- April 19, 2024
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Steve Noble started playing lacrosse in Long Island, N.Y., what he called ages ago. His passion for the sport is something he passed along to sons Shane, 19, and Alec, 17.
When Shane Noble was in fifth grade, he and his father walked into Play it Again Sports looking for hockey gear. Instead, they left with lacrosse sticks. Now, Shane plays attack at Florida Gulf Coast University, and his younger brother, Alec, plays both attack and midfield at Flagler Palm Coast High School.
“They lean more toward attack, I think, because they are a little lazy and don’t want to run as much,” Steve Noble said
Thursday, laughing, looking at his boys. Steve Noble was a midfielder.
As a father, Steve Noble said it means the world to him to have his sons carry on a sport that he is passionate about.
“The best thing is that they are doing so well at it,” he said. “They are top notch players and love the game.”
But Steve Noble’s influence spreads to more than just introducing the sport his sons. He also coached Lizards Lacrosse for 10 years and at FPC for two seasons, making for seven years when all three Nobles were together on the field. One of those shared years was FPC’s 2012 season, when the trio won a district championship.
The picture from that win is displayed in the Noble’s living room.
All those years with dad as coach and the awkward car rides after games have planted a deep-rooted connection between father and sons, so much so that Alec Noble reluctantly admitted that when his dad is not on the field, something is missing for him.
This weekend, the Noble brothers will participate in the sixth-annual Father’s Day Invitational Lacrosse Tournament to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Games will be played at Indian Trails Sports Complex, Matanzas High School and Wadsworth Park. Thsi time, dad will not be coaching. Instead, Shane Noble will be coaching his younger brother and the U17 Possums Lacrosse team. The Possums are just one of about 130 teams playing in what has been called Florida’s largest summer lacrosse tournament.
Legendary soccer keeper to visit Palm Coast
The city of Palm Coast, the PDA Florida competitive soccer club (formerly known as FC United) and Just4Keepers International Goalkeeping Academy are having three public events so local soccer fans can meet soccer goalkeeping legend Jim Leighton, of Scotland. A former World Cup goalie who played professional soccer from 1978 to 2000 for teams including Manchester United, Aberdeen and Arsenal, Leighton is visiting Palm Coast as a celebrity coach for the Just4Keepers regional ID camp being held Monday and Tuesday, June 17-18, at Indian Trails Sports Complex.
A meet-and-greet will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Ralph Carter Park, 1385 Rymfire Drive. PDA Florida will play a 1 p.m. game following the meet-and-greet.
Leighton will also be at Houligan’s, 50 Plaza Drive, 3 p.m. Saturday, June 15, to watch the FIFA Confederations Cup match between Brazil and Italy. Fans are invited to wear their favorite jerseys.
