MAYLA MEMBERSHIP MEETING Fall 2019 June 17, 2019 6:30 pm

MAYLA Membership Allatoona Etowah Mt. Bethel Trojans Cherokee Henry County North Cobb Walton* Copperhead Hillgrove North Paulding West Forsyth* CYL HOYAs Northside UMC Wheeler Decatur Kell Peachtree City Whitefield DLYLA Kennesaw Mtn Pope* Woodstock* East Paulding Marietta River Ridge *Indicates Inactive Status

MAYLA Contacts • President - Jim Gandy jimmyzjag@Hotmail.com • Bobbi Villhauer - Interim Executive Director admindirector@metroatlantalax.com • President - Jim Gandy jimmyzjag@Hotmail.com • Vice President - Ian Carter Ian_carter@comcast.net • Secretary - Tracy Young tracy.young@cobbk12.org • Treasurer – John Thomas jthomas@holder.com • Boys Rec Director – Herb Avrett avrett1942@charter.net • Girls Rec Director – Jon Woodham jewoodham@yahoo.com • Director At Large – Aubree Mancuso-Surdoval aubree.mancuso@gmail.com • Director At Large – Patrick Joyce gloaassignor@gmail.com

Agenda Old Business Treasurer’s Report New Business Program Status Programs that are now Inactive: Pope, Walton, West Forsyth, Woodstock Program that have lost membership: Sprayberry Rule Clarification Any player, does not depend on age, that is playing on a high school team, is INELIGIBLE to play on a MAYLA team. Treasurer’s Report New Business Vote to re-instate Sequoia League Updates Girls Program Updates Boys Program Updates Spring Schedule Review and Upcoming Dates

League Updates Travel - Going back to previous scheduling rules with modifications Northern teams - If you travel, you will only travel once. We will make every effort to schedule more than one game. (Mini Jamborees built into the schedule) Southern teams – Play amongst southern teams first, then travel north. We will make every effort to schedule more than one game. Games may not always be in same location. Rosters – new requirement for this season Coaches enter rosters on their team page. (Bobbi can help if needed) Once rosters are entered with email address, you can download the team app and communication becomes easy (Built in TeamSnap) (Built in Tourney Machine) What if rosters are not posted?

League Updates A/B Selection Guidelines Select A – If you have more than two players who play summer travel lacrosse.  If you are heavy on older players with experience.  If you dual roster consider the actual players that will dual roster when selecting a division. If your best 2-3 players do the primary dual rostering you may fit better in A. Select B – No Summer or Select players Mostly new players Younger players in your age group New Division names We are aligning with US Lacrosse age divisions: 14U, 12U, 10U, 8U, 6U for both boys & girls

League Updates US Lacrosse Membership What’s In It For You? Fall 2019 – MAYLA encourages all players and coaches to be US Lacrosse members Spring 2020 – MAYLA requires all players and coaches to be US Lacrosse members What’s In It For You? Best-in-class insurance coverage Subscription to US Lacrosse Magazine How-to videos, articles, clinics and more for players, coaches and officials Access to first-class playing opportunities Special member pricing for LaxCon ($40 savings vs. non-members) Discounts on tickets to selected college and pro games Eligibility for grants and free resources to help you grow the game locally Members-only emails with special offers on gear, apparel and more What’s In It For MAYLA? Ability to offer more training for coaches at lower costs Subsidized funds Support for our “growing the sport” efforts Support for ethical and safety issues

Girls Program Updates 2019 Fall Rule Changes No rule changes LACROSSE ASSOCIATION 2019 Fall Rule Changes No rule changes Rule Clarification Questions? Fall Season Recap/Open What went well? What could we do better? Questions, Comments, Suggestions

Boys Program Updates 2019 Spring Rule Changes No rule changes LACROSSE ASSOCIATION 2019 Spring Rule Changes No rule changes Rule Clarification Questions? Spring Season Recap/Open What went well? What could we do better? Questions, Comments, Suggestions

Coaches Are Our Future LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Minimum recommended training for all coaches (Remember MAYLA will reimburse for each class) 8U Coaches – PCA Online Training 10U Coaches – USL Level 1 online 12U & 14U Coaches – USL Level 2 and up

Player Eligibility Birthdate Division After 9/1/2012 6U After 9/1/2010 LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Birthdate Division After 9/1/2012 6U After 9/1/2010 8U After 9/1/2008 10U After 9/1/2006 12U After 9/1/2004 14U *Age eligible 9th graders (born after 9/1/2004) AND have not played on a HS level team are eligible to play on a MAYLA Senior team. *Any 8th graders who play(ed) JV, are NOT eligible to play on a MAYLA team. Players may play up at Programs discretion. Players may only play down with an approved waiver from MAYLA. Waivers are valid for one season. Dual Rostering is encouraged ONLY if it will allow more players to play the sport. It should not be used to derive a competitive advantage over other teams.

Officials Officials Assigning for Games Member organizations are responsible for coordinating their own officials for home games. Home teams are responsible to pay for both officials, unless other arrangements have been made between teams. *** Discuss moving MAYLA to using certified officials only for all MAYLA Games (Bantam and above)*** Boys: GLOA - Patrick Joyce – gloaassignor@gmail.com Girls: (assigned automatically)*will be invoiced at the end of the season GWLOA – Mike Hannah - michaelhannah@bellsouth.net and Bill McGregor  bmcgreg@comcast.net Any changes to your schedule must be reported to the officials assignor!!! 11

Fall Schedule All K/1 Games are scheduled separately. Week 1 9/14 Fall Breaks: Cherokee/Cobb/Paulding: September 23rd – 27th Fayette: October 14th-15th Henry: October 7th-11th Fulton: None All K/1 Games are scheduled separately. Week 1 9/14 Week 2 9/21 Week 3 9/28 Week 4 10/5 Week 5 10/12 Week 6 10/19 Week 7 10/26 Please note: No games will be scheduled for your program during your breaks. The new software has the capability to block out dates by team.

Important Upcoming Dates LACROSSE ASSOCIATION MAYLA Dates MAYLA Membership Meeting Fall 2019 Coaches Training (Boys & Girls) Fall Season Registration Starts USL LaxCon 2020 Registration Deadline Girls Spring Mandatory Coaches Meeting Boys Spring Mandatory Coaches Meeting First Official Games K/1 Jamboree The MAYLA Challenge Spring Application Deadline for new programs MAYLA Membership Meeting Spring 2020 June 17th TBD August 1st January 10-12 August 31st September 14th October 27th May 2nd & 3rd 2020 October 15th November, TBD