Lacrosse (Men’s)

Welcome to Nottingham Trent Men’s Lacrosse, one of the leading sports at NTU. Experience exciting and fulfilling training by experienced professional coaches every week no matter what level you play at.

Perform

Lacrosse is one of NTU Sport designated performance programmes. As a performance programme, a selected squad of talented student-athletes receive access to the following benefits:

• A programme led by either a Full or Part Time Head of Sport/Head Coach
• Access to coach lead Strength & Conditioning programmes – both face to face in the High-Performance Centre at Clifton Campus and via remote programming
• Free access to physiotherapy/sports therapy both via online consultation, face-to-face treatment and on-pitch/on-court support when returning to activity
• Free NTU Sports Performance kit
• Access to group interventions in sports psychology and sports lifestyle

We also offer bursaries for talented lacrosse players. We welcome applications from all players, which will then be assessed for suitability for a scholarship award. Further details on scholarships, including how to apply.

Represent

Our Men's 1s play in Premiership North, and are three times national champions in both the league and national cup. Our Men's 2s play in Tier 1 and were Midlands 1 Champions in 2023-24.

We train and play at the 3G pitch based at Clifton Campus and run a number of social events during the year. Our Men’s, Women’s programmes work together on charity fundraisers and community projects throughout the year.

We have multiple teams on both the Men’s and Women’s side of the club, including development squads for complete beginners looking to get into the sport during their time at university.

We focus on both high performance and participation, so whether you are looking to play sport to a high standard or be a part of one of the biggest social societies at Trent, NTU Lacrosse has something for everyone.

Our Head Coach is Sam Patterson. Sam is also the Head Coach for England Senior Men’s National Team. As a player, Sam represented England in four senior World Championships and three European Championships.

The Performance BUCS squad train three times a week, they also have two strength and conditioning sessions. The 2nd team and development team practice Sundays and Fridays.

How to join

We run taster sessions for both men and women during Welcome Week at the start of the academic year. Sign-up is not required, so please feel free to come along.

Membership fees are £135 for the year. Memberships purchased at any point during the academic year are only valid until the end of term 3.

All players who represent the club in BUCS will need to buy a playing shirt, and shorts when they join (the cost of the shirt is subsidised by the department), which will then be theirs to keep. Lacrosse equipment will be loaned from the club for a period of a season (£20 deposit).

These items are all purchasable from Clifton Sports Hub.

Contact

• Head Coach email: sam.patterson@ntu.ac.uk
• Club email: ntulacrosse@ntu.ac.uk