Czech Republic national indoor lacrosse team is the national

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team of the

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which regularly participates in

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. Team consists of amateur players, who are members of Czech box lacrosse league NBLL. A few Canadian players from the

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with Czech ancestors are also members of this team. Box lacrosse is the most popular form of

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in the Czech Republic, the team has had better results than in

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World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

Czechs took part in the first

(WILC) ever, held in

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. They were overmatched by the international competition, but since they have become the best European

national team. In

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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.

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, one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time, became the Head Coach for this tournament. The Czech team showed plenty of improvements in

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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

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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

External links

Official website of Czech Republic
{{National Indoor Lacrosse Teams National sports teams of the Czech Republic National lacrosse teams

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