Thank you for your interest in the McCallum-Anderson KniTros Lacrosse Team. We are a team composed of 9th through 12th grade girls from McCallum High School and Anderson High School. Beginning this school year (Fall 09), 8th grade girls from Murchison and Lamar are also eligible to play on our JV team. We play in the Central Texas Girls Lacrosse league, which includes teams from other schools in the Austin area such as Austin High, Bowie, Cedar Park, LBJ, McNeil, Stony Point, St. Andrews, St. Michaels, St. Stephen's, Westlake and Westwood. Our home field is at Muchison Middle School. The "KniTros" name comes from a combination of the McCallum "Knights" and the Anderson "Trojans."

We begin team practices in October, twice a week after school for about an hour and a half. Fall practices continue until the end of October. Then after winter break, our practice schedule expands to four days a week, Monday through Thursday after school. Our competitive season traditionally kicks off in early February with the Aggieland Classic Tournament, a two-day weekend event in College Station with teams from all over Texas. We also usually participate in a local one-day play day or tournament in February. Then we play scheduled games against the other teams in our league from mid February through the end of April or early May. Games are on weekdays in the early evening or on Saturdays. A look at our 2009 schedule will give you an idea of what next year's schedule will be like.

For the Spring 2009 season we fielded both a Varsity and a Junior Varsity team, and we expect to have both teams return for the 09-10 season. This gives players at all skill levels the opportunity to experience a lot of real, competitive playing time which leads to impressive improvements in individual and team abilities. In the most recent season (Spring 09), our varsity team tied for 2nd place in the division and went on the the playoffs. Five of our players were selected to play in the State Tournament as part of the State All Star team and four additional players were chosen for All District.

Our head coach is Bob Westbrook, who is also a team parent. Bob played lacrosse in college and has youth coaching experience in several other sports in addition to lacrosse. Assistant Coach is Allison Ewing who is a past member of the KniTros and also played at the college level with the Texas State University team.

We are a club team and receive no funding from AISD. The team's financial support comes from player dues plus fundraising. We also have a very active group of parent volunteers, and offer a discount in return for those who volunteer their time to help with the various jobs that must be done throughout the year.

Students enrolled in AISD are able to earn a (0.5) PE credit through their participation in KniTros Lacrosse, provided they meet certain specific requirements including attendance at practices. The credit is available for the spring semester only and is not available to 8th grade players.

Uniforms, which include 2 jerseys and a skort, are provided by the club. Players are required to purchase a team windbreaker, which costs approximately $65.

Equipment consists of a women's lacrosse stick, mouth piece, cleats and goggles. Players are responsible for purchasing their own equipment. Goggles can be ordered through the team for a discounted price. Other equipment is readily available through local retailers and online merchants.

Our fall practices begin in late September and there's still plenty of time to join us for the 2009-2010 season. If you would like more information we would be happy to hear from you. Please contact Ralph Marston by phone at 512-219-1099 or by e-mail.