining both the 2nds and the Rosebowl last year and this season will continue alongside Polly as 2nd team captain, while the Rosebowl team will be captained by Emily and Katie. 

We are really looking forward to this fixture-filled season and are confident that West London will again be a force to be reckoned with.

Best Wishes,

Sarah Gordon & Annabel Thorburn – 1st Team Captains
Monette Montague & Polly McGivern – 2nd Team Captains
Emily Wickham & Katie Dunwoody – Rosebowl Captains