RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Membership/Tournament Payments:
1. The Madskillz Lax Membership is comprised of each FULL season. The
Spring/Summer Season entails the month of May and half of the month of June. As
a Madskillz Lax member you are OBLIGATED to pay for the whole entire season.
The Fall Season is comprised of the months of September, October, and half the
month of November. To become a member of Madskillz Lax you must be a member
for the whole entire current season. We will NOT prorate seasons.
2. Tournament fees are separate. Once you have committed to a tournament and
placed on the roster you are obligated to pay for this tournament since the program
bases player cost on the amount of players that have said that they are participating
in this tournament. Tournament fees are due before each tournament. If you do not
attend the tournament you will forfeit the entire tournament fee. We will only have
a maximum of 22 players per team roster for each 12v12 tournament. We will only
have a maximum of 16 players per roster for 7v7 tournaments.
3. Tournament fees can be paid online at www.madskillzlax.com or a check can be
handed in to the administrator at a practice. Paying a tournament fee online will
have an added markup involved since there are associated fees to this service.
4. A player will not be able to participate in the tournament until the tournament fee is
received by the program.
5. If you notice any discrepancies in membership or tournament billing please
highlight the Madskillz Lax Program so we can rectify the problem.
6. Membership refunds will be established on a case by case basis if needed.
Player Responsibilities/Behavior:
1. We expect every single player within the Madskillz Lax Program to respect the
rules of the game, opponents, officials, teammates, and one self. In addition, we
expect each player to respect every single coach within the program and on other
teams. We, as a program, reserve the right to remove players from games or
practices if a player does not act accordingly.
2. We expect players to abide by the above statement on and off the field at all times.
3. We expect players to come to each tournament 1 hour before the first game ready to
play.
4. We expect each player to have the proper attire/gear to attend all practices and
tournaments.
5. We expect each player to clean up all garbage that they may have left behind at each
tournament and practice before they leave the premises.
6. We expect each player to get the required sleep the night before a tournament so
they can play at a competitive level.
7. We expect each player to refrain from using profanity on and off the fields at all
times when they are representing Madskillz Lax.
8. We expect players to come up and talk to the coaches when they have an issue that
they would like to be resolved. We do not expect the parents to try to help resolve
the issue.
9. Most importantly, we expect the players to have fun playing this great game. If a
player is not having fun please highlight the program so that we can help resolve
this issue!!
Parent Responsibilities/Behavior:
1. We expect parents to abide by the positive coaching alliance parent pledge.
2. We expect parents to constantly be positive about their daughter’s progress on the
field and off of the field.
3. We expect parents to constantly be positive to all other teammates within the
Madskillz Lax program.
4. We expect parents to respect the rules of the game, opponents, officials, teammates,
teammate’s parents, themselves and their daughter. We expect parents to
understand the rules of the game so that they do not create undue stress during
certain calls in a game when they do not understand the rules of the game!!
5. We expect parents to cheer for their teams but also cheer for individual
accomplishments for EVERY player on the field.
6. We expect parents NOT to be negative on the sidelines at practice and/or at
tournaments. If a parent has an issue with something during a practice or
tournament please highlight the associated coach or program director so the
program can find a resolution.
7. We expect parents to respect coaches’ game time and practice time decisions. If a
parent feels that something is being done incorrectly please advise the program.
Our coaches on this program are human and make mistakes.
8. We expect parents to highlight us when an issue arises immediately. If it is an issue
that creates undue tension please wait 24 hours before you highlight this program.
9. We expect parents to refrain from obscene remarks or gestures at tournaments
and practices. In addition, we expect parents to refrain from using profanity or
obscene remarks when communicating with the program.
10. We expect parents to NEVER coach from the sideline. This is completely
unacceptable.
11. We expect parents to sit on the opposite sidelines to the team bench to watch the
tournament games.
12. We expect parents to allow coaches, directors to logistically control the program
and games.
13. We expect parents to allow their daughters to communicate the majority of any
issues at hand…. playing time….playing positions.
14. We expect parents to be OBJECTIVE with their daughter’s abilities as a lacrosse
player. We expect parents to trust the coaches and director’s decisions as to the
progress of their child as lacrosse player.
15. We, as a program, reserve the right to remove any parent/player from this
program if the above guidelines are not followed.
Program Procedures:
1. This is a TRAVEL program. We practice very hard during the week to help each
player become the best player that they can be. We expect players to attend
practices during the week at least 4 hours per week. This not only benefits the
player it also benefits the team.
2. This is a TRAVEL program. We expect a high level of commitment and focus
from every single player and parent during the season.
3. This is a TRAVEL program. We seriously want each player to become the best
player that they can be so that they have the opportunity to play in college if they
so desire.
4. This is a TRAVEL program. We will travel to certain tournaments that maybe
out of state or far away within the state. We expect a commitment from each
member to commit to at least one far-away tournament. Another way for players
to get better is to compete with high level programs which are usually out of state.
5. This is a TRAVEL program. We expect to compete at a very high level in every
single tournament that we participate in. With this, sometimes playing time will
be skewed to favor the more talented players during the playoff rounds and
championship games.
6. This is a TRAVEL program. We expect players to follow the proper etiquette or
playing time in tournaments may be adjusted accordingly.
7. This is a TRAVEL program. We expect each player to play in a position that we
feel will benefit the team at certain instances.
8. This is a TRAVEL program. We highly discourage players joining or committing
to other travel lacrosse programs that interfere with their participation with
Madskillz Lax. We expect EVERY single player to commit to this program at the
highest level. Madskillz Lax reserves the right to NOT ALLOW player
participation in this program if a player participates in another competitive
lacrosse program.
9. This is a TRAVEL program. We expect players that have committed to a
tournament to be responsible enough to show up BOTH DAYS for the
tournament to be ready to play in all of the games.
10. This is a TRAVEL program. Each player in this program has started a journey
to become a better lacrosse player. We will help with this journey all the way to
college if you will let us!!