2010 Boys & Girls Lacrosse Season Underway!
Our fields are open and ready for play! The following is the regular season practice schedule!!
Girls U15: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 5:30-7pm on the Woodward Park Lower Field
Coaches: Karen Slogic and Rebecca Brooks
Girls U13: Mondays, 5-6:30pm on the Woodward Park Lower Field
Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm OCIC large field
Coaches: Pete Angus, Allen Abendroth, Steve Root
Girls U11: Begins April 17 - June 12
Saturdays, 9-10am Woodward Park Rink field
Tuesdays, 5-6:15pm Woodward Park Rink Field
Coaches: Dana Fletcher, Pete Angus, Mark Comcowich, Steve Stokes
Boys U15: Mondays and Fridays, 5:30-7pm at KRHS C field
Coaches: Phil Goodnow, Ryan Manning and Adam Severance
Boys U13: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7pm OCIC large field
Coaches: John Norris and Mike Burney
Boys U11: Begins April 24 - June 12
Saturdays, 9-10am Woodward Park Lower Field
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm OCIC small field (behind baseball backstop)
Coaches: Kevin Lee and Barrett Lewis
Game Schedule begins April 11: Click here for season schedule
Player, Parent and Coaches Night was held Tuesday, February 23 with guest Sid Jamieson, Bucknell University's Men's Varsity Lacrosse Coach, 1967-2005.
Click here to read Coach J's address to our lacrosse community!
Click Here to Learn All About Coach J!
Program Information:
Lacrosse - More than a “sport”
In keeping with the Native American origins of “the oldest sport in America,” the lacrosse program at The Outing Club strives to retain the spirit and love of the game. While we teach the love for, and the skills of the game, we also want to keep the emphasis on the importance of lacrosse as played by its originators.
Native Americans, using their natural abilities and developed skills, played the game in a variety of formats specific to their nations, as a way to please the “Creator,” gain personal wisdom, challenge one’s stamina and perseverance and to strengthen mental spirit to earn character, to prepare for war or an arborous journey. Lacrosse games were a way for the whole village to come together for hard playing followed by a celebration.
2010 Lacrosse Registration
Registration opens in January for our 14th season of lacrosse for boys and girls ages 8 to 14 years. With the dedication and efforts of our volunteer coaches, the cooperation of parents and family, and everyone’s willingness to promote The Outing Club’s Coaches Philosophy, we strive to make our lacrosse program a successful, fun, great experience for all players by keeping the game “for the kids.”
Focus will be on teaching stick and ball handling skills, offense and defense basics and team work with lots of running, and more running in a safe, fun environment of practices and games. We encourage equal time on the field for all players, offer the opportunity to try different positions, and try to maximize every player’s chance of “touching” the ball.
Emphasis is NOT placed on the league standings, tournaments or all-stars, and winning is viewed as the result of a full team effort through good practice and game skill habits developed by all players, and not because of the play of a few select individuals.
Divisions: All ages as of December 31, 2009
All players are to register by their ages and birth dates, not by divisions. All players that register by the deadline will be placed in the appropriate division by our Program Directors organized
according to age, grade, experience and numbers needed to fill teams.
Under 11 (U11) Age: 8-10 years Season: April 17 – June 12
Equipment: Boys U11 - Helmet, stick, gloves, mouth guard
Girls U11 - Goggles, stick, mouth guard
U11’s practice once a week and play intramural games on Saturday mornings, 9 - 10 am.
U11 Fees: Registration Deadline April 17, 2010
OC Members $40 Nonmembers $75
Under 13 (U13) Age: 11-12 years (Grades 5 and 6)
Under 15 (U15) Age: 13-14 years (Grades 7 and 8) Season: March 22 – June 14
Equipment: Boys - Full gear Girls - Goggles, stick, mouth guard
U13’s and U15’s practice twice a week and play at least a 7 game home/away schedule.
U13 and U15 Fees: Registration Deadline February 24, 2010
OC Members $60 Nonmembers $110
Coaches
We always are in need of volunteer coaches for all divisions. Please contact the Program Directors if you can help!
