1. Ridgefield High School Girls Lacrosse This slide show highlights everything that you need to know about Girls Lacrosse at Ridgefield High School. Presented by: Maddie Caviola Project number Eight Getting Involved in Your School May 19, 2011

2. Why Join Ridgefield Girls Lacrosse? There are many reasons you should join the lacrosse team. During the season we spend so much time together you will start acting like family. Also its not just your team that you get close with, all the teams get close. Were like a tight knit family. You can also benefit from this because its exercise and well everyone could use exercise. Playing lacrosse could even get you a scholarship to college. There are many positives to playing lacrosse.

3. What Ridgefield High School Girls Lacrosse is All About Girls lacrosse is all about having fun doing something you love with people who have the same passion for lacrosse. People would really enjoy playing lacrosse because we also focus on becoming a better, stronger person. We work on strengthening our bodies and stick skills. The purpose of this team is to play lacrosse but you leave with much more than that. You leave with more friends and a good time. I strongly encourage everyone to play lacrosse.

4. How to Join Ridgefield High School Lacrosse A student can go to the Athletic Office of their school and ask for a form. The student needs to hand in their form before try-outs start. There are a couple different coaches for each level so depending on what grade your in depends on which coach you should contact. If your playing Freshman you should contact, Heather Tibbitts at 203.968.9786. To play a sport at Ridgefield High School it cost $200 so that is due when you sign up. Click HERE to visit Ridgefield High School’s Athletic Website.HERE

5. Membership Requirements To play lacrosse, the coaches ask you to attend every practice and every game. Our home games and practices take place on the lower grass fields at RHS. To be able to play you must maintain 2.0 or at least pass four of your classes. Girls lacrosse has a very small amount of equipment. All you need are goggles, mouth guard, stick and cleats.

6. Ridgefield High School Girls Lacrosse Scrapbook

7. Miscellaneous Information If you participate in Ridgefield Girls Lacrosse we hold many fundraisers. For example we each get to sell discount cards that cost $20 and that money goes to RHS girls lacrosse. The cards give you a discount at tons of Ridgefield stores. Also we play away games during the season, which means team bus ride. After the game each player receives a Corner Deli sandwich. A lot of the players do volunteer coaching, I for example coach the 1-4 grade house. We teach them the basic lacrosse skills that will prepare them for future lacrosse.