Welcome

Roll Call

Business items

• Approve the change in status from “Provisional” to “Voting” member for clubs admitted September 2010.

• Approve the provisional membership of a new club

• Elect nine board members

Delegate approval to change the status from “Provisional” to “Voting”

• Alameda Attack Lacrosse Club

• Menlo Atherton Youth Lacrosse

• Pleasanton Girls Lacrosse

• Washington High School Eagles

The NCJLA board recommends aDelegate approval to admit the following club as a

“Provisional” member

Sacramento Lacrosse Association

NCJLA board

Thanks to our 2010/2011 board

Carl Baylor Avery Blake Phil Connolly

MJ Davey Tony Grzejka Betty Hartog

Wes Koenig Mickey Parmelee Jin Peavey

Karoline Platt Todd Samet Dale Tills

Don Aiello

Special recognition and thanks to

Todd Samet Vice President, 9/2008-9/2011

Betty Hartog President, 9/2008-9/2010At Large board member 9/2010-2011

Board members returning for the second year of a two-year term

Board member Club

Avery Blake Gold Country

Phil Connolly Scorpions

Wes Koenig Santa Cruz

Jin Peavey Southern Marin

Nominees to be elected to a two-year term. Vote for 9 candidates only. Can write in a candidate

Nominee Nominating ClubDon Aiello Davis Lacrosse AssociationTim Allen Livermore Phantom LacrosseTony Grzejka Coyotes Lacrosse ClubDavid Houseworth Orangevale RamsMichael Lateef Ross Valley Lacrosse Club Joe O'Brien Berkeley Lacrosse ClubMickey Parmelee El Dorado HillsAlex Pouteau Pleasanton Lacrosse ClubBen Sparks Skyline Lacrosse ClubSteve Walker Petaluma Lacrosse Club

NCJLA board compositionStatutory positions

• President• Vice President• Treasurer• Secretary

Board Advisory Committees 1. Boy’s game – coaches & players

CoachesDevelopment & complianceCEP, PCA, background checks, US Lacrosse membership

PlayersNational Travel team - boysEnd of season events

2. Girl’s Game – coaches & playersCoaches

Development & complianceCEP, PCA, background checks, US Lacrosse membership

PlayersNational Travel team - girlsGirls Play Day and end of season events

Board Advisory Committees 3. Sportsmanship & Safety – coaches & players

Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Incident Reports follow upCoaches peer review Safety - ImPACT promotion; Evaluates concussion reports and recommends tactics to further reduce injuries. Other safety approaches, e.g., AED

4. Club support and complianceClub supportOutreachNew club support

Board Advisory Committees 5. Finance and Audit

6. Operations Team registrationGame schedulingRoster procurement

7. OfficialsInterfaces with boys and girls officials organizations

Board Advisory Committees 8. Communications

Website content, structure and designEmail content and policyPress relationsPartner communicationsSocial media

9. Special programsScholarship programGrants programSponsorshipsFundraising

President’s Annual Report

Don Aiello

NCJLA Staff

Nora Mitchell – Executive DirectorKristine Wollam – Girls DirectorJohn Sheehan – Boys DirectorDan Miller - Webmaster

Special GuestsAnn Kitt Carpenetti - Managing Director of Game Administration,

US Lacrosse

Melissa Coyne –Women’s Game Director, US Lacrosse

Brian Silcott – Men’s Game Director, US Lacrosse

Jackson Hee – President, NorCal Chapter of US Lacrosse

Eleni Papatestas Rodgers – NCWLUA, girls’ games assignor

Alex Snaider – NCLRA, boys’ games assignor

NCJLA club growth continues

September 2009 53 clubsSeptember 2010 57 clubs

One club withdrew (Ukiah)Two SF clubs merged (now San Francisco Lacrosse Club)

Currently at 56 clubsWith the addition of Sacramento Lacrosse Association

380 teams fielded in 2011; up 6% overall; girls up 13%

Boys 2010 Boys 2011 Girls 2010 Girls 20110

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67 70

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U9U11U13U15HS

7,676 players in the NCJLA in 2011

5,823 ( 76%)

1,853 (24%)

Boys Girls

Coaches key to successful programs

Boys Girls Total

Teams 281 99 380

Coaches 578 170 748

Coaches/team 2.0 1.7

2,725 games scheduled in 201118% growth over 2010

2010 2011

Boys 1,588 1,955Girls 708 770

Total 2,296 2,725

*Seasonal games, girls Play Day, jamboree, tournament, playoff & championship games

