MBGLL Annual Meeting - League Athletics
MBGLL Annual Meeting September 21, 2015, Waltham MA
Agenda Year in Review Treasurer’s Report 2015 – 2016 Continuing Initiatives Key Dates League Modifications Closing Discussions
Welcome • Who Are We? • Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League • 425+ girls’ lacrosse teams in 1st through 8th grade • Over 8,000 girls playing lacrosse • From 85 different Towns in Eastern Mass • Board is comprised of volunteers like you • It is your turn this year to volunteer!!!
MBGLL Mission The mission of Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League is to promote girls youth lacrosse in an environment that emphasizes fun, while developing skills, teamwork, good sportsmanship, and integrity. • Nurture a player’s lacrosse and life skills as they develop • Act as ambassadors and keepers of the sport • Promote the growth of girls’ lacrosse throughout Eastern MA and provide appropriate services for mature programs • Cultivate and assist new towns to start girls youth lacrosse programs • Train girls’ youth lacrosse coaches and umpires • Manage the growing competitiveness among coaches, players, and spectators • Create a weekly match schedule for member teams
Member Benefits Leadership Vendors Sponsors
Infrastructure
New Program Services
MBGLL
Education
Mature Player/ Program Support
Technology / Schedule Jamboree
Year In Review 2014-2015 • • • • • • • • • •
4 US Lacrosse Level 1 Coach’s Clinics 1 US Lacrosse Level 2 Coach’s Clinics 4 Rules Q. and A. 3 Rules Clinics 6 Positive Coaching Alliance Sessions New England Convention Charlestown Playdate to help train umpires Pre-season game day at Harvard University 6-8 game parity schedules for all teams MBGLL Jamboree
2015-2016 MBGLL Board Members Slate VOTE approved
President
OPEN
Executive Director
Christine Habermann (Groton)
Treasurer
Steve McGlynn (Medford)
Secretary/Clerk
OPEN
North Division Director
Julie Stoelzel (Melrose)
MetroNorth Division Director
Greg Moody (Lexington)
MetroWest North Division Director
John Moorsehead (Ashburnham)
MetroWest South Division Director
Allison Mattson (Norfolk)
South Division Director
Ian Davies
New Member Towns Mentorship Director
OPEN
Scheduling Director
Kim Perry (Charlestown)
Sportsmanship and Compliance
Bob Smith (Pentucket)
Select League Director
OPEN
Training Director
OPEN
Treasurer’s Report 2014 Actual
2015 Projected
2016 Budget
Town Fees
$66,515
$67,000
$69,000
Jamboree Fees
$58,805
$60,000
$61,000
Other Income
$16,535
$16,000
$15,000
Total Income
$141,855
$143,000
$145,000
Jamboree Expense
$48,000
$48,000
$50,000
Training/Clinics
$4,100
$4,000
$4,000
Technology
$2,400
$2,400
$2,500
Scheduler
$2,100
$2,400
$2,500
Referee/ Assignors
$27,500
$26,300
$27,000
US Lax Conference
$2,100
$2,000
$3,000
Accountant
$1,800
$1,800
$2,000
Administration
$ 49,605
$48,100
$49,000
Total Expense
$137,605
$135,000
$140,000
$4,250
$8,000
$6,100
Net Income
Town Fees 2015-2016 • Team registrations • • • • • •
1st/2nd grade (U9) - $165 3rd/4th grade (U11) - $165 5th/6th grade (U13) - $165 7th/8th grade (U15) - $165 5th/6th grade (U13) MBGLL Select - $165 7th/8th grade (U15) MBGLL Select - $165
• Jamboree registrations • $260 for all teams
Continuing Initiatives • Technology– League Athletics • Continue to work on assigning integration for our league • Communication
• MBGLL Select • Received positive feedback from participants • Slow growth • Scheduling Issues
• Sportsmanship & Compliance • Developed to support programs, coaches, parents, and players who foster MBGLL’s mission, program, and spirit of the game • Helped improve member support of our mission and initiatives • We need to monitor this more closely
• Collective Volunteerism • Each town must volunteer for a position
Continuing Initiatives • Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • Established a partnership with PCA to support MBGLL’s Sportsmanship and Compliance initiative • Only 5% of kids who play for a trained coach quit the next year vs. 26% who play for an untrained coach (Projectplay.us)
• US Lacrosse’s Youth Initiative • Early Adopter of US Lacrosse’s Youth Rules and Best Practices for Girl’s Lacrosse • Continuing to adopt Gold Stick Standards
• New England Convention • Increase attendance • Looking for space
Committee Leadership Continuing Initiative MBGLL needs volunteers to help run the league. Components • Mandatory volunteerism by each town • Team registration is contingent on selecting a committee position • Active participation required to remain in good standing • Volunteer commitment runs from Annual Meeting to Annual Meeting • Sign up is first come, first served
Sportsmanship & Compliance Mission: To encourage good MBGLL member behavior In order to encourage good member behavior and to protect those towns that have followed MBGLL’s mission and spirit of the league, MBGLL’s board is developing this enforcement system to ensure that all teams support and nurture our league’s efforts. Note: MBGLL’s goal is to communicate and resolve issues; not to penalize towns.
