Spring Kick-Off

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• Spring Kick-Off
• Parent Meeting
• 2014

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HYLAX Meeting Agenda

• Mission
• Directors, Advisors and Scholarships
• Girls Lacrosse
• Boys Lacrosse
• Scheduling, Communications
• Operations
• Presidents Closing
• Sportsmanship, Volunteering and Parenting

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Mission
An independent, non-profit, organization
dedicated to the Hudson lacrosse community
To honor the game and emphasize sportsmanship To
learn life lessons from the game of lacrosse To
teach players the game of lacrosse To promote
grow Lacrosse in Hudson
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HYLAX Board of Directors

• President
• John Elffers
• Director, Operations
• Paul Jesionek
• Director, Finance
• Kara Lewis
• Director, Girls
• Bobby Cart
• Director, Boys
• Frank Fulco
• Director, Secretary
• Jackie Burdett
• Director, Fields
• Jeff Trattner

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HYLAX Board of Directors

• If you would like to contact a board member,
  please see the HYLAX website.
• Choose More and Our Board of Directors links.

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Key Advisors Partners
David Blue Boys Head Coach, Hudson High School
Lacrosse Joya Mitchell Girls Head Coach, Hudson
High School Lacrosse
Providing Field Maintenance Services
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2013 Parent Survey Results

• 135 Responses
• 87 said they are very/extremely likely to
  recommend HYLAX
• 86 would participate in another HYLAX program
• Area of Improvement
• Communication
• Equal Play

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Fees Due Dates
Grade Fee Registration End Date
1st / 2nd Grade Boys Girls 85 March 15th
3rd / 4th Grade Boys Girls 110 Girls 150 Boys March 15th
5th / 6th Grade Boys Girls 210 Girls 250 Boys March 15th
7th / 8th Grade Boys 250 March 15th
US Lacrosse Membership is REQUIRED for all
players http//www.uslacrosse.org
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Scholarships
Need based scholarships are available Please
contact John Elffers, President, for a
confidential meeting hylaxpres_at_gmail.com
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HYLAX Girls Coaches - 2014

• 1st 2nd Grade
• Doug Harvey, Zookeeper
• Michelle Herchl, Ring Leader
• 3rd 4th Grade
• Mark Lozina, Head Coach
• Brandt Evans, Assistant Coach-Head Chef-Smile
  Maker
• John Valko-Sunday Assistant
• 5th Grade
• Bobby Cart, Old Bald Coach
• Mike Orazen, Assistant Goalie Coach
• 6th Grade
• Melissa Polak, Co-Head Coach
• Andy Hinkle, Co-Head Coach
• High School Assistants
• Olivia Wamelink (Sr.), Jackie Kisthardt (Jr.),
  Madison Murphy (So.)Reed Cart (Fr.)

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HYLAX Girls Program Objectives
Sport
Game
1st-2nd Grades
5th-6th Grades

• FUN/Sport
• Fundamentals of Play
• Foundational skills
• Positional Skills
• Increase Competitive Play
• Equalize playing time over the season

• FUN
• Introduction to the Sport
• Basic Skills
• Cootie Bowl or Bust!

3rd-4th Grades

• FUN
• Fundamentals of Play
• Basic Skills
• Equal Play Time
• Introduce Competition-Intramural and Area

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HYLAX Girls Team Structure

• Grades 12 combine grades in group and
  individual instruction, create fun competitive
  games, start to teach positions..2014 COOTIE
  BOWL CHAMPIONS!!!
• Grades 34 combine grades in group and
  individual instruction, assign teams for year
  long intramural competition, continue fun and
  competitive practice plans, introduce how
  positions work together as a team and assimilate
  to game preparation
• Grades 56 separate grades and coaching staffs
  prepare girls to understand team concepts
  compete teams will generally travel and play
  together by grade, depending on opponents
  program structure and level of play

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HYLAX Girls Equipment - 2014

• Required-1st 2nd Grade
• Stick (parent/player provided)
• Mouth guard (parent provided)
• Goggles (HYLAX provided)
• Required-3rd 4th Grade
• Stick (parent/player provided)
• Mouth guard (parent/player provided)
• Goggles (parent/player provided)
• Required 5th 6th Grade
• Stick (parent/player provided)
• Mouth guard (parent/player provided)
• Goggles (parent/player provided)

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Girls Lacrosse National News
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Boys Program Objectives

• Director, Boys Lacrosse
• Frank Fulco

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Boys Program Objectives
Lacrosse as a Sport Training Development Performan
ce Competition
Lacrosse as a Game Fun Play Learn
7th 8th Grade BOYS ONLY Sport Fundamentals of
Play Foundational Skills Positional
Skills Competitive/Interscholastic Play Earned
Play Time Prepare for High School
1st 2nd Grade FUN Introduction to the
Sport Basic Skills Equal Play Time
5th 6th Grade FUN/Sport Fundamentals of
Play Foundational Skills Positional Skills Begin
Interscholastic Play Equalize play time over the
course of the season
3rd 4th Grade FUN Fundamentals of Play Basic
Skills Equal Play Time
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HYLAX 2014 Boys Coaches

• 1st/2nd Jerry Lynott
• 3rd/4th
• Head Coaches
• Billy Price
• Matt Villenauve
• Assistant Coaches
• Trip Kern
• Damon Lewis
• Steve Hopkins
• Jeff Hall
• Joseph Svarovsky
• Doug Pinkerton