Program Directors
Boys - Bub Morgan, 526-5831 Mike Heffernan, 927-4078
Girls - Karen Slogic, 526-4711
NLOC COACHES PHILOSOPHY
It is the goals of The Outing Club to provide sports programs based on sound instruction, manifest good sportsmanship, equal opportunity for children of all ability leaves to participate, and compassionate, fair coaching. Safety is a paramount concern. We want our coaches to balance strategy and tactics with fun and exercise for our children. Coaches are expected to keep a proper perspective on “winning” as a goal best achieved when the whole team can claim victory, rather than a select few exceptional athletes. Volunteer coaches and parents must always remember that these programs are for the children and not adults.
Click Here to View the Lacrosse Program Goals!
CODE OF CONDUCT
Our program hopes to foster the proper perspective for our players by mandating that all players, both parents and coaches, read and indicate by their signature that they will abide by a Code of Conduct.
NLOC Code of Conduct Form
Please sign and keep one copy at home and give the other to us on Player, Parent and Coaches Night.
Click Here to View the Lacrosse Program Expectations!
HOME GAMES will be played at Proctor Academy, Woodward Park, the OCIC Fields, or at the Kearsarge Regional High School.
Lacrosse Equipment
Boys - Boys lacrosse stick (soft mesh pocket), lacrosse helmet (certified by NOCSAE), attached mouth guard, shoulder pads, arm guards, gloves, athletic cup, and football or lacrosse cleated shoes.
Girls - Girls lacrosse stick, lacrosse eye guard, mouth guard (Goalie gear for boys and girls is provided by our program)
Uniforms (practice vests, game jerseys and shorts) are provided to each player for the season. These uniforms are to be returned to each respective coach at the end of the season.
Financial Assistance
Any family wishing to participate in our lacrosse program but having financial issues should contact our Program Directors for assistance as needed. The Outing Club wants all children to be able to participate even if they are unable to help share the expenses of the program.
The Game of Lacrosse
Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America. Lacrosse has evolved in its present form from a traditional contest played by Native Americans called “Baggataway.” First documented in 1636, this contest was between many players per side on a field 1 to 15 miles long and lasted for up to 2 to 3 days. At this time the French missionaries likened the stick carried by the Indians to the “crosier” carried by bishops, thus “la crosse.”
In the 1800’s, the Canadians modernized the game with the adoption of set field dimensions, set player number, and crude rules. The game further evolved and spread to other countries. It became a recognized sport after being played in Olympic competition in 1904, 1908, 1928, 1932 and 1948. The game is still played by Native American tribes like the Iroquois nation, who call it “The Creators Game.” Lacrosse is mostly known as “the fastest game on two legs,” and has been one of the fastest growing sports in America at the youth, high school and college levels. To the Native Americans, lacrosse was more than just a game, it was spiritual, magic and pervasive of their whole culture.
The Fundamentals of Lacrosse - The Boy’s Game
Catch, throw, cradle and short right-handed and left-handed
Play with your stick perpendicular to the ground
Know your target and focus on it before you pass or shoot
Offer a target when you want the ball passed to you
Move the ball out of your stick as fast as you can
Run through the ball for the scoop
Move without the ball
Move to the ball- always catch the ball on the move
Shoot behind the goalie, overhand. Bounce the ball on long shots.
Shoot with a quick release
Defensemen must have better stick work than attackmen or middies
Play defense with your feet- not your stick
Everyone must play good defense….attack men too
Play defense like a boxer- jab (poke check) while always moving
Always hustle!
Training Tips
Workouts outside of regular practice:
Running – 1 mile 3x a week. Run with stick and practice cradling
Strength- push ups, sit ups, pull ups, sprints and hill running
Stick work- practice with a partner of a wall, at least 1 hour each day: right/left hand throwing, catching and cradling, running ground ball scoop and pass, feeding and shooting at a target, wall rebound and catching, cross training- all other sports help your fitness
Lacrosse Summer Camps and Clinics
