AG Lacrosse Club 2015 Season

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Club Goals

 Field a team competitive with the best middle school teams in Charlotte  Black Team 15-2 last year  Program as a whole 40-11  Develop players to be successful in high school  Give every player a chance for a positive experience  Develop sportsmanship and character  Club has grown from 27 players in spring 2010 to 56 players last year

Teams

 Black team  Very competitive team. Mostly 8th graders. 6 th Graders not eligible   Goals are player development for high school and winning Players try out and playing time is competitive as well  Schedule is against other middle schools  Red team   Competitive team Playing time is not even but focus is on player development  Plays weaker middle school teams and stronger club teams  U-13 team     Plays a recreational schedule against other club teams Focus is on player development Playing time is more evenly distributed Must be born after August 31, 2001

The Line-up for each game varies with the opponent

Season Schedule

 Preseason – Mondays and Wednesdays after school on practice field  Practice Starts – First week in February   First Three Weeks at AG after school Next Two Weeks at Carmel Park after school  At Myers Park Traditional at 6 pm the remainder of the season  Games start late February/early March  Season over late April/early March  Typically practices or games 4 days during the week and Saturday  U-13 - two practices during the week and games Saturday and/or Sunday  Please register via our website: agbulldogslax.com

 Please check website during the season for schedule updates

Equipment

 Players are responsible for stick and some protective equipment (Shoulder pads, mouthpiece, arm pads and cup)  AG Lacrosse Club provides shorts, helmet, gloves, team jacket, shooter shirt, socks, practice jersey, and game jersey. Game and practice jerseys are returned at the end of the season  AG Lacrosse Club pays for coaches, refs, game medic, fields, field preparation, goals, balls etc.

 Cost: $350

Sponsorship Opportunities

 We are attempting to reduce the cost per player and to provide better/more equipment  Helmets, gloves, bags, socks and boathouse jackets are from sponsor revenue  Sponsors have the logo on the website and potentially jerseys and other equipment. We also offer banners on the baseball fence along Colony

Volunteer Opportunities

 Assistant Coaches: We will have paid head coaches but would like parent volunteers to assist with running practices  Car Pool Coordinator  Scorekeepers  Web Site Maintenance

Off Season Skills Work

 Critical for team and individual success  We will be offering some pre-season skills sessions  Stickwithus   Summer Select Tryouts December 13 www.stickwithus.org

 Team 24/7     Preseason Games: Sunday Afternoon Winter Academy: Saturday Afternoon Summer Select Tryouts December 6 www.team247lax.com

 Top Tier   Summer Select www.t2lax.com

 Empire Lacrosse   Preseason Camps http://www.empirelaxcamp.com/