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MAVERICK LACROSSE

PRESENTATIONTO

Other Towns

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Program Philosophy

We stress fun and that everyone plays Zero tolerance for lack of respect to

coaches, refs and fellow players No provincialness - kids play with and

against one another..the combination of other towns is presented as an enriching experience

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Notoriety

We believe that this year we are the largest non-for-profit lacrosse program in NJ

Over 30 towns as members Sponsored by both Sports Foundations and

Pop Warner Programs All coaches finger printed and Rutgers

Certified. The Program and its books are audited by

Schwaeger & Assoc in Red Bank

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Notoriety (cont.)

Only program in NJ to start children at Kindergarten.

Only program actively seeking to work with other Sports Foundations to help them develop their own programs.

Only program working with both middle schools and high schools to develop lax programs

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Why Join Mav Lax

To start your own program you need a minimum of 100 kids. Until you have that number you can offer our program.

Enriching experience for kids to play with kids from other towns

No pressure to take kids from other programs in town and promote the start of a new sport.

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Why Join Mav Lax (cont.)

We will keep all your kids together..such that when you want to transition them into your own program you can. However, you will more than likely want to transition a travel team out first and have us develop your rec kids for a longer period if not indefinitely.

We believe that working together…we can offer our kids the best.

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What We Need From You

Post our flyer, e-mail to residents.. Directing them to our web site www.eteamz.com/mavlax

All towns must contribute coaches Large town participants must contribute

one or more fields (3/1 thru 6/16)

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Problems Starting a Program

Lacrosse may conflict with agenda of town Sports Foundation

Need at least 100 kids to be successful Need to replace coaches annually Those who run the program may move on as

their kids get older Hard to serve the kids well if only one level of

team (not break out A and B players)

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Problems Starting a Program

If seek to be competitive you need a youth program that starts at K or 2nd grade

You need numbers to be successful to have enough, coaches, players, different skill levels, and to cover costs

Note that 50-90% of kids show for Travel Practice

You need to be good, as kids will go to play elsewhere

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Program Structure

Girls – 3rd thru 8th grade. All kids are on the same level team

Boys:• Travel = our Rec program (“B” Level Players)

• Select = our Travel Program (“A” Level)

• K thru 2nd grade - Travel only with intramural scrimmages

• 3rd thru 8th grade – Travel and Select

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Travel Program

The Travel program is instructional to get the kids to play competitively

Most practices end with a scrimmage Travel teams play other towns weekly.

Playing time is equal Kids regularly assessed to be moved to

Select

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Recreational Program (cont.)

We are highly sensitive to stigma between Rec and Travel. Therefore we refer to our “A” and “B” kids as Select and Travel

As time passes we learn how drills need to be different for each.

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Travel Program (cont.)

Games are with towns that are all within 30 minutes travel time.

Cost: $25 insurance, $250 program. What is provided: kids generally keep

shorts and some years practice jerseys.

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Select Program

Again no stigma to the Travel program. Only difference is skill level, and paying $25 to $50 more (cover tournaments)

In perfect world we would have as many Select teams as we have towns participating in our program...as we do not want to limit the growth of the sport.

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Select Program (cont.)

Over time towns will need to decide if they want to convert their kids in our program over to their own Sports Foundation.

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Selection on Select

Try-out with 5-10 coaches. Bubble kids are judged independently of

Team coaches. Travel kids re-assessed during season to

be moved to Select.

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Footnote to Girls Program Nationally girls Lacrosse is growing faster than

the boys. We unfortunately are not mirroring this. We believe this is due to limited private girls’ schools in the area, and there being less coaches with playing experience (unlike Rumson).

Given lower expected attendance the Girl’s Rec program may be slower to develop

We subsidize the girls program from funds from the boys program to force this program growth/development

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Coaches

All travel head coaches have prior playing and or coaching experience

Assistant coaches are currently being groomed to be head coaches. The Travel program is used to develop them.

Outside groups are brought in for additional coaching training

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Coaches (cont.)

All coaches are finger printed and Rutgers Safety certified.

All towns that contribute kids need to contribute coaches and begin to work on obtaining fields.

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List of 20 of 37 Current Towns

Colts Neck Holmdel Highlands Shrewsbury Little Silver Lincroft Hazlet Middeltown Locust Rumson Aberdeen Manalpan Atlantic High Eatontown Marlboro Freehold Fort Mon. Ocean Old Bridge Red Bank W. Long Br.

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What We Need

Our program is only limited by the number of coaches for both boys and girls

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Additional Information

At our web site you will find the following:• Full Program Guide

• Coach, Parent and Player Contracts

• Drills

• Boys & Girls Rules

• Coaches Bios

Contact me, Ron Gale, President, at RWGale@aol.com