Grants

We are committed to fostering the growth of lacrosse at all levels, and we believe in providing essential support to emerging programs and established clubs alike, empowering them to expand their reach and impact within their communities.

The club utilises grants and donations to support a variety of causes, including:

Equipment for junior clubs

Coaching & officials

Working with clubs doing Lacrosse programmes to support their development

Below are some of our recent grants that we’ve provided in order to support Lacrosse

Sevenoaks Sharks

February 2025

Following the great success of the work in the Bromley Schools Partnership, Mike Barrett has been asked to expand into the Sevenoaks Schools. To be able to do this there was a requirement for 20 pairs of youth gloves.

Centurion were delighted to supply these and look forward to seeing the Sharks develop

West Oxford Schools Partnership/Oxford City Lacrosse Club

January 2025

Oxford City Lacrosse Club have developed the opportunity to start a Pop Lacrosse programme in 6 schools based in West Oxfordshire. The concept is to get the children playing, then arrange inter school matches, leading to a tournament where the winner goes on to represent Oxford at the National Schools Pop Lacrosse Tournament.

This ambitious programme has meant that The Lacrosse Foundation and Centurion Lacrosse Club have worked together to ensure adequate equipment is available to all children.

The project is being driven by Annabelle and Lexie, with the support of Rick Henshaw, who was the first England Lacrosse Development Officer. We wish them well with this project.

Warwick Medical School

September 2024

A start up venture driven by Georgia Laidlaw to introduce mixed lacrosse to the Medics. There was a requirement for sticks and goalie equipment to supplement the personal equipment Georgia and a couple of others had acquired. With 30 people already signed up and the use of Warwick University grounds arranged, coupled with the support of the Medical School, a great nucleus to get going was in place.

Centurion Lacrosse Club were delighted to provide some equipment to give them a starting point.

Leicester Lacrosse Club

August 2024

A project request driven by expansion. Leicester are doing development work and coaching in three local universities, which has created the need to expand from one Men’s team to 2 Men’s teams and a Women’s team. It also meant that they outgrew their facilities which meant a move to a local rugby club.

Centurion Lacrosse Club purchased for them some barrier netting to reduce the umber of lost balls, and a goal shooting target to improve their accuracy. Teams are already under way and playing in the Midlands Lacrosse Network

Universities

Our current venture aims to assist students beginning lacrosse at their chosen universities. With over 100 universities, to which the government intends to send approximately 50% of all young people, we have a fruitful source of potential players and leaders for our existing clubs, as well as pioneers to establish new clubs.

Over the past few years, the Centurions have supported the introduction of lacrosse at the following universities

Aberystwyth

Bangor

Bath

Birmingham

Bradford

Brighton

Bristol

Brunel

Bournemouth

Cardiff

Canterbury Christ Church

Chester

Coventry

De Montfort

Derby

East Anglia

Exeter

Gloucester

Hertfordshire

Keele

Kent

Kingston

Lancaster

Leicester

Lincoln

Manchester

Newcastle

Northumbria

Northampton

Nottingham Trent

Oxford Brookes

Plymouth

Portsmouth

Royal Holloway

College of St Mark & St John

Staffordshire

Strathclyde

Swansea

Swindon

Trinity College, Carmarthen

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

University College London

University of the West of England

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)

Warwick

Worcester

The game flourishes even though the original leaders have completed their studies because we try to ensure that the leaders whom we support find and develop their successors.

Juniors & Club Support

In the past few years we have provided support to

Bath Juniors

Bromley Bobcats

Clacton Coastal Academy

East Coast (Norwich) LC

Exeter City LC

Glasgow LC

Hull LC Schools Programme

Langley School, Norwich

Lincoln City LC

Norwich LC

Plymouth LC Schools Programme

Royal Navy Lacrosse Association

Peter Symonds College Winchester

Sele School

Settlebeck School, Sedburgh

Sevenoaks Sharks

Spencer LC

Walcountian Blues LC u19s

West Oxford Schools Partnership

Woodcote Schools Partnership

Grants

Sevenoaks Sharks

West Oxford Schools Partnership/Oxford City Lacrosse Club

Warwick Medical School

Leicester Lacrosse Club

Universities

Juniors & Club Support

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