1. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Acton Boxboro Youth Lacrosse Pre-Season Meeting For First Time Players and Parents February 16, 2006

2. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Agenda Welcome and Introductions League and Schedule Overview History of Lacrosse Lacrosse 101 Equipment ABRHS Colonials Wrap up and Questions

3. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Introductions of 2006 Coaching Staff U11 (3 rd and 4 th Grade) League Coaches – John Morse Suzanne Cotter Bill Mitchell – Robert Sweeney Blair LyneSteve Arnold U13 (5 th and 6 th Grade) League Coaches – Dan Joyce Ken Frank Mark Robertson – Charlie Rogers Ed Sasena Bill Troy – John Forshay Sean HanleyBill Brumback U15 (7 th and 8 th Grade) League Coaches – Ken Gary Jack Sanderson Chad Wagner – Nick Finamore Mark DeMello Charlie Rogers – Mark Robertson Bruce Muff Ron Schlegel Several AB High School players will also assist!

4. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting The League AB plays in the Massachusetts Bay Youth Lacrosse League (MBYLL, www.mbyll.org ) –105 Towns –5 Regional Divisions (We are in the NorthWest Division) 20 other towns in our Division such as Westford, Lexington, & Concord –U11 (3 rd and 4 th ) U13 (5 th and 6 th ) U15 (7 th and 8 th ) The league has experienced tremendous growth –1993 20 Teams, 500 players –2004 290 Teams, 6000 players League Philosophy, Sportsmanship, and Expectations –Code of Conduct –Consent to Treat/Release –US Lacrosse Membership

5. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Indoor Practice Schedule –Indoor Practices @ Acton Indoor Sports Sunday 2/26 6:45 – 8:00 AM All first time players only 7:45 – 9:00 AM All U15’s Sunday 3/5 6:45 – 8:00 AM All U13’s 7:45 – 9:00 AM All U11’s Sunday 3/12 6:45 – 8:00 AM All U15’s 7:45 – 9:00 AM All U13’s Sunday 3/19 6:45 – 8:00 AM All U15’s 7:45 – 9:00 AM All U13’s Sunday 3/26 6:45 – 9:00 AM All U11’s

6. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Outdoor Practice and Game Schedule Outdoor Practice Schedule (starting when fields available) –U11’s Weds and Friday 6:00-7:30 at School St Fields –U13’s Tues and Friday 6:00-7:30 at High School Fields –U15’s Monday and Thurs 6:00-7:30 at High School Fields (note: School Street field may be used by some U13 or U15 teams and one of the U15 teams may practice on Tuesdays) Lexington Face Off Festival ( Format: Two 36 minute games) –U13’s & U15’s on Satuday or Sunday March 26th or 27th –$10 fee per player Season Games –Sunday afternoons 4/2 thru 6/4 (between 11:00 and 5:00) –**Possible Extra Weeknight games –U15 Select Games –No Games 4/16 (Easter) and 5/28 (Memorial Day Weekend) –End of Season Jamboree @ Devens Weekend of 6/10-11 or 6/11-18

7. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Our Website www.ablax.org Third year in use….check it out

8. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting History and Overview of Lacrosse

9. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse … it’s Beginnings

10. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting The Birth of Modern Lacrosse

11. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse Today

12. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101

13. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101: The Positions 10 Players per Team –1 Goalie –3 Attack –3 Defensemen –3 Midfielders

14. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101 The Field

15. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse Fields In Acton ABRHS Fields –Our primary fields for games and practices are the two Boys Lacrosse Fields in “the back”, beyond the baseball fields Park near the Tennis courts Do not drive on the dirt road to these fields –Leary Field had been made available to boys lacrosse on 5 Sundays and some Wednesday nights School Street –Primary field for U11 practices

16. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101: The Game Four 10 Minute Quarters Start with a Face Off at Mid Field Players pass the ball to each other to get into position to shoot on goal Object is to get the ball in the goal Lacrosse is not a contact sport … it’s a sport with contact Additional information on the MBYLL website Instructional video tapes available at the Acton Library

17. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101 Personal and Technical Fouls

18. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101: The Equipment Special Guest: Bill Wolfe, Brine Sporting Goods

19. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse 101: Equipment Checklist Stick –U11 maximum stick length is 42” –U13 now allows ong pole sticks up to 5’ in length for defensemen –U15 allows long poles sticks up to 6’ in length for defensemen Helmets (NOCSAE approved) –Put players full name on front of helmet with Athletic / Masking Tape Gloves Arm Pads Shoulder Pads Colored mouth guard (which attaches to the helmet) Hard athletic cup Cleats (once we get the field) –Sneakers for indoor sessions

20. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Lacrosse Games to See

21. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Support our ABRHS Colonials Head Coach: Dave McCallum

22. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Colonials Varsity Schedule 3/31 LOWELL 4/4 CHELMSFORD 4/6 MALDEN CATHOLIC 4/8 XAVERIAN 4/11 at NEWTON SOUTH (DCL) 4/13 VS BC HIGH 4/17 BILLERICA 4/19 BROOKLINE 4/21 at WESTFORD (DCL) 4/25 LINCOLN-SUDBURY (DCL) 4/27 WESTON (DCL) 4/29 at Andover 5/2 at BEDFORD (DCL) 5/5 NEWTON SOUTH 5/9 at WAYLAND (DCL) 5/12 at CONCORD-CARLISLE (DCL) 5/16 WESTFORD (DCL) 5/20 at LINCOLN-SUDBURY (DCL) HOME GAMES IN BOLD, ALL UNDER THE LIGHTS AT LEARY FIELD

23. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Local College Games to See Memorial Day Weekend: NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, PA

24. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Questions?

25. Acton Boxboro Lacrosse Meeting Wrap up Start practicing throwing and catching now Start running – get in shape First Time Players Practice – Sunday 2/26 6:45 AM @ Acton Indoor Sports Remember mouth guards Go see ABRHS and local college games Equipment questions – see coaches after meeting First game on Sunday, April 2 th Thanks for coming