Operations Report

1. Operations Report

2. Executive Director • Operational success of spring season • Events: today, CEP, PCA, EoS, Summer Workshop • Communications • Policies & procedures (Operations Guide) • Website content • Master calendar • Email communications • Social media • Annual budget • New & existing club support • Staff & consultants

3. Staff & Consultants Kristine Love, Girls Director Jason Moore, Boys Director Dan Miller, Webmaster Jin Peavey, Events Kevin Kelley, Scholarships & Grants Peter Ferioli, Web & Social Media

4. Communication Chain The Board

5. Events • Girls Play Day* • End of Season* • Festivals* • Tournaments* • Playoffs/championships* • Summer Workshop Delegates meeting* Rep meetings* Game scheduling meetings CEP Clinics* PCA Workshops Officials Meet w/Coaches * Dates are on website calendar!

6. 2012 Highlights • NCJLA Coach Certification Program • Processed 1000+ coaches • Girls Play Day & End of Season Events • Ran smoothly • Over 7,000 players, coaches, spectators • Multiple locations – worked • Great vendors, more planned for 2013 • Great turnout at Summer Workshop

7. 2012 Lowlights • Not all coaches NCJLA Certified in time • Rosters • Incomplete, late • Missing US Lacrosse #s, DOB, zip code • Incomplete game schedules • Teams dropping out mid-season • Sportsmanship Incident Reports (SIRs) • Concussions

8. Summer Workshop • Overview of Key Changes as a Result of Workshop: • Eliminated Boys U15C Division • Three-man crew for all Boys Varsity Games • Decentralizing Girls Game Scheduling • Formalizing U9 girls and boys divisions • Improve communications – Website • Established season start & end dates • Every club should send a representative to this workshop You speak, we listen.

9. Website Improvements • New navigation • New format for Operations Guide • New sections for Boys and Girls game • Plugged into Social Media • More improvements to come, deeper content

10. NCJLA Certified Coaches • Recommended by 2011 summer workshop group, and supported by attendees and the board • New for 2013 - PCA is now one and done • Coach certification data submitted with rosters, due by Feb. 10 • 2011 – Either by club admin or NCJLA website • 2012 – All club-based processing • Coaches must wear lanyards with NCJLA Certified Coach card visible at every game, officials will verify

11. NCJLA Certified Coach Requirements • Annually: • Background check (depending on service used) • US Lacrosse membership • One and done: • PCA (online or in-person) • US Lacrosse Level 1 Online • Coaches Code of Conduct Signed Yellow Bar = US Lacrosse Certification Indicating one additional requirement met, the in-person clinic

12. 2012-2013 CEP Clinics Registration Now Available: Pleasanton Level 1 November 4 Sacramento Level 1 November 11 San Ramon Level 2 November 18 And Stay Tuned: Petaluma Level 1 January 5 Petaluma Level 2 January 19

13. Team Registration • Opens October 8 • Include all U9 teams this year • Include coaches contact info, if available • Closes December 9 • For both boys and girls teams Eliminated step-down refunds for teams dropping after close of registration. After Dec. 9, no refund.

14. Rosters 2013 • Clubs with LA can now easily upload to NCJLA site • Due February 10, 2012 • Second submission OK for late jersey numbers, and additional players trickling in • No Roster = No Game • U9 Divisions – New for 2013: • Max on roster is 18 players • Register each true team (in December) • All U9 games entered on NCJLA website

15. Season Start and End Dates • Feb 22 – Boys season begins • Mar 2 & 3 – Girls Play Day • Mar 9 – Girls season begins • See website for season end dates by division • All wrap up before Memorial Day weekend

16. Team Scholarship Program • $12,000 in scholarship funds provide: • 90% waiver on team reg fees • 50% off officials fees per game • Priority to teams: • Drawing players from underserved/low-income communities • From a new NCJLA club • Key dates: • Application posted October 1 • Due November 2 • Notifications Mid November

17. Player Aid Program • Many Thanks to the BAYS Foundation! • $10,000 for matching need-based financial aid program U15 and below • NCJLA Kicks in for High School • $3,000 same program, but for high school players • Key Dates: • Applications available October 1 • Due December 3 • Notification mid-December

18. NCJLA Grants • $7,500 Available to Clubs for Equipment • Field equipment - goals, safety nets, table supplies • Player equipment grants • Key Dates: • Applications available October 1 • Due December 3 • Notification mid-December

19. SF Lacrosse Fall Classic BAYS Foundation: Fourth Year Bringing Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse to California #9 Lehigh University Mountain Hawks vs #18 Ohio State University Buckeyes October 21, 2012 Kezar Stadium SF

20. BAYS Foundation • Tom Mistele and two fellow LAX-rats • Created foundation to raise money for underserved youth • Sponsor of the San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic • Inspire youth lacrosse players by watching high level D1 men's lacrosse • Entice D1 players to relocate to Bay Area to coach youth • SF Classic • Non-profit event run by volunteers • All proceeds (after event expenses) go to BAYS Foundation grantees • Not sustainable without sponsorships, tickets sales and volunteers

21. BAYS Foundation • Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Denver, Notre Dame, Brown, UNC, Lehigh & Ohio • $225,000 in grants in first three years: • America SCORES Bay Area; East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring (EPATT); Girls on the Run Bay Area; Lacrosse for LIFE; Oakland Community Pools Project; Real Options for City Kids (ROCK); and KEEN San Francisco. • Now $10,000 grant to NCJLA - financial aid to boys and girls who would be otherwise unable to participate in youth lacrosse. 

22. Who’s going?

23. Questions? Save the Date Next Delegates Meeting September 28, 2013