School staff say lacrosse will be added as a 3- to 4-week K-4 PE unit; parks department helping with equipment

A staff member said the school will add lacrosse to its physical education curriculum as a three- to four-week unit for grades K-4 and is working with the parks department in New Albany to gather lacrosse sticks, balls and other equipment.

That staff member said the unit is intended to give younger children another opportunity for physical activity and to build confidence. “Well, lacrosse is just another opportunity for our kids to have, some confidence in some physical activity,” the staff member said. “I think it's important for kids at younger age to have as many opportunities to instill confidence being physically active.”

Students who spoke during the discussion described enjoying the sport and the instruction. “I enjoy lacrosse, and I would keep playing because I had a lot of friends there,” a student said. Another student said an activity called “Hungry Hungry Hippo” made the lesson fun: “I really enjoyed lacrosse today because we got to play, like, this Hungry Hungry Hippo game.”

Students and the staff member also said lacrosse requires only basic gear and can be practiced with minimal equipment. “It's easy, like, to practice with if you're because all it takes is a stick and ball, not, like, all this equipment doesn't take that much stuff,” a student said.

The staff member described the planned unit as a challenge that students will enjoy and said the school expects elementary students to be able to learn the basics quickly. “It is definitely a unit that the kids will enjoy and will be a challenging unit that we can definitely implement from grades k through 4,” the staff member said.

The transcript did not include a timeline for when the unit will begin, an exact list of required equipment, or any formal board action to authorize the change. No statutes, ordinances, motions or votes were recorded in the provided transcript.