1. South East Junior Players COUNTY / REGIONAL RESTRUCTURE FOR 2016-17 SEASON THE CHANGES SHOWN IN THIS DECK ARE NOT NATIONAL, THEY ARE SOUTH EAST ONLY.

2. Scene Setting  The changes referred to in this deck do not affect Regional Academies or National Academies see ELA websiteELA website  Regional Academies are run directly by the English Lacrosse Association.  Regions talked about in this deck refers to the structure of the recreational women’s game, which is split into 3 geographic Regions (South East, South West & North) and is run by volunteers. The structure diagram shows only the relevant part of the structure to this deck  The National Lacrosse Committee is chaired by a member of the ELA Board and is responsible for governing both the men’s and women’s recreational game  The South East Womens Regional committee is in place to oversee School, Club and University lacrosse. Aid links between these playing entities and to ensure there is a full and varied calendar of events available for the different types of recreational players  Representatives from the South East Committee are on the NLC Board of English Lacrosse National Lacrosse Committee (NLC) South East Committee Other Regional committees for mens and womens Head Office This is us!

3. Inter-Schools Tourns School v school teams, eg North London Collegiate v LEH v St James etc Traditionally Sept & Oct, eg Greater London Schools Tournament Traditionally schools enter within County lines (some exceptions) County Teams Players nominated by schools and qualified Club coaches Separate Trial dates for County selection Separate Training date for County teams County teams reflect a traditional County (Herts, Surrey, Beds & Bucks combined etc) Representative County teams U19s A & B, U15s A & B play in a 1 day Tournament around Sunday Nov 8th Region Open U19 trials for Regional selection, no link to County representation. Any player can nominate themselves for trials 1 day trials (November), 1 day training (January), 1 day Tournament (March) Current Schools, County & Regional Structure 2015

4. Issues with Current Set up Unbalanced number of schools within traditional County lines, eg 8, 8, 5, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1 For Counties with only a few schools this makes an early season Inter-school Tournament less enjoyable for girls, or completely unworkable for Counties with only 1-3 schools Small schools within a County sometimes avoid schools Tourns as do not want to come up against the dominant schools Several Counties struggle to staff fielding 4 County squads as almost entirely reliant on volunteer staff to cover the workload Several schools are missed in the current County process A lot of lacrosse in the calendar (particularly in South East) generally, so the ability to change this large process and potentially remove a day of lacrosse is a positive County teams trial and train for 2 days and only play a 1 day Tournament

5. New Format FROM 2016-17

6. Inter-Schools Tourns Combine into 3 Tournament groups organised by Schools Sussex, Kent, Greater London, Bucks (12 schools) Leics, Herts, Beds (12 schools) Surrey (8 schools) U19 and U15 A & B Tournaments, before 17 th October 2016 Super- Counties Teams no longer location based. New names are: Stags, Lions, Hurricanes, Raptors, Titans & Raiders Players selected by independent selectors at the inter-schools Tourns and by Club paper nominations 6 x U19 evenly skilled teams and 6 x U15 evenly skilled teams No fixed links between a school and a Super team, eg girls from the same school may be selected into different teams 2 x 1 day Tournaments in November Region 2 x U19 teams (South East A & B) Players selected from U19 Super-County teams 1 day final selection and training (January), 1 day Tournament (March) New Schools & County & Regional Structure 2016

7. What’s Ranking and is it for both Super-Counties and Regionals?  In this process we are using the term Ranking refers to how we will balance teams for Super-Counties  Pre player submissions a set of 1-3 Rank criteria will be defined and will be available to all  Teachers and Club Coaches will submit players with a preliminary Rank  Independent selectors will then assess the players (at schools Tourns or if they only play club lacrosse they will be considered through a paper process) There are only a handful of players who only play club lacrosse (not school) so we do not expect this to skew selection, but will review process each year  SELECTED players will have been ranked during the selection process. This allows the coaches not only to distribute attackers, midfielders and defenders across but to take account of the skill levels of those selected

8. South East(SE) sends sign-up link out to teachers Teachers submit nominations with Rank to SE and send sign up link to nominees (Min 7 days before Schools Tournament the girls are attending) Girls sign themselves up providing full details, medical, contact etc Can opt out of Regionals if preferred SE to send independent coaches/selectors to attend each Inter-school Tournament Inter-Schools Tournaments take place before 17 th October. Organised by schools Girls informed of selection decisions and which Super County teams they are in if selected Super-County teams compete in 2 x 1 day Tournaments in November SE Regional coaches/selectors attend Super-Counties to select Regional trialists 45-50 Regional trialists attend 1 day trials/ training 36 Regional players selected + 4 non-travelling reserves in January Regional Tournament: North v South East v South West AugSept Oct Sept /Oct Nov Jan Mar Selection Process – Super-Counties and Regionals (LAX School Girls)

