Reminders 1/29

Helmets reminder

Remember to bring your helmets to Mr. Piper on Monday 2/1 if you would like them to be included in the group helmet certification. If your helmet does not carry a 2010 NOCSAE certification, you must borrow a school helmet for the spring season.

Also, bring a check for $20 made out to EASD. The athletic department will pay the cost of each certification, minus $20.

Please see http://etownlax.com/?p=233 for more information about the helmet certification send-out.

Eligibility Reminder

Any student who has not checked in with Coach Adams (or attended the meeting 1/14) about eligibility this spring must check in IMMEDIATELY.  Don’t wait. Stop by!

Clothing and Jacket Orders Due Today 1/22

The clothing order is due today! Please remember to bring your order form and a check made out to “Big E Boosters” to tonight’s open gym practices at 7:30 p.m. Please also remember that each student must have black shorts for practices and team-colored (royal blue, black, white, or gray; Etown logos only) apparel on the sidelines.

You can view or print the clothing order form from this link.

Also, to anyone who did not attend the meeting last week, see Coach Adams a.s.a.p. to get the required information and paperwork so that you are eligible for tryouts this spring. Don’t wait until last minute and risk being ineligible to participate.

Etownlax Update 1/19

47 days until first tryout. Here are a few reminders and items Coach Adams forgot to mention/emphasize at the meeting last week.

• Reminders
  • All the notes from the meeting are posted at http://etownlax.com/?p=262. The eligibility checklist is at http://etownlax.com/?p=266.
  • Anyone interested in trying out this spring who did not attend the meeting/send a parent should stop by to see Coach Adams A.S.A.P.
  • Clothing orders and jacket orders are due THIS FRIDAY by the end of practices. You can also bring them to Coach Adams at school.
  • Each student needs to get his physical papers completed prior to the school allowing him to participate in tryouts.
  • Each student needs to submit his signed signature portion of the team rules (blue) prior to the program allowing him to participate in tryouts.
• Just to emphasize/mention
  • Practices (open gym) this Friday are for BOTH varsity and JV, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. We will start together in Daubert Gym. Please arrive 15 minutes early so that you are dressed and ready to begin at 7:30 sharp.
  • The practice uniform consists of team reversible and black shorts. Please see Coach Adams if you do not have a team reversible yet.
  • Anyone who is interested in coordinating a team trip to the Face Off Classic, please contact Coach Adams immediately. We have purchased tickets as a group the last two years, and it’s been a lot of fun. We would need to act immediately to do this.

Preseason Meeting Notes

Here is the presentation that will be reviewed at the preseason meeting for parents and students at 6 p.m. on January 14.

You may also be interested in the Preparation/Eligibility Checklist page.

Preparation/Eligibility Checklist

This checklist is provided to help each student be eligible and prepared for the first day of lacrosse tryouts on March 8, 2010.

EAHS Requirements

• Passing 3 credits each semester
• If you’ve played a fall or winter EAHS sport this school year
  • Pink recertification form (after 1/25)
    • If you answer “yes” to any questions 1-5, contact Shane Piper
• If you’ve NOT played an EAHS sport this school year
  • $20 to EASD
  • Physical packet completed

EAHS Lacrosse Requirements

• Communicate with Coach Adams about any questions or concerns prior to start of tryouts
• Review, sign, detach, and submit to Coach Adams the rules signature portion
• Obtain Etown Lax reversible jersey for practices
• Attend equipment distribution (week before practice), bring helmet if you plan on wearing your own

Individual Needs/Wants

• Helmet certification drop-off Feb. 1 (pick-up March 4), with $20 to EASD (or borrow from EAHS)
• Gloves and arm pads mostly black (some blue and white OK)
• Clothing order due 1/22 (order form and check to “Big E Boosters”)
• Jacket order due 1/22 (no order form, just “jacket” and name for front embroidery on check memo, $65 to “Big E Boosters”)

Important! Pre-season Parents and Students Meeting 1/14

Who: Students (and their parents) interested in trying out for the EAHS lacrosse program in spring of 2010

What: Informational meeting

When: 6 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010 (please arrive on time for 6 p.m. start)

Where: EAHS Large Group Instruction room, off of main lobby

Why: To spread information about the following items …

• Student eligibility (physicals, etc.)
• Equipment (including helmets)/apparel
• Tryout schedule and expectations
• Season schedule and expectations
• Coaches
• Program goals, rules, and expectations
• In-season and end-of-season team and family activities
• Any other important items that arise

Should you have any specific items you would like to discuss, please contact Coach Adams.

This meeting is extremely important for both new and returning lacrosse students’ and their families. This is THE pre-season meeting. Students will be held accountable for knowing the information distributed at the meeting.

In addition: Any parties interested in discussing the potential future of girls lacrosse in Elizabethtown are encouraged to stick around for a 7:30 p.m. meeting.

Helmet NOCSAE Certification

Students interested in wearing their own helmets this spring for the school lacrosse season must follow the policies outlined on the Equipment and Uniform Policies page. These policies basically state that each student will wear, for all in-season school-sponsored lacrosse activities, either a team-issued helmet or his own helmet that follows some basic criteria.

For Spring 2010, each individually-owned helmet must be NOCSAE certified in 2010. It is the individual’s responsibility to prove NOCSAE compliance at the occasion of equipment hand-out prior to the start of tryouts.

Students interested in participating in a group helmet certification send-out are notified of the following.

• Helmets will be collected by Coach Adams on February 1.
• Helmets will be returned by the certification firm on March 4 and will be made available to students as soon as possible thereafter.
• The cost of certification will be covered by the athletic department, except for $20 per helmet which is payable by check to “EASD” upon submitting helmet to Coach Adams.

Students who wish to wear their own helmets this spring who do not participate in the helmet send-out are responsible for providing documentation of NOCSAE certification in 2010, due no later than equipment distribution (the first week in March).

Please direct any questions to Coach Adams.