World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship: Jamaicans reap benefits of a sport’s growth

There have been goals galore, though at the wrong end, in Jamaica’s first two matches at the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong.

A 13-2 loss to the hosts at Mong Kok Stadium on Thursday was followed by a 30-3 loss to England at Sham Shui Po on Friday.

But the head coach of the Caribbean team said lacrosse was growing in her country, especially at school level.

“It’s one of the sports in Jamaica where girls who were not participating in any sports and wanted to do extracurricular activities tried it and ended up liking it,” Taylor Erwin said. “It’s a work in progress, it’s not something that just happened overnight.

“But we’re putting in the resources and the right system for it to continue to grow.

“[The sport] gave the girls everything. Some of the girls in Kingston have got college scholarships and opportunities to play in the United States, so they are getting opportunities to further their education as well as their lacrosse career.”