Good Standing Good Standing 1st Warning Probation Suspension
Expulsion
1st Warning
Probation
Suspension
Expulsion
No warnings or issues MBGLL has issued a town a warning regarding its financial standing, behavior, or other issue MBGLL has issued a 2nd warning either regarding the 1st warning that was not fixed or for a separate issue. Towns must meet with MBGLL board’s Review Committee before permitted to re-enroll the next year. Teams are expected to continue to honor the remainder of their schedules; however, they are prohibited from participating in additional events throughout year (such as jamboree). Towns must meet with MBGLL’s board’s Review Committee before permitted to re-enroll the next year. MBGLL is expelling all of the town’s teams from the league for one year
Definition: MBGLL Review Committee will consist of three to five board members.
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • MBGLL believes in the importance of the Positive Coaching Alliance within our league • Will ensure MBGLL’s mission of teaching the game in a positive way • Will help to decrease unsportsmanlike conduct • Will teach athletes life lessons • MBGLL encourages participation in the live clinics • Double-Goal Coach – now in all Level 1 clinics • Triple Impact Athlete • Second-Goal Parent
MBGLL Rules Certification MBGLL Rules Certification Components US Lacrosse/MBGLL Rules clinic Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal course Completion of US Lacrosse’s on-line Youth Rules Test (minimum score 80%) Submit proof of all requirements to MBGLL’s Secretary
You’ll receive a certificate of completion from MBGLL
Continuing Initiative • US Lacrosse Gold Member Status • Goal is to create and promote national standard youth rules and best practices. • Requires MBGLL to adopt US Lacrosse’s Gold Member Status’s qualifications • We identified items needed to comply and have started implementing them (mostly web site additions)
Scheduling Continuing Initiative • Reviewed the days that the Recreational League games are scheduled • 83% responded that they want to play Sunday afternoons • Teams may reschedule games if mutually agreed upon by both coaches • If a town is unable to host home games Sunday afternoons and the visiting coach is unable to play when the field is available, the home team must give up the home game. • Cross-divisional scheduling for advanced and beginner teams
Learn to Play new initiative • A US Lacrosse initiative to introduce the sport to parents and those new to the game of lacrosse • Not for those who played before • An opportunity for recruiting future coaches • Boys and Girls coaches are combined Is there anyone who is interested in hosting this initiative? If so, please see Ian Davies at the end of the meeting. • Can offer field/gym
Umpire Payments • Approximately a two dozen games not covered • 37% U9/U11 games officiated by Jr. Official • 26% U13/U15 games with two officials (74% with one official) • Home teams pay officials (at game or voucher system) • Suspending pre-payment system trial
Umpire Fees 2015-2016
.