A very good season and an improvement over 2010 but not yet perfect

Ejections 2010 2011

Players 15 9

Coaches 4 3

Parents 2 0

21 12

Notable reduction in game changes

Reason 2010 2011

League related changes 423 11

Venue and/or Start Time Change from TBD 51 67

Cancelled Games (non weather related) 114 82

Weather Related cancellations or reschedules 85 161

Other date, start time, venue or opponent change, added games, dropped teams 621 485

1294 806

Started tracking concussions

2011 – 16 reported cases

Boys only; none reported for girlsAll attributed to illegal body checksFlags thrown on 10

What should a league do or provide?

What should a league do or provide?

• Establish a frame work for the seasonal play between teams by gender and level

• Establish divisions and conferences for play • Establishes a mechanism for game scheduling

and displaying each team’s performance and ranking

• May schedule seasonal games

What should a league do or provide?

• Arranges for officials for all games • Establishes expectations and rules for players,

coaches, teams and clubs and should provide opportunities for coaches and officials training

• Establish post season festivals, tournaments or championship play

• Be a source of lacrosse information for current and future clubs and individuals

• Provide scholarships and other material support, e.g., seasonal loaner equipment; start up loans.

NCJLA accomplishments

NCJLA accomplishments• Reviewed and acted on various player and team

related petitions• Drafted and adopted

– Privacy Policy– Offensive and derogatory language rule– Codes of Conduct – Player, Coach & Parent– High School All Star game process– Boys High School All League selection process– Team scholarships– Expansion policy

NCJLA accomplishments

• Established contracts with officials’ organizations– NCLRA (2011 & 2012 seasons)– NCWLUA (2012 & 2013 seasons)

NCJLA accomplishments• Held one summer workshop to address key

topics; 26 clubs attended ( 47% of clubs & 51% of players)– Boys topics

• ABC Competitive Levels• Game scheduling • End of Season Playoffs/Tournaments/Festivals• Conference Structure• Rep Meetings • Officials for U11 7v7 Games

NCJLA accomplishments• Summer workshop topics continued

– Girls topics• Game scheduling • End of Season Playoffs/Tournaments/Festivals• Rep Meetings

– General topics• Season Start and End Dates • Coaches Requirements & Code of Conduct • Email and Web Communications

NCJLA accomplishments

Girls Play Day Season end Total

Boys 136 136Girls 64 70 134

Total 64 206 270

Contracted fields at Treasure Island and held Girls Play Day, post season festival, tournament and championship games for boys and girls over 8 days on 7 fields.

NCJLA accomplishments

• Adopted 2011/12 budget in August 2011– Registration fees– Officials’ fees

• NCJLA club questionnaire

NCJLA club questionnaire purpose• Develop a shareable baseline of information

– Coaches stipends– Organizational structure– Player fees

• Understand where clubs are with regards to their organizational development

• Understand clubs’ key challenges and how the NCJLA could assist

• Education

NCJLA club questionnaire key results

Tim Allen – Livermore Phantom Lacrosse

Club Questionnaire Readout

33 of 56 Clubs (59%) Representing 5,650 of 7,676 Players (74%) and 636 of 784 Coaches (81%)

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501(C)3 Status

501(C)(3)? Count %No 7 21.21%Yes 26 78.79%

Of the 7 that said no, 5 have advisory Boards

Option Available? Count %

Ave. Amount

Didn't Respond 4 12.12%No 15 45.45%Yes 14 42.42% $121.43

Volunteer Buyout Option

Web Site ProviderClub has a Website? N/A League Athletics NGIN Other Sportability Total

No 2 2Yes 18 4 7 2 31

US Lacrosse Registration Method Count %Register at the same time the player registers 18 54.55%Parents Register and inform Club 9 27.27%Send spreadsheet and Check 5 15.15%Other 1 3.03%

Plan on Moving to League Athletics? CountN/A – Already have League Athletics (3 clubs confused) 15

Maybe 5No 6Yes 7

Web Site

Budget Establishment

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Month Clubs Establish Their Budgets

