Lady Vipers Lacrosse Parent Registration Meeting-September 7,

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1 Lady Parent Registration Meeting-September 7,

2 Welcome We have a lot to cover and realize you may have a lot of questions that we hope to address tonight Overview Introduction Board Coaches Lacrosse Organization National and State Girls Lacrosse Organizations Vandegrift Lacrosse Booster Club Lady Viper Lacrosse Season Outline High School Program Fall Ball Participation, Practice Times, Key Dates, Equipment, TeamSnap, Policy 1Up Sports conditioning Tournaments Spring Season Registration Process Philosophy UIL funding status, fees, registration fee Tables proceed in order Q/A Vi Overview 2

3 Lady Board President Hallie Patterson VP s Veronica Benkovic, Jodi Yoder Secretary Susan Murphy Treasurer John Holsinger Members Maggie Tate, Erin Honts, April Ahrens Coaches Katie Searle Head Varsity Coach Led Lady Viper to first playoff appearance 2 nd season as Varsity Head Coach Senior at the University of Texas majoring in English and minor in Rhetoric and Writing Plays for Texas Women s Lacrosse team and serves as team s Treasurer Played 7 seasons of lacrosse in both Georgia and Texas Board and Coaches Intro 3

4 Coaches cont. Katherine Bruce Varsity/JV Assistant Coach Graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Human Science and Spanish Played 4 years on the Georgetown University Club lacrosse team serving as Team Captain her Sr. year Member of Tigard HS and Jesuit HS varsity lacrosse teams in Portland, OR While in college coached Maryland middle school youth lacrosse and has experience with officiating Currently working for a start-up health technology company and plans to apply to medical school this coming year Johanna Owens Consultant Mentors coaches and players Assisting with Fall season; attending 1 practice/week Emphasis on fundamental skills and rules Instrumental in growing women s lacrosse in Central TX Played in Washington DC and played for UT Women s team while serving as Club President Nationally ranked official Board and Coaches Intro cont. 4

5 Organizational Structure of Girls Lacrosse US Lacrosse National Governing Body of Lacrosse All players and coaches must be a member - insurance TX Girls HS Lacrosse League (TGHSLL) State governing organization, i.e. League, rules, set schedule, coaches are member Central Texas Women s LAX Officiating Org (CTWLOO) Officiating organization that referees our games Vandegrift Lacrosse Booster Club Joe Ahrens President 501(c)(3) Umbrella organization over both Boy s and Girl s Lacrosse clubs Lady Separate operating entity of 501(c)(3) Booster Club Not a UIL sport-self funding; abide by UIL guidelines Varsity Letters Enforce No pass/no play Access to LISD fields Have to live in VHS school zone & attend VHS to play at HS level New website: Organizational Structure 5

6 Season Outline High School Program - Full school year divided into Fall tournament season and official Spring season Fall Ball purpose is to develop fundamental skills, attend tournaments, bonding time and opportunity for coach s assessment for team placement Players required to play in fall unless participating in VHS UIL activity (i.e. sport, band, cheerleading) or are new to lacrosse and join in spring Priority is given to fall UIL activities but when available expected to participate in VHS fall ball and conditioning Fall Club a supplement, not a replacement to Lady Vipers fall lacrosse Practice times: 9/30-11/20, T & TH, FPMS Upper Field, 4:00-6:00 Other Key Dates: 1Up Sport Initial Fitness Assessment (Parents welcome to attend): 9/13, Saturday, 10:00-12:00, 1Up Sport facility (location on our website) Boot Camp: 9/23-25, T, W, TH, FPMS Upper Field, 4:00-6:00 1Up Conditioning (6 sessions): 9/27-11/8, Saturdays, 10:00-11:30, 1Up Facility Make up sessions on Wednesdays 1Up Sport Final Fitness Assessment: 11/15, Saturday, 10:00-12:00, 1Up Facility Season Outline 6

7 Season Outline cont. Equipment Stick, googles, mouth guard, cleats Longstreth, Dicks, South Swell Sports etc. TeamSnap web based tool to manage team communications via and text. to login. Can also enter off of Lady Viper website New parents will receive invite . Accept, update contact info, enable text feature and SAVE Provides rooster, schedule, maps/directions to fields Update availability on Availability tab for games and tournaments when asked Code of Conduct/Attendance- players required to attend all practices and conditioning. Text Coach Katie within 24 hours if unable to attend No Pass/No Play will be monitored and enforced this year Can not have below a 70 in any class for any preceding 6-week grading period Suspended from participation in any lacrosse activity during succeeding three week period. If the student is passing all classes at the three week mark, the student may regain eligibility. VHS typically notifies our organization when student athletes are ineligible, but player and parents are also responsible for notifying our Head Coach if a player becomes ineligible to participate due to grades. Season Outline cont. 7

8 Season Outline cont. 1Up Sports conditioning athletic development center that trains competitive athletes to perform at their highest level Listened to parent s concerns last year regarding conditioning Registration fees includes 1-Initial Assessment, 6-Training Sessions, 1-Final Assessment Train on Saturdays 10:00-11:30, Assessments, 10:00-12:00; location address on website Make up sessions on Wednesday evenings Bring Gear (sticks & goggles) to Saturday Conditioning Trainers Randy Baca & Angela McAdams Tournaments Halloween Shootout McKinney, TX, 10/24-26 Deadline for tournament and hotel reservations, 9/27/2014 Parents need to reserve hotel rooms online via Lady Vipers website Parents responsible for arranging for room with another family if not attending Need to stay at this hotel within Lady Viper room block Hilton Garden Inn, $109/night + tax Parents responsible for getting player to/from tournament and games Collecting $25 from each player to cover coach s expenses Aggieland College Station, 2/6-8/2015 Westwood Tune-up local, mid-february Season Outline cont. 8

9 Season Outline cont.- Spring Season Practice: 1/6, T - TH, 4:00-6:00 FPMS Field TBD JV/Varsity team selection assessment session held early January Varsity games, JV 6-10 games, season ends April, Regional/State into May Season Outline cont. 9

10 Registration Process Registration Fees- not UIL sport so all of our support comes from tax deductible donations, corporate sponsors, fundraisers and player dues Fees cover: field rental, coaches salaries, officials, league and tournament dues, supplies, etc. Registration is $875 for Fall & Spring, $775 Spring only ($25 discount if paying by check) Limited scholarships are available application on website Tables proceed in numerical order Table #1: Registration Packet 8documents Table #2: Sponsorship and Corporate Matching Corporate Matching Joe Ahrens Sponsorship: Spirit Night at Boat House Grill, 9/23 & 11/17, 5:30-8:30; Menchie s, 10/8, 5:00-9:00 Volunteer: each family needs to volunteer at least 1 event each season Avoid charging Opt Out fees next year Homecoming, Game Day volunteers, Viperpalooza, Banquet, etc. Registration Process 10

11 Registration Process cont. Table #3: Uniforms New and Consignment uniforms Table #4: Cold Weather Gear (optional) Table #5: Spirit Wear (optional) Table #6: Payment Table #7: Coaches Collecting Homecoming permission forms Table #8: 1Up Sports Registration Process cont. 11

12 Questions?? Thank you for supporting Lady Vipers LAX!! 12