League
Certified Adult $
Jr. Umpire $
1 - 2 Grade U9
50
3 - 4 Grade U11
2 Certified Adults $
Notes
Rules Used
30
1, 2, 5
US Lax Level C, MBGLL
50
30
1, 2, 5
US Lax Level C, MBGLL
5 - 6 Grade U13
70
30
50/50
1, 3, 4
US Lax Level B, MBGLL
7 – 8 Grade U15
70
30
50/50
1, 3, 4
US Lax Level A, MBGLL
Select 5 – 6 U13
70
30
50/50
1, 4, 6
US Lax Level B
Select 7 – 8 U15
70
30
50/50
1, 4, 6
US Lax Level A
Notes: 1. Home team pays officials 2. EMWULA will try to fill these assignments with Jr. Umpires first. 3. If Jr. Umpire works the game alone, he/she receives $70. If 2 Jr. Umpires share a game, they split the $100. 4. EMWULA will try to assign two umpires to these games. 5. No trailer umpires permitted. 6. No Jr. officials permitted.
Key Dates 1st through 8th Grade Recreation Program November 15 Team registration opens! Update coach’s names, contact, and field information. Team names should be formatted the same: town name, level, color December 15 Last day to pay for team registrations by check. MBGLL, P.O. Box 294, Groton MA 01450. January 15
Final team registrations due (via on-line credit card payments only). Make sure your fields are activated with address and directions.
January 16
$50 late fee applies today for any payment/registration not received by Jan. 15. (Does not guarantee that we can accept a late registration.)
March 22
Schedules locked
March 30
All grade waivers due to your division director by today
April 10
MBGLL games start today (4.10, 4.17, 4.24, 5.1, 5.8,5.15, 5.22, 6.5)
June 11-12
MBGLL Jamboree!!!
Key Dates continued MBGLL Select Program (U13 & U15)
November 15 Team registration opens! Update coach’s names, contact, and field information. Team names should be formatted the same: town name, level, color March 5
Last day to pay for team registrations by check. MBGLL, P.O. Box 294, Groton MA 01450.
April 1
Final team registrations due (via on-line credit card payments only). Make sure your fields are loaded (formatted town name, field name).
April 2
$50 late fee applies today for any payment/registration not received by Apr. 4. (Does not guarantee that we can accept a late registration.)
April 3, 8p
Mandatory Phone Conference 8p
April 22
MBGLL games start today ( 4.22, 4.29, 5.6, 5.13, 5.20, 6.3)
June 11
MBGLL Select Jamboree ??
Upcoming Division Meetings Division
Date
Location
Address
MetroNorth Division 7-9p
Oct. 7
Aloft Hotel
77 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421
South Division 6:30 – 8:30p
Nov. 3
TBD
North Division 6:30-8:30p
Oct. 20
The Dockside Riverview
270 Medford Street Malden MA 02148
MetroWest North Division Meeting
Oct. 6
Chocksett Inn
59 Laurelwood Road, Sterling MA 01564
MetroWest South 7-9p
Training US Lacrosse Level 1
March 13
Reading
US Lacrosse Level 1
March 5
Foxboro
US Lacrosse Level 1
??
Wellesley
US Lacrosse Level 1
March 19
Groton
US Lacrosse Level 2
March 6
NE Convention Register at www.uslacrosse.org
Triple Impact Athlete
TBD
Harvard University
Second Goal Parent
TBD
Harvard University
Register at www.mbgll.org
Training continued Rules Clinic
Ipswich (tentative)
Rules Clinic
March 12
Waltham
Rules Clinic
Feb. 28
Norfolk
Rules Q. and A.
Ipswich (tentative)
Rules Q. and A.
March 6
Convention
Rules Q. and A.
Feb. 28
Norfolk
Rules Q. and A.
March 12
Waltham
Play Date: March 20, 2016
2016 MBGLL Jamboree • Last year we offered two sites – Tabor Academy and Chelmsford Public Schools Complex • Didn’t get much support for the Tabor site from • Team sign-ups • Vendors • Volunteers
• We are going to decide this fall whether or not we will offer one or two sites • Please note that mass communication at any MBGLL event will take place via Facebook
Rule Modifications • The intent of 3-pass rule is to encourage team participation and to eliminate the superstars/ball hogs • MBGLL kept the 3-pass rule for the small field (U9, U11). • The count is reset at every turnover.
