10 December 2009

Parent Meeting

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2009 Bronco Lacrosse-Review of the Season Striving to a new level of excellence

16-4 record Beat both TP and Poway for 1st time in regular season

Raising the bar Physical – Better conditioned Mental – Better mental toughness TEAM as one – Great team chemistry

Quarterfinal appearance is the past Won our Quarterfinal game and lost in Semifinal to

eventual champion Coronado Conference Champion is our GOAL

Finished 2nd- highest finish ever

2010 Bronco Lacrosse

• Striving to an even higher level of excellence

• Raising the bar even farther– Physical– Mental– TEAM as one

• Semifinal appearance is the past

• Conference Champion is our GOAL

• Requires greater focus, dedication, commitment

• Results can only come through your support of the TEAM

Coaching Staff

Bruce Seitz: Varsity Head Coach

Seth Bokmeyer: Assistant Coach & Offensive Coordinator

Travis Begay: Defensive Coordinator

Adam Bokmeyer: Midfielder Coach, Specialties, Box

Mark Rohrbach: JV Head Coach

Jamie Wells: JV Offensive Coordinator

Forrest Giffis: JV Defensive Coordinator

Continuing to Build on Last Year’s Positive Changes

Off-Season Club Team (Blue Bombers) (Summer League, Fall Indoor League Champions, Irvine Fall Face-off Tournament, OW2P- Drug Free Tournament, Winter League, Jan or Feb tournament if possible)

“Fit Kids America” Coaches

Team Community Service Project for “Wounded Warrior Project”

Increased the Number of JV Games this year Reduced the Number of Varsity Games but Increased the Quality of

the Opponents Focus on practice time Decrease injuries Prepares us for Conference and Playoffs

Varsity Returning to the Carmel Tournament

Agenda Player Sign-Up

Season Schedule & Important Dates

Practice Times

Uniforms and Equipment

Varsity Trip

2010 Academic Policy

2010 Attendance Policy

Alert Form

Participation/Playing Time

Volunteer Program

LAX Country

Treasurer Report

Financial Obligation

Booster Club

Q&A

Player Sign-Up Form www.eteamz.com/rbhslaxPlayer Information Sheet 2009 SeasonName:_____________________________ Age: _________ Year:______________Address: _____________________________________________________________Cell Phone: _______________________ Email:

_______________________________Parents Names: ________________________________________________________Parents Cell phone: ____________________________________________________Parents

email:___________________________________________________________Lacrosse experience: ____________________________________________________Other Activities: (sports)_____________________________________________Brothers: (younger)___________________________________________________Work: _________________________________________________________________Academics: (Good, Average, Struggle)___________________________________College Intentions:

_______________________________________________________Other remarks:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Date: ______________________

2010 ScheduleDate Opponent Site JV Time V Time

Sat 6 March San Clemente SC TBD TBD

Tue 9 March Coronado Coronado TBD NA

Fri 12 March St. Margaret’s (San Juan Capistrano) Cal State Fullerton NA TBD

Fri 19 March Scripps Ranch RB 1700 1900

Tue 23 March Monarch (Colorado) RB NA 1900

Thu 25-27 March VARSITY TOURNAMENT CARMEL, CA NA

Fri 26 March Coronado RB 1900 NA

Thu 1 April Bishops Bishops 1530 1700

Thu 8 April Mt. Saint Joseph’s (Baltimore) RB NA 1600

Wed 14 April •Carlsbad RB 1700 1900

Fri 16 April University High (San Francisco) RB NA 1900

Tue 20 April •Fallbrook FB TBD TBD

Fri 23 April * Mt. Carmel RB 1700 1900

Tue 27 April * LCC LCC 1730 1930

Fri 30 April * San Marcos SM 1700 1900

Tue 4 May * Torrey Pines RB 1700 1900

Fri 7 May * Westview Westview 1730 1930

Fri 14 May * Poway (Senior Night) RB 1700 1900

Tue 18 May Del Norte Del Norte 1900 NA

Playoffs 1st Round

21 or 22 May

Quarterfinals 25 May

Semifinals 27 May

Championship ! 29 May

* Conference Game

Home Games Away Games

Important Dates• January

• 29th : Last day to submit forms to RBHS to get ‘Ticket to Play’• February

– 20th : Tryouts (Saturday of Winter Break)– 27th : Practice (Saturday)

