2. 2013-14 COACHING STAFF  Jason Worwa - Varsity Head Coach  Phil Allen - Asst Coach/Varsity Offensive Coordinator  Erik Harms - Asst Coach/Varsity Defensive Coordinator  Eric Morgan - JV Co-Head Coach  Tom Thone - JV Co-Head Coach - Goalies Coach  Derek Shurson - JV Assistant Coach – Attack Coach  Drew McWatters - JV Assistant Coach/Prep Assistant  Paul McWatters - Prep Head Coach  Matt Smith- Strength/Conditioning Coach  Jeannie Cade - Program Trainer

3. SEASON GOALS Have fun! Play fast. Learn from our mistakes. Become a better player, everyday. Player evolution. Become a better person, everyday. Personal evolution. Become a better team, everyday. Team evolution. Figure out how to apply what we learn as lacrosse players to real world situations. On the field success!

4. WHS LACROSSE BOOSTER CLUB BOARD MEMBERS  Chuck Chmielewski: President  Brent Lervick: Vice President  Sue Rolfing: Secretary & Volunteer Coordinator  Off Season Coordinator: John Walsh  Karen Miller: Webmaster/Communications  Treasurer: Position available!  Videographer: Position available!  Equipment Manager: Position available!  All parents are Booster Club members, please get involved!  SEE ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES on royalslacrosse.comroyalslacrosse.com  Booster Club deals with ~$30000 in expenses/revenue for the season.

5. VOLUNTEERS  Parent volunteers are vital to program success!  Game Day Volunteers [score table, videographer, concessions, ticket booth, etc]  Fundraising Coordinators  Special Events Coordinators [Senior Night, Banquet, Tournaments, Team Dinners, etc]  The list goes on, we can never have enough help!

6. FUNDRAISING  Pancake Breakfast: Potential $1000 to raise  Candy Bar Sale: Potential $1000 to raise  Grocery Bagging at Kowalski’s: Pending  WHS Basketball Tournament: Jan 31 – Feb 2nd  Full participation by players with support from families and coaches is crucial for our program and helps to offset expenses.

7. COMMUNITY OUTREACH  Campus Cleanup Day: All players, managers and coaches will participate. Spring 14 - TBD  Youth Clinics: We will be organizing another low-cost youth clinic for after try-outs.

8. TRYOUTS  Tryout dates: March 31 st through April 2nd, 2014  Location: WHS Stadium  Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm  Alternate location: Eagan Dome – Busing will be available.  All times and locations will be available on our website.  Reminder that registrations have to be completed before any player can participate!  8 th graders are eligible to try out.

9. TRYOUTS  All players are expected to have their own equipment [helmets, mouth guards, sticks, shoulder pads, arm guards, gloves, cleats, etc]  Helmets [cobalt blue] can be purchased at a discount from the team [limited supply left]. Contact Chuck for more information.  Players will be evaluated based on stick skills [catching, throwing, shooting, feeding, etc], athletic ability [speed, endurance], field awareness, character, effort and other intangibles.  All players will be given a fair opportunity to make teams.

10. TEAMS  Varsity: 18-22 players  Junior Varsity: 18-22 players  Prep (9/10): 16-20 players  Final number of registered athletes will help determine roster sizes.  No cuts will be made, a player will have a team to play on!  Player movement: We do our best to place players at tryouts, mistakes are sometimes made and players will evolve throughout the season.

11. PLAYER EXPECTATIONS  Follow MSHSL and Woodbury High School rules prohibiting the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco for the entire year.  Maintain good academic standing, 2.0 GPA or better.  Be respectful of others.  Be on time for everything.  Be responsible and accountable.  Represent “Class”.  Be “Team Conscious”.  Put Woodbury Lacrosse right behind your school, family, and religious commitments in your ranked priorities.  Failure to follow these expectations will result in loss of playing time or potentially dismissal from the team.  Players will sign a contract agreeing to these terms after tryouts.

