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MBGLL End-Of-Season Wrap-Up
June 25, 2018, Lexington MA
AgendaWelcome
Year In Review
Member Benefits
Sportsmanship & Compliance
MBGLL Select
MBGLL Jamboree
Scheduling
2019 Calendar
Officials
Other Topics
Closing
Welcome
• Who Are We?
• Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League
• 350 community-based, town girls’ lacrosse teams U9 – U15
• MBGLL Select – 18 select and 7 2-game select teams
• Over 7,500 girls playing lacrosse
• From 73 different Towns in Eastern Mass
Year in Review• 3 US Lacrosse Level 1 Clinics / PCA DGC• 1 US Lacrosse Level 2 Clinic• 1 local Coaches’ Convention (EMASS)• 2 MBGLL / US Lacrosse Rules Clinics• 4 Rules Q. and A. Sessions• 1 PCA Parent Session• 1 PCA Triple Impact Athlete Session• Youth Play Date• Harvard Youth Day• WPLL – MLL Championship Event• MBGLL Jamboree
Member Benefits
• Communication• Local Division Directors
• Mid-Season Phone Check-In
• Post-Game Survey
• Meetings
• Facebook / Email / Web Site
• We invest in training• Bringing Level 1 training in-house next year
• Strong management and board• Analyze officials’ scheduling
• Work closely with US Lacrosse
• Keep costs down
• Focus on lacrosse
Benefits cont.
• Town Feedback = Action
• Events
• Plentiful
• Well run
• Support our towns, players and officials
• Promote Good Sportsmanship
Concussions
League Type
U13 Aggressive play by other team (2)
Please log concussions from the 2018 season on mbgll.org.
Sportsmanship & Compliance
Mission: To encourage good MBGLL member behavior
Good Standing 1st Warning Probation Suspension Expulsion
Description Number
Coach didn’t bench player for dangerous/unsportsmanlike play
17
Parents - unsportsmanlike 5
Lopsided Games 11
Coach - unsportsmanlike 16
Players - unsportsmanlike 14
Coach yelling at official 9
Stacked teams 2
Coast to coast 2
Scoreboard 1
Official unsportsmanlike 10
SAC Compliance
To Encourage Compliance…
• MBGLL Gold Star Towns• Towns submit a spreadsheet indicating coaches’ compliance
• Towns meet all compliance commitments
• Towns receive a logo for their web site acknowledging their commitment to presenting a high-quality program that complies with MBGLL’s standards for excellence
• Towns receive 1-day-in-advance registration for the MBGLL End-Of-Season Jamboree
• If you think your town is a candidate, please email [email protected]
• Town names revealed at the Fall meetings
SAC Compliance cont.
• Coaches’ Cards• Due to a delay with the manufacturer, these cards arrived later
than expected.
• Some coaches failed to receive cards because their credentials were not complete.
• Some towns didn’t submit town compliance forms.
• Next Year
• Head and assistant coaches without a card are not permitted in coaching area. FEEDBACK
• Any last minute coach additions will require a letter from MBGLL’s Executive Director in order to coach.
• Online requirements mandatory for all
• List posted on web site
SAC Compliance cont.New Head/Asst. Coach
• US Lacrosse membership valid through June 30, 20xx
• US Lacrosse online Level 1 Coach’s clinic• US Lacrosse in-person Level 1 Coach’s clinic• PCA – Double-goal coach session (online)• Rules Clinic or Rules Q. and A. session
(online or in-person)• Concussion training (online)• CORI check• US Lacrosse Level 1 Certification• Coach’s Card
2nd Year • US Lacrosse membership valid through
June 30, 20xx• Rules Clinic or Rules Q. and A. session
(online or in-person)• Concussion training (online) • CORI check• Coach’s Card
• US Lacrosse membership valid through June 30, 20xx
• Rules Clinic or Rules Q. and A. session (online or in-person)
• Some sort of continuing education • Concussion training (online)• CORI check• Coach’s Card
3rd Year
MBGLL Select
• Second year for playoffs and finals
• Congratulations Merrimack Valley U15 and North Shore Fisher Cats U13 – MBGLL Select Champions
• Improving program next year
• Score-keeper / timer table with flip chart score
• Semi-finals for U13 and U15
• Finals on turf
• Give-aways
• Hope to video final games – any volunteers?
