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Ontario Lacrosse Association
SportLacrosse
JurisdictionRegional
AbbreviationOLA
Founded1897 (1897)
AffiliationCanadian Lacrosse Association
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
PresidentSean O'Callaghan
Official website
ontariolacrosse.com
Ontario

The Ontario Lacrosse Association (Ontario Lacrosse) is a not-for-profit sport organization and a member association of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, the national governing body for lacrosse in Canada. The Ontario Lacrosse Association is the largest provincial lacrosse governing body within Canada. The mission of the OLA is to govern, improve, foster, and perpetuate the sport of lacrosse in Ontario. It was established in 1897.

One of the oldest team sports in North America, the origins of lacrosse lie with the Native American people who lived in Ontario, Quebec and western New York. The first written rules were established in 1867, and although formal amateur provincial competition began in 1887, the Ontario Lacrosse Association was not established as the provincial governing body of the sport until ten years later. In the 1930s, the birth of box lacrosse (indoor lacrosse) increased the popularity of the sport among both athletes and observers. Although official competition was impacted by the number of participants available during both World War I and World War II, lacrosse teams have maintained activity on an annual basis since the inception of the Ontario Lacrosse Association.

Leadership

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Sean O'Callaghan, President

Ian Garrison, VP Officiating

Colleen Grimes, VP Promotion

Reg Hollinshead, VP Junior - Major Lacrosse

George MacDonald, VP Finance

Rick Phillips, VP Coaching

Sonya Crossey - VP Development

Jennifer Price, VP Field Lacrosse

Mary Stica, VP Minor Lacrosse

Marion Ladouceur, Past President

Leagues

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Senior


Junior


Minor

  • Ontario Minor Field Lacrosse League (OMFLL)
  • Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse League (OWFL)

Minor box lacrosses

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There are 66 minor box lacrosse clubs in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Minor box clubs are divided into zones for league play and the provincial champion is crowned in 6 divisions every August at the Ontario Lacrosse Festival in Durham Region.[citation needed]

National championships

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The champion of four of the OLA's five box leagues compete in national championships:

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