Communication Strategy - League Athletics
Spring 2016 Parents Meeting
Meeting Agenda • Introductions • Communication • The Spring Season • Required Equipment and Options • Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • Fields • Volunteer Opportunities • Learning the Sport • Important Dates •Q&A
Introductions Board Members and Key Volunteers • • • • • • •
Bill Murray, President Sonny Dua, Vice-President Tom Cantando, Past President Christina Hood, Treasurer Amy Urowsky, Secretary Mike Gilbert, Boys' Commissioner Tracy Morgan, Girls' Commissioner – Tommy Cloud – Boys/Girls Rec Coordinator
• Matt Gibbons, Communications Director – Michelle Sermons, Asst. Comm. Director
• Steve Behringer – Head Groundskeeper – David McCullough – Assistant Groundskeeper
• McKensey Cantando/Krista Layman, Spirit Wear
Communication Junior Greyhound Lacrosse – Board Members • • • • • •
League information – Key Dates Volunteer Opportunities – Clean Up Days, Field Maintenance Team information, photos and results Answers to your questions Field Closings - Practices Information transmitted via website, email blast, Twitter, and Facebook
Individual Teams – Coaches and Team Parent • • • •
Game times and locations Snack and drink duty Game cancellations/rescheduling Practice reschedule
jrgreyhoundlax.com
@jrgreyhoundlax
Pope Junior Greyhounds Lacrosse
Fall vs. Spring Comparison FALL
SPRING
Practices Per Week
2
Rec: 2 Select: 2-3
Games Per Week
1
Rec: 1 Select: 1-3
Learning/Basic
Learning / More Competitive
Conditioning
Little
Emphasis
Commitment
Maybe play other sports
Lacrosse expected to be main sport
Important
Mandatory
Focus
Attendance
Equipment Requirements Recommended Sources ALL
“Good” Stick
GIRLS
Goggles
BOYS
Helmet
Breakaway Lacrosse Smyrna, Ga , Spring Road Play It Again Sports Roswell Road or Alpharetta Hwy or Barrett Parkway Locations
Colored Mouth Guard
Shoulder Pads
Lax World Woodstock Road / Hwy 92 Or Hwy 41
Cleats
Gloves and Arm Pads
Dick’s Sporting Goods Johnson Ferry/Roswell Road
Cup
Uniforms •Game Jersey/Practice Jersey •Player Pack •Deposit required and returned at end of season
Equipment Rentals Recommended Sources – AJO4LAX.com $80 Rental Packages AJO4LAX will provide a rental package of the following equipment for $80: •Helmet, Gloves, Shoulder Pads, Arm Pads, Stick (partial packages available) •Total retail to purchase similar equipment: $250 - $300 •Security deposit check for $250 is required (check returned at the end of the season when you return the equipment). •Do not provide cleats, cup or mouthpieces
Our Role as an Organization Pope Junior Greyhound Lacrosse is a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance Coaching Philosophy defined as: •Winning (important) •Teaching Life Lessons (more important) Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for: •R – ules •O – pponents •O – fficials •T – eammates •S – elf
Your Role as a Parent Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for: R – ules O – pponents O – fficials T – eammates S – elf “Game Day Tips” Ex: Before the Game – tell your child you are proud of him/her regardless of the outcome of the game Ex: During the Game – Encourage don’t Coach Ex: After the Game – Avoid the post game analysis – let your child tell you about the game Ex: What if…the official makes a bad call…Honor the Game – let the coaches deal with it
Player Responsibilities 1.Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for: 1.R – ules 2.O – pponents 3.O – fficials 4.T – eammates 5.S – elf 2. Give 100% at practice and during games 3. Mistakes are OK, that is how we learn.