Fields & Field Costs

Access To Turf No Yes %YesPractice 19 12 36%Games 8 23 70%

Boys Registration Fees# Varsity JV 15-A 15-B&C 13-A 13-B&C 11-A 11-B&C U91 $450 $400 $450 $400 $400 $400 $2752 $300 $300 $515 $515 $495 $495 $475 $1503 $325 $325 $325 $325 $325 $1504 $525 $525 $450 $450 $395 $3005 $525 $525 $525 $525 $3756 $275 $2757 $400 $3508 $375 $375 $350 $350 $350 $2009 $150 $120

10 $350 $350 $25011 $200 $200 $175 $175 $12512 $630 $610 $630 $10013 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $200 $20014 $400 $400 $375 $375 $350 $15015 $250 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $100 $10016 $225 $225 $225 $225 $12517 $300 $300 $300 $14518 $555 $445 $445 $350 $350 $325 $325 $20019 $200 $150 $7520 $325 $325 $300 $250 $300 $250 $250 $250 $25021 $550 $300 $300 $300 $20022 $250 $250 $250 $225 $22523 $250 $250 $250 $25024 $299 $275 $275 $9925 $375 $275 $275 $15026 $300 $275 $275 $275 $275 $275 $275 $17527 $250 $250 $250 $25028 $255 $255 $255 $15029 $305 $305 $285 $285 $250 $15030 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $100 $100

Ave. $308 $267 $374 $325 $366 $328 $323 $218 $191

30 of 33 clubs (91%) reported

Girls Registration Fees# High School 15-A 15-B&C 13-A 13-B&C U11 U91 $400 $400 $400 $4002 $300 $515 $495 $475 $1503 $300 $300 $250 $2504 $325 $325 $325 $1505 $475 $475 $425 $425 $3956 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $3257 $2508 $3509 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $200

10 $175 $1751112 $71513 $25014 $400 $400 $375 $375 $35015 $350 $35016 $30017 $300 $300 $300 $14518 $350 $350 $325 $325 $225 $15019 $15020 $325 $325 $250 $250 $250 $250 $25021 $300 $300 $20022 $9923 $250 $25024 $255 $255 $25525 $300 $300 $300 $300 $225 $15026 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $100 $100

Ave. $265 $378 $366 $358 $338 $310 $189

26 of 33 clubs (79%) reported

Budget % by CategoryClub Coaches Fields NCJLA Refs Uniforms O. Equip Other Mrkt Scholarships

1 15 25 21 16 10 102 22 38 5 5 12 3 11 1 33 33 21 12 8 17 3 2 1 34 32 4 9 5 32 4 8 1 135 9 31 10 4 18 17 116 20 30 3 8 1 8 29 3 17 20 20 15 8 5 15 15 2 108 25 10 23 20 5 4 5 5 49 17 18 10 16 3 10 22 2 2

10 33 24 7 8 5 4 15 1 311 20 10 13 20 10 25 212 8 32 8 18 1 19 8 3 313 25 9 11 16 6 14 12 714 3 5 10 15 20 25 10 3 215 5 20 10 25 20 5 5 516 25 20 9 15 3 5 19 2 217 25 25 5 5 10 10 10 5 518 25 25 10 10 10 10 1019 30 10 30 20 6 2 1 120 37 3 14 5 8 8 10 2 321 17 8 11 12 38 11 322 25 10 25 15 8 4 5 4 423 10 20 25 8 10 2 1024 45 3 12 25 6 5 1 325 2 13 20 40 8 3 2 2 1026 10 25 10 10 20 20 2 2 127 20 5 50 5 5 5 3 5 228 35 15 3 4 5 5 31 1 129 8 17 22 20 17 10 17 2 2130 2 35 40 8 10 5

Ave 21 17 15 14 11 11 11 3 5

30 of 33 clubs (91%) reported

Marketing Spend

Yes Amount $’s per PlayerClub 1 $3,000 $10Club 2 $3,000 $11Club 3 $250 $4Club 4 $1,500 $7Club 5 $1,200 $18Club 6 $100 $1Club 7 $500 $4Club 8 $2,500 $19Club 9 $1,200 $11

Club 10 $1,000 $8Club 11 $200 $2Club 12 $200 $3Club 13 $500 $2Club 14 $700 $3Club 15 $1,500 $18Club 16 $100 $1Club 17 $200 $7Club 18 $500 $5Club 19 $2,000 $8Club 20 $1,000 $7Club 21 $500 $4

Average | Average $1,031 $7

Marketing? Count %No 12 36.36%Yes 21 63.64%

Fund Raising

Do you raise funds? No Yes15.15% 84.85%

To Lower Ref Fees For Scholarships To Lower Expenses16 48% 22 66% 25 75%

How the funds are used:

Scholarships

29 of 33 Clubs (88%) award 276 Scholarships in total

Boy’s Coach Consideration

Club Varsity JV 15-A 15-B&C 13-A 13-B&C U11 U9

1 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,0002 $4,500 $3,000 $3,000 $3,0003 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,5004 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,0005 $2,500 $1,8006 $1,5007 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,5008 $1,800 $1,8009 $1,500

10 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $80011 $1,750 $1,750 $1,750 $1,500 $1,50012 $1,500 $1,000 $1,000 $1,00013 $3,50014 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $1,00015 $2,000 $1,500 $1,500 $1,50016 $2,000 $1,000 $750 $750 $75017 $1,20018 $500 $500 $500

Average $2,417 $1,460 $2,179 $1,654 $1,964 $1,671 $1,406 $1,150

18 of 33 clubs (54.54%) have boys coach stipends

Girl’s Coach ConsiderationClub High School 15-A 15-B&C 13-A 13-B&C U11 U9

1 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,0002 $4,500 $3,000 $3,0003 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,5004 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,5005 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,0006 $7507 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,5008 $1,5009 $2,000

10 $1,750 $1,750 $1,750 $1,750 $1,50011 $2,00012 $3,000 $1,000 $1,00013 $1,500 $1,500 $1,00014 $500

Average $2,000 $1,850 $2,250 $1,850 $1,969 $1,643 $1,083

14 of 33 clubs (42.42%) have girls coach stipends

Paid Staff Positions?

Paid Staff PositionsBoys game scheduler - $400Club Administrator - $5,000 President - $5,000Director of Operations - $15,000/yr; 600 hrs/yr. Boy's Game Scheduler and Home Game Confirmer - $1,500/yr; 150 hrs/yr. Field Coordinator - $1,500/yr; 150 hrs/yr. Equipment Manager - $1,500/yr; 150 hrs/yr. Executive Director $10,000

6 of 33 clubs (18%) have paid staff

Off Season Activities

Clinics CampsFall Travel

TeamsSummer

Travel TeamsLocal School

TrainingCount 29 27 9 6 14

% 88% 82% 27% 18% 42%

Health & SafetyAED's

OwnedTrained Users

0 221 352 216 6

Neurocognitive Test Performed Count %Yes 2 6.06%No 31 93.94%

EMT's at Games Count %Yes 6 18.18%No 27 81.82%

Coach RequirementsUS Lax PCA Background USL Clinic USL Cert First Aid CPR Concussion Other Total

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 1Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No 2Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No 1Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No 1Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No 1Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No 1Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No 2Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes 1Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No 7Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No 1Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No 1Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No 1Yes Yes No No No No No No No 4No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No 1No Yes Yes No No No No No No 3No Yes No No Yes No No No No 1No Yes No No No No No No No 2No No No No No No No No No 2

Clubs’ most often mentioned challenges

• Finding and or training coaches (9)• Securing fields (7)• Recruiting players (7)• Lowering costs and fund raising (5)• Finding volunteers (5)

How can the NCJLA help?

• Finding and training coaches– Resources on NCJLA website & US Lacrosse

websites• Guide to starting and running a lacrosse organization

– NCJLA coordinates and publishes the dates, times and locations of US Lacrosse CEP and PCA clinics as well as the California Lacrosse Convention

How can the NCJLA help?

Securing fields – Need to compile our best practices and make them available

How can the NCJLA help?• Recruiting players

• Clinics – when, where and how to hold them Sticks available from

NorCal chapter; communication options

• Places to find kids– Schools– religious organizations– other youth organizations

• such as boy and girl scouts• boys and girls’ clubs

Guide to starting and running a lacrosse organization

How can the NCJLA help?

• Lowering costs and fundraising

• Finding volunteers

* Need to compile our best practices and make them available

The questionnaire results will be posted on the website for all to access

Finally• Share your positive thoughts and suggestions • Encourage HS level players as well as adults in

your organization to become officials• Two objectives

– Expand the number of players with a particular emphasis on girls – 33% by 2013

– Expand the number of “in fill” clubs by 10% a year• “Play hard. Play fair. Have fun.”• Let’s have a GREAT 2012 season

Ann Kitt CarpenettiManaging Director of Game Administration, US Lacrosse

“National Standards in Youth Lacrosse”