Jack Storer Trains Young Athletes
By Emma Gonosey
Mira Costa sophomore Jack Storer is a varsity lacrosse player who is looking to use his talents to help others this summer.
Storer started playing competitively when he was in kindergarten, which is extremely young for a lacrosse player. He now plays lacrosse for both the Mira Costa varsity team, as well as a few club lacrosse teams, such as Shock Lacrosse and the Santa Monica Dragons, which change every season depending on the tournaments Storer competes in.
“Lacrosse has always been my main passion, as far as sports go,” Storer said. “I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember.”
This summer, Storer is planning to work closely with the Harlem Lacrosse Club, a competitive lacrosse club for younger kids. His goal is to be involved in their summer program, which helps to introduce less-fortunate kids to the world of lacrosse.
“Harlem Lacrosse hosts a camp every summer,” Storer said. “I wanted to spend my summer volunteering as a coach. I’ve done this once before when I volunteered at Costa for an overnight lacrosse camp.”
As an organization, Harlem Lacrosse makes it a priority to work with kids who do not have access to lacrosse equipment, as well as children who are unable to be on teams. Harlem Lacrosse mainly works with kids from Compton and the intercity area that surrounds Compton.
“We teach these kids lacrosse, and work to give them something fun to do over the summer,” Storer said. “These are usually less-privileged kids, who don’t have the money to travel, and play for the bigger, more competitive clubs.”
Over the summer, the kids who are paired with Harlem Lacrosse will be divided into teams based on age and will participate in a mini-tournament. The overall goal of the camp is to mark this summer as the start of an annual camp for underprivileged kids.
“It’s going to be known as the first annual Harlem Lacrosse Classic,” Storer said, “It is a competition between teams, to see who will win the small tournament.”
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Harlem Lacrosse has been forced to make any changes to the way their club is run. They have canceled their in-person fundraisers, but are still doing their best to continue working with children who play for their club, and want to stay active via Zoom.
“Harlem Lacrosse has said that they are planning to engage each participant at least three times per week,” Storer said. “They are doing their best to continue working with kids during this pandemic.”
However, the club is planning to operate this coming summer and Storer would very much like to have an active part in it, not only to help the community and children but to grow his skills as a player.
“I do hope it works out,” Storer said, “This would be a very exciting opportunity for me to help kids while growing my skills as a player.”
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