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HYLAX 2014 Boys Coaches

• 5th/6th
• Head Coaches
• Blue Will Elffers
• White Sean Cronan
• Silver TBD
• Assistant Coaches
• John Valko
• Tom Finley
• Nick Johnson
• Jim Peel
• Bill Vidmar
• Mike Imes
• Robert Popilock
• Doug Hackenburg

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HYLAX 2014 Boys Coaches

• 7th/8th
• Head Coaches
• Blue Charlie Joyce
• White Nate Jones
• Silver TBD
• Assistant Coaches
• Zack Jones
• Jeff Pearl
• Matt Gatto

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HYLAX 2014 Boys Uniforms
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Scheduling, Communications

• Director, Scheduling
• Jeff Trattner

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Season Outlook

• 1st 4th Grade
• Mid April to Mid May
• 5th 6th Grade
• April - May
• 7th 8th Grade (Boys)
• Late-March to late-May

Grade/Team Specific Schedules will be posted on
hudsonyouthlacrosse.org
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Unified Scheduling and Communications

• All teams will use HYLAX website for practice and
  game scheduling
• All changes, additions, cancellations of
  practices and games will be communicated through
  the website three ways
• Web
• Text
• Email

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Act Today! Get a 4th Way!

• Here we go. . .

• Thats right! There is more.
• For you uber-geeks, you can add the calendar feed
  to your calendar.
• If we change the calendar, yours changes too.
• The technology of tomorrow is here today!
• Works for Google Calendar and Apple iCal

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You say, it can not be this easy!

• You are right, it cannot. You have a homework
  assignment.
• Log in and update your profile. None of this
  works if your data is bad.
• Do we have a cell number and carrier (ATT,
  Verizon)?
• Is your email current?
• Have you opted in for email, text, both?

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Let Us Pass The Buck

• Your Head Coach and Team Manager will be
  responsible for the schedule and its maintenance.
• If you have concern regarding the timely upkeep
  of the schedule, please contact your coach or
  team manager.

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Since You Are Still Here. . .
Look A Schedule On Your Phone!

• TRIPLE BONUS ACTION!

• Since you made it through the presentation, we
  have a parting-gift for you.
• Through Google Play or Apples App Store,
  download the LeagueAthletics Mobile
• It is free
• It will give you schedules and rosters and more
• You log in with the same website
  (hudsonyouthlacrosse.org) and same username and
  password.

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Hudson Youth Lacrosse Ops

• Director, Operations
• Paul Jesionek

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Website Online Registration
www.hudsonyouthlacrosse.org
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LaxFest

• Primary fundraising source for HYLAX
• Saturday, May 3 7th/8th Grade Boys/Girls
• Sunday, May 4 3rd/4th and 5th/6th Grade
  Boys/Girls
• gt60 teams from Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania
• Volunteers needed
• set-up take-down, parking, referees, field
  monitors, food, concessions, program, raffle,
  t-shirts, medical, monsoon prevention
• Email HYLAXops_at_gmail.com to volunteer

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Equipment Required
Grade Equipment Required HYLAX Provided Player Provided
1st 2nd Girls Eye Guard, Stick Boys BLUE Helmet, Stick Practice Pinnies Helmet/Eye Guard Stick Mouth Guard
3rd 4th Girls Eye Guard, Stick, Mouth Guard Boys BLUE Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Stick, Mouth Guard, Cup Girls Eye Guard, Stick, Mouth Guard Boys BLUE Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Stick, Mouth Guard, Cup
5th 6th Girls Eye Guard, Stick, Mouth Guard Boys BLUE Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Stick, Mouth Guard, Cup Game Uniforms Girls Eye Guard, Stick, Mouth Guard Boys BLUE Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Stick, Mouth Guard, Cup
7th 8th Girls Eye Guard, Stick, Mouth Guard Boys BLUE Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Stick, Mouth Guard, Cup Game Uniforms Girls Eye Guard, Stick, Mouth Guard Boys BLUE Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Stick, Mouth Guard, Cup
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Equipment

• All Star Sports
• 118 W. Streetsboro (near Panera)
• Midwest Lacrosse
• 8900 Darrow Rd in Twinsburg
• Giant Eagle Shopping Plaza past 480 entrance on
  left

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Volunteers Needed

• Team
• Team Managers
• Assistant Coaches
• Score/Time/Stat. Keepers for each game
• Event
• LAXFest
• Committee members
• Volunteers

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Closing

• John Elffers

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HYLAX Coaches are-US Lacrosse Members
(All)-US Lacrosse Certified, Level 1 (Head
Coach Mandatory)-Concussion Certified by State
of Ohio (All)-Positive Coaching Alliance,
Double-Goal Coach Certified (All)
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US Lacrosse Sportsmanship
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Coach/Parent Relationship

• Our coaches are volunteers.
• They are giving their time and energy to help
  your sons daughters learn to play lacrosse.
• Please treat them with courtesy respect at all
  times.
• If you have issues or concerns bring them to the
  Program Directors Frank/Boys, Bobby/Girls
• NOT THE COACH
• If you ambush or verbally abuse any coach, at
  any time, your child will be excluded from the
  program without refund.

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Questions