FCA Lacrosse

All the recent Winter Olympic excitement reminded me I still had a story to tell from last summer at the home of the best winter Olympics ever held, Lake Placid, New York.

As I mentioned before (http://biscuithollow.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-lacrosse.html) , Jeff was a member of several Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) lacrosse teams last summer. The U18 team of Central NY lax players traveled to Toronto to play in a tournament and nearly won, besting the National FCA team in the process. The Gold team of all stars did well on the season, playing in 4 tournaments throughout the Northeast, culminating with the tournament in Lake Placid, which they won.

At the base of Whiteface Mountain, Jeff (black shorts, #19), scores.
Dieter Truesdell, #3, the only other local player on the Gold team, tries to "stuff" the goalie.
The FCA team prayed before every game, had special team "huddles" (devotions) at night, and a strict code of conduct.


This tournament was very competitive with all star and club teams from up and down the East Coast. It was a real honor for these kids to win the tournament.
And we really enjoyed spending time with our good friends, Claude, Michelle, and Dieter Truesdell.
We also were able to enjoy some of the beautiful other sights of the Adirondacks while the kids got in some swimming.
A special thank you to the Madison, Indiana chapter of the FCA for a generous scholarship that enabled Jeff to enjoy this experience.