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Amy Moreau Invited To USA Lacrosse Sixes Evaluation Camp
July 29, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
AMHERST, Mass. -- USA Lacrosse has named the women's players that will participate in evaluation camps for the new World Lacrosse Sixes discipline during the Lake Placid (N.Y.) Summit Classic from Aug. 2-4, including Massachusetts women's lacrosse rising senior Amy Moreau.
Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6 v 6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
World Lacrosse will continue to use the traditional field game for its world championships, including the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship, which will be hosted by USA Lacrosse at Towson University next summer. However, Sixes will be the format used for some designated events, including The World Games, a multi-sport Olympic-style event, in Birmingham, Ala., next summer.
Moreau, the Minutewomen's top transitional defender in 2021, started 16 of the 17 games she played in last season, recording three goals. She was also third on the team with 29 draw controls and used her speed and athleticism to collect 17 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y. native recently participated at the U.S. National Team tryout earlier this summer.
The World Games were first held in 1981 and feature more than 30 sports and 3,000 athletes competing from around the world in sports not included in the Olympics. The U.S. women won the inaugural lacrosse competition in Poland in 2017 when the event was played under a modified version of the traditional field game. This will be the first time that men's lacrosse will be included in The World Games and both men's and women's lacrosse will use the Sixes discipline.
The Sixes evaluation camp at Lake Placid is the second of three events for USA Lacrosse this year. The first camp was held earlier this month at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., with an exhibition game at the USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals in Frederica, Del. A third event, featuring international competition, is planned for October at USA Lacrosse headquarters.
"These camps are a great way to learn about how the game is played, strategies we can develop and how players and coaches fit this version of the sport," said Skip Lichtfuss, director of high performance and national teams for USA Lacrosse. "Next week's camp has a great mix of players that competed in our first camp along with players who will be getting their first prolonged exposure to the Sixes discipline."
Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6 v 6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
World Lacrosse will continue to use the traditional field game for its world championships, including the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship, which will be hosted by USA Lacrosse at Towson University next summer. However, Sixes will be the format used for some designated events, including The World Games, a multi-sport Olympic-style event, in Birmingham, Ala., next summer.
Moreau, the Minutewomen's top transitional defender in 2021, started 16 of the 17 games she played in last season, recording three goals. She was also third on the team with 29 draw controls and used her speed and athleticism to collect 17 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y. native recently participated at the U.S. National Team tryout earlier this summer.
The World Games were first held in 1981 and feature more than 30 sports and 3,000 athletes competing from around the world in sports not included in the Olympics. The U.S. women won the inaugural lacrosse competition in Poland in 2017 when the event was played under a modified version of the traditional field game. This will be the first time that men's lacrosse will be included in The World Games and both men's and women's lacrosse will use the Sixes discipline.
The Sixes evaluation camp at Lake Placid is the second of three events for USA Lacrosse this year. The first camp was held earlier this month at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., with an exhibition game at the USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals in Frederica, Del. A third event, featuring international competition, is planned for October at USA Lacrosse headquarters.
"These camps are a great way to learn about how the game is played, strategies we can develop and how players and coaches fit this version of the sport," said Skip Lichtfuss, director of high performance and national teams for USA Lacrosse. "Next week's camp has a great mix of players that competed in our first camp along with players who will be getting their first prolonged exposure to the Sixes discipline."
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