World Lacrosse Super Sixes: confident GB boss Wenham says team can fire in new format, targets LA Olympics spot
- Head coach Tom Wenham believes men’s team has talent to be competitive in new format
- Great Britain will field men’s and women’s teams at Sixes tournament in Hong Kong this week
British lacrosse boss Tom Wenham believes the sport’s inclusion in the Los Angeles Olympics represents a real chance for its development in the UK.
The head coach of the men’s team also said he wanted to ensure his side remained the “strongest” in Europe, and secured a place at the 2028 Games, regardless of what format the qualification process takes.
Traditionally a 10-a-side game, lacrosse officials have developed a faster version specifically for the Olympics involving six players. Great Britain are one of six men’s teams who will be in Hong Kong this week for the World Lacrosse Super Sixes that start on Friday.
Wenham said the governing body in the UK was very committed to the new “really exciting format that we feel we can be competitive in”.
“We’ve got some players who’re very well suited to that format across both the men’s and the women’s team,” he said. “So, we’re confident, certainly hopeful and working towards being the best that we can be in terms of Sixes.”
Sixes was included at the LA Games in October, and Wenham believes the new status has already made a “massive difference” to the sport.