12. RIGHTS OF THE PARENTS  To know the guidelines expected of your son as a member of the team.  To know the process used to select players for the teams.  To attend your son’s games and practices without distracting the process, just as you can attend classes at WHS.  To discuss personal, social and educational issues regarding your son with the coaches at any time.  To know the chain of communication to discuss other issues. [son, coach, activities director, principal]

13. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARENTS  To provide a positive home and social environment.  To deal properly with injuries.  To balance family commitments with your son’s team commitments.  To support the Royals Lacrosse Booster Club Activities.  To know the guidelines expected of your son as a member of the team.  To develop a healthy relationship between you and the team.  To discuss personal, social, and educational issues that may affect the way the coaching staff works with your son.  To communicate with the coaching staff in a constructive manner.  To learn the rules and basics of lacrosse, it will make the game that much more enjoyable to watch!

14. KEY DATES - WINTER  Player Pack Order #1 – Due January 31st  Winter Clinics: Thursdays at the Vadnais Dome  Weight Training/Conditioning – Mon, Wed, Fri 3:15 at the WHS weight room.  Homegrown Lacrosse HS Winter League: Sundays - January through March - Concordia/Augsburg dome

15. KEY DATES - PRESEASON  Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – Early March  WHS Athletic Registration – WHS registration forms and activity fee [~$155]  Parent and Player Season Kick Off Meeting – Mid March  Player Pack Order #2 – April 4th  Stick Time/Spring Workouts @ WHS - Thurs/Sun time TBD  Gopher/HeadstrongMN or TCL pre-season camps – players on their own

16. KEY DATES – MSHSL SEASON  March 31st: First day of tryouts and Booster Club fees due.  April 3rd: First day of practice  April 4 th : Player Pack order #2 is due.  April 5 th : JV/Prep Minnesota Meltdown Tournament  April 12 th : Varsity Minnesota Meltdown Tournament [Prom is this date as well, arrangements will be made for early games at the tournament]  April 21st: First game of the season!  May 1 st : Remainder of Booster Club fees due.

17. KEY DATES – MSHSL SEASON  May 22nd: Final regular season game.  May 26 th : Section 4 playoffs begin.  June: State Tournament  June: End of the year team banquet.  June: Potential Chicago Tournament  Look for Select/Elite Summer Team tryouts [Loons, Elite, Team MN, etc]  All information and dates will be available on royalslacrosse.com

18. Season Schedule  April 21 st : @ Roseville  April 23 rd : Mounds View  April 28 th : @ East Ridge  April 30 th : Hastings  May 3 rd : Lakeville North  May 5 th : @ Stillwater  May 7 th : @ Forest Lake  May 10 th : @ Burnsville  May 12 th : Cretin Derham-Hall  May 14 th : White Bear Lake  May 16 th : @ Rochester Mayo  May 19 th : Park  May 22 nd : @ Minnetonka

19. KEY DATES – SUMMER  Tryouts for Summer Elite teams.  Sunday Night Lacrosse – Players and Alumni [free]  Woodbury Days Parade  Woodbury Days Lacrosse Showcase  WULax Black & Blue Tournament  Host Youth Lax Camp/Clinic  Summer Training at ETS – Players on their own  Homegrown Summer Lakes League – June – Aug

20. HOMEWORK  Bookmark Sites – royalslacrosse.com and whsactivities.org  Register on royalslacrosse.com  Players - Participate in as many off-season opportunities as possible.  Parents - Sign up for volunteer/fundraising opportunities  Order WHS Lax Gear - www.stcroixprint.com  Be active with the Booster Club – Monthly meetings, first Thursday of every month  Keep an eye on royalslacrosse.com, upcoming events are always listed there first.  Contact admin@royalslacrosse.com with any questions.

21. QUICK LINKS  royalslacrosse.com royalslacrosse.com  Follow on Twitter @WoodburyBoysLax  FRIEND on FACEBOOK  ALL PLAYERS! Add Coach Woraw, or Lee, Trey or Landon as facebook friends and ask for an invite to the group page.  For everyone @Woodbury High School Lacrosse  WHSactivities.org  homegrownlacrosse.org  gopherlacrosse.com  mnlaxhub.com  headstronglaxmn.com  woodburyunitedlax.com  uslacrosse.org

22. CONTACT INFO  Head Coach – [cell] 651.248.8199 or [email] jlworwa@gmail.com  Royals Lacrosse – [email] admin@royalslacrosse.com