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Youth Leaders Summit
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Philadelphia Lacrosse Association
Welcome/Intros President Jeff Stone
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer Stephen Kotch
Women’s Game Dir. Laurie Markel
Men’s Game Dir David Seidman
Youth Boys Liaison Curt Johnson
Officials Dawn Grothman
Communications Scott Growney
Education Chair Lorraine Beers
Diversity Chair Eric Gregg
At-large Mark Mosebrook
Youth Girls Liaison Brooke Fritz
At-large Diane Horsey
At-large Peter Samson
At-large Hank Resch
At-large Bill Farrell
Youth Boys Liaison Bob Vanderheyden
At-large Tina Sloan Green
At-large Jim DeRose
At-large Nancy Coffman
At-large George Dick
Welcome/Intros
Andi O’Connor
US Lacrosse
Senior Manager
Membership & Regional Development
Eastern Mid-Atlantic Region
410-235-6882 #171
:10 Second Greeting
Name Program & league involvement What you’re hoping to discuss
Just :10 seconds!
Tonight’s Agenda
7-7:10 Welcome/introductions
7:10-7:25 Purpose/Year-in-review
7:25-7:50 Participation discussion
7:50-8 BREAK
8-8:25 Panel discussion
8:25-8:40 Challenges/solutions
8:40-8:55 ADM/Age Verification
8:55-9 Session evaluation
Purpose: Philadelphia Chapter
Growing and improving the game throughout
the Philadelphia/ Eastern PA Region
Supporting leagues
Connecting programs and USL resources
Supporting Boys:
Girls:
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USL Philadelphia 2015-2016
Responsible USL Compliance
Support first stick/PE grants
Grants from chapter
Officials
youth lacrosse
WDNT team
CEP clinics
Leagues consultation/support
USL Philadelphia 2016-beyond
Building on capacities
D&I goal: girls’ lacrosse participation and
leagues
Hall of Fame
Support for USL Capital Campaign
(reserved for your suggestions)
USL 2015 by the numbers
94 First Stick grants 102 CEP clinics 126 soft-stick grants in 32 states 34 PCA sportsmanship grants 24 diversity and inclusion grants 464 teams at USL-hosted events 33 chapter grants 12 leagues piloted Gold Stick
Purpose: tonight’s summit
Strengthen/form connections
Discuss lacrosse accessibility and growth challenges
Share ideas for improvement
Help USL PLA identify needs
Team sport participation among kids ages 6 to 17
has declined more than 9 percent in the last five
years.**
70% of youth drop out of sport by age 13
Winning is 48th on the list of reasons kids said
they played sports.* Fun is the number one reason.
Participation Discussion
Table groups
1.Why is participation growth slowing,
overall?
2.What affects your participation
numbers, locally?
3.What initiatives have successfully
increased participation and/or visibility
in your program?
Break!
Enjoy refreshment, use restroom, or converse ...
Panel Discussion
Introduction Questions
Visibility Participation Coaching Leadership Community Cost
Open forum
Gallery Walk…..
Six stations/six groups Two minutes per station, jot down answers and ideas
At end we’ll discuss
What is Athlete Development?
Athlete-centered Developmentally Appropriate FUN!!!!! Develop a national athlete development curriculum that includes physical and cognitive development strategies and promotes a positive playing experience based on best practices and standards.
Enter, Enjoy, Excel!
Squaring the Pyramid…
Lacrosse Athlete Development Model
DISTRUPTING today’s triangular sport model of diminishing opportunity.
CREATING a model of participation that provides opportunity for all,
for life.
Lacrosse Athlete Development Model
How?
Give every lacrosse coach access to training in developmentally appropriate coaching. Give every program the tools to support LADM core values and run developmentally appropriate programming, including small sided competition structures for skill development Expand the reach of the national teams programs to further the development of talented players in the United States.
Key TOOLS • Model and Design Guide-Available • Small-Sided Competition
Guidelines-Available • Progression Playbook-Available • Coach Practice Plans, Evaluation
Tools and Drill Cards • Age-Specific Online Courses • Plug and Play Entry Level
Curriculum • …and more
uslacrosse.org/ladm
Age Segmentation
1) Standardized US Lacrosse Youth Rules
2) Athlete development programming
Consistent Positive National playing experience.
Age Segmentation
• US Lacrosse recognizes that many leagues and programs are currently grouped in age spans beyond 12 months.
• Organizations may form teams with up to a 24-month age variance if necessary to ensure participation.
• Even year age should be the maximum age for the paired segment (i.e., 7U/8U) and teams with a greater than 12-month variance must play by the rules for the youngest age group of the team.
• Local organizations that choose to form teams with a 24-month variance should have appropriate risk management policies and planning in place to ensure that player safety is not compromised.
Age Verification- Why?
US Lacrosse needs to stay a step or two ahead of real time problems like making sure that kids are appropriately rostered for the best playing experience.
Player safety is at risk
Competitive fairness in lacrosse is at risk
Age Verification is a national standard for many other NGB’s like youth football, swimming, etc…
Age Verification System
Highly automated and integrated with USLacrosse database
Quick turnaround for Member Services personnel
“one and done” workflow
Current Administrative Resources Administrative Access – View player age verification and membership status and coach membership and certification status through your personal log in on www.uslacrosse.org
League Management Web Platform partnerships Integration with SI Play -www.USLaxTeams.com Group Member discounted rates from SI Play
API Partnerships for easy Membership Validation – Blue Sombrero, SportNGin, League Apps, Group Net Solutions
Chapter Support-access to grants and programs
Monthly Program Administrator Newsletters
Coach and Parent Education
Member Services Team 410-235-6882 #102
New!
One Stop Direct Marketing Site
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Co-branded event announcement cards, brochures and field signage
Coaching Credentials
and Season Starter Kit
Recognize and promote your coaches’ commitment by providing high
quality certification cards with lanyards that recognize the highest level
of US Lacrosse coaches training or certification.
Save pre-season time and effort putting together coach kits.
Feedback/Closing
Please detach, complete, and submit Needs assessment Summit evaluation
Thanks for coming! Expect follow-up e-mail in a week or two.