Introduction Chris Mercurio

Founder/President/Head Coach Coaching Lacrosse for 10 years

○ Coached @ Galena & U15 Select team last yr Also Coached football for 10 years

Son AJ, Daughter Faith, Wife Jennifer Moved here from Annapolis, MD in September,2013 Engineering Manager @ Charter Communications

Support Staff Although we have not clearly define responsibilities yet none of this would be possible without them chipping in.

○ Angie Pehrson (VP)○ Melissa Primka (Secretary)○ Paula Sargent (Treasure)○ Jennifer Mercurio (Field general)

All of us will field questions and concerns throughout the year and will filter them and address them as needed. Coaching Staff

Kent Bauman Co-Founder of Galena Lacrosse Coached lacrosse for several years with High School and Youth including last year at Galena with me Played Lacrosse for Chico State and Locally for the Tahoe DawgsSierra Nevada College Students

Jake Morris Damonte Ranch Alumni Galena Defensemen And Others…

Administrative Items Registration

For those of you that have not fully paid the remaining 220 is due no later than next Friday 1/23 Post dated check today would be great!

US Lacrosse If you have not registered @ www.uslacrosse.org please do so ASAP (35 dollars)

High Sierra Registration Our overseeing league needs us to register each child through there online system (no payment

needed) Please do this ASAP as this will eliminate addition headaches going forward. https://leagueathletics.com/Registration/Restrictions.asp?RegID=151739&n=118148&org=highsi

erralax.org

Spirit-Wear/Bags Spirit-wear was ordered on 1/9 please be sure to give me check/cash tonight For those of you that want a bag the cost is 80 dollars and is due tonight.

I will be placing the order first thing tomorrow and the bags hopefully will be here by our first practice.

Player/Parent Contract If you have not done so please fill one out before you leave We have blank copies

Fundraising Lacrosse is an expensive sport!

Your Expense○ Damonte Ranch Lacrosse Registration (440+)

Helmets Gloves Uniform Practice Uniform High Sierra Registration

○ Elbow pads (20-120)○ Stick (s) (40-200)○ Cleats (40-150)○ Mouth Pieces (10)○ US Lacrosse membership (35)

○ If you have not done so please register ASAP○ Bags (80) not mandatory○ Spirit-Wear (varies) not mandatory

Team Expense○ Balls (3ea) will use 200 this year

○ Practice and Games○ Goals (300ea) 2 for games 1 for practice○ Field Fees (30/per player)○ Referee Fees (210/per home game)○ First aid kit (75)○ Scoreboard/Scores table (100)○ Etc…

Fundraising Need a committee to come up with ideas that does not cost us

(parents) any more money! Angie Pehrson will help build/lead this committee

○ If you are interested please let her know prior to leaving tonight!

What is the Goal and Why 3,000-5,000

○ Pay back 2,000 start-up loan○ Keep registration fees as low as possible going forward for returning student/athletes.○ Replacement Uniforms

○ Ruined○ Lost○ Outgrown

○ Keep field supplies fluid Balls First aid supplies Etc…

○ Unexpected expenses Team dinners/parties Rental of addition field/gym/meeting time Etc…

Schedule Season officially starts on February 2nd

Practice will be held at ○ Foothills Park (Brown EMS)○ Comstock Park○ South Valleys Field○ Damonte Ranch High School○ Possible other locations as needed

MAY HAVE A LACROSSE “Meeting” at a field the next 2 weekends Monday-Thursday 3:30-5:30 Practice schedule subject to change

○ Based on finalization of filed space○ County field meeting is January 28th

Games schedule ○ Has not been released (TBD)○ Generally games are on weekdays

Afternoon○ Weekend and night games are possible

Season ends late May early June depends on post season

Practice Layout Dressed and ready at 3:30

Not 3:31!○ If you are a face off person or goalie please try to get to the field and ready to go at 3:15 for addition 1on1 work!

Sidelines (goes for games as well) Look like an organized team○ Bags lined-up together neatly

5 yards off the playing field○ Extra sticks behind your bag○ Water bottles in front of your bag○ No trash left behind

Start off practice 2 Whistles (jog to my location)

○ Quick talk about… What to expect during practice Recap of previous practice/game Address any issues

Break out as a team (Loud and Proud) Warm-ups

○ Taken seriously from beginning to end○ Get your mind and body ready○ We will warm up in a similar fashion before every practice and game!

Water Breaks○ These will be a team activity

We will break as a team We will hydrate as a team We will get back to practice as team

Drills○ We will do drill work every practice

Harder you work the better you will get! Every drill is an opportunity to push yourself!

