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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Boys
National High School Team tryouts are coming up. Check out the link regarding the tryout details: http://www.fcalax.com/NationalHighSchoolTeam/ Franklin Regional's Andrew Stimmell played on the team last year. * * * * * * * * *
June 24 - July 1, 2006 (Vail Shootout - Vail, CO) * * * * * * * * *
July 15-16, 2006 (FCA Outback - Edgewater, MD) * * * * * * * * *
August 4 -8, 2006 (Battle of the Hotbeds - Newark, DE) |
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1. The JV Tournament
(4 team) on Saturday March 11th, 2006 has been filled.
2. The Middle School
"A" Team Tournament (4 team) on Saturday March 18th has also
been filled.
3. Middle School "B"
Tournament (4 team) on Saturday March 25th, 2006 from 10am to
2:00pm ...need three teams to play round robin with Hempfield
MS-B team (mostly seventh graders).
If interested in joining our tournament(s),
please contact Doug Bailey at
doug_bailey@mtwp.net
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Letter to the WPSLA:
In past years the league has traditionally held a pre-season meeting. Attendance at the meeting has been traditionally low due to the up coming season. With this in mind, the board has elected to forego the pre-season meeting.
I would like to send along a friendly note on the upcoming season. Allow me to climb onto my soap box. Where to begin….
- I would like to remind everyone that the players are high school kids, give them the space and time to be just that - a high school kid! Try to keep in mind how important the most trivial things are to a high school kid. Finally, be sensitive to what the kids are experiencing, physically, emotionally and socially. Being a teenager is not easy, think back to when you were one. (Some of us have to think back longer than others)
- Keep in mind everything we are doing is for the kids, not for the parents or coaches egos. It is just a game.
- Remember coaches are teachers, lead by example be responsible in everyway. The team’s personality usually directly reflects the coaches’ personality and attitude.
4. Officials are human and they make mistakes - no one is perfect. Coaches make countless mistakes every game and most of the time they go unnoticed; officials do not have that luxury. Most times when an official makes a mistake they are verbally abused by players, coaches and parents. Mistakes happen, live with it and move on. Remember without officials there would be no games.
- Most of us played sports as kids because they were fun. Now as adults we coach sports because we love the sport and the competition. Are your players having fun? Are you teaching them to love the game?
- We expect our players to work hard and improve everyday; make sure you do the same. Attend coachs’ clinics, keep current with coaching techniques, and be prepared for every practice and game.
- Remember we are not competing to be ranked #1 in the College Football Rankings, and hopefully we are not worried about where Lax Power is ranking our teams. Be respectful of the opposing team, do not embarrass yourself, your school and the league by running up scores and “rubbing it in” at the expense of the other team. If you have an issue with the opposing school, fans or coach do not take it out on the kids. Nobody wins when teams embarrass other teams. Be respectful of your opponents.
- As a native Pittsburgher (yunzer if you will) I dreamed of college lacrosse coming to Pittsburgh. Many people said it would never happen in my life time. College lacrosse is here! Now support it and encourage your players to attend games. They will learn something.
Robert Morris http://www.rmu.edu/OnTheMove/findoutmore.about_rmu?ipage=61705
Seton Hill http://www.setonhill.edu/athletics/team_main1.cfm?ACID=112&T1=165
St. Vincent http://www.stvincent.edu/mlacrosse
W&J http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=2518&menu_id=588&crumb=589&id=836
- Do not forget to evaluate the game officials after every game. This is a very important process if we as coaches want the officials to improve in Pittsburgh. I know everyone is busy and this is a crazy time of year, but it is part of your job to evaluate the officials. The link to the evaluation form is on the league’s website http://www.wpsla.org/ click the “rate your refs” link. New coaches should write to Darrell or Jeff for the password.
- Check the league’s website to ensure all of your schools information is accurate, i.e. coaches’ contact information and game schedule and times. Do not forget to notify Jeff Dreisbach wvulax@verizon.net of any contact or schedule changes that occur during the season.
- Please report your game score and information to Jeff Dreisbach wvulax@verizon.net after every game. For correct format procedure go to the league’s website http://www.wpsla.org/format.htm . Again, I know everyone is busy and this is a crazy time of year, but it is part of your job to report game scores to the league.
- Good luck this season
Any questions or comments please feel free to contact any board member
Respectively,
Darrell C. Schmitt, Pres. WPSLA
NOTICE TO ALL PROGRAMS:
LaxPower is NOT the official reporting site for the WPSLA. They get their
scores off our site, so you only need report to the WPSLA.
Individual stats, at this time, are optional, however, game date and scores
are MANDATORY!
Coaches, or a team rep, are required to report their team's score to the
WPSLA Secretary ASAP after ALL games.
So, save yourself some time, and me, a lot of aggravation and REPORT! -
Editor
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OF SEASON MEETING * * * * * * *
Sunday, May 21
6:00 p.m. in the Sewickley Academy Hansen Library
The Executive Board will meet at 5 p.m.
USLacrosse can mail banquet invitations to those receiving awards
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For directions to Sewickley Academy, check out the Sewickley website www.sewickley.org under the heading "Directions"
June 3 - WPSLA ALL STAR GAME & CHAMPIONSHIPS
- at Quaker Valley Stadium
June 3 - 2:30 pm - NORTH ALL STARS vs. SOUTH ALL STARS
June 3 - 5:00 pm - D2 NORTH Champion HAMPTON (White Jerseys)
vs. D2 SOUTH Champion FOX CHAPEL (Red Jerseys)
June 3 - 8:00 pm - D1 NORTH Champion CENTRAL CATHOLIC (Blue Jerseys) vs. D1 SOUTH Champion
MT. LEBANON (White Jerseys)
Game Information:
2:30 pm
to 4:00 pm All-Star Game
5:00 pm
to 7:00 pm Division II Championship game and
trophy presentation.
