Volunteer Max Kim organized and leads a lacrosse clinic for our summer campers at the Carver Community Center. Max attends Greens Farms Academy (GFA) and is a member of the GFA lacrosse team. Max also donated the equipment for our campers to use.

Max’s friends Josh Kitt (GFA), Alex Barbagallo (GFA), Jake Davis (Staples High School in Westport), and Jake Mclane (also Staples) are assisting Max in bringing the lacrosse clinic to our summer campers.

Max also plays for CT Wolves Lacrosse. CT Wolves Lacrosse recruits, mentors, and develops exceptional student-athletes who want to compete academically and athletically at the highest youth, high school, and collegiate levels. Founded by John Mathews, the club was established at the end of the tournament season in 2018. Mathews is also the Lacrosse Head Coach for GFA.

Recreation Director Shannon Bates has been expanding Carver’s sports programming through the years to include Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Dance, and more. Adding Lacrosse and Volleyball programs are next. Community members like Max and his friends, along with volunteer coaches from the Norwalk Lacrosse Association, are enthusiastic partners in helping introduce the sport to our kids this summer and beyond.

Lacrosse is a fast-paced game. It is the modern version of the North American Indian game in which two teams of players use long-handled, racket-like implements (crosses) to catch, carry, or throw a ball down the field or into the opponents' goal. It’s demanding physically and has the hardest conditioning of any sport. Players are always running if they are not sprinting. It’s constant movement — and constant fun!

Stay tuned for news about additional Lacrosse programming during the school year. Thank you, GFA and Staples Lacrosse Boys!