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Duke Trio Named to Super Sixes Roster
3/31/2022 12:34:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM – A trio of former Blue Devils are among the 12 men selected by USA Lacrosse to represent the United States at The World Games 2022 in the new Sixes discipline developed by World Lacrosse for the event.
Representing Duke at the international event will be Justin Guterding, Brad Smith and Michael Sowers. Guterding and Smith took part in the training camp last July and played Sixes at the Lake Placid Summer Classic in August. The duo most recently was part of the group selected to take part in the Super Sixes tournament hosted by USA Lacrosse in October.
The World Games 2022 is a multi-sport competition that will feature over 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries competing in 34 sports. The event runs from July 7-17 in Birmingham, Ala.
The lacrosse competition will use the new high-intensity Sixes discipline developed by World Lacrosse for events such as The World Games. Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6-v-6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
The Sixes discipline was formally announced in May 2021 by World Lacrosse after more than three years of work. World Lacrosse, which continues to sponsor major international championships for box and field lacrosse, appointed a working group to develop a version of the sport that would complement the existing box and field versions of the sport that would meet the following five objectives:
The men's team for The World Games will be coached by Maryland assistant coach Bobby Benson and Yale head coach Andy Shay.
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Representing Duke at the international event will be Justin Guterding, Brad Smith and Michael Sowers. Guterding and Smith took part in the training camp last July and played Sixes at the Lake Placid Summer Classic in August. The duo most recently was part of the group selected to take part in the Super Sixes tournament hosted by USA Lacrosse in October.
The World Games 2022 is a multi-sport competition that will feature over 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries competing in 34 sports. The event runs from July 7-17 in Birmingham, Ala.
The lacrosse competition will use the new high-intensity Sixes discipline developed by World Lacrosse for events such as The World Games. Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6-v-6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
The Sixes discipline was formally announced in May 2021 by World Lacrosse after more than three years of work. World Lacrosse, which continues to sponsor major international championships for box and field lacrosse, appointed a working group to develop a version of the sport that would complement the existing box and field versions of the sport that would meet the following five objectives:
- Support and encourage the continued growth of lacrosse worldwide
- Provide greater access to lacrosse by eliminating barriers to entry (e.g., cost, team size, field size)
- Appeal to the next generation of sport participants and fans with a discipline that features tempo, speed, scoring and less specialization
- Over time, create greater competitive balance internationally by bringing more nations within reach of the podium at major international events
- And, fit within the 21st Century Olympic framework, where the International Olympic Committee and Host Cities are working to reduce the cost and complexity of staging the Olympic Games.
The men's team for The World Games will be coached by Maryland assistant coach Bobby Benson and Yale head coach Andy Shay.
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