Lacrosse may be the fastest game on two feet, but some teams are slowing things down as part of their training regime.
Some New Westminster Minor Lacrosse Association teams have been hitting the yoga studio as part of their training. While on-the-floor drills may focus on passing, shooting and playmaking skills, the yoga classes help get players into game-ready condition and improve their flexibility.
Darren Flintoff, coach of the bantam A2 team, said the junior A and intermediate A Bellies started doing yoga last year, with the junior girls and bantam A1 and A2 teams following suit this year.
“Apparently, they like it a lot. I was surprised,” Flintoff told the Record. “It’s a lot of core work. It’s different from what they are used to.”
While Oxygen Yoga and Fitness in Columbia Square usually offers “hot” yoga, it turns off the radiant heating for Bellies’ when they’re under 16 years of age.