Scrimmage or Team Oriented Drill○ 10v10 or 6v6 almost every day○ Playing games pieces all hard work together

End of Practice 3 Whistles (jog to my location)

○ Quick talk about… That days practice Team talk

Break out (loud and proud)○ Ball Hunt ○ Field clean up

Practice/Game Rules Continued WE DO NOT WALK ON THE FIELD!!

Lacrosse is a fast sport!○ General game play, practice, drills, timeouts, substitutions, etc…

Everything is Fast!!!- The faster we are the more successful we will be!

Common sense stuff No fighting No taunting No cussing Be respectful

○ Teammates○ Competition○ Coaches○ Referees ○ Spectators○ Game in general

Throwing your equipment Etc…

You Play Lacrosse! I Coach!! Discussion

Lacrosse Knowledge

Field

Lacrosse Knowledge Continued

10 players on the field 3 Mid-Fielders (Middies)

○ Generally fast○ Great dodger○ Great stick skills

Passing/Catching and ball control○ Full Field Responsibility

Offense and Defense○ Several Short stints on the field○ Has specialty possibilities

Face Off (FOGO) Long Stick Mid-Fielder (LSM)

3 Attack-men○ Generally Strong/shifty○ Great dodger○ Great stick skills

Passing/Catching and ball control○ Good short distant footwork○ Good Shot○ Offensive minded BUT play defense (ride) to midline.

3 Defensemen○ Generally Big and Strong○ Great Communication Skills○ Discipline○ Great on Ground balls○ Responsible for defense generally inside the restrain box○ Responsible to transition the ball to the offensive side of the field

1 Goalie○ Smart○ Instinctive○ Short memory○ Great communicator○ Defensive Glue!!

Lacrosse Knowledge Continued Ride

Opposing team is trying to advance the ball from our offensive side of the field to there offensive side.○ A ride is a team function everyone is riding!

Clear When we are trying to advance the ball from our defensive side of the field to our offensive side

of the field○ A Clear is a team function everyone is clearing

Time Limits After a save

○ Goalie as 4 seconds to step out of the crease Can not re-enter with the ball

○ Must advance ball over midline in 20 seconds○ Once over midline 10 seconds is given to get the ball in the restraining box○ Failure to do so is a loss of possession

Off-sides Can not have more than 6 players on the offensive side of the field

○ Generally 3 Attackmen and 3 Middies○ Failure to do so is a loss of position and possibly a penalty

Man-up The opposing team has less players on the field due to a penalty

Man-Down We are playing with one less player due to a penalty

Lacrosse Knowledge Continued Face-offs. When the official blows his whistle on a face-off, the four players in the wing area (two

from each team) that surrounds the two face-off players at midfield can release to get the ball, but the other players must wait until a player has gained possession of the ball or the ball has crossed the goal line.

Body checks. A lacrosse player can make only a body check to the front side of an opposing player and between the knees and shoulders. It is illegal to check to the head or back side. Also, if a player is in an unprotected position it is illegal to check him.

Slashing and spearing. An illegal slash is a stick check to the helmet or back, or a poke check to an opponent’s body other than his gloved hand as he holds the stick. A spear - hitting an opponent with the helmet - also is illegal.

Holding. Player cannot hold another player with his hands, he can’t use his stick to hold a player with or without the ball.

Unnecessary roughness. This lacrosse rule often is a judgment call of the referee. Basically, a lacrosse player can’t make an excessive check against an opponent. He can’t step into a check from more than five yards or two steps away. Also, he must attempt to slow down if the offensive player has just released the ball.

Crease violation. Many shots are taken from close range no one can step on or within the lacrosse goalie’s crease until the ball goes into the net

Parent Coaching/Rules

Given you enough to be dangerous but..MAJOR DISCUSSION

○ Sidelines○ Availability before and after games

My Promise My promise to you…

I will teach your son the game of LacrosseI will help hold him to high academic and

personal standardI will protect him as if he were my ownI will stick up for him if any wrongs towards him

have been done on or off the field.I will be available to him 24/7 for anything he or

your family may needI will push him to be the best person and

Lacrosse player possibleI will be an additional resource for him/you

during his continue growth

Topics I Missed

Spring Break Helmets Jamboree Possible travel to Bay Area Red Tape/ Frustrations

First year will have it struggles

Closing

Keys to SuccessHard WorkCommunicationFamily orientedCommitment

GO DAMONTE!!

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