Adidas announced a new partnership to become the official athletic footwear, apparel and equipment brand for Team Jamaica Lacrosse.
The team is made up of current professional and former NCAA lacrosse players, including co-captain and Major League Lacrosse Chesapeake Bayhawks defender Goran Murray, co-captain Attacker Evan Redwood from Amherst College and Midfielder Hakeem Lecky from Syracuse University.
“Our mission is to help athletes perform better, and we couldn’t be happier to partner with Team Jamaica on their mission to compete for a World Championship,” said Dan Near, senior director of Adidas Lacrosse. “We believe that sport has the power to change lives, and this partnership provides a tremendous opportunity to both empower athletes and help bring recognition to the sport of Lacrosse on a global stage.”
The team’s their first-ever appearance in an international lacrosse competition will be theFederation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Lacrosse Championship. From July 12-24, 46 countries and 2,000 athletes and fans from all over the world will converge in Netanya, Israel for lacrosse’s flagship international championship competition.
Team Jamaica will make their debut sporting a custom Adidas Lacrosse kit that includes special edition Adidas Lacrosse jerseys and shorts, Freak gloves & elbow pads, Freak shafts and heads and the Adidas adizero 5-Star 7.0 and Freak cleats.
The Team Jamaica kit is centered around the green, yellow and black colors of the Jamaican flag and pays homage to the unique history and personality of the nation. The design of the jersey features a repeating flag in the short side panel and on the jersey sleeves. Additionally, the “Out of Many, One People” motto from the Jamaican Coat of Arms is highlighted on the jersey and gloves.
One fan will also have an opportunity to win an exclusive Adidas x Team Jamaica kit.
In addition to partnering with Team Jamaica Lacrosse, Adidas is donating 100 custom complete sticks to programs in Jamaica to help grow the game. Over the past two years the three-stripes brand signed partnerships with four-time All-Star and Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Championship MVP Drew Snider and 2016 MLL first overall draft pick and 2017 All-Star Game MVP Myles Jones. Additionally, Adidas Lacrosse has more than doubled its number of NCAA lacrosse teams and added dozens of high school and club programs in the past year.
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