MBGLL Jamboree• 176 Teams in Chelmsford
• Sideline team tents on most fields
• Memorial Day Special – Opened up to member towns non-registered teams
THANK YOU US LACROSSE and DICKS SPORTING GOODS –
MAJOR SPONSORS
• Next year look for:• Online Player Waivers & Rosters with US Lax Numbers required
for all players & coaches
• Games Sat. Session 1 & 2; Sun. Session 1
• FEEDBACK
Scheduling
• Investing in scheduling for next year
• Contracted with Gus Bickford of Factotum Productions
• Creates Schedule for MBYLL
• Will manage field schedules between MBYLL and MBGLL games
• Will manage game change requests
• Working with MBGLL as the only all-girls program / exclusivity
Scheduling cont.
Huge benefits
• Towns can choose parity games or driving distance as a priority, or mix and match
• Block scheduling is a priority
• Write in games (not limited to divisional towns)
• Same scheduling timeframe/rules as last year
• Starting with field discussion and recap of Spring 2018 at the fall divisional meetings
• Some sponsorship money will go towards this investment. Look for an increase in team registration fees to help cover the remaining cost
Any other suggestions? Perhaps 1 weekday game if officials VOTE
Date Holiday 1 Rec
1 Sel 2 Rec
2 Sel 3 Rec 3 Sel
4 Rec
4/7 X
4/14 School V. X
4/21 School V. Easter
4/28 X 4/26
5/5 X 5/3
5/12 Mom’s Day X 5/10
5/19 X 5/17
5/26 Memorial Day Wkd. No Games
6/2 X 5/31
6/9 X 6/7
6/16 Dad’s Day
6/15-16 Jamboree Wkd 6/14 Select Play Offs Finals
Officials
Count LeagueCancelled
% 2 Jrs % 1 Jr %1 Adult/1
Jr % 1 Adult %2 Adults
%228 U9 Games 1.32 0 62.28 0 34.65 0415 U11 Games 0.96 0 53.25 0 45.78 0.00408 U13 Games 0.49 1.47 0 6.37 76.72 17.16404 U15 Games 1.49 1.49 0.99 22.77 51.24 22.03
14U13 Select
Games 0.00 0.00 0 0 50.00 0.00
47U15 Select
Games 8.51 8.51 0 2.13 17.02 70.21
1516
Total Games (not including
Jamboree)
• Most games were covered, but not adequately• U13 & U15 are supposed to have 2 officials and 83% U13 and 78% U15 only
had 1 official• Only 6% of U13 games are training/mentoring Jr. officials • U13 Select didn’t have 2 officials
Officials
Theme: Still a shortage of officials
Theme: Jr. Officials need more mentoring
• Other area leagues pay officials more
*Modified checking at U15 Select
Level 1 Adult Junior 2 Juniors 2 Adults 1 Adult 1 Junior
U9/U11 $50 $40 (+$10) $30 each (NA)
U13/U15 $70 $60 each (+$10)
$70/$40
U13/U15 Select
$75 (+$5) $75 each (+$25 each)
$75/$50 * (+$25/NA)
Officials cont.
• DISCUSSION - IDEAS
• Increase pay
• Other leagues/EMWLUA don’t have numbers to know if this worked or not
• Doesn’t differentiate between different skill levels
• Bring Jr. Official program inhouse
• Each town with a U9/U11/U13 team supply one jr. official
• MBGLL will help cover the training costs
• Jr. official assigned by the town to their U13/U11/U9 games• Allows for mentoring on U13 games
• Allows 2nd officials on U13 games
• Increases likelihood of two adult officials on U15 and U13/U15 Select games
• VEMEO payments
Fundraising
With added costs, we need to raise funds in earnest.
• Corporate donations and matching
• Benevity.com
• Please see if your company matches funds and makes donations
• Smile.Amazon.com
• Select MBGLL as your charity and we will receive 5% of your qualifying purchases
• Donations
• Via the web site
• Via Facebook
EVERYONE CAN HELP!
New Initiatives
• Events - DISCUSSION
• Fall 7 v 7 tournament
• Rotating divisions
• For towns running clinics to introduce players to lacrosse
• What towns would support this?
• Laxapaloosa
• Martha’s Vineyard Round Robin
• Fundraising tournament
• Other ideas
Rules –Re-evaluating
• What would you like MBGLL to address with EMWLUA?
Closing
• Other Member Topics• Please answer the summer survey, due out in a couple of weeks• Please join MBGLL’s Facebook page for updates• Please email your division director with contact updates
• Looking for a new MetroWest North Division Director
Thank you for a fantastic year of lacrosse!