Michigan Chapter of US Lacrosse

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Lacrosse Friends- 

1.  At the last minute, Novi has told us that their fields at our tournament site are “trashed.”  They sought to move our tournament to a second, less-desirable location.

 

2.  We quickly contacted Northville, next-door to Novi.  We anticipate that Northville will approve our use of their excellent facility at Five Mile and Beck Roads.  Here, for your information, is a map-link to the new site: http://www.northvilleparksandrec.org/ParksAndFacilities/PDF/CommunityParkMap.pdf

 

3.  Because of approval processes, we won’t have a final determination from Northville until approximately this Friday (October 30.)  However, we don’t anticipate any problems.  We expect that the tournament will be held at the Northville site.

 

4.  We will provide definite field information as soon as we have that.  Please watch your e-mail, and please check our website: www.michiganlacrosse.org

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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Memorandum
To:             Prospective boy’s lacrosse officials
From:           Roger Pattee – Michigan Lacrosse Officials Association Trainer
Subject:        Boys Lacrosse Officiating Training Class
When:           Your choice of either Sunday January 18th or Sunday February 15th      
                All classes will be from 10:00 a.m.  to 1:00 p.m.
Where:  Ultimate Soccer and All American Lacrosse facility on South Blvd. West of Opdyke
We are pleased to announce a training program for boy’s lacrosse consisting of class room activities, on field training and officiating, mentoring, and observation which will prepare you to become an official for the 2009 boy’s lacrosse season. The class room and field activities are an integral part in your progression as a lacrosse official and will be presented and supported by veteran lacrosse officials who are members of MichLOA. After you complete the class room training you will have an opportunity to gain valuable preseason field experience as you shadow a veteran official and later  you will be observed while you assist in officiating games yourself.  This mentoring, observation, and additional training will carry into the regular season as part of a continuing education process as you progress from middle school to high school games.  Rick Jackson, who assigns games at the middle school and high school level for those games in Southeastern Michigan will also participate in these activities. The one time cost for this extensive training is $35 and it includes all printed course materials and annual dues for Michigan Lacrosse Officials Association (”MichLOA”). MichLOA provides all of the in season training, mentoring and on field pre and regular season observation as a benefit to its members.
Upon completion of the class room course, you will have the ability to undertake on field training at All American Lacrosse during its off season indoor program. We are very fortunate that the off season private programs fully support MichLOA’s efforts and desire to train new officials and provide newer officials valuable on field experience.
Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the area. You will have an opportunity to participate at all competitive levels of the game and enjoy a flexible schedule. Current officials come from a variety of backgrounds relative to experience as an official or with the game itself. The only true prerequisites are a willingness to prepare and participate, a good attitude, and a desire to give your best effort.
The first step is to fill out and forward the information below
Name:   _________________________________________________________________________________
Address:        _______________________________________________________________________________
E Mail:         _________________________________________________________________________________
Phone:  Work:___________________ Home: _________________________ Cell: ______________________
Training date (choose one)      January 18th _______________            February 15th ___________________
You  must return this information to the address below, along with a check in the amount of $35 made payable to MichLOA. Registration for the January 18th class must be received by January 10th. Registration for the February 15th class must be received by February 5th. This will allow us to coordinate with the facility and forward you course material so that you can prepare for the course.
Please mail the personal information and check to:
Roger Pattee
31127 Hillbrook St
Livonia, MI 48152
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at 313 737 1422. I look forward to seeing you at the training.
Roger Pattee
MichLOA Trainer

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Rick Jackson
5742 Nightingale
Dearborn Heights
Michigan 48127
refereerick@gmail.com
Home 313 565 7449
Cell 313 402 7546

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Friday, November 21st, 2008

Michigan Youth Lacrosse Association (MYLA)

Organization & Scheduling Meeting

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Charting The Future of Youth Lacrosse In Michigan

You are encouraged to attend a meeting on Saturday December 6, 2008 to provide input to MYLA regarding youth lacrosse in Michigan.  You will also have the opportunity to begin to set up your game schedule for the spring season.  This meeting is for both boys and girls youth lacrosse programs.

