Stronger Than You Think

Happy spring from Hanover!! The grass is just starting to green up and the trees are full with "leaves to be"! We are right in the middle of our spring practice season. For our "non traditional" season, the Ivy League allows us to have ten practice sessions with our full team and compete in two spring playdates. In general, we start spring practice once everyone returns to campus after spring break. We begin with a start-up team meeting and set some goals to work on during the term. On Saturday, April 10th we hosted a home playdate in Leede Arena. Springfield College, Providence College, Bryant University, and Franklin Pierce College drove up to Hanover for the day. It was great to see the team playing together again against a variety of opponents. This competition helped us see what we will need to be working on for the next two weeks in order to get ready for our final playdate at the University of New Hampshire on Saturday, April 24th.

This week, we "paid back" our women's lacrosse team (ranked #7 in the nation) with a short volleyball clinic. In the fall, they were generous with their time and taught our team the basics of catching and throwing. We decided to return the favor and invited them to join us for a little pepper and serving. I think both teams were able to really appreciate the skills necessary to be successful at both sports and we had a few good laughs too!


Outside of practice time in the gym, the team has been lifting with our strength coach, Amanda, twice a week since the start of the term. Once our official spring practices are over, they will see Amanda between 3-4 times a week for added training and conditioning. We are planning some "team challenges" for the month of May to test our spring theme of "You're Stronger Than You Think". Stay tuned to the blog to see how the challenges go for the players!! and who emerges as the strongest or at least who is still standing at the end of competition!!

Happy Spring!

-Ann Marie Larese, head coach