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Nora Mitchell Executive Director

League Operations. Nora Mitchell Executive Director. The Team. Kristine Love, Girls Director Jason Moore, Boys Director Dan Miller, Webmaster. Communication Chain. Communication Chain. The Board. Executive Director. Operational success of spring season

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Nora Mitchell Executive Director

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  1. League Operations Nora Mitchell Executive Director

  2. The Team Kristine Love, Girls Director Jason Moore, Boys Director Dan Miller, Webmaster

  3. Communication Chain Communication Chain The Board

  4. Executive Director • Operational success of spring season • Team registration, conferences, games scheduling, rosters, coaches certification • Events: today, Game Scheduling Meetings, , CEP & PCA liaison, GPD, EoS, Summer Workshop • Communications • Policies & procedures (Operations Guide) • Website content • Master calendar • Email communications • Annual budget • New & existing club support

  5. 2014 Season Highlights • $10K in Scholarships and Grants • New trainings for: • Game Scheduling Support • Training for Commissioners • 1203 NCJLA Certified Coaches • Roster Lock April 1 • End of Season Events • Summer Workshop • We listen

  6. Summer Workshop Outcomes • U15 age eligible 9th graders no longer petition to play U15 • Boys U13 division re-worked • Girls U15A full checking • Girls 3-pass rule eliminated at U11 • Improved communications • Every club should send a representative to this workshop • Great opportunity to weigh in on league planning and policy

  7. NCJLA Certified Coaches • Recommended by 2011 summer workshop group • Coach certification data due by Feb. 8, 2015 • Coaches must wear lanyards with NCJLA Certified Coach card visible at every game, officials will verify

  8. NCJLA Certified Coach Requirements • Annually: • Background check • Annually or every other year, depending on contract with your NCSI or other clearance org • US Lacrosse membership • One and done: • PCA (online or in-person) • US Lacrosse Level 1 Online • Coaches Code of Conduct Signed

  9. Background Checks • NCJLA prefers NCSI (National Center for Safety Initiatives) • www.ncsisafe.com • NCSI required for US Lacrosse Certification • Up to club to determine one year or two year NCSI contract • Link club’s NCSI account with US Lacrosse • Report EXPIRATION date with NCJLA Certified Coach submissions • Other services accepted such as LiveScan, etc… • Get started early on this and all coaches requirements

  10. Team Scholarship Program • Scholarship funds for 2015 season provide: • 90% waiver on team reg fees • 50% off officials fees per game • Priority to teams: • Drawing players from underserved/low-income communities • From a new NCJLA club • Timing: • Application posted early October • Due early November • Notifications Mid November

  11. Team Registration • Opens October 7 • Include all U9 teams • Include coaches contact info, if available • Closes December 8 • For both boys and girls teams • Withdraw a team after game scheduling ends: • Club put on probation • Second year in a row: • Club suspended from league

  12. Player Eligibility Petitions • Accepted from club president via online form • November, December and January • By the 10th of the month • Board will review at monthly meeting • You’ll get a response the following day

  13. Rosters • 80% of NCJLA clubs use League Athletics • Easily upload rosters to NCJLA site • Rosters due February 8, 2015 • Second submission OK for late jersey numbers, and additional players trickling in • No Roster = No Game • U9 Divisions • Max on roster is 18 players • Register each true team (in December) • All U9 games entered on NCJLA website

  14. Why Rosters? • Oakland Tech JV NCJLA Champions 2011 • Great coaches, great sportsmanship

  15. Why Rosters? • Second game in 2012, season ending injury from an illegal hit • Broken collar bone, ER visit… • Used Bollinger as secondary insurance

  16. Why Rosters? • Need 100% of coaches and players to have current USL membership for Bollinger Insurance to be valid • NCJLA verifies every roster

  17. Game Changes/Cancelations • Game Cancelations • Must be reported to the NCJLA within 72 hours for boys teams and 120 hours (5 days) for girls teams • Forfeits • Too few players? Communicate & show up and play the game. Enter 0-1 as score, loss to team short players • No shows & unilateral changes • 0-1 score entered, offending team banned from end of season play • Second offence: rest of team’s season is canceled and club put on probation

  18. Sorry to not be here today. Looking forward to a great 2015 season! Save the Date Next Delegates Meeting September 26, 2015 Questions? execdirector@ncjla.org 415-418-8369 RIP Grandma Teresa Milligan 10/10/19 - 9/22/14

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