• March– TBD: Ithaca, Drew, & St Lawrence College team practice and

games– 12th : Game Vs St. Margaret’s @ Cal State Fullerton prior to

college game– 23rd : Game and team function with Monarch HS– 25-27th : Varsity trip to Carmel Tournament

• April– 5th : No practice (Monday of Spring Break Week)– 8th: Game and team function with Mt St. Joseph’s HS

• May– 14th : Senior night Vs Poway

Practice Times

Varsity6-8 PM in the StadiumPlease be flexible

JV3:30-5:30 at Lax Country

Uniforms and Equipment Practice Uniform

RBHS Lax practice shorts ○ Available for purchase after tryouts

Plain gray t-shirt RBHS-issued practice jersey RBHS Lax sweats if cold

○ Important for varsity because of night practices○ Order directly from Boathouse Sports

Varsity Game-day Items 2 game-day t-shirts Game socks Helmet decals

Equipment Helmets

Can be Cascade, Brine or Riddell ○ Must have Royal visor and chin guard○ Check before you order!

GlovesPredominantly royal blue

Arm guardsRoyal, gray or blackDo not cut!

Rib pads for varsity attack Personal protection

Varsity Trip• Carmel High School, Carmel, CA• Depart RBHS Thursday 25 March in the morning• Return RBHS late Saturday 27 March or very early

morning Sunday 28 March (depends on how we do in the tournament)

• Minimum of 4 games• Transportation by Coach Bus (players/coaches)

• Team hotel in Monterrey: 2 players per room

• Players must ride the bus and stay in the team hotel

• Friday tournament dinner provided for our players by the host team

2010 Academic Policy 2010 Bronco Lacrosse (Boys) Academics Grades, not athletics are the most important aspect of your High School years. The Coaching

Staff believes in this and will continue to monitor all player grades and behavior throughout your time with the program.

The team’s academic policy is set to a standard above the school and district policies. District and school policies apply to eligibility to participate in any sport, however, our grading criteria to practice and or participate in games are set above.

1. Going into the season eligibility/probation (school/district) is based on your grades from the semester ending January 10. If you are below a 2.0 you will not be allowed to try out for the Team in February. If you have a 2.0 for the January grades, #2 below rules apply.

2. BLUE CARDS: All players will be on “BLUE CARDS” starting in Feb until grades come out on Mar. Players that do have a 2.1 or above on Blue Cards will not be allowed to participate in games until their Blue Card shows satisfactory grades (2.1 or above). Players with a 2.0 will be allowed to practice, those below a 2.0 will not be allowed to practice or participate in games. Players receiving grades with a GPA of 3.5 or better on their mid-March grades will be exempt from continuing “Blue Cards” all others will continue on the Blue Cards. Blue Cards will be turned into Coach Seitz twice in the following months: Feb, Mar, Apr. Failure to submit a Blue Card will constitute a violation of the academic policy, in turn making the player ineligible to practice or participate in games until corrected.

3. MARCH GRADES: Players with a GPA below 2.0 will be dismissed from the team for the season. Players with a 2.0 GPA or above will abide by the Blue Card rules as stated in #2 above.

4. MAY GRADES: Players with a GPA below 2.0 will be dismissed from the team for the season. Players with a 2.0 GPA or above will abide by the Blue Card rules as stated in #2 above.

2010 Attendance PolicyLacrosse is a Team Sport; as such attendance to practice and games is not only mandatory but

crucial to the success of the team. Each member of the team has a role within the team and must fulfill this role. The following rules apply to player participation:

1. Be at all practices and games on time prepared to participate. This means geared up at the designated start time.2. Any absence from a practice or game must be approved by a coach at least 48 hours in advance. Even if you are only

going to miss 15 minutes.3. Each player gets one practice day a season off (subject to coach approval). The player must notify their coach in

advance (48 hrs) that they are taking their “Free Day”. This “Free Day” does not apply to tryouts, game days or the day before a game and also may not coincide with a holiday break. You only get one so use it wisely.