• No Coast-to-Coast rule • MBGLL instituted a no coast-to-coast rule from the draw or from a goalie clear for U13 and U15 (large field) • Make decisions based on the spirit of the game • If a player runs to goal repeatedly without passing, the official may ask said player to pass the ball and call back a goal VOTE postponed
Transparency App • Coaches rank effectiveness of official • Official ranks sportsmanship of coaches • Pilot for a year with access to administrators
Rule Change Reminders • Uniforms must comply with US Lacrosse standards 100% by 2015 or teams will lose the 1st draw opportunity (doesn’t include undergarments) Implemented last year • All home teams must provide a NOCSAE approved ball for games or receive a minor foul and forfeit the opening draw.
MBGLL Select • Developed 4 years ago to meet the needs of advanced players to enable them to compete at a higher level • Better prepares players for high school rules • Slow Growth Please support this league! • Register for Friday night home games • Teams may adjust playing times/days if mutually agreed upon in advance by both home and visiting coaches
• April 3, 2016– 8p – Mandatory MBGLL Select conference call to plan the season
Scheduling • Continue to work on the scheduling process • Respondents rank 1st parity scheduling (58%) 2nd block scheduling (29%) 3rd shorter driving distances (17%) • Towns must be ready to create their schedule at the scheduling meeting • After the scheduling meeting, towns must give their home game to their opponent if their field is unavailable • Scheduling meeting is MANDATORY!!! No representative means no input into your schedule. No exceptions. • Schedule is locked March 22. No changes after March 22 unless form is filled out and put through the proper channels. • Note Division directors may not act as a representative for their town
Scheduling Changes Form
Communication • Last year communicated via Facebook • Will continue to do so
• Will also try posting on Coaches’ pages to see if that reaches everyone. • Coaches should make a point of checking MBGLL’s home page for updates • Does anyone want me to create an Instagram page? VOTE
Other Discussions Have we missed anything? Quick feedback on meeting.
Additional Information • • • • • •
Bookmark www.mbgll.org Survey results are listed on web site Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter Remember to use our blogs to communicate Feel free to e-mail any board members with questions Please see Christine after the meeting if you are willing to volunteer for one of the open board positions • Sign up for your volunteer position – 1st come, 1st served Thank you for supporting MBGLL!!! Enjoy the 2016 season!!!
Agenda Year in Review Treasurer’s Report 2015 – 2016 Continuing Initiatives Key Dates League Modifications Closing Discussions
Welcome • Who Are We? • Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League • 425+ girls’ lacrosse teams in 1st through 8th grade • Over 8,000 girls playing lacrosse • From 85 different Towns in Eastern Mass • Board is comprised of volunteers like you • It is your turn this year to volunteer!!!
MBGLL Mission The mission of Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League is to promote girls youth lacrosse in an environment that emphasizes fun, while developing skills, teamwork, good sportsmanship, and integrity. • Nurture a player’s lacrosse and life skills as they develop • Act as ambassadors and keepers of the sport • Promote the growth of girls’ lacrosse throughout Eastern MA and provide appropriate services for mature programs • Cultivate and assist new towns to start girls youth lacrosse programs • Train girls’ youth lacrosse coaches and umpires • Manage the growing competitiveness among coaches, players, and spectators • Create a weekly match schedule for member teams
Member Benefits Leadership Vendors Sponsors
Infrastructure
New Program Services
MBGLL
Education
Mature Player/ Program Support
Technology / Schedule Jamboree
Year In Review 2014-2015 • • • • • • • • • •
4 US Lacrosse Level 1 Coach’s Clinics 1 US Lacrosse Level 2 Coach’s Clinics 4 Rules Q. and A. 3 Rules Clinics 6 Positive Coaching Alliance Sessions New England Convention Charlestown Playdate to help train umpires Pre-season game day at Harvard University 6-8 game parity schedules for all teams MBGLL Jamboree
