Level Field Lacrosse

Level Field Lacrosse is a lacrosse program that is focused on "leveling the playing field" and allowing all young children regardless of background or financial capabilities to play the great game of lacrosse. The organization was started in the summer of 2018 by Chad and Kirsten Petterson. Their first two lacrosse camps (one for boys and one for girls) were held for children from the projects of East Nashville, TN in conjunction with the Martha O'Bryan Center. Kirsten is a former high school All-American lacrosse player from New York who played college lacrosse (and squash) at Franklin & Marshall College. She currently leads the Brentwood girls development program (up through 5th grade), a program she started upon her arrival in Brentwood in early 2016. She also coaches for Nashville Youth Lacrosse and gives free lacrosse lessons to children who have never played to help grow the game. Chad would have loved to play lacrosse growing up but didn't because it wasn't offered in his hometown of Flint, MI. In its absence he played the traditional sports of football, basketball and track, all three of which he captained in high school, which led to him being named the Top Male Scholar-Athlete in the State of Michigan. He then went on to the University of Michigan where he was a 1st Team Academic All-Big Ten wide receiver, Rose Bowl Champion and Merrill Lynch-Heisman Award winner, an award that recognizes the University's Top Scholar-Athlete. Chad is also the head of the "Receiving Jesus Football Camps" ministry which similarly serves children in impoverished innercity locations. For more information, please visit... https://www.instagram.com/levelfieldlacrosse/