News- Due to the Pandemic, dates are all TBD
BENET 2021 LACROSSE SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND ON THE BENET LACROSSE 8 TO 18 WEBSITE
The BALAX Parent Volunteers provides off-season support for Benet Academy Lacrosse Activities. This includes the following activities and training every year:
- Summer Camp: July (Dates TBD)
- Fall Lacrosse Ball at Benedictine University through the TRUE Fall Ball program: September to October
- Welcome to Benet Lacrosse: TryLax meeting TBD
- Winter Strength & Conditioning Session 1: Sept-Oct
- Winter Strength & Conditioning Session 2: Nov - December
- Winter Strength & Conditioning Session 3: Jan - February
- Captain's 5 Practices: Jan to Feb Sundays TBD
- President's Day Tournament, Varsity, McCook, IL TBD
- Tryouts: 4/6 &4/7 at Scholastica 4-6pm
- Parent Meeting: 3/23/21 via zoom
- Inside Practices: NONE scheduled at this time.
- Picture Day: TBD
- Girls vs. Boys Lacrosse: TBD
- Pasta Party: TBD
- Senior Night: TBD
- Benet Lacrosse Cookout: Saturday TBD
- Benet Lacrosse End of Season Banquet: TBD
- Benet Lacrosse Alumni Game: TBD
BENET VARSITY LACROSSE NOTRE DAME TRIP -ON HOLD DUE TO COVID
In 2019, the Benet Varsity Lacrosse Team played a full lacrosse game at Notre Dame on the outdoor Arlotta Stadium Notre Dame Lacrosse field. Benet Varsity Lacrosse Players arrived at Benet at 8:30am on Saturday morning and departed immediately after on 2 large vans to South Bend, had lunch on campus, played St Rita and then spent the night in a Mishawaka hotel with coaches and adult supervision. The players and coaches attended mass at Notre Dame Cathedral Sunday morning then watched Notre Dame Lacrosse play Cornell at 12 noon ET on Sunday, April 14th, 2019. The team returned to Benet Sunday afternoon.
GREAT EXPERIENCES with BALAX
Frequently Asked Questions
BALAX Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The IHSA and Boy's Lacrosse
Benet has joined the IHSA Lacrosse program as of 2017.
Benet Lacrosse Parent Volunteers
The BALAX Lacrosse Club is operated by a volunteer group of parents who support the offseason lacrosse program through their efforts. The Parent Volunteer group is responsible for nurturing a competitive high school lacrosse program. The coaches are responsible for running a competitive high school lacrosse program.
How do I volunteer to help a team or to join the Parent Volunteer Group?
Game Volunteers:
We need volunteers for our home games for all of our teams. contact us for more information about our needs for home games and volunteers!
Parent Volunteer Group:
If you are interested in joining the Parent volunteer group, contact our President at teampresident@balax.org
Coaches:
The coaches' mission is to develop our players into a team capable of winning conference and state championships. Moreover, the coaches want to use the sport of lacrosse to help our players learn to understand and to adopt the values of preparation, planning ahead, hard work, discipline, team work and a great attitude as the core values to having a successful lacrosse career and a successful college and adult life after lacrosse. Several of our players continue their lacrosse career in college.