2015-2016 MBGLL Board Members Slate VOTE approved
President
OPEN
Executive Director
Christine Habermann (Groton)
Treasurer
Steve McGlynn (Medford)
Secretary/Clerk
OPEN
North Division Director
Julie Stoelzel (Melrose)
MetroNorth Division Director
Greg Moody (Lexington)
MetroWest North Division Director
John Moorsehead (Ashburnham)
MetroWest South Division Director
Allison Mattson (Norfolk)
South Division Director
Ian Davies
New Member Towns Mentorship Director
OPEN
Scheduling Director
Kim Perry (Charlestown)
Sportsmanship and Compliance
Bob Smith (Pentucket)
Select League Director
OPEN
Training Director
OPEN
Treasurer’s Report 2014 Actual
2015 Projected
2016 Budget
Town Fees
$66,515
$67,000
$69,000
Jamboree Fees
$58,805
$60,000
$61,000
Other Income
$16,535
$16,000
$15,000
Total Income
$141,855
$143,000
$145,000
Jamboree Expense
$48,000
$48,000
$50,000
Training/Clinics
$4,100
$4,000
$4,000
Technology
$2,400
$2,400
$2,500
Scheduler
$2,100
$2,400
$2,500
Referee/ Assignors
$27,500
$26,300
$27,000
US Lax Conference
$2,100
$2,000
$3,000
Accountant
$1,800
$1,800
$2,000
Administration
$ 49,605
$48,100
$49,000
Total Expense
$137,605
$135,000
$140,000
$4,250
$8,000
$6,100
Net Income
Town Fees 2015-2016 • Team registrations • • • • • •
1st/2nd grade (U9) - $165 3rd/4th grade (U11) - $165 5th/6th grade (U13) - $165 7th/8th grade (U15) - $165 5th/6th grade (U13) MBGLL Select - $165 7th/8th grade (U15) MBGLL Select - $165
• Jamboree registrations • $260 for all teams
Continuing Initiatives • Technology– League Athletics • Continue to work on assigning integration for our league • Communication
• MBGLL Select • Received positive feedback from participants • Slow growth • Scheduling Issues
• Sportsmanship & Compliance • Developed to support programs, coaches, parents, and players who foster MBGLL’s mission, program, and spirit of the game • Helped improve member support of our mission and initiatives • We need to monitor this more closely
• Collective Volunteerism • Each town must volunteer for a position
Continuing Initiatives • Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • Established a partnership with PCA to support MBGLL’s Sportsmanship and Compliance initiative • Only 5% of kids who play for a trained coach quit the next year vs. 26% who play for an untrained coach (Projectplay.us)
• US Lacrosse’s Youth Initiative • Early Adopter of US Lacrosse’s Youth Rules and Best Practices for Girl’s Lacrosse • Continuing to adopt Gold Stick Standards
• New England Convention • Increase attendance • Looking for space
Committee Leadership Continuing Initiative MBGLL needs volunteers to help run the league. Components • Mandatory volunteerism by each town • Team registration is contingent on selecting a committee position • Active participation required to remain in good standing • Volunteer commitment runs from Annual Meeting to Annual Meeting • Sign up is first come, first served
Sportsmanship & Compliance Mission: To encourage good MBGLL member behavior In order to encourage good member behavior and to protect those towns that have followed MBGLL’s mission and spirit of the league, MBGLL’s board is developing this enforcement system to ensure that all teams support and nurture our league’s efforts. Note: MBGLL’s goal is to communicate and resolve issues; not to penalize towns.
Good Standing Good Standing 1st Warning Probation Suspension
Expulsion
1st Warning
Probation
Suspension
Expulsion
No warnings or issues MBGLL has issued a town a warning regarding its financial standing, behavior, or other issue MBGLL has issued a 2nd warning either regarding the 1st warning that was not fixed or for a separate issue. Towns must meet with MBGLL board’s Review Committee before permitted to re-enroll the next year. Teams are expected to continue to honor the remainder of their schedules; however, they are prohibited from participating in additional events throughout year (such as jamboree). Towns must meet with MBGLL’s board’s Review Committee before permitted to re-enroll the next year. MBGLL is expelling all of the town’s teams from the league for one year
Definition: MBGLL Review Committee will consist of three to five board members.