The meeting will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Ultimate Soccer Arenas, 867 South Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48341.

The primary purpose of the meeting is to solicit feedback on ways that we can improve the quality and growth of youth lacrosse. You will also be able to plan game calendars with other coaches.  There will be additional opportunities to schedule games before the season if necessary.

In the meantime, if there are issues of significance you feel should be addressed toward the objectives of growth and quality, please feel free to email them to uslm@skalaw.com.

US Lacrosse Michigan is committed to devoting the attention and resources necessary to make youth lacrosse the best that it can be for all.  The opportunity to move ahead with MYLA is a great one and we hope you will take the opportunity to participate in this most important event.

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Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Click here for the Power Point presentation of the field designations.

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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

1. Parking and Traffic.

MAPQUESTERS: IT’S 51000 WEST EIGHT MILE ROAD, NOVI, MICHIGAN 48167.

a. Parking Permits- You have been provided with 6 parking permits. Your group may park no more than 6 vehicles at Novi Sports Park, site of the tournament.

b. Do not attempt to duplicate your parking permit. Permits will be checked upon arrival and each number may only be used once.

c. In and out privileges- You may exit and return. However, your permit must be stamped by one of our staff members (with our cute and secret stamps) or you will not be able to use the permit for re-entrance.

d. The only entrance to the park is on Napier Road, north of 8 mile road. (Napier is on the west side of the park. The park is north of 8 Mile.)

e. The only exit from the park is at the 8 mile road side.

f. Arrive early: It will take time to check in all vehicles.

g. Where to park- You may only park in lots within the sports park. You may not park along the road within the sports park. There is no parking on Napier Road or 8 Mile Road. If you park there, your car will be towed and our tournament will be in trouble with the City of Novi.

h. Handicapped Parking- Vehicles with Handicapped permits may park either in a lot within the park, or on the east side of the road inside the sports park. Handicappers do not create additional vehicle privileges. If you choose to have a handicapped driver utilize one of your 6 team permits, that is fine. But handicappers will not create a 7^th 8^th or 9^th vehicle.

i. Remote Parking- Mayberry State Park is located about a half mile to the east of the Novi Sports Park on 8 Mile Road. You may park additional vehicles there for a $6.00 day-fee.

j. Parking on the interior sports park road is limited to handicappers, game officials, tournament staff, and vendors. All other cars towed on the interior road will be towed after we destroy all windows with lacrosse balls.

k. Please leave open space in the area of the restrooms in the middle of the sports park. This is the headquarters area for the tournament staff and vendors.

l. Large RV’s will count as 2 parking passes. Buses will count as 3. RV’s and Buses should consult with parking staff at the entrance for parking location information.

m. No vehicles may drive upon or park on any grass surface. There are no exceptions.

n. We ask for your consideration and cooperation regarding parking and traffic. These restrictions are needed to assure a reasonable amount of parking for all.

2. Game Times & Fields.

The game schedule is posted in a separate entry on the website as an excel spreadsheet.

a. At the bottom of the spreadsheet, you should locate your gender and level of play. Example: Women’s Varsity. Find your team name in your “pod”. At that point, you will find your team designation. Example: WVA. Using that information, you will be able to locate your game times and fields.

b. A field map will be posted on our website (www.michiganlacrosse.org) during the week of November 3. You can check that field map for your locations.

c. With all possible lacrosse love, please do not complain about whether your opponents were too hard or too easy. This is a self-seeded, 7v7 fun lacrosse tournament.

3. Your Team’s “Personal Space.”

a. We ask that your team’s tents be grouped in the following locations:

· Around the northernmost parking lot (furthest from 8 Mile Road).

· Around the tennis courts near the 8 Mile exit.

b. PLEASE PICