1. Parents Meeting Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Monday Nov
Parents Meeting Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Monday Nov. 20, 7pm Northern Hills Middle School Cafeteria Topics
Program Mission
Coaches Training
Communications
Lacrosse Athlete Development Model
Calendar Year Activities
Open Floor for questions to board and coaches
How Parents can be involved
Spring Tournaments
Queen of the Hills Tournament
How Teams Divided
Possible Tournament Team
Coaches’ Expectations of Players
Coaches’ Expectations of Parents
Parents’ Expectations of Coaches

2. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Staff
Lou Preston – President
Brian Sandberg – Vice-President
John Satterthwaite (Coach Saturday) – Secretary
Daylen Dye – Treasurer
Shannon Almassian – Apparel / Logo
Alexis Elizalde – League Administrator
Board Advisors – Joe Curcuru, Jenny Fanning, Chris Davis
Queen of the Hills – Jenell Corey

3. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Program Mission

4. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club why now??
Coaching Training – US Lacrosse
Calendar Review
Winter - MLAX
Winter Stick Skills and Condition – School Gym

5. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Communications
Website
Game and Practice Schedule
Tourney Schedule (not tourney games)
Field Locations
Contact information for Board and Coaches
Coaches schedule changes (Coach/Alexis/Team Parent)
Register for Distribution List

6. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Calendar Year activities
January 14 – March 4 – FH Winter Ball at MSA
April – Gym Conditioning
March 14 – June 3 – FH Spring League
June – December – Club Lax
Sept – November Fall Ball (survey)
Dec – Coaches Training
*Conflicting Sports

7. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Volunteer Opportunities
Coaches / Asst Coaches
Queen of the Hills
Team Parent (new this year)
Field Striping

8. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club spring tournaments
April 14/15 – Brine Early Bird (Lansing); 5/6, 7/8
April 28 - Queen of the Hills; All Teams
May 12? – Okemos Lax Festival; 5/6, 7/8
May 12 – Border Wars (Chicago); 5/6, 7/8
May 17? – USL State Lacrosse Tourney; 5/6, 7/8
June 2/3 – Cranbrook; ¾, 5/6, 7/8
* Possible Tournament Team (additional Fee)

9. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Queen of the hills
Website, Field Mgmt, Striping, Catering, Vendors, Sponsors…
Game Day Volunteers
Score Table
Main Tent
Parking
Field Setup
Field Tear Down
Contact Jenell Corey -

10. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club How Teams are Created
Two Philosophies
Evenly Divided Team
A / B Teams
Similar to other programs
Club
Aligns with Mission
Rockford
Playing to Improve
Playing for W
*Carpooling Requests; need to mix schools

11. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Expectations – All Levels
Players
Parents
Coaches
Try Hard and Listen
SUPPORT
Respect
Be Fair, Focus on Athlete
Try Hard
Focus on Athlete, not “W”
Focus on Athlete, Call (Don’t text or )

12. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Coaching Training
Lacrosse Athlete Development Model
Progressive stages of development; physical, mental, social…
Age appropriate Competition
Constant Participate
Touches, Touches, Touches
Stations
Physical Literacy
December 2 – 9am Level Grandville HS
3hrs

13. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Coaching Training
The current youth lacrosse development model rushes to identify the best players at early ages, and leaves potential players behind with limited opportunity to play. The LADM aim is to keep more players engaged with the sport longer, allowing the best players to emerge as they reach physical maturity.

14. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Coaching Training
Fun and Kid-Centered
Fun is the #1 reason kids play sports. Who do we serve? The kids.
9 out of 10 kids say that fun in the main reason they participate in sports. Winning was 48th on a list of reasons kids play according to a recent study. 70% of kids are dropping out of youth sports by age 13, and the top reason is--you guessed it-- that it wasn’t fun anymore. if lacrosse not fun, kids will find other ways to fill their recreational time.

15. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club K-2 Expectations
Fundamentals (6 to 9 years old): Allows children to develop their movement ABCs-agility, balance, coordination and speed—and learn the basics of the game while emphasizing fun, cooperation, and maximum touches with the ball. Kids sample lots of physical activities and sports.
Technical (Skills) Development Proficient at stick grip and scooping, Exploring and developing other fundamental lacrosse skills--catching, passing, shooting, cradling, dodging.

16. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club 3/4 Expectations
Foundations (8 to 12 years old): This is the “golden age” of learning and sport skill development. Children become less self-centered and are able reflect on their actions and learn from their mistakes. This is the optimal time to learn and build a large repertoire of lacrosse-specific skills and learn the basic principles of play in a fun, challenging environment. Players sample many physical activities and sports in addition to lacrosse.
Player-centered environment - what it should look like Fun, inclusive engaging, and positive; appeals to this age-group’s desire for fun, improvement and teamwork through the progressive development of existing and new skill base. Focus on trying your best. Growth mindset.
Cognitive Development By age 9 or 10 developing the ability to think in advance of ball (anticipation); recall memory significantly improves; can follow more complex instructions; stay on task and focus longer; can understand where to move with and without the ball; can think in sequential thought and actions.

17. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club 5/6 Expectations
Foundations (8 to 12 years old): This is the “golden age” of learning and sport skill development. Children become less self-centered and are able reflect on their actions and learn from their mistakes. This is the optimal time to learn and build a large repertoire of lacrosse-specific skills and learn the basic principles of play in a fun, challenging environment. Players sample many physical activities and sports in addition to lacrosse.
Emerging Competition (11 to 14 years old): This is the stage in which we make or break the athlete; when children choose to continue participation in the sport. This is the time for developing strong technical skills and is the dawning of tactical awareness. Players are also introduced to concepts like mental preparation, goal setting, and coping with winning and losing. Players learn advanced technical skills and position-specific techniques. The major focus is on applying skills, strategies and tactics from practice to competitive situations. Athletes participate in several sports throughout the year or a variety of physical activities.

18. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club 5/6 Expectations
Social-Behavioral Development - we know that at this age athletes are… More independent, able to share, improved decision making ability. Desire independence and are building confidence. Peer group acceptance becomes important and physical competency plays a role in how one is perceived. Girls tend to form “cliques,” boys have more broad team relationships.

19. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club 7/8 Expectations
Emerging Competition (11 to 14 years old): This is the stage in which we make or break the athlete; when children choose to continue participation in the sport. This is the time for developing strong technical skills and is the dawning of tactical awareness. Players are also introduced to concepts like mental preparation, goal setting, and coping with winning and losing. Players learn advanced technical skills and position-specific techniques. The major focus is on applying skills, strategies and tactics from practice to competitive situations.
Multi-Sport Participation/Sport and physical activity diversification/Other sports and activities Athlete may decide to start focusing more on 1-2 key sports. If lacrosse rises to the top in motivation and desire, suggest picking another sport that is complimentary during another season. Such as field hockey, soccer, ice hockey, football, basketball etc.
Technical (Skills) Development Consistently demonstrates and can execute fundamental skills under pressure.

20. Forest Hills Girls Lacrosse Club Questions