Czech Republic national indoor lacrosse team is the national box lacrosse team of the Czech Republic which regularly participates in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. Team consists of amateur players, who are members of Czech box lacrosse league NBLL. A few Canadian players from the National Lacrosse League with Czech ancestors are also members of this team. Box lacrosse is the most popular form of lacrosse in the Czech Republic, the team has had better results than in field lacrosse.
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Czechs took part in the first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) ever, held in Canada in 2003. They were overmatched by the international competition, but since they have become the best European box lacrosse national team. In 2007 they still weren't able to get to the semi-finals and finished in 7th place. In 2008, the Czech Republic was chosen as the host of 2011 WILC. Jim Veltman, one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time, became the Head Coach for this tournament. The Czech team showed plenty of improvements in Prague and they were able to beat England in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they met the Iroquois Nationals, but this team was out of their powers. Although they lost to Team USA in the bronze medal game too, they presented themselves well and finished as the best European team.
Roster
2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship roster #Pos.PlayerTeam38GKurtis Wagar Philadelphia Wings1GTomáš Říha LCC Radotín25GMarek Dobrý LC Jižní Město61DAleš Veselý LC Jižní Město5DMartin Mrlík (A) TJ Malešice77DRadek Derganz TJ Malešice15DMartin Hodaň LCC Radotín28DLadislav Kopfstein TJ Malešice13DTomáš Říha LC Pardubice16DMarek Brada LC Slavia Praha4TJakub Nováček LC Jižní Město20TAdam Kostka LCC Radotín33TMartin Kostka LCC Radotín3TRadek Skála LCC Radotín97TKyle Ross (A) Toronto Rock21TChet Koneczny Washington Stealth29FDominik Pešek LCC Radotín10FPavel Došlý (C) LC Jižní Město9FJiří Košťál LCC Radotín73FPetr Poupě (A) LCC Radotín24FTomáš Beran TJ Malešice11FJan Skokan LC Pardubice67FJamie Plunkett LC Jižní Město
External links Official website of Czech Republic