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • MBGLL believes in the importance of the Positive Coaching Alliance within our league • Will ensure MBGLL’s mission of teaching the game in a positive way • Will help to decrease unsportsmanlike conduct • Will teach athletes life lessons • MBGLL encourages participation in the live clinics • Double-Goal Coach – now in all Level 1 clinics • Triple Impact Athlete • Second-Goal Parent
MBGLL Rules Certification MBGLL Rules Certification Components US Lacrosse/MBGLL Rules clinic Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal course Completion of US Lacrosse’s on-line Youth Rules Test (minimum score 80%) Submit proof of all requirements to MBGLL’s Secretary
You’ll receive a certificate of completion from MBGLL
Continuing Initiative • US Lacrosse Gold Member Status • Goal is to create and promote national standard youth rules and best practices. • Requires MBGLL to adopt US Lacrosse’s Gold Member Status’s qualifications • We identified items needed to comply and have started implementing them (mostly web site additions)
Scheduling Continuing Initiative • Reviewed the days that the Recreational League games are scheduled • 83% responded that they want to play Sunday afternoons • Teams may reschedule games if mutually agreed upon by both coaches • If a town is unable to host home games Sunday afternoons and the visiting coach is unable to play when the field is available, the home team must give up the home game. • Cross-divisional scheduling for advanced and beginner teams
Learn to Play new initiative • A US Lacrosse initiative to introduce the sport to parents and those new to the game of lacrosse • Not for those who played before • An opportunity for recruiting future coaches • Boys and Girls coaches are combined Is there anyone who is interested in hosting this initiative? If so, please see Ian Davies at the end of the meeting. • Can offer field/gym
Umpire Payments • Approximately a two dozen games not covered • 37% U9/U11 games officiated by Jr. Official • 26% U13/U15 games with two officials (74% with one official) • Home teams pay officials (at game or voucher system) • Suspending pre-payment system trial
Umpire Fees 2015-2016
.
League
Certified Adult $
Jr. Umpire $
1 - 2 Grade U9
50
3 - 4 Grade U11
2 Certified Adults $
Notes
Rules Used
30
1, 2, 5
US Lax Level C, MBGLL
50
30
1, 2, 5
US Lax Level C, MBGLL
5 - 6 Grade U13
70
30
50/50
1, 3, 4
US Lax Level B, MBGLL
7 – 8 Grade U15
70
30
50/50
1, 3, 4
US Lax Level A, MBGLL
Select 5 – 6 U13
70
30
50/50
1, 4, 6
US Lax Level B
Select 7 – 8 U15
70
30
50/50
1, 4, 6
US Lax Level A
Notes: 1. Home team pays officials 2. EMWULA will try to fill these assignments with Jr. Umpires first. 3. If Jr. Umpire works the game alone, he/she receives $70. If 2 Jr. Umpires share a game, they split the $100. 4. EMWULA will try to assign two umpires to these games. 5. No trailer umpires permitted. 6. No Jr. officials permitted.
Key Dates 1st through 8th Grade Recreation Program November 15 Team registration opens! Update coach’s names, contact, and field information. Team names should be formatted the same: town name, level, color December 15 Last day to pay for team registrations by check. MBGLL, P.O. Box 294, Groton MA 01450. January 15
Final team registrations due (via on-line credit card payments only). Make sure your fields are activated with address and directions.
January 16
$50 late fee applies today for any payment/registration not received by Jan. 15. (Does not guarantee that we can accept a late registration.)
March 22
Schedules locked
March 30
All grade waivers due to your division director by today
April 10
MBGLL games start today (4.10, 4.17, 4.24, 5.1, 5.8,5.15, 5.22, 6.5)
June 11-12
MBGLL Jamboree!!!
Key Dates continued MBGLL Select Program (U13 & U15)
November 15 Team registration opens! Update coach’s names, contact, and field information. Team names should be formatted the same: town name, level, color March 5
Last day to pay for team registrations by check. MBGLL, P.O. Box 294, Groton MA 01450.
April 1
Final team registrations due (via on-line credit card payments only). Make sure your fields are loaded (formatted town name, field name).
April 2
$50 late fee applies today for any payment/registration not received by Apr. 4. (Does not guarantee that we can accept a late registration.)
April 3, 8p
Mandatory Phone Conference 8p
April 22
MBGLL games start today ( 4.22, 4.29, 5.6, 5.13, 5.20, 6.3)
June 11
MBGLL Select Jamboree ??
Upcoming Division Meetings Division
Date
Location
Address
MetroNorth Division 7-9p
Oct. 7
Aloft Hotel
77 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421
South Division 6:30 – 8:30p
Nov. 3
TBD
North Division 6:30-8:30p
Oct. 20
The Dockside Riverview
270 Medford Street Malden MA 02148
MetroWest North Division Meeting
Oct. 6
Chocksett Inn
59 Laurelwood Road, Sterling MA 01564
MetroWest South 7-9p
Training US Lacrosse Level 1
March 13
Reading
US Lacrosse Level 1
March 5
Foxboro
US Lacrosse Level 1
??
Wellesley
US Lacrosse Level 1
March 19
Groton
US Lacrosse Level 2
March 6
NE Convention Register at www.uslacrosse.org
Triple Impact Athlete
TBD
Harvard University
Second Goal Parent
TBD
Harvard University
Register at www.mbgll.org
Training continued Rules Clinic
Ipswich (tentative)
Rules Clinic
March 12
Waltham
Rules Clinic
Feb. 28
Norfolk
Rules Q. and A.
Ipswich (tentative)
Rules Q. and A.
March 6
Convention
Rules Q. and A.
Feb. 28
Norfolk
Rules Q. and A.
March 12
Waltham
Play Date: March 20, 2016
2016 MBGLL Jamboree • Last year we offered two sites – Tabor Academy and Chelmsford Public Schools Complex • Didn’t get much support for the Tabor site from • Team sign-ups • Vendors • Volunteers
• We are going to decide this fall whether or not we will offer one or two sites • Please note that mass communication at any MBGLL event will take place via Facebook
Rule Modifications • The intent of 3-pass rule is to encourage team participation and to eliminate the superstars/ball hogs • MBGLL kept the 3-pass rule for the small field (U9, U11). • The count is reset at every turnover.
• No Coast-to-Coast rule • MBGLL instituted a no coast-to-coast rule from the draw or from a goalie clear for U13 and U15 (large field) • Make decisions based on the spirit of the game • If a player runs to goal repeatedly without passing, the official may ask said player to pass the ball and call back a goal VOTE postponed
Transparency App • Coaches rank effectiveness of official • Official ranks sportsmanship of coaches • Pilot for a year with access to administrators
Rule Change Reminders • Uniforms must comply with US Lacrosse standards 100% by 2015 or teams will lose the 1st draw opportunity (doesn’t include undergarments) Implemented last year • All home teams must provide a NOCSAE approved ball for games or receive a minor foul and forfeit the opening draw.
MBGLL Select • Developed 4 years ago to meet the needs of advanced players to enable them to compete at a higher level • Better prepares players for high school rules • Slow Growth Please support this league! • Register for Friday night home games • Teams may adjust playing times/days if mutually agreed upon in advance by both home and visiting coaches
• April 3, 2016– 8p – Mandatory MBGLL Select conference call to plan the season
Scheduling • Continue to work on the scheduling process • Respondents rank 1st parity scheduling (58%) 2nd block scheduling (29%) 3rd shorter driving distances (17%) • Towns must be ready to create their schedule at the scheduling meeting • After the scheduling meeting, towns must give their home game to their opponent if their field is unavailable • Scheduling meeting is MANDATORY!!! No representative means no input into your schedule. No exceptions. • Schedule is locked March 22. No changes after March 22 unless form is filled out and put through the proper channels. • Note Division directors may not act as a representative for their town
Scheduling Changes Form
Communication • Last year communicated via Facebook • Will continue to do so
• Will also try posting on Coaches’ pages to see if that reaches everyone. • Coaches should make a point of checking MBGLL’s home page for updates • Does anyone want me to create an Instagram page? VOTE
Other Discussions Have we missed anything? Quick feedback on meeting.
Additional Information • • • • • •
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