Indiana Girl's Lacrosse Association

1. Indiana Girl's Lacrosse Association 2013 Spring Coaches Meeting

2. Indiana Girl's Lacrosse Association Welcome and Introductions

3. Treasurers Report

4. Arbiter Information

5. Indiana Girl's Lacrosse Association 2013 Competition Rules, and Compliance and Guidelines

6. Competition Rules • US Lacrosse 2013 Women’s Rule • Exception – Visible Undergarments – Do not all have to be the same color, but do have to comply with the color rule. Must be solid color, and must be white, gray, black, or one of the team’s uniform colors. • Exception – New Uniform Requirements – 12 Month Waiver Option • New Officiating Procedures • Points of Emphasis

7. Rules Interpretation Meeting • Head Coach is Required to Attend Prior to Playing Season • PENALTY – Does not attend, team not eligible for state tournament.

8. Officials and Fees • Officials assigned by designated INGLA assignor. • Fees paid by home team unless previous arrangements made between teams for neutral site or play day. • Exception – State Tournament

9. Weather Conditions • Official, trainer, of school personnel can stop a game for severe or dangerous weather conditions. • Game can only be restarted if conditions change in sufficient time to allow game to be completed. • No lightning has been seen for 30 minutes. • A game shall be considered to be complete if the weather prevents the completion of the game and more than 80% of the game is completed or by mutual agreement of both coaches.

10. Conduct • Honor The Game • Unsportsmanlike conduct by anyone connected with a program is the responsibility of the head coach and extends to assistants, fans, and other team personnel. Such conduct could lead to penalties as a consequence for the head coach and/or team. Game management and a safe environment for all is stressed as paramount. Violations of conduct are subject to further disciplinary action.

11. Athletic Trainer • Officials are expected to remove a player exhibiting concussion symptoms, reentry can only be authorized by an appropriate health care professional. • The home team is responsible for providing an appropriate health care professional for all games. The appropriate health care professional may be one of the following individuals: • A medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) that holds an unlimited license to practice medicine in the State of Indiana, or; • A certified athletic trainer (ATC/L) licensed in the State of Indiana. • Any member of the coaching staff or the student-athletes parent may not be considered an appropriate health care professional for the purposes of diagnosis for re-entry into game, even if they meet the qualifications as defined above.

12. Fall and Spring Coaches Meeting • Head Coach is expected to attend, if they can not attend, then they must send an appointed designee to represent the program. • Must notify President and Secretary • No written proxy. PENALTY – If no one attends from the team, then the member team will not be eligible for the state tournament for the upcoming season.

13. US Lacrosse Membership and Roster • All players members of US Lacrosse through June 1, 2013 • All coaches members of US Lacrosse through June 1, 2013 • Roster due to INGLA by March 4, 2013 • No competition, games, scrimmages, play dates until team has a validated roster. • Validated Roster • All players and coaches register online at www.ihswla.com • Head Coach shall submit player roster • INGLA has verified all US Lacrosse memberships are current through June 1, 2013 • INGLA has 5 business days to complete

14. US Lacrosse Membership and Roster PENALTY – Any team that has not met the deadline for submitting a valid roster shall forfeit all games until roster has been received and validated. The Head Coach shall be suspended for 1 regular season game for failure to submit a valid roster by deadline. US LACROSSE PENALTY – The Head Coach for each team must be a currently registered high school coach with US Lacrosse no later than April 1, 2013. Failure to meet this deadline will result in forfeiture of all US Lacrosse awards for the 2013 season.

15. Coaching Education • US Lacrosse Level 1 Certified • For 2013 playing season, head coaches have been given a time period to complete the necessary steps for certification. • By March 1, 2013 – Complete and Pass the US Lacrosse Level 1 Online Course • By March 1, 2013 – Complete and Pass the Positive Coaching Alliance Double Goal Coaching Course • By March 1, 2013 – Complete the US Lacrosse Level 1 Field Course • By March 1, 2013 – Complete the US Lacrosse background check. • New coaches have 1 year to complete certification, but must complete Level 1 Online course, PCA Online Course, and Background check by April 1, 2013. PENALTY – If the Head Coach fails to meet the above requirements, then the team will not be eligible for the state tournament.