4. Non-emergency doctor appointments are not an excusable absence.5. Driver instruction and testing are not excusable absences.Violations of the attendance policy will result in the following:1. Unexcused absence from practice first offense: one game suspension.2. Unexcused absence from practice second offense: two game suspension.3. Unexcused absence from practice third offense: dismissal from team.4. Consecutive day absences are separate offenses, i.e. miss 3 days in a row counts as your 1st, 2nd and 3rd offense.5. Late for practice 0-60 minutes: one week of field clean-up. Late for practice 61-120 minutes: one game suspension.6. Multiple occurrences of being late to practice may lead to dismissal from the team.Injured Players-1. Must see trainer2. Must be at practice (unless excused by coach)Sick- missed school1. Player and parent discretion if the player comes to practice- goal is for player to get well. 2. Player must notify either the position coach or head coach by email or phone each day

Alert Form BRONCO LACROSSE ALERT FORM

DATE: ______________ PLAYER: _____________________________________ SITUATION: _____________________________________________________________________ TEAM POLICY ACTION: __________________________________________________________ COACH COMMENTS: _____________________________________________________________ PARENT COMMENTS: ____________________________________________________________ PARENT SIGNATURE: _________________________________________ PLAYER SIGNATURE: _________________________________________ ALERT FORM MUST BE COMPLETED INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND RETURNED TO ISSUING COACH AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED PRACTICE OR GAME OR PLAYER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE AND BE SUBJECT TO TEAM ATTENDANCE POLICY.

Participation/Playing TimeIt’s Not Your Turn Criteria for Team Selection: Physical talent • Effort - 100% all the time • Positive attitude • Attendance• Good

academic standing in accordance with RBHS athletic policy The Rancho Bernardo High School Lacrosse program is highly competitive. Due to a

large school and limited opportunities, we may not be able to place everyone on a team who wishes to participate. While this is not our desire, it is reality.

Please be sure when your son tries out for a team, both you and he understand there is a possibility he may not be selected. If selected, both you and your son should be prepared to accept placement at any team level (varsity, junior varsity). Team selection is a highly subjective process. While you might not agree with all of our decisions, it is our coaching staff’s responsibility and right to select the teams with whom we will work for the entire season.

In order to make the team as a junior or senior, a player must be outstanding as a player and person along with being willing to play a position the team needs. Underclass student-athletes possessing these qualities have the same opportunity to make a team as the senior does.

One of the goals of a competitive athletic program is to put the most talented members of the team in competition to win the game. Starting positions and playing time are not guaranteed to seniors making a team, or to anyone else for that matter. Each member of a team is very valuable to the team’s overall progress. Some members may play a great deal of time in a game while others may not see what a parent would consider “significant” playing time, but it is our hope that regardless of playing time, each team player can learn sportsmanship, working together to meet team goals, responsibility, commitment to team and school, loyalty, placing team above self, learning to accept instruction and criticism, respect for others, winning and losing with dignity, self-control and being responsible for one’s own actions. Our main goal as coaches is to build “Men for others in the future”.

Nine Years AgoIN CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCHThree Principals & Two AD’s

Two goals, one was broken A dozen used balls 42 players minus 6 No nets 25 old football jerseys Zero school support Horrible campus reputation “Bunch of Burn-outs” ASB nothing to do with the team Non-CIF Sport No field No money

LAX COUNTRY EST. 2005 JV practice & games

RB Middle School

STARZ

College Teams

Clinics

PQ Middle School

Visiting High Schools

Camps

Tournaments

Lacrosse Only Field

FCA Try-outs

OLD

Volunteers Needed Lisa Winans We Need Your Participation

Travel Arrangements Game filming Maintenance & Field set-up, tear down Announcers Organizers Fund raisers Program Snack bar Pictures Uniform issue and collection End of Year Banquet Welding TEAM SUPPORT

Treasurer Report Cindy Arthurs Expected Expenditures (2009)

Coaching: stipends, certifications,memebership

$17,000

Equipment: balls, books, nets, horns etc

$1,200

Officials: 13V, 11 JV $3.026

Transportation: 3JV $2,000

Uniforms: 65 shorts $2,600

Post season $1,000

Field Maintenance $2,300

TOTAL $29,126

Financial Obligation

Non funded CIF Sport Fundraising opportunities 2010 Player obligation ~ $530 (10%

discount on sibling) GOAL: $0 Varsity Trip $250 not included in

obligation Sweats ~ $80 Varsity Spirit Pack ~ $40

Questions/Comments/Concerns