Abby's blog

It's Our Time Now        This is my favorite video at the moment and I think it tells the story perfectly of what it takes to be a female athlete and how far we have come as a community. It's taken hard work, dedication, perseverance, grit, confidence and strength from every single women in the sport of lacrosse to make it known as it is today. This video tells a story of the little girls all around the world who have dreams and aspirations to become like their idols in the future.

The Moment I chose to include this picture because these are the women that were behind the scenes of the launch of WLL (Women's Lacrosse League). These phenomenal lacrosse players names are Izzy Scane, Lizzie Colson, Charlotte North, and Alex Holman. They weren't the only ones behind the scenes, everyone apart of the women's lacrosse community in a way has contributed to the debut of WLL. Without the constant and continued growth of the sport within women and young girls, the sport wouldn't be where it is today. With the help of all women simply loving the sport of lacrosse and what it brings, new possibilities are endless and now greater than ever.

 Change Through the Years        I went deep diving, trying to find more about the growth of lacrosse and how we as a community made it possible for lacrosse to become a professional sport. One article I found was one written by Kylie Ohlmiller, who was a phenomenal lacrosse player who played four years at Stony Brook and went onto founding a Lacrosse training brand named KO17 Lacrosse. She talks about the growth she went through as a player and the dreams she continued pursuing. This article was published before there was ever talk about women's lacrosse going pro, so it's amazing seeing her dreams now come to life. The second article talks about the lead up to the announcement of the WLL and how it will be such an important change for the players but also little girls around the country who can now have dreams to play professional women's lacrosse. The Growth of Women's Lacrosse is Limitless: https://laxallstars.com/the-growth-of-womens-lacrosse-is-limitless/ ...

 The beginning I was ten years old when I first picked up a Lacrosse stick. The moment I passed the bright yellow rubber ball  to the stringing of my dads stick that was perfectly placed and ready to be passed to, I fell in love. Ever since the moment my dad began passing with me, to my sister also playing lacrosse with me, I never wanted to stop. I was obsessed with the satisfying sounds the net would make when I would shoot the ball, the way it felt to pass and catch the ball, and I will never forget the way the sport brought me and my family so close together. Looking back now, little me would never had believed that women's Lacrosse was going to become a professional sport. Thinking about the little aspiring girls today and how they can now have dreams to play professional lacrosse, it makes me so happy. I am 17 years old and have committed to playing division one Lacrosse at Rutgers University. I started playing the sport competitively in sixth grade and I am now about to...

The War of Natural Disasters          One day the world was calm and content, everyone was happy and living their best lives. Until one day the president of the United States made an announcement that changed the country forever. The president shared that each quarter of the U.S. has now become one nation. The first was the Eastern nation named the Loyals, then the southern nation was named the Saints, soon followed by the western nation called the Wings, and lastly, the Midwest nation which was named the Wells. Each nation's purpose was to fight for power over the other nations, leaving only one in victory. These are the sectors of the U.S.      The president watched alongside his government as the U.S. went to war, but little did the sectors know they had a lot more coming for them than just war. As the fighting began, all hell broke loose. A fourth of each nation was wiped out in a matter of hours leaving the rest unaware of what was happe...

  Quote 1: “does it still make sense to teach kids about the way things were”(Mandel 269)?  I liked this quote because it showed the different opinions people had on the matter of the past life and if it was good enough to talk about or if it wasn’t worth bringing up the past. I understood why Jeevan was hesitant because it was a very upsetting topic that isn’t easy to remember for many and it’s especially hard on Jeevan since he witnessed one of the first deaths of the flu. But I also think it’s important because the next generation should know what reality they could live in and that the possibilities are endless.  Quote 2: “but I hope you’ll agree this was worth the climb”(Mandel 311).  This quote stuck to me because in a few moments Kirsten was going to be overfilled with hope and joy as she sees the electricity fill the town. It was kind of funny because it made me think it was definitely worth it and I know Kirsten definitely thought it was worth it too so in t...