The Israel Lacrosse Association has honored Wallaceburg’s Brad MacArthur as their Man of the Year, in recognition of his outstanding individual contributions to the development of lacrosse in Israel in 2015.
MacArthur has been the driving force behind the success of Israel’s national box lacrosse program, culminating in a fourth-place finish for the blue-and-white at the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.
Israel’s No. 4 world ranking in box lacrosse is the highest achieved in any team sport in the country’s 67-year history.
MacArthur, as head coach of the indoor team, has contributed countless hours over the past three years to ensure the successful launch of the indoor program, going above and beyond the necessary responsibilities of a coach to take on myriad logistical tasks as well.
Since 2013, MacArthur has trained and developed Israel’s inexperienced field lacrosse player pool, making multiple trips to Europe to Israel’s annual box lacrosse training camps in Czech Republic.
MacArthur recruited a world-class coaching and support staff, and, under his leadership and direction guided the young men to their program’s first World Championship Medal Game.
As a goyim, MacArthur has embraced the culture of Israel and traditions of Judaism with a sense of inquisitiveness, even joining the team in observing the fast on Yom Kippur, which broke mid-Championship at WILC2015.
MacArthur is an exceptional ambassador for both the State of Israel and the sport of lacrosse.
– Photo credit: Israel Lacrosse
