Last Thursday before the semifinals, the lacrosse team gathered for what their coaches call “the warm and fuzzies.”
“We always have some non-lacrosse team bonding before the games,” said Meghan Cobb, the head coach for the Jackson Hole Lacrosse Club’s 14-and-under girls team. “Every player gets a blank sheet of paper, and every girl writes a general comment. It doesn’t have to be about lacrosse. At the end every girl has 30 beautiful, encouraging comments.”
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