NCJLA GHS & Jr. Girls Session

1. NCJLA GHS & Jr. Girls Session Kristine Wollam, M.A. Director of Girl’s Lacrosse

2. Objectives • Administrative roles of NCJLA staff members, commissioners, and girl’s rep • Create a positive and competitive environment • Sportslike behavior, the NCJLA’s expectation from players, coaches, and parents • Changes for the 2011-2012 season • Calendar dates • Scheduling • Game Day • Umpire Training and Play Day • End of Year Tournament and Festival

3. Girl’s Administration

4. Director of Girl’s Lacrosse • Manage activities of the season • Hold girl’s rep conference calls • Provide assistance for new clubs • Work with ED planning tournaments, play days, and festivals • Work with ED on current protocols and policies and make suggestions to help the NCJLA grow • Address issues pertaining to coach, player, and parent behavior

5. Division Commissioners • Open Positions: U15 & U13 • Commissioner’s duties: • Communication • Proactively communicate with coaches and team managers of your division. • Actively communicate with GD • Answer and respond in a timely manner to e-mails, escalate them to the GD when appropriate • Contribute to twice monthly communication mailers • Contribute during conference calls (there will be a commissioner report) • Assist GD with season happenings • Help collect host dates • Take first or second stab at schedule • Assist during Play Day and End of Year Tournament & Festival • Track Issues: Ejections (Red Cards) and NCJLA Incident Reports • Time commitment: • Depending on division, issues, and point in the season 10-15 hours a week. • To apply: • Please e-mail a letter of request to: GirlsDirector@ncjla.org

6. Communication Chain * Encourage your club constituents to refer to the NCJLA Operations Guide first

7. Question Competition

8. Creating a Positive EnvironmentWhere do most issues arise?

9. Importance of, “The COACH” • Teach life lessons through sport • Credential will be verified this year on the field • NCJLA Certified Coach: • PCA- Re-certified once every 3 years • US Lacrosse Level 1 Coaching online course • US Lacrosse Membership • Background Check • Signed Coaches Code of Conduct Form • Thou shalt be: • Honest • Not defensive • Consistent • Empathetic • Seek Feedback

10. Importance of Building Self Efficacy • Confidence in their abilities to do the work asked • Goal directed • Efficacy is directly linked to sport enjoyment and performance • High levels of self-efficacy= the perception of seeing competition as a challenge that can be overcome • Increased effort when faced with a challenge • Recovers from a loss quickly • Actively participates in a game

11. Constructs of Building Self Efficacy

12. Teaching Self Efficacy on the Field • Coaches your role is exponentially important! • Mastery Experience- • The opportunities to learn and practice the rules and strategies necessary to perform the task effectively • Age and Division appropriate coaches with division appropriate expectations • Vicarious Experience- • Learning through observing others perform tasks…”If she can do it then so can I” • Social Persuasion- • Positive and more importantly SPECIFIC feedback • Feedback must be genuine • Should be tied to a specific learning experience versus a previous performance • Physiological Reaction- • “Those aren’t butterflies in your stomach…that’s excitement!”

13. Teaching Sportslike Behavior Athletes & coaches should strive to: 1) Full commitment toward participation 2) Respect for rules and officials 3) Respect for social conventions 4) Respect for our opponents 5) Avoid poor attitudes towards participation

14. Coaching Resources • US Lacrosse www.uslacrosse.org • Association of Applied Sport Psychology www.appliedsportpsycho.org • Positive Coaching Alliance www.positivecoach.org • Northern California Women’s Lacrosse Umpires Association www.ncwlua.org • Play Sports TV www.playsportstv.com/girls-lacrosse • Coaching Women’s Lacrosse (Xavier Coach) http://coachingwomenslacrosse.com/ • Athletic Insight www.athleticinsight.com

15. NCJLA 2011-2012 Girl’s Reps Pertinent Information

16. Changes to the 2010-2011 Season • Verifying NCJLA Certified Coach credentials during stick check • Later team registration deadline • Better evaluations for ‘A’ vs. ‘B’ division • Coaches meeting at Play Day • Bi-monthly happenings newsletter • Better tools & resources for the reps, coaches, and parents • End of Year Tournament

17. Important Calendar Dates • Rep Conference Calls (not monthly, check calendar) • Registration deadline Dec. 16, 2011 • January 1- Host Dates Due • January 15- Soft Roster Due • January 31- Game Schedule Out • February 1- Team Rosters due • March 3 & 4th- Play Day & Umpire Training, TI • May 19 & 20th- End of Year Festival & Tournament, Diablo

18. ‘A’ and ‘B’ DivisionHow do I know if I have an ‘A’ or ‘B’ Division team? • ‘A’ Division • Girl’s with the most skill and sport efficacy, a desire for new challenges • Years of playing has nothing to do with this! • Look to the NCJLA Document for a list of skills they should know. • Coaches that have played the girl’s game and are paid. • Focus is on creating new challenges, introducing competition eustress, and furthering sport enjoyment • Parents willing to devote time to travel on the weekends and encourage their daughters to attend all practices • Can be combined with other clubs in the area to make a super team • Set them apart…give them different gear or jerseys • ‘B’ Division • Girls that are just learning the sport, or need time building efficacy • Coaches can be paid or volunteers. Can be parents or women that have played the game • Parents encourage their daughters to play, but their daughters may be scheduled in other activities • Focus is on teaching basic skills of the game, learning strategies, increasing sport enjoyment, introducing them to the culture of the sport. • Travel is kept as minimally as possible. * Check out the NCJLA A & B Division Document!

19. Conferences • Move to do away with conferences for the B division • 2011 North and South • 2011 “A” Division had only 1 conference at both U-15 and U-13 groups • 2011 GHS had three • We are working towards more regional teams but we need the numbers!

20. Scheduling • Central Schedule • Why? • How - Host dates due January 1, 2011 • 1 per team per month • 5 Hours for HS, 4 Hours for U15-U11, 3 Hours U9 • No March 3 or 4th for Juniors, Easter, Mother’s Day - Soft roster (minimum 12 players) due January 15, 2011 - GD with help of DC will do the rest • Forfeits - Will not be tolerated this season - Game cancellation within 72 hours of game - 9 players including the goalie is a viable team • Scheduling your own games

21. NCJLA Official Rosters Due February 12 • Club administrators use “Roster Template” found on NCJLA website. • Rosters must include: -All NCJLA Coach’s Requirements - Athlete’s name - Jersey number - US Lacrosse Membership Number - e-mail contact (parents or coach) • Important!!! No roster, no games.

22. Umpire Training

23. Umpire Field Training & Play Day • March 3 & 4th • Treasure Island • GHS not included this year • Fees assessed through clubs during NCJLA team registration. • RSVP teams on NCJLA website by February 25, 2011 • Number of games, length, and field design is dependent upon RSVP numbers. • Events: • Pick up team packets - Coaches’ ref clinic - College girl’s to do player clinics throughout day - College girl’s teams to use stadium field

24. Game Day

25. Pre-Game Protocols • Host Team • Home Team • Changes 1) Field marshal- Walk field, introduce themselves to table and coaches, act as a neutral party. 2) Host team to verify all teams. 3) We need to move to stop time at the end of halves or allow direct shot even if the half is over.

26. Season’s End

27. End of Season Play • Danville • Fun activities like rock climbing walls, bounce house, music…suggestions? • HS & “A” Division -> Tournament - 6 or 8 seeded tournament depending on numbers of teams and conferences - 3 Games per team • “B” Division & U-11-> Festival - Minimum of 2 games - Play against opponents from other areas with “like” records