Girls Lacrosse Volunteers Needed

October 26, 2006 — The Hereford Lacrosse Program is looking for volunteers for the girls program for the upcoming spring lacrosse season. Girl's lacrosse has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years, and this exciting sport continues to grow in popularity. The program needs community volunteers to help at many levels.

Some experienced positions that need to be filled ASAP include Girls Commissioner, Midget Coordinator, and Education Coordinator. Please see nominations page for more on the "job descriptions" and process for joining the team.

In addition to the experienced positions above, volunteers are needed to help with the numerous administrative duties that are required to run a youth recreation program. No experence necessary! If you have some time to devote to the lacrosse program, or have any questions, please send email to Hereford Lacrosse. Your volunteering makes a big difference in the lives of girls and in your community.

Moms with lacrosse experience are especially encouraged to participate in positions with high youth interaction.

Maryland Indoor Lacrosse has posted the schedules for October. Please see their web site for when your games are scheduled. They will post the rest of the games when schedule is prepared.

A list of coordinators can be found on organization page should you need to contact your coordinator.

Sunday October 22nd

We will have Division 3 teams up at Genesee Valley Sunday Oct 22nd, from 10:00 to 4:00, playing some great lacrosse.

Some of the teams that are attending are Goucher College, McDaniel College, Elizabethtown University, Belmont Abbey, AACC, & Catholic University.

More information, including directions to Genesee Valley, is available at Genesee Valley Web Site.

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Girls evaluations will be held at 7th District Elementary school, per the following:

• Tyker (1998+)
  Girls tykers will not be holding evaluations. Coordinator: Sam Reider
• Lightning (1996, 1997)
  A single evaluation was held on 9/16. Coordinator: Bill Litsinger.
• Midget (1994, 1995)
  Saturday 9/23 from 9-11 at HMS. If you came to evaluations on the 16th you do not have to attend the evaluation on the 23. If you are unable to attend on the 23rd please contact me at 410-472-0784. Coordinator: Linda Young
• Junior (1993, 1992 8th grade)
  There will not be evaluations for Junior level. Coordinator: Andy Clancy
• High School (9th - 12th Graders)
  There will be no evaluations for High School level. Coordinator: Brian Tenberg

Boys evaluations will be held behind Hereford Middle School on large and small football fields on consecutive Sundays.

• Mail in $135 per child. Add $10 per child if mail not received by 8/31.
• A walk-in (late) registration will be held Saturday morning, September 9th at HMS, from 9:30 to 12:00.
• Evaluations will be Sep 16/17 and 23/24 (girls on Saturdays, Boys on Sundays)
• To insure fair playing time for all participants, team size is limited. After the mail-in registration deadline, team placement will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. A waiting list will be maintained, and new teams created if/when there are enough players.
• PLEASE MAIL IN YOUR REGISTRATION EARLY!

• League runs from Sep 10th thru October 29th, 2006
• Girls entering grades 9 - 12
• Sign up as individuals or as a team
• League fills up quickly, register now! There are only slots for 16 teams!
• Deadline: Sep 5th
• For details and registration form, please click here.

Due to liability issues which result because dogs are not covered under the terms of our insurance coverage for using the field, DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT GENESEE VALLEY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. We need ALL coaches help and support in enforcing the policy during the game.

Home team coaches are responsible for enforcing this rule!

Thanks in advance for you help!

This year's "Under the Lights" varsity game will be at the HHS Stadium on April 25th, Tuesday at 6:30 pm (Hereford plays Catonsville). As usual, our players can join the varsity players after the game out on the stadium field, so please remind your players to bring their lacrosse sticks. If our players don't have a pass from the clinic, admission is $2. Adult admission is $4. (I believe the JV game starts at 5:15). Admission covers both games, so feel free to come early.

We will have the Wall ball stickwork booklets for sale during and after the game for $5 as well as a few more t-shirts for $15.

To Benefit Hereford Lacrosse Program. Enjoy Manor Tavern hors d'oeuvres, carving stations, salads and open bar. Dance to Maryland's premier electric band RELEASE.

• $65/ per person
• May 13th, 2006
• 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
• Silent Auction, 50/50 raffle, Bulls Bar
• Tickets will be available after April 17 through your Team Parent or contact: rmschiffer@comcast.net or pearce.m@comcast.net

Players can expect a number of stations focusing on a variety of lacrosse skills from shooting to playing goalie. Athletes will be broken into groups based upon their ages and skill level. In addition, all girls’ lacrosse coaches are invited to observe and pick up tips for coaching their teams. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

• For all girls rec players
• Saturday, March 25th, 2006 (Rain date Sunday, same time)
• 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, at Genesee Valley
• $15.00 payable to Liz Berquist at clinic. No need to preregister! Do at clinic.
• Participants will receive a free pass to a Hereford Girls Varsity game!

Weather is calling for cold, so remember to bundle up, and dress in layers. Weather related cancellations will be posted in blue box above.

Click here for pictures of last year's clinic!

After a good deal of hard work, and a few spirited debates, the Hereford Lacrosse program agreed on a set of bylaws and policies, which are now posted on the web site. The bylaws describe the general structure of the program, board structure, meeting procedures, and the like. Additionally, each program (boys/girls) has developed a set of policies addressing playing time, evaluation procedures, registration, coach selection, and procedures to address grievances.

Consider these documents a work in progress. If you have comments, suggestions, or concerns, we welcome your input and participation. The strength of the Hereford Lacrosse Program is the entire community.

From the US Lacrosse web site, posted 9/19/2005:

The US Lacrosse Women's Division Board of Governors voted on Saturday to implement the recommendation of the Rules Committee to bring hard boundaries to women's lacrosse beginning with the 2006 season.

However, at a Check Hers game this weekend, the rule was being applied. Players and spectators alike were quite surprised! With hard boundaries, when the ball goes out of bounds, it is not awarded to the closest player. If you throw the ball out of bounds, it's a turnover, and the other team is awarded the ball. Most spectators present seemed pleased with the rule change. The players may take some more convincing of the benefits of the rule to the game, though, as they quickly became aware of the consequences of a bad pass!

Please see US Lacrosse web site for complete article.

On each Thursday night in January (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th), the Hereford Lacrosse Boys Rec Program will provide a pre-season lacrosse clinic, to be held at the St. Paul's School Middle School gymnasium from 6:30-9:30p. This clinic will be offered to all boys registered for the Spring '06 outdoor season, with birth dates of 1991-1995, and will be a great opportunity for all participants to get sticks in their hands prior to the start of the spring season.

Click here for details

Click here to go to registration page.