16. Scheduling • Each team must play a minimum of 8 games in-state with varsity member teams. • Duplicate games do not count to meet minimum. • Teams must play all members of their respective region. • Schedules due to assignor by January 1 each year.

17. Game Reporting • Team scores are tracked by LAXPOWER • Only the INGLA designated person shall enter scores into LAXPOWER – Jeremy Brown • All game reports will be submitted online using INGLA website game reports • STATS will be entered by each team on their respective team page

18. Concussion Baseline Testing • Effective for the Spring 2013 playing season, all high school players are required to have a baseline concussion test conducted by an independent organization. This should be an ImPACT or equivalent concussion test. PENALTY – Any player found to have not completed a baseline test during their high school eligibility shall be declared an illegal player, and all games the player in question participated in shall be declared forfeits. The head coach shall be subject to further disciplinary action.

19. State Tournament • No changes to format • Roster limit • Regional Host School • State Tournament Program • Teams must meet all information submittals and program ad deadlines • Teams must submit players for Rising Stars game • PENALTY – Not meeting any of the required items above will result in non-inclusion in program, and players not being eligible for rising star game.

20. Awards • The awards committee will provide a guideline for submitting candidates and voting. • The awards committee will provide dates and deadlines for submitting all information and voting. • Only the Head Coach is to submit nominations for INGLA and US Lacrosse awards. • Only the Head Coach is to review and vote for the nominations. • Head Coach should keep information, including results of voting, confidential.  No players or parents should know award winners before official announcement. • The Head Coach is responsible for timely responses and commits to meeting all deadlines.

21. Awards • PENALTY – If the Head Coach fails to submit Regional nominations by deadline or notify awards committee they will not have any nominations, and/or if they fail to vote for All-Region by the deadline, then all nominations submitted from their team will be pulled and the Head Coach will not be allowed to vote for All-Region, All-State or Coach of the Year, and their name will be pulled from consideration for Coach of the Year. • PENALTY – If the Head Coach fails to submit State nominations by deadline or notify awards committee they will not have any nominations, and/or if they fail to vote for All-Sate by the deadline, then all nominations submitted from their team will be pulled and the Head Coach will not be allowed to vote for All-State or Coach of the Year, and their name will be pulled from consideration for Coach of the Year. • PENALTY – If the Head Coach fails to submit a vote for Coach of the Year, then their name will be pulled from consideration. • PENALTY – If the Head Coach shares any information about the nominees prior to official announcement then all of the nominees from the Head Coach program will be declared ineligible.

22. Compliance • Head Coach must sign they have received document, and will comply with the requirements. Duplicate form provided for signature and submittal. PENALTY – Team shall not compete against member teams and all scheduled games will be forfeited until team is in compliance.

23. 2013 State Tournament Host Site

24. WDNT 2013 – Girls High School IN/KY National Team Head Coach – Ashley Grant Asst. Coach – Brandon Davis Sub-Region Chair – Brian Southern Location shifted to Philadelphia, PA Tryouts – Sunday, April 21 – 1:00pm to 4:00pm

25. INGLA State Website www.ihswla.com

26. INGLA Awards 2013

27. Expectations • The awards committee with will provide guidelines, date and submission info • Only the HEAD coach can nominate and vote • Only the HEAD coach reviews nominiations • All results should be kept confidential

28. Penalty • If the Head Coach fails to submit State nominations by deadline or notify awards committee they will not have any nominations, and/or if they fail to vote for All-State by the deadline, then all nominations submitted from their team will be pulled and the Head Coach will not be allowed to vote for All-State or Coach of the Year, and their name will be pulled from consideration for Coach of the Year. • Just communicate!

