Girls Session
Kristine Love
Director of Girls Lacrosse
[email protected]
415-250-3203
About Me…
• This will be my sixth year as Girls Director for the
NCJLA!
• I played D1 & Club Lacrosse for St. Mary’s College
of California.
• I used to play with a wooden stick & now I have a
carbon stick (that’s how old I am).
• Little known fact…
Session Objectives
• Go over the administrative
roles of NCJLA staff members,
commissioners, and girl’s reps
• Key Calendar dates
• Review Season Events
• Umpire Training and Play Day
• End of Year Tournament and
Festival
• Coaching Staff: The
foundation of a successful
program
2014 Season Recap
• Commissioner’s Training
• Scheduler’s Training
• Created the Sportsmanship Incident Report
(SIR) process
• Coaches Training and NorCal Convention
Girls Administration
NCJLA
Board
Director of
Girls
Lacrosse
Division
Commissioner
Girls Reps
Club Members: Players,
Coaches, & Parents
Girls Director
Objective is to be proactive prior to NCJLA
deadlines and assist with:
– Club Administration
– League Organization
– League Policies
– Girls Events
– Communicate
– Here to help
2013-2014 Commissioners
– GHS- Dean Whipple, S.J. Extreme
– GU15- Dave Trahan, Novato Lacrosse Club
– GU13- Kelly French, Pleasanton Pride Girls
Lacrosse Club
– GU11- Melissa Ramos, Pleasanton Pride
Girls Lacrosse Club
– GU9- Laura Jennings, Petaluma Lacrosse
Club
Commissioners
• 2014-2015 Current Commissioners:
• GHS- Laura Jennings
• GU13- Kelly French
• GU11 & GU9- Melissa Ramos
• Recruiting:
• GU15 Commissioner
Girls Reps
Monthly
• Actively communicate with
GD and
Conference
Calls
Girls Director &
Commissioners.
Commissioner
E-Mail
• Maintain the girls culture within the club.
– What makes your program
unique “FOMO”?
NCJLA
Announcements
• Create the trajectory of your girl’s program to
accomplish your clubs’ season goals.
• Educate coaches & parents on game rules.
• If necessary assist in finding volunteers/staff for
NCJLA events or umpires for umpire training.
Club Coaches and Parents
• Monthly Conference Calls
• Monthly conference calls, second Monday
of each month at 7:30PM
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October- No meeting
November 10- Team registration
December 8- Scheduling
January- No meeting
February 9- Umpire Training & Season Start
March- No Meeting
April 13- Playoffs, Season Questions, Season
End
• May 4 (out of pattern)- End of Season Events
• Conference Call number: 866-201-0083, Code:
Key Changes for 2015 Season
• Game Rules (NCJLA Only)
–9th grade GU15 eligible players no
longer have to petition to play at
GU15A/B
–Full Checking at GU15A
–Removal of three pass rule at GU11
Key Changes for 2015 Season (cont.)
• Events
– GU9 season will start off the season with a
festival
– New season end date for GU11
– Flighted Tournament for GU11
• Emphasis on full field sportsmanship!
– Requiring clubs to send adults to umpire
training
– Coaches education opportunities
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Season Calendar- Key Dates
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February 28th & March 1st Junior Umpire Training
March 7th Season Opens
March 7th GU9 Play Day
May 3rd End of Regular Season for GHS, ‘A’Division, GU11 and GU9
• May 9th GHS Championships, ‘A’ Division
Playoffs, GU11 Flighted Tournament & GU9
Festival
• May 16th and 17th ‘A’ Division Championships and
‘B’ Division Flighted Tournament
NCJLA Events
Girls Play Day
• February 28th and March 1st
• GU15A, GU13B, and GU11 only
• Clubs from Marin, North Bay, and South Bay
must continue to recruit two new junior
umpires
• All clubs must send two adults
GU9 Play Day
• Saturday March 7th
• Includes clinics to go over rules and skills
– I’ll be looking for help from veteran coaches!
• Mini 20 minute games
GHS Championships
• Standings are based off of the same RPI that the boys use.
• Saturday May 9th
• One day championship tournament
• 2014 Championship team has first right of refusal to host.
– GHS (Championship), Napa
* Tournament structure will be based off of final team
registration and will be announced before scheduling meetings.
‘A’ Division Championships
• Standings are based off of the same RPI that the boys use.
• Key Dates:
– Saturday May 9th Semifinal round
– Sunday May 17th Championship games hosted by NCJLA
• 2014 Championship team has first right of refusal to host
Semifinal round.
– GU15A (Semifinals), Novato
– GU13A (Semifinals), Skyline
*Tournament structure will be based off of final team registration
and will be announced before scheduling meetings.
‘B’ Division & GU11 Flighted Tournament
and GU9 Festival
• GU9, May 9th:
– Festival hosted by a volunteer club. Will need 4-6 GU9
fields.
• GU11, May 9th:
– Flighted* tournament hosted by the NCJLA
• GU15 and GU13B, May 16th and 17th
– Flighted* tournament hosted by the NCJLA
*Flighted tournament standings are based only off of the
official standings on the NCJLA website.
Questions?
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Theresa Sherry
Coaches: the Foundation of Good
Sportsmanship