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Welcome
High School & Junior Girls Session
Kristine LoveDirector of Girls Lacrosse
Session Objectives• Go over the administrative roles of NCJLA staff
members, commissioners, and girl’s reps• Key Calendar dates• Decentralized scheduling• Umpire Training and Play Day• End of Year Tournament and Festival• Coaching Staff: The foundation of a successful
program
Girl’s Administration
Girl’s Director
• Objective is to be proactive prior to NCJLA deadlines and assist with: o Team Registration,o Conferenceso Scheduling o Team Roster Submissiono Coaches Certificationso End of Year Eventso Summer Workshop
Commissioners• 2013-2014 Current Commissioners:
• GHS- Dean Whipple, SJ Extreme• GU15- Dave Trahan, Novato Lacrosse Club• GU13- Kelly French, Pleasanton Lacrosse Club
• 2013-2014 Open positions:• GU11 & GU9
• Duties:• Communicate with coaches and team managers of your division.• Contribute during conference calls.• Give input to on conferences.• Assist with scheduling.• Track ejections (red cards), Sportsmanship Incident Reports, & other details of
the season.• Assist with end of season events.
• Actively communicate with GD and Commissioners.• Be on monthly conference calls, second Monday of each
month at 7:30PM • October- No meeting• November 11- Team registration• December 9- Scheduling• January- No meeting• February 10- Umpire Training & Season Start• March- No Meeting (held during Umpire Training)• April 14- Playoffs, Season Questions, Season End• May 5 (out of pattern)- End of Season Events
• Be available to send information from GD or Commissioner to applicable people in the club.
• If necessary assist in finding volunteers/staff for NCJLA events or umpires for umpire training.
Girls Club Representatives
Important Administration DatesPre-Season Calendar
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Delegates Meeting
Monday, October 7, 2013 Team Registration Opens
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Player petitions due for October board meeting
Saturday, October 12, 2013 SF Fall Classic
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Last date to get player petitions in before team registration closes
Saturday, November 16, 2013 Level 1 Coaching Clinic, Menlo-Atherton HS
Sunday, November 17, 2013 Level 2 Clinic, Menlo-Atherton HS
Sunday, December 8, 2013 Team Registration Closes
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Conferences Announced
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Player petitions due for December board meeting
Friday, December 13, 2013 Conferences Locked
Saturday, December 14, 2013 Game Scheduling Starts, 2 Regional Meetings
Wednesday, January 8, 2013 Last date to get player petitions in before scheduling closes.
January 10-12, 2014 US Lacrosse Convention
TBD January Level 1 & 2 Clinics, PCASunday, January 26, 2013 Girls scheduling closes
Sunday, January 26, 2014 NorCal Lacrosse Convention
TBD February Level 1 Clinic (Site TBD)Sunday, February 9, 2014 Rosters Due
Sunday, February 9, 2014 Coaches Certifications Due
2014 Scheduling• Continue with Decentralized Scheduling but with more support from the
NCJLA• One Scheduling Meeting (Jr. levels only): Saturday, December 14th
• Locations:– Town School (San Francisco)– Head-Royce (Oakland)
• Girls scheduling in the afternoon• GU11 Ranking: 1- beginner, 2- intermediate, 3- advanced• Back to back games (intermix age divisions)• Consider travel and organize fields beforehand• Full support from NCJLA Staff/Board & Commissioners
– Director of Girls Lacrosse to send out a scheduling tip sheet• If you can’t make the meeting consider asking someone to do the
schedule for the club.
Season CalendarDate Comment
# game days
NCJLA - Girls
Saturday, March 1, 2014 Play Day / Umpire Training (TI both dates, Davis one date). Opening
weekend for GHS, Sacramento and Oakland fields only.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014 1 Opening weekend
Sunday, March 9, 2014 2
Saturday, March 15, 2014 3
Sunday, March 16, 2014 4
Saturday, March 22, 2014 5
Sunday, March 23, 2014 6
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Spring Break Window
7
Sunday, March 30, 2014 8
Saturday, April 5, 2014 9
Sunday, April 6, 2014 10
Saturday, April 12, 2014 11
Sunday, April 13, 2014 12
Saturday, April 19, 2014Easter weekend
13
Sunday, April 20, 2014 EASTER SUNDAY NO GAMES
Saturday, April 26, 2014 14
Sunday, April 27, 2014 15
Saturday, May 3, 2014 16
Sunday, May 4, 2014 17End Regular Season for High School, A-
division & U9
Saturday, May 10, 2014 18 HS & A-division semi-finals; U9 Festival
Sunday, May 11, 2014 Mother's Day 19End Regular Season for U11 and B-
divisions
Saturday, May 17, 2014 A Division Finals; U13B-division
tournament & Festival
Sunday, May 18, 2014 HS Finals; U15B-division tournament &
Festival; U11 Festival
Rule Changes and Emphasis1. Coaches must go through stick check with their certification
badges.
