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Nora Mitchell Executive Director

League Operations. Nora Mitchell Executive Director. My Many Hats. Local Volunteer. Lacrosse Parent. US Lacrosse National Volunteer. NorCal Volunteer. My Day Job. My Team. Kristine Love, Girls Director Jason Moore, Boys Director Dan Miller, Webmaster. Communication Chain.

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Nora Mitchell Executive Director

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  1. League Operations Nora Mitchell Executive Director

  2. My Many Hats Local Volunteer Lacrosse Parent US Lacrosse National Volunteer NorCal Volunteer My Day Job

  3. My Team Kristine Love, Girls Director Jason Moore, Boys Director Dan Miller, Webmaster

  4. Communication Chain Communication Chain The Board

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

  6. 2013 Highlights • 53 Active Clubs • 433 Teams • 1120 NCJLA Certified Coaches • 2,821 Regular Season Games • $26.5K in Scholarships and Grants • End of Season Events • 218 boys teams played 223 games • 100 girls teams played 117 games • Summer Workshop

  7. Summer Workshop • Overview of Key Changes as a Result of Workshop: • Roster Lock April 1 • Expanded Forfeit and Game Cancelation Policies • Focus on Improving Game Scheduling • 8th Grade Girls to Petition to Play HS • Every club should send a representative to this workshop • Great opportunity to weigh in on league planning and policy

  8. NCJLA Certified Coaches • Recommended by 2011 summer workshop group, and supported by attendees and the board • Coach certification data due by Feb. 9 • Coaches must wear lanyards with NCJLA Certified Coach card visible at every game, officials will verify

  9. NCJLA Certified Coach Requirements • Annually: • Background check (depending on service used) • US Lacrosse membership • One and done: • PCA (online or in-person) • US Lacrosse Level 1 Online • Coaches Code of Conduct Signed Yellow Bar = US Lacrosse Certification Indicating one additional requirement met, the in-person clinic

  10. 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 • Report EXPIRATION date with NCJLA Certified Coach submissions • Other services accepted such as LiveScan, etc… • Get started early on this and all coaches requirements

  11. 2013-2014 CEP Clinics NorCal Chapter of US Lacrosse Coordinating Hosts Menlo Park Level 1 November 16 Menlo Park Level 2 November 17 And Stay Tuned: Level 1 and 2 Clinics Regionally January & February

  12. Team Registration • Opens October 7 • Include all U9 teams • Include coaches contact info, if available • Closes December 8 • For both boys and girls teams

  13. Rosters 2013 • 39 clubs use League Athletics • Easily upload rosters to NCJLA site • Rosters due February 9, 2014 • 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. Team Scholarship Program • $10,000 in scholarship funds for 2014 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

  15. SF Lacrosse Fall Classic BAYS Foundation: Fifth Year Bringing Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse to California Princeton vs Virginia October 12, 2013 Kezar Stadium SF

  16. BAYS Foundation • Tom Mistele and two fellow LAX-rats • Created foundation to raise money for underserved youth • Sponsor of the San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic • Inspire youth lacrosse players by watching high level D1 men's lacrosse • Entice D1 players to relocate to Bay Area to coach youth • SF Classic • Non-profit event run by volunteers • All proceeds (after event expenses) go to BAYS Foundation grantees • Not sustainable without sponsorships, tickets sales and volunteers

  17. BAYS Foundation • Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Denver, Notre Dame, Brown, UNC, Lehigh, Ohio, Princeton, Virginia • $225,000 in grants in first three years: • America SCORES Bay Area; East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring (EPATT); Girls on the Run Bay Area; Lacrosse for LIFE; Oakland Community Pools Project; Real Options for City Kids (ROCK); and KEEN San Francisco. • 2013 season $10,000 grant to NCJLA - financial aid to boys and girls who would be otherwise unable to participate in youth lacrosse. 

  18. Questions? execdirector@ncjla.org 415-418-8369 Save the Date Next Delegates Meeting September 27, 2014

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