9. Selection Process – Super-Counties and Regionals (non-LAX School Girls) South East(SE) sends sign-up link out to Coaches Qualified coaches submit nominations with Rank to SE and send sign up link to nominees Girls sign themselves up providing full details, medical, contact etc Can opt out of Regionals if preferred Super-County coaches/selectors review and speak to Club coaches if needed Girls informed of selection decisions and which teams they are in if selected Process from November onward is the same as for Lax school players (see previous slide) Aug Sept Oct Nov

10. Overview of dates 2016-2017 By April 2016 - Schools submit dates for their combined tournaments The first week of term (Sept) - Teachers should submit names to the Region and girls must then sign up 10 th October – deadline for submission of players from non-lax schools17 th Oct – deadline for completion of Inter-schools Tournaments 31 st Oct – deadline for informing girls if they are selected for Super-Counties and to which team if selected 6 th and 27 th Nov – 2 x 1 day Super-County Tournaments15 th Dec – deadline for informing girls if they are selected for Regional final trials8 th Jan – Final trials and training for Regional squadsMarch/April 2017 – Regional Tournament

11. Issues Check More balanced numbers of schools in each competition All schools able to attend a good size Tournament A & B Tournament levels offered Coaching roles advertised independently Clear pathway for all schools and clubs to send girls Removal of County trials and training dates Tournament days predominantly utilised for trials Unbalanced number of schools within traditional County lines, eg 8, 8, 5, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1 For Counties with only a few schools this makes an early season Inter-School Tournament less enjoyable for girls, or completely unworkable for Counties with only 1-3 schools Small schools within a County sometimes avoid schools Tourns as do not want to come up against the dominant schools Several Counties struggle to staff fielding 4 County squads as almost entirely reliant on volunteer staff to cover the workload Several schools are missed in the current County process A lot of lacrosse in the calendar (particularly in South East) generally, so the ability to change this large process and potentially remove a day of lacrosse is a positive County teams trial and train for 2 days and only play a 1 day Tournament

12. FAQs 1. I have put forward players for Super-Counties, can I coach a team? Yes but you will be sent to select at a different event to the one your girls are playing at. Events will span different dates so you can coach your school team and select on another date. 2. Our County easily produces County teams and we want more information on the reason for the change? We understand that for 2 of our South East Counties (Surrey and Herts) the current system does work but sadly for all the other counties the system is either starting to fail or has never worked. With the growth of the game and lone schools starting lacrosse in other counties we need to move to a system which takes pressure off our over stretched teachers and allows for growth. 3. In the existing set up 18 County teams were selected and in the new set up it’s only 12, why? This is a trial whilst we get the new format up and running. It will be reviewed annually and changed as necessary. 4. My daughter doesn’t play lacrosse at a lax school, can she take part? Yes, but she needs to be nominated by a qualified lacrosse coach. See slide 9. 5. My school has been grouped with schools who want to play their schools Tournament on a Saturday but we cannot attend. Can we go to another Tournament which is on a Sunday? Yes if you wish to switch groupings that is fine however we will need to see how this goes and review the set up if we end up with too many schools in 1 group. 6. Why have Bucks been put in a tourn group which looks geographically wrong? This was agreed in consultation with schools at the decision meeting in Sept 2015 and was due to an issue over playing on Saturday v Sunday. However individual schools can switch to other tournaments/groups if they prefer. 7. I’m a teacher/coach and want to put players forward, do I need to gather full information from the girls (medical, playing position etc) in order to put them forward? No teachers/coaches will only need to provide full name, year group and a preliminary Ranking. Girls will sign themselves up and provide the rest of the information we need. 8. Are these all new dates in the calendar? No all the dates have been previously utilised as County or Regional dates with the exception of some schools Tourns. We have in addition removed some dates such as County training dates. 9. How will players from Clubs be selected on paper v girls from lacrosse schools? Players from clubs who do not attend a lacrosse school can be submitted by a qualified coach from their club. There will be several weeks between submission and selection which will allow time for County coaches to acquire any information they need about any unknown players through discussion with other coaches and teams. We will trial this method for 1-2yrs and review at the end of each season.

13. Definitions 1. Ranking – See slide 7See slide 7 2. Super-Counties – U19 and U15 generic representative teams from across the South East eg Hurricanes & Titans. No longer to be representative of traditional County lines (Surrey, Kent etc) 3. Regions – The women’s game of lacrosse in England is split into Regions, South East, South West and North. See SE Regionals boundaries.See SE Regionals boundaries 4. Team selections will be 18 + 2 non-travelling reserves 5. Qualification Criteria for Super-Counties: Attending school within the SE boundaries. Or a paid member of a South East Club. See SE Regionals boundariesSee SE Regionals boundaries

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