29. IGLA Awards All Regional Team (one team) All State Team (1st and 2nd team) All Tournament Team (one team) Coach of the Year Candi Parry Award

30. US Lacrosse / INGLA Awrds • All Americans • Academic All Americans

31. All Regional Team • 13 players from each REGION • 6 attack • 6 defenders • 1 GK • Each team can nominate up to 5 players • The players from this list may be nominated for all state consideration.

32. All State Team • 13 players • 6 attack • 6 defenders • 1GK • Excelled in the state • Each team can nominate up to 5 players

33. All tournament team • 13 players • 6 attack • 6 defenders • 1 GK • These players are chosen from the final four team and selected by committee.

34. Coach of the Year • One head coach is selected by their peers. • ..exemplifies excellence on and off of the field, passion, sportsmanship, success and dedication to their team and the growth of lax in Indiana. Other attributes may include promoting the growth of all lax players in the state, sportsmanship, assistance to all lax programs. One coach will be selected and the coach with the most votes is chosen.

35. Candi Parry Award Candi Parry Award will be given to one player from the Academic and /or All American pool of candidates who shares the qualities of Coach Parry. These would include, excellent lacrosse skills, superb sportsmanship, selfless giving to help others, a willingness to pitch in and help and a love and passion for lax. This recipient will receive a $500 scholarship for their college expenses and will be chosen by the All American committee members.

36. Nominate for All regional • Assess your players...Analyze stats, review card info, percentage of games played, overall contribution to the team. • Rank your players in order of importance • Send your players names and narrative to lesliedsheman@gmail.com • Stats will be merged from website

37. All regional players • have excellent lacrosse skills • be a leader on and off of the field • be a starter • played in a majority of the scheduled games • dominant factor with the region • Vote for the BEST players in the region not an equitable distribution among teams

38. How to vote for all region • Go to website and log in • CAREFULLY review ALL players • Vote for 12 field and 1 GK • DO NOT VOTE FOR YOUR OWN PLAYER

39. NOMINATE FOR ALL STATE Review your all regional team selections Consider if any or all of these players are all state nominees Update stats Rank your players in importance to your team

40. An ALL STATE PLAYER Have excellent lacrosse skills be a leader on and off of the field be a starter be an all regional player played in a majority of the scheduled games dominant in the STATE

41. HOW TO VOTE • Go to website and log on • Carefully review all players and read narratives • FIRST team will get 3 points each • SECOND team will get 1 point each • Do NOT vote for your own players • You may have to consider players you have not seen play this season

42. Nominate and vote for all tournament • Head coaches serve on a committee that watch ALL final games and meet during the tourney. • Best players for those games are selected.

43. ALL AMERICAN • WWW.USLACROSSE.ORG • ALL CRITERIA IS LISTED • Number of cards is a key factor • CONFIDENTIALITY IS CRUCIAL

44. ALL AMERICAN COMMITTEE • Colleen Mabry / Chair • Brian Southern Co-Chair • Jeremy Brown • Leslie Sherman • Julie Jerrell

45. US Lacrosse National Awards All American Academic All American

46. 2013 US Lacrosse Sports Symposium January 11, 2013 Philadelphia

47. Overall Points • Really enlightening • Came out of this with a lot of confidence in US Lacrosse • Some of my own thoughts too In Indiana, we have the power to REALLY change the culture of the sport -Concussions -Knee injuries

48. Presenter: Randy Dick-Lily • Men’s lacrosse has a moderate and women’s lacrosse a relatively low rate of overall time loss injury in high school and college compared to other team sports • when time loss injuries do occur, 25-30% (M) and 30-35% (W) occur to the head and face. • Hard helmets and facemasks have been successful in reducing subdural hematomas and significantly minimizing ocular, oral and nasal injuries of all types as well as head and face lacerations and contusions. • There is anecdotal but not solid scientific evidence that helmets have been effective in minimizing the risk / severity of concussion to a small degree. Not statistically significant, difficult to measure

49. While contact to the head is illegal in both men’s and women’s lacrosse, many of the other rules of the games are very different. Hard helmets / facemasks have not been required or deemed necessary in women’s lacrosse because: • Rules established to minimize contact and injury • Use of officials to enforce these rules, stricter penalties