2. Tracking Injuries and SIRs
3. NCWLUA & Game changes
4. Spirit of U11 & U9 three pass rule
5. U13B Stop clock at the end of second half
6. 8th graders can not play up onto GHS without a petition
7. No photographers on players side. This will result in a delay of game green card.
8. Focus on full field sportsmanship!
Umpire Training March 1 & 2Treasure Island, San Francisco• Both March 1 & 2• No GHS• Still need umpires from Marin,
Petaluma, Napa, & Peninsula• RSVP teams on NCJLA website by
January 15th
• Number of games dependent on number of RSVP’d teams
• Team packets and coaches meeting
• For more information visit:– www.ncwlua.org
Davis• Either March 1 or 2• No GHS• Each club needs to send 2
junior umpires• No RSVP for this area, teams
will be asked to attend• Number of games dependent
on number of RSVP’d teams.• Team packets will be mailed
out• For more information visit:
– www.ncwlua.org
Umpire Training
Date Field Note Season End Event
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Petaluma or Redding Need to confirm GHS Semi Finals
Diablo Confirmed GU15A Semi Finals
Diablo Confirmed GU13A Semi Finals
Need LocationPossibly Danville but need
confirmationGU9 Festival (we would need 3 GU9 lined fields)
Sunday, May 11, 2014 Mother's Day
Saturday, May 17, 2014 Need LocationPossibly Danville but need
confirmation
A Division Finals; U13B-division tournament & Festival (We would need 4 fields 8AM-6PM)
Sunday, May 18, 2014 Need LocationPossibly Danville but need
confirmation
HS Finals; U15B-division tournament & Festival; U11 Festival (We would need 4 fields 8AM-6PM)
Season’s End
Developing a Strong Coaching Staff Builds Healthy Programs
When coaching young girls, remember….1. The stronger your coaching foundation, the easier it is to recruit girls and
keep girls playing!
2. Children’s sport should be both fun & safe.
3. Would you play for yourself (yelling is the kiss of death)?
4. Girls need opportunities for unstructured play and to be creative.
5. Early sports specialization is not recommended.
6. The social aspects of sport are highly valued by girls (berry sharing).
7. The focus should be on skill development and individual improvement, not winning.
8. Give all girls time and attention, not just the most talented.
9. Reward them with shwag (stickers, lanyards, patches)!
10. Encourage them to bring friends.
How
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Carlton Chan: The Search for a Coach• Skyline Lacrosse Club, 1979, 117 girls ages GU9-GHS- serves Piedmont,
Oakland, alameda, San Leandro, & Castro Valley.• Administration/Organization- MUST have a Girls Coordinator/VP• Decentralized schedule allows for scheduling freedom when fields are tight• Coaches-
– Always try to get parent volunteers – Must have paid coaches to maintain a consistent program as parents move
through the divisions– High school girls can be great coaches– Must have a training program for new coaches– Interview coach and have field evaluations– Maintain library of drills on google docs
Dave Trahan: Maintaining a Healthy Coaching Staff• Novato Lacrosse Club, 1969, 120 Girls ages GU9-GU15A, 12-15
Coaches- Feeds Novato, San Marin, Marin Catholic, and St. Vincent’s High Schools
• Training and Education-– Director of Coaching– NLC Coaches Agreement Letter– NCJLA Certification/US Lacrosse– Positive Coaching Alliance– Monthly Coaches Meetings– Additional field clinics and class room trainings during season– Coaching evaluations at year’s end
Group Discussion/Questions
Thank You! I’m looking forward to seeing you all out on the field.