1. Fall 2016 Parents Meeting

2. Meeting Agenda Introductions Communication The Fall Season
Required Equipment and Options
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA)
Fields
Volunteer Opportunities
Learning the Sport
Important Dates
Q & A

3. Introductions Board Members and Key Volunteers Bill Murray, President
Sonny Dua, Vice-President
Matt Gibbons, Treasurer
Libby Braun, Secretary
Andy Martin, Boys' Commissioner
Tracy Morgan, Girls' Commissioner
Michelle Sermons, Communications Director
Dean Sevy, Fields Coordinator
Dan O’Shaughnessy, Field Maintenance
McKensey Cantando/Krista Layman, Spirit Wear

4. Introductions Coaches Coaches Boys Girls U9 – Mike Helgeson, Colby Cox
U11 – Sonny Dua, Eric Hamilton, Paul Trotti, Boone Brewer
U13 – Chris Dodd, Dan O’Shaughnessy, Bill Murray
U15 – Mike Gilbert, Dean Sevy
Coaches
Girls
U9 – Lindsey Trotti, Julia Scales
U11 – Geoff Braun, Christie Sheehan
U13 – Tracy Morgan
U15 – Jason Hudson

5. Pope Junior Greyhounds Lacrosse
Communication
Junior Greyhound Lacrosse – Board Members
League information – Key Dates
Volunteer Opportunities – Clean Up Days, Field Maintenance
Team information, photos and results
Answers to your questions
Field Closings - Practices
Information transmitted via website, blast, Twitter, and Facebook
Individual Teams – Coaches and Team Parent
Game times and locations
Snack and drink duty
Game cancellations/rescheduling
Practice reschedule
We are do the best to communicate, sometimes leads to OVERCOMMUNICATIONS –
Key is to make sure you’re informed and get the information at the right time.
Ask about if they are getting . If you don’t have one, please send to Michelle Sermons
jrgreyhoundlax.com
@jrgreyhoundlax
Pope Junior Greyhounds Lacrosse

6. Fall vs. Spring Comparison
Practices Per Week 2
Rec: 2
Select: 2-3
Games Per Week 1
Rec: 1
Select: 1-3
Focus
Fundamentals
Fundamentals/Field Play
Conditioning
Little
Emphasis
Commitment
Maybe play other sports
Lacrosse expected to be main sport
Attendance
Important
Mandatory

7. Equipment Requirements
Recommended Sources
Breakaway Lacrosse/Lax World
Smyrna, Ga , Spring Road
Play It Again Sports
Roswell Road or Alpharetta Hwy or
Barrett Parkway Locations
Lax World
Woodstock Road / Hwy 92
Or Hwy 41
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Johnson Ferry/Roswell Road
ALL
GIRLS
BOYS
“Good” Stick
Goggles
Helmet
Colored Mouth Guard
Shoulder Pads
Cleats
Gloves and Arm Pads
Cup
Uniforms
Game Jersey/Practice Jersey
Player Pack
Deposit required and returned at end of season

8. Recommended Sources – AJO4LAX.com $80 Rental Packages
Equipment Rentals
Recommended Sources – AJO4LAX.com $80 Rental Packages
AJO4LAX will provide a rental package of the following equipment for $80:
Helmet, Gloves, Shoulder Pads, Arm Pads, Stick (partial packages available)
Total retail to purchase similar equipment: $250 - $300
Security deposit check for $250 is required (check returned at the end of the season when you return the equipment).
Do not provide cleats, cup or mouthpieces

9. Our Role as an Organization
Pope Junior Greyhound Lacrosse is a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance
Coaching Philosophy defined as:
Winning (important)
Teaching Life Lessons (more important)
Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for:
R – ules
O – pponents
O – fficials
T – eammates
S – elf
Expecations we set with our coaches is to give equal playing time.

10. Your Role as a Parent Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play
“Game Day Tips”
Ex: Before the Game – tell your child you are proud of him/her regardless of the outcome of the game
Ex: During the Game – Encourage don’t Coach
Ex: After the Game – Avoid the post game analysis – let your child tell you about the game
Ex: What if…the official makes a bad call…Honor the Game – let the coaches deal with it

11. Player Responsibilities
Give 100% at practice and during games
Mistakes are OK, that is how we learn.
Respect all coaches and teammates
Honor the Game/ROOTS of positive play means respect for:
R – ules
O – pponents
O – fficials
T – eammates
S – elf

12. Fields Hightower Trail MS: Games and Practice
Tritt Elementary: Games and Practice
Shallowford Falls Elementary: We will not be using the field this Fall

13. Practice Schedule

14. WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP Please Sign Up – If Interested Coaches
Team Moms/Dads - one per team is required
Field Operations Assistance (Game Day Set-up and field maintenance)
Scorer’s Table and Stat Keepers
Sideline Managers
Community Support/Fundraising
Positive Fans/Role Models
Please Sign Up – If Interested

15. Where to learn about Lacrosse
US Lacrosse web-site
Boys and Girls High School teams
Our own Pope JV and Varsity teams
ESPN U College Lacrosse Games
Cobb County Classic 2017
Local Professional Teams
Georgia Swarm
Atlanta Blaze
Local College Games
KSU
Georgia Tech

16. Spirit Wear
Online Site

17. Important Dates MLL Championship Game – Tomorrow 08/20
Practices Start – 08/27
Games Start – 09/17
No Games – 09/24 (Cobb County Break)
Last Games – 10/29

18. Thank you for your time