8:00 pm
to 10:30 pm Division I Championship
(a bigger gap is provided between the DII and DI championship games to allow
for overtime and adequate celebration after the game.)
All-Star Game -
Participants should arrive at the site at 1:00 pm to check in and receive game
jersey. Team photos will be taken at 1:15 pm and teams will begin warm up at
1:30 pm. The All-Star game will start at 2:30 pm and conclude by 4:00 pm.
Division II Championship
- The Division II championship
game will start at 5:00 pm. Division II teams will not be
permitted on the field to warm up until 4:00 pm. At the conclusion of the
game Parents, Coaches and Players must be off of the game field by 7:00 pm.
(Unless the game runs exceedingly long do to weather or overtimes)
Division I Championship
-
Division I Championship game
will start at 8:00 pm. Division I teams will not be permitted on the field to
warm up until 7:00 pm.
Coaches Please Read!
Game notes and general information:
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There will be no locker room facilities at the
stadium, teams may meet in the end zones after half time of the previous game.
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Division II
teams: at the conclusion of the All-Star game teams will have at
least 40 minutes until the start of the game to warm up.
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Division I teams:
at the conclusion of the Division II game the Division I teams will have at
least 40 minutes until the start of the game.
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At the conclusion of the
Division II game coaches please try
to vacate the field and the bench area in a timely manner.
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Division I
coaches please allow the Division II team’s adequate time to celebrate time to
take team photos and remove items from the field and benches.
Division I teams will have 40 minutes to warm
up after division II teams have cleared the field.
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The WPSLA will pay for the officials, there will
be a bench official for all games.
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The WPSLA will
not provide water or water bottles.
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The WPSLA will provide the game balls for all
games.
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The WPSLA will provide a trainer for games.
* The WPSLA will not provide tape, pre-wrap or
other supplies. Teams must provide their own trainer supplies. Trainers will
be available during half time of the previous game.
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Admission for the Championship games will be:
Adults $5.00 and Students $3.00.
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Coaches must summit a starting line up and roster
to the announcer before the game.
BLUE DEVILS WIN 4TH WPSLA
CHAMPIONSHIP!
... and Hampton wins D2 Championship 9-8
over Fox Chapel in overtime!
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WPSLA CHAMPIONSHIP
- at Quaker Valley Stadium MT. LEBANON 5 4 4 1 = 14 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 0 3 0 0 = 3 GOALS: ML - n/a. CC - Marshall Schmidt 2, George Hurley. ASSISTS: ML - n/a. CC - Zack Crossett SAVES: ML - n/a. CC - Andrew Heinricher 7.
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MT. LEBANON FACES CPSLA CHAMPION ON
TUESDAY... BUT NO ALL STAR GAME!
Mt. Lebanon, Pa. - June 4 - The 2006 WPSLA Champion Mt. Lebanon will play CPSLA Champion
Manheim Township at Conestoga Valley High School on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. The
winner of this game will play the Eastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse
Association (EPSLA) Champion for the Pennsylvania State Championship.
Due
to the heavy rains recently, only the Mt. Lebanon / Manheim game will be able to be
played.
Directions for Lebo / WPSLA
fans:
From the York/Harrisburg area via Route 30
East. Exit at PA 340 (Intercourse exit). Turn left onto Route 340 East, about
1/4 mile to a traffic light, turn left onto Horseshoe Road.
CVHS is on the right about 1 mile.
Conestoga Valley High School
2110 Horseshoe Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-397-5231
School website:
http://www.cvsd.k12.pa.us/
June 4- 12:00 - 3:00 pm - Underclassmen
Tryouts for Rutgers
& Keystone Games
- at RMU's Joe Walton Stadium
The evaluation meeting will be at 12pm (all evaluators will be required to be at the field at 12pm to
go over tryout format)
Selection process will take place right after the tryouts in
the stadium classroom.
Contact Bear Davis if any coach would like
to be an evaluator for the tryouts.
Bear Davis, Head Lacrosse Coach, Robert Morris University
412-269-3890 office
412-716-4317 cell or
davisk@rmu.edu
The Pittsburgh Lacrosse
Foundation Annual Awards Banquet is Wednesday, June 7th at
Edgewood Country Club.
If you plan to attend,
please respond by e-mail to
dlovasik@adelphia.net or call 412-220-2188 by June 4 and state the
number of adults and players that are attending.
We hope you can join us as
we celebrate an evening of lacrosse in Western Pennsylvania.
Darlene Lovasik, Secretary,
Pittsburgh Lacrosse Foundation
Directions to Edgewood
Country Club from Downtown:
Parkway East to the
Churchill Exit; turn left onto Churchill Road, follow for 1 mile; turn into
parking lot on the right.
Directions to Edgewood
Country Club from Monroeville:
Exit the Parkway at
Churchill Exit (on your left); turn left at the light onto Beulah Road; turn
left at the next light onto Churchill Road; follow for 1½ miles; turn into
parking lot on the right.
Registration begins at 6:00 pm. Dinner is at 7:00 pm and is
followed by the awards ceremony.
The cost is ten dollars per player and twenty dollars per adult.
Payment of
cash or checks (payable to the Pittsburgh Lacrosse Foundation) will be
accepted at the registration table at the banquet.
Appropriate dress is
required.