Youth Leaders Summit - US Lacrosse · Hall of Fame Support for USL Capital Campaign (reserved for...

Youth Leaders Summit

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Philadelphia Lacrosse Association

Welcome/Intros President Jeff Stone

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer Stephen Kotch

Women’s Game Dir. Laurie Markel

Men’s Game Dir David Seidman

Youth Boys Liaison Curt Johnson

Officials Dawn Grothman

Communications Scott Growney

Education Chair Lorraine Beers

Diversity Chair Eric Gregg

At-large Mark Mosebrook

Youth Girls Liaison Brooke Fritz

At-large Diane Horsey

At-large Peter Samson

At-large Hank Resch

At-large Bill Farrell

Youth Boys Liaison Bob Vanderheyden

At-large Tina Sloan Green

At-large Jim DeRose

At-large Nancy Coffman

At-large George Dick

Welcome/Intros

Andi O’Connor

US Lacrosse

Senior Manager

Membership & Regional Development

Eastern Mid-Atlantic Region

410-235-6882 #171

aoconnor@uslacrosse.org

:10 Second Greeting

Name Program & league involvement What you’re hoping to discuss

Just :10 seconds!

Tonight’s Agenda

7-7:10 Welcome/introductions

7:10-7:25 Purpose/Year-in-review

7:25-7:50 Participation discussion

7:50-8 BREAK

8-8:25 Panel discussion

8:25-8:40 Challenges/solutions

8:40-8:55 ADM/Age Verification

8:55-9 Session evaluation

Purpose: Philadelphia Chapter

Growing and improving the game throughout

the Philadelphia/ Eastern PA Region

Supporting leagues

Connecting programs and USL resources

Supporting Boys:

Girls:

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USL Philadelphia 2015-2016

Responsible USL Compliance

Support first stick/PE grants

Grants from chapter

Officials

youth lacrosse

WDNT team

CEP clinics

Leagues consultation/support

USL Philadelphia 2016-beyond

Building on capacities

D&I goal: girls’ lacrosse participation and

leagues

Hall of Fame

Support for USL Capital Campaign

(reserved for your suggestions)

USL 2015 by the numbers

94 First Stick grants 102 CEP clinics 126 soft-stick grants in 32 states 34 PCA sportsmanship grants 24 diversity and inclusion grants 464 teams at USL-hosted events 33 chapter grants 12 leagues piloted Gold Stick

Purpose: tonight’s summit

Strengthen/form connections

Discuss lacrosse accessibility and growth challenges

Share ideas for improvement

Help USL PLA identify needs

Team sport participation among kids ages 6 to 17

has declined more than 9 percent in the last five

years.**

70% of youth drop out of sport by age 13

Winning is 48th on the list of reasons kids said

they played sports.* Fun is the number one reason.

Participation Discussion

Table groups

1.Why is participation growth slowing,

overall?

2.What affects your participation

numbers, locally?

3.What initiatives have successfully

increased participation and/or visibility

in your program?

Break!

Enjoy refreshment, use restroom, or converse ...

Panel Discussion

Introduction Questions

Visibility Participation Coaching Leadership Community Cost

Open forum

Gallery Walk…..

Six stations/six groups Two minutes per station, jot down answers and ideas

At end we’ll discuss

What is Athlete Development?

Athlete-centered Developmentally Appropriate FUN!!!!! Develop a national athlete development curriculum that includes physical and cognitive development strategies and promotes a positive playing experience based on best practices and standards.

Enter, Enjoy, Excel!

Squaring the Pyramid…

Lacrosse Athlete Development Model

DISTRUPTING today’s triangular sport model of diminishing opportunity.

CREATING a model of participation that provides opportunity for all,

for life.

Lacrosse Athlete Development Model

How?

Give every lacrosse coach access to training in developmentally appropriate coaching. Give every program the tools to support LADM core values and run developmentally appropriate programming, including small sided competition structures for skill development Expand the reach of the national teams programs to further the development of talented players in the United States.

Key TOOLS • Model and Design Guide-Available • Small-Sided Competition

Guidelines-Available • Progression Playbook-Available • Coach Practice Plans, Evaluation

Tools and Drill Cards • Age-Specific Online Courses • Plug and Play Entry Level

Curriculum • …and more

uslacrosse.org/ladm

Age Segmentation

1) Standardized US Lacrosse Youth Rules

2) Athlete development programming

Consistent Positive National playing experience.

Age Segmentation

• US Lacrosse recognizes that many leagues and programs are currently grouped in age spans beyond 12 months.

• Organizations may form teams with up to a 24-month age variance if necessary to ensure participation.

• Even year age should be the maximum age for the paired segment (i.e., 7U/8U) and teams with a greater than 12-month variance must play by the rules for the youngest age group of the team.

• Local organizations that choose to form teams with a 24-month variance should have appropriate risk management policies and planning in place to ensure that player safety is not compromised.

Age Verification- Why?

US Lacrosse needs to stay a step or two ahead of real time problems like making sure that kids are appropriately rostered for the best playing experience.

Player safety is at risk

Competitive fairness in lacrosse is at risk

Age Verification is a national standard for many other NGB’s like youth football, swimming, etc…

Age Verification System

Highly automated and integrated with USLacrosse database

Quick turnaround for Member Services personnel

“one and done” workflow

Current Administrative Resources Administrative Access – View player age verification and membership status and coach membership and certification status through your personal log in on www.uslacrosse.org

League Management Web Platform partnerships Integration with SI Play -www.USLaxTeams.com Group Member discounted rates from SI Play

API Partnerships for easy Membership Validation – Blue Sombrero, SportNGin, League Apps, Group Net Solutions

Chapter Support-access to grants and programs

Monthly Program Administrator Newsletters

Coach and Parent Education

Member Services Team 410-235-6882 #102

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Co-branded event announcement cards, brochures and field signage

Coaching Credentials

and Season Starter Kit

Recognize and promote your coaches’ commitment by providing high

quality certification cards with lanyards that recognize the highest level

of US Lacrosse coaches training or certification.

Save pre-season time and effort putting together coach kits.

Feedback/Closing

Please detach, complete, and submit Needs assessment Summit evaluation

Thanks for coming! Expect follow-up e-mail in a week or two.