December 4, 2013

1. Parent Meeting December 4, 2013

2. Agenda • Classic 8 Conference • Team alignments • Team Goals • Lacrosse season calendar • Pre-season • Winter training • Spring conference play • Parent role and volunteers • Fundraising Opportunities • Spring registration • Estimated fees • Equipment • Q/A

3. Classic 8 Conference • Classic 8 Conference governs Lacrosse for HS boys and girls. • Lacrosse is still a “Club Sport” but will align with all WIAA rules and by-laws. • C8 conference is managed by a board of 5 Athletic Directors. • The BOD will communicate with ALL high school AD’s to help gain that school’s support of Lacrosse. • There is a league commissioner in charge of all game schedules. • Post season All-Conference awards will be given to recognized Varsity players based on conference game statistics. There will be a end of year meeting with the BOD, league commissioner and coaches to determine AC player selection. • There will 2 Divisions at the Varsity level – Red and Black • All-Conference recognition will be awarded to players in the Red Division separate from the players in the Black division. • There will be 2 JV Divisions – JV1 and JV2. • Overall objective for having a conference commissioner and BOD is to be seamless when Lacrosse is recognized as a WIAA sport. • The Milwaukee C8 Conference is the only league in the state governed by a BOD and a commissioner.

4. Team Alignments Lakeshore Teams – High Schools participating : • Homestead HS players who started playing in 2010 and 2011 will continue to play with Lakeshore through the 2014 season. This would allow freshman who started playing with Lakeshore in 2011 to remain with the team through their senior season. • All Ozaukee County HS students who are new freshman or sophomore players will play for the Ozaukee Lacrosse Club. • The objective after 2014 is to have only student/athletes from SHS, WFB and NHS supporting the Lakeshore Lacrosse Team. Lakeshore is using the WNS Hockey program as the model. • All other players outside the Lakeshore school districts of SHS, WFB and NHS that want to play lacrosse for Lakeshore must be approved by the C8 BOD.

5. Team Alignments JV Team • Coaches – Lann Ellis, Clarke Warren and Ross Bjella • Players will be placed on the JV team after the first 2 team placement practices held in March. • Seniors are not eligible to play JV and will play Varsity. • JV and Varsity will practice at the same time unless one team has a scheduled game. • JV coaches will prepare players for advancement to Varsity with consistent Lakeshore program training. • JV players will have an opportunity to move up to Varsity based on performance. • The JV Team will play in the post season C8 playoffs. Teams will be seeded according to regular season records. Varsity Team • Coaches – Terry Combs, Tom Gough • Players will be placed on the Varsity team after the first 2 team placement practices held in March. • The Varsity roster will be fluid and other than senior players, some players could be moved to JV based on JV team needs. • The Varsity Team will play in the post season state tournament based on WLF seeding’s. All 3 conferences (Madison, Green Bay and Milwaukee) participate.

6. Team Alignments Team Goals • Develop fundamentally sound lacrosse players. • Improve every time we take the field – practice and games. • Consistent program structure – Youth through High School. • Stress TEAM! • Have FUN! Coaches Expectations • BE COMMITED – COACHES, PLAYERS AND PARENTS! • Be on time! • Communicate – miss games or practice….please let the coaches know in advance. • Respect your coaches, teammates, referees and the game of lacrosse. • Work hard every day. • Hard work at practice will be rewarded with playing time in games. • Lead by example – “ Take someone with you”. • Maintain personal integrity on and off the field.

7. 2014 Lakeshore Lacrosse Pre-Season Becoming a Better Lacrosse Player - Taking your game to the Next Level… First - 3 Things about Attitude 1.Desire. You must really want to become better & love the game. This needs to come from you. No Coach or Parent can do this for you. 2. Willingness to work hard - when you want to and when you don’t. 3. Believe in Yourself – Everyone has potential but few develop it. Understand that you have just as much opportunity to become a great player as any other athlete in any other part of the country. ============================================================================ Listed are different things that will help make you a better Lacrosse player. Many of these are things other players your age do in other parts of the country where Lacrosse is big. Some you already know and some you probably don’t . Have fun with this and good luck! Remember – Practice how you play. Practice hard, play hard. Practice soft, play soft. 1. Wall Ball. Wall Ball . Wall Ball. Focus on good mechanics not quantity. 2. Play other competitive sports. Participating in other sports makes you an overall better athlete mentally and physically; Football, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Skiing. Don’t become one dimensional, especially at the High School Level. 3. Run . Simulate Lacrosse type of running; stopping and starting, short sprints, cutting, lunges. A couple miles of hard running is enough. Focus on intensity not distance. 4. Run with your stick, gloves and a ball. Simulate playing. 5. If you can’t find a place to play wall ball, throw a Tennis ball against the wall in your basement, from your knees, with both right & left hands. Without your stick. 6. Watch great Lacrosse players and Teams any chance you get….in person, DVD, TV . 7.Shovel Snow. Use your right & left hands. A lot of these motions simulate Lacrosse. Tell your parents to cancel the snow plowing service & sell the snow blower…get out there and shovel…shovel your neighbor’s driveway too!

8. 2014 Lakeshore Lacrosse Pre-Season

9. 2014 Lakeshore Lacrosse Season Calendar Winter Training Schedule

10. 2014 Lakeshore Lacrosse Season Calendar Spring Conference Play: • Practice starts March 17th and will be held Monday thru Friday until March 21st from 6:00 – 8:00pm at SHS. The Varsity and JV will practice at the same time. • Starting Monday March 24th and Wednesday March 26th, ALL Monday and Wednesday practices times for the rest of the season will be 7:30 – 9:00pm. I will forward a practice schedule. • Spring Breaks – Vary in weeks by school – Practice dates will follow. • SHS – 3/31 – 4/6 • HHS – 4/14 – 4/20 • WFB & NHS – 4/14 – 4/21 • Varsity conference games start on Tuesday April 8th. • C8 - Varsity teams = 15 - Red Division – 8 teams – Black Division – 7 Teams • Red Division – LS, MUHS, AHS, KM, Wauk, CM, BF, Frank. • Lakeshore will play teams in Red Division once. We will play some teams in the Black Division as Out of Conference games. • C8 – JV team schedule is not available until new proposed teams declare their intent on joining the C8 Lacrosse Conference. There are potentially 19 JV teams. • After games start, practice days and time will vary with the game schedules. We may have to practice at a location in Ozaukee County. • Teams can play a maximum of 18 games (dates) in the season including tournaments. • Out of conference games will be announced at a later date.

11. Lakeshore Parent Group Committee and Volunteer Positions LAKESHORE LACROSSE CLUB Volunteer Run Organization – 2013-2014 Volunteers Co-Chairpersons/Managers: (V) Michele Ziegler - Pattie Beem (JV) OPEN Treasure: Bob Hangsterfer High School Contact WFB – Tom Gough SHS – Tom Gough NHS – Harland Cook, Chris Jaekels Team Registration: Betsey Woody, Michele Ziegler, Todd Dunsirn, Barb Schreffler Team Program: Debra Hangsterfer, OPEN Fundraising/Events: Debra Hangsterfer, Sally Kubly Uniforms: John Hansen Spirit Wear: Jill Miller, OPEN Scorekeeping/Clock: Varsity – OPEN, OPEN JV – OPEN, OPEN Tournament Coordinator: Tom Gough Website: Todd Dunsirn Social/Team Dinners: Betsey Woody & Colleen Jacobus Medical: Tom Gough & Dean Ziegler Culture Keeper: (V) OPEN (JV) OPEN

12. 2014 – Fundraising Opportunity Lakeshore Lacrosse -”Midfield Club” Fundraising – 2014 Fundraising Objectives: • To help off set the cost of away uniform jerseys - $60.00 • To pay for the Lakeshore Team Bags - $80.00 • To pay for helmet decals • To help off set the rising fees for field rental at all schools. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fundraising Options for “Midfield Club” families:  • Team buy-out for fundraising set at $100 per family – paid on registration night. • Buy or sell a Business or Personal Program Ad –Programs will be handed out at seven home varsity and junior varsity games. A) - Quarter page ad at $125 – Face Off Sponsorship B) - Half page ad at $250 - Fast Break Sponsorship C) - Full page ad at $500 – Extra Man Sponsorship • Personal Ad could be a great idea for a player with a photo & personal message. 4) Buy or sell a business card ad at $50 & give an additional $50 donation to Lakeshore Lacrosse to bring the family to the $100 level, which is the minimum family contribution level for fundraising. Thank you for your continued support of Lakeshore Lacrosse! GO LAKESHORE!

13. 2014 – Fundraising Opportunity Lakeshore LAX “Midfield Club” Sponsorship Levels Extra Man: $500 or above Face Off: $125 Full page advertisement/logo ¼ (quarter) page advertisement/logo (7.5” x 10”) (3.5” x 4.75”) Fast Break: $250 Quick Stick: $50 ½ (half) page advertisement/logo Business card size (7.5” x 4.75”) (3.5” x 2”) *Color ads: $25 additional for Extra Man & Fast Break. $15 additional for Face Off & Quick Stick* PDF or Jpeg files, appropriately sized, should be sent digitally to: Debra Hangsterfer at dhangsterfer@wi.rr.com Please return this completed form plus fee to: Lakeshore LAX Midfield Club c/o Sally Kubly 833 E. Lake Forest Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53217  NAME: ___________________________________ PHONE: _______________________ ORGANIZATION: ________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________ CITY / STATE / ZIP: ______________________________________________________________ If you are not submitting a digital file, how would you like your name to appear in the program? Sponsorships must be paid in full in order to be added to the program. DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014

14. Team Fees 2014 Team Fees: $300/returning players $400/new players - $100 additional uniform fee Fees cover – Practice jersey - $25 C8 & WLF fees - $10 (scheduling, commissioner fee, tournament) Equipment - $20 (balls, horns, scorebooks) Field rental fee - $200 Trainer - $20 Misc. expenses - $25 (referees, etc.) NOTE: If we decide to play in any pre-season tournaments, the tournament fee will be collected separately.

15. 2014 -Spring Registration • On-line registration will open on Monday, January 6, 2014 • Go to lakeshorelacrosse.org – Parents/player registration • In-person registration – Wednesday February 5, 2014 • Need insurance information completed and forms signed. • Concussion forms need to be signed • Fees to be paid via check • Fundraising options • Uniform order forms to be completed for new players. • Spirit wear order forms will be available. • Lacrosse equipment questions can be answered • All current and new players must be registered with US Lacrosse in 2014. • Go to uslacrosse.org./membership/highschool player to either renew or become a new member. They will email the membership # then send a membership card in the mail. Cost is $35.00. • The players US Lacrosse membership numbers must be recorded by the team.

16. Equipment Helmet must be BLACK!! Contact Matt Fridley at Burghardt’s for a Lakeshore 10% Discount! or shop online at: www.lacrossemonkey.com, www.lax.com, www.eastbay.com Contact Customer Service for specials

17. Questions 2014 Season Questions?? Coaches Contact information: Tom Gough – tgough2@wi.rr.com Cell - 414.702.8424 Terry Combs - terrycombs@gmail.com Cell – 414.559.6607 Lann Ellis - ellis.lann@gmail.com Cell – 414.305.0736 Ross Bjella - rossbjella@me.com Cell – 414.469.9265 Clarke Warren – cawarren14@gmail.com Cell – 414.339.8619 Team website: lakeshorelacrosse.org