Youth Lacrosse on the Southern Frontier of the NCJLA

George McNeelyPresident, Monterey Tribe Lacrosse

Board Member, NCJLA

Agenda

• Club Snapshot• Transition of club• Organization & roles• Coaches• Lessons learned     

Club Snapshot

Founded in 1997 by Tim Allen, Dale Tills, and Mario Enea1997 Statistics: 1 Team 20 players 2 Coaches2013 Statistics: 4 Teams 90 players 7 Coaches 2014 Statistics: 5 Teams 125 players 14 Coaches 2015 Projection: 10 Teams 200 players 20 Coaches

High Schools Fed: Carmel , Pacific Grove, Palma, Stevenson, York

Transition of club

•  Conversion from YMCA Tribe to Monterey Bay Lacrosse Club– Parent Advisory Board Established to address dissatisfaction

with scheduling, coaching , communication.– Included YMCA on the Board: Board votes to create new parent

volunteer –run lacrosse club

• Process and tools – League Athletics web site– Monthly Board Meetings– Assigned Critical Tasks to Board Members

 Organization & roles

      

Lacrosse Advisory Board MINUTES June 2nd, 2014 Bryce’s Office 6:30 PM

__X__President/NCJLA Delegate: George McNeely __X__Treasurer: Roger Husted __X__Secretary: Steve McDougall __X__Club Administrator: Steve Pavlet __X__IT Director: Michael Strasser _____Boys Director: Vince Brigantino _____Girls Director: Vacant _____Scheduling: Dave Bethea __X__Coach Development: Bryce Hamilton _____Volunteer Coordinator: Trish Cosand __X__Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Torres _____ Volunteer Coordinator: Winli McAnally _____Registration: Lynn Cingari __X__Registration: Kate Galloway _____William (Bill) Proulx: MPYMCA __X__ Mario Enea (Visiting the Board)

 Board Meetings

     

I. Approval of Agenda (Kat/Mack) II. Approval of Minutes from April 7, 2014 (Susan/Bryce) III. Budget and Finances:

a. Operating Budget and Adjustments (George & Roger) i. About $7,500 leftover

ii. Still owe the costs of Not for Profit application iii. Fundraising ideas: tournaments/jamboree, booths are community events/festivals,

marathon/PGA volunteering iv. Motion: (George/Bryce) MTLC will store its equipment at the Braveheart facility once it

is tagged, labeled and inventoried. (carries) b. “Doing Business As” posting (place holder) c. Non-profit status:

i. Donations can be accepted as soon as approval from IRS, with donors having up to 27 months to write-off donations.

ii. Articles of incorporation have been turned into the Sec. of State’s office and are waiting notice.

d. NCJLA grant application (placeholder) i. Club needs to let NCJLA know in advance to September deadline.

ii. This is a PRIORITY project for the month of July. IV. Old Business: V. New Business:

a. Closing out the Season/Housekeeping i. End of Season Expenses (coaches, summer camp scholarships, equipment inventory and

storage) 1. All but summer camp scholarships were discussed.

ii. Present Team plaques to sponsors (G&H Farms – U13B and Carmel Realty B and G U15B and U11B)

1. Donated by Glen G.

 Organization & roles

• Variety of volunteer roles available in registration: Sign up Genius for specific dates/times/locations– Opt out available for $100– Roles include:

• Coaches • Team Parent• Field Manager – Game Day• Scheduling Committee• Equipment Committee – Field setup and breakdown• Scorekeepers and Timers• Sponsorship Committee• Team Merchandise Committee• Field Committee

– Roles & responsibilities document readily available in registration and on website

 

Coaches

     • Recruit: Personal calls, volunteer through registration, advertise at Naval Post Graduate/ Def. Language

Institute     Local High School players • Train: 

– US Lacrosse Level 1 education is a great resource – CEP great for understanding and coaching the game: limited availability– Hired Head Coach - Run skills assessments, teach coaching philosophy

• Additional clinics provide critical knowledge and chance to reinforce key concepts– Monthly Coach’s Meetings– Goalie Clinic– Faceoff Clinic– Live Practice Assistance

Lessons learned

-          Registration hard cut off

-          Team sizes - Playing time (post-season survey)

-          Challenges with coaches and parents & how resolved

-          Certification of coaches: start early!

-          Player Recruiting Demonstrations at schools works!

 

Lessons learned

-          Registration hard cut off

-          Team sizes - Playing time

-          Challenges with coaches and parents & how resolved

-          Certification of coaches

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