Interested in Playing Lacrosse in Australia?
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Hi, my name is Mark Lewer and I manage all overseas recruitment queries on behalf of the Altona Lacrosse Club.
Altona Lacrosse Club is situated in a bayside suburb in Victoria, Australia.
We have two senior men’s sides, including one in State League, the strongest lacrosse competition in Australia. We are also recruiting boy’s and girl’s sides from Under 10 through to Under 18. We hope to add a senior women’s side in 2026.
For indoor lacrosse enthusiasts, we are proud to be the home of box lacrosse. With Australia’s only purpose-built box lacrosse court, we host competitions in November and December for men’s, women’s, and junior players.
From April to September, we play field lacrosse in the State League competition in Victoria, which is a highly competitive and challenging league. Many NCAA players play alongside the best Australian talent. Altona has one of the youngest teams in the league, and our junior players are consistently among the best in the nation. To continue to develop our young side, we are looking for overseas players, especially those with NCAA experience or similar, to help our team reach their full potential.
What the Altona Lacrosse Club can offer.
Altona lacrosse club offers substantial financial assistance in bringing overseas players to Australia. The better your skills, the earlier you can arrive and your availability for the entire field season, are all factors impacting on how much the club can assist you. If you are the right person for us, and we are the right club for you, we will provide whatever assistance you need to get you here.
Once you arrive, from the moment we meet you at the airport, you are treated like one of the family. You are looked after by a host family or senior player and provided with free room and board. When you are with your host family or at the club, you are unlikely to have to pay for anything. Host families also typically show their guests some of the sites in Victoria and take them on outings to get a feel for the Australian culture. On Thursday and Saturday nights, there is always someone at the club ready to buy you a drink and have a chat. There are also enough single men and women at the club to introduce you to Melbourne’s nightlife. You will quickly make friends, not only at the club but also with players from other clubs and other NCAA players playing in the local competition.
Overseas players at Altona are often provided with a vehicle to enable them to get to lacrosse training, games and clinics and there is plenty of time during breaks in the season to do the tourist things you want to do.
While we can’t guarantee jobs but our experience suggests there’s a strong chance we can help you secure one. We have connections with companies often seeking temporary workers, and the club’s tradesmen may also provide work opportunities. If you’re planning to stay longer, the club has contacts in civil engineering, banking, and finance. The club can provide some part time work in running clinics at primary and secondary schools on our behalf. There are often opportunities to assist the Australian Lacrosse Association and Lacrosse Victoria with their school lacrosse clinics as well.
What we expect from you.
What we expect from you is to coach or assistant coach one of our junior sides, to attend all club training sessions (Tuesday and Thursday nights) and be a leader on the field as well as a positive role model around the club. We also expect you to undertake school clinics for the club in attempts to recruit new players. For the clinics, you will work in pairs and be paid by the club.
We are happy to take players from the same program or from different programs. Those players who have recently completed their studies and are available for the whole season, from April to September, are especially sought after.
What you will need to do.
If you wish to play and work in Australia, the most likely visa you will require is a “First Work and Holiday visa” with this visa you can do short-term work in Australia and travel to and from Australia as many times as you want within a 12-month period. To be eligible for this visa, you must have a passport from an eligible country (like the United States, Canada or United Kingdom!) be between 18 and 30 years old (inclusive), apply from outside Australia and not have previously entered Australia on a subclass 462 or 417 visa (if you have, you will need a different visa like ‘Second Work and Holiday Visa”). Further details are available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder/work.
Also please look up the testimonials we have from other overseas players from University of Virginia and Towson University.
Please join us on our public Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/altonalacrosse/.
If you are interested in:
- Playing lacrosse at a high level;
- Living overseas for at least a few months;
- Making new friends;
- The trip of a lifetime to one of the most unique and beautiful destinations on the planet.
Then please email to: Altona Lacrosse Overseas Recruitment
Hope to hear from you soon!