4. Respect all coaches and teammates
Fields • • •
Hightower Trail MS: Games and Practice Shallowford Falls Elementary: Games Tritt Elementary: Games and Practice
WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP • Coaches - need to continue to fill the pipeline • Team Moms/Dads - one per team is required • Field Operations Assistance (Game Day Set-up and field maintenance) •Scorer’s Table and Stat Keepers • Sideline Managers • Community Support/Fundraising •Positive Fans/Role Models
Where to learn about Lacrosse • http://www.uslacrosse.org/ •US Lacrosse web-site
•Boys and Girls High School teams •Our own Pope JV and Varsity teams
•ESPN U College Lacrosse Games •Cobb County Classic 2016 •Local Professional Teams •Georgia Swarm •Atlanta Blaze
• Local College Games • KSU • Georgia Tech
Spirit Wear Online Site http://www.logomancustomers.com/popelax
Important Dates • Practices Start – 1/23 • Games Start – 2/27 •No Games – 4/2 or 4/9 (Cobb County Break) • Last Games – 4/30 •Mayla Challenge (Tournament) – 5/7-5/8
Thank you for your time
Meeting Agenda • Introductions • Communication • The Spring Season • Required Equipment and Options • Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • Fields • Volunteer Opportunities • Learning the Sport • Important Dates •Q&A
Introductions Board Members and Key Volunteers • • • • • • •
Bill Murray, President Sonny Dua, Vice-President Tom Cantando, Past President Christina Hood, Treasurer Amy Urowsky, Secretary Mike Gilbert, Boys' Commissioner Tracy Morgan, Girls' Commissioner – Tommy Cloud – Boys/Girls Rec Coordinator
• Matt Gibbons, Communications Director – Michelle Sermons, Asst. Comm. Director
• Steve Behringer – Head Groundskeeper – David McCullough – Assistant Groundskeeper
• McKensey Cantando/Krista Layman, Spirit Wear
Communication Junior Greyhound Lacrosse – Board Members • • • • • •
League information – Key Dates Volunteer Opportunities – Clean Up Days, Field Maintenance Team information, photos and results Answers to your questions Field Closings - Practices Information transmitted via website, email blast, Twitter, and Facebook
Individual Teams – Coaches and Team Parent • • • •
Game times and locations Snack and drink duty Game cancellations/rescheduling Practice reschedule
jrgreyhoundlax.com
@jrgreyhoundlax
Pope Junior Greyhounds Lacrosse
Fall vs. Spring Comparison FALL
SPRING
Practices Per Week
2
Rec: 2 Select: 2-3
Games Per Week
1
Rec: 1 Select: 1-3
Learning/Basic
Learning / More Competitive
Conditioning
Little
Emphasis
Commitment
Maybe play other sports
Lacrosse expected to be main sport
Important
Mandatory
Focus
Attendance
Equipment Requirements Recommended Sources ALL
“Good” Stick
GIRLS
Goggles
BOYS
Helmet
Breakaway Lacrosse Smyrna, Ga , Spring Road Play It Again Sports Roswell Road or Alpharetta Hwy or Barrett Parkway Locations
Colored Mouth Guard
Shoulder Pads
Lax World Woodstock Road / Hwy 92 Or Hwy 41
Cleats
Gloves and Arm Pads
Dick’s Sporting Goods Johnson Ferry/Roswell Road
Cup
Uniforms •Game Jersey/Practice Jersey •Player Pack •Deposit required and returned at end of season
Equipment Rentals Recommended Sources – AJO4LAX.com $80 Rental Packages AJO4LAX will provide a rental package of the following equipment for $80: •Helmet, Gloves, Shoulder Pads, Arm Pads, Stick (partial packages available) •Total retail to purchase similar equipment: $250 - $300 •Security deposit check for $250 is required (check returned at the end of the season when you return the equipment). •Do not provide cleats, cup or mouthpieces
Our Role as an Organization Pope Junior Greyhound Lacrosse is a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance Coaching Philosophy defined as: •Winning (important) •Teaching Life Lessons (more important) Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for: •R – ules •O – pponents •O – fficials •T – eammates •S – elf
Your Role as a Parent Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for: R – ules O – pponents O – fficials T – eammates S – elf “Game Day Tips” Ex: Before the Game – tell your child you are proud of him/her regardless of the outcome of the game Ex: During the Game – Encourage don’t Coach Ex: After the Game – Avoid the post game analysis – let your child tell you about the game Ex: What if…the official makes a bad call…Honor the Game – let the coaches deal with it
Player Responsibilities 1.Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for: 1.R – ules 2.O – pponents 3.O – fficials 4.T – eammates 5.S – elf 2. Give 100% at practice and during games 3. Mistakes are OK, that is how we learn.
4. Respect all coaches and teammates
Fields • • •
Hightower Trail MS: Games and Practice Shallowford Falls Elementary: Games Tritt Elementary: Games and Practice
WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP • Coaches - need to continue to fill the pipeline • Team Moms/Dads - one per team is required • Field Operations Assistance (Game Day Set-up and field maintenance) •Scorer’s Table and Stat Keepers • Sideline Managers • Community Support/Fundraising •Positive Fans/Role Models
Where to learn about Lacrosse • http://www.uslacrosse.org/ •US Lacrosse web-site
•Boys and Girls High School teams •Our own Pope JV and Varsity teams
•ESPN U College Lacrosse Games •Cobb County Classic 2016 •Local Professional Teams •Georgia Swarm •Atlanta Blaze
• Local College Games • KSU • Georgia Tech
Spirit Wear Online Site http://www.logomancustomers.com/popelax
Important Dates • Practices Start – 1/23 • Games Start – 2/27 •No Games – 4/2 or 4/9 (Cobb County Break) • Last Games – 4/30 •Mayla Challenge (Tournament) – 5/7-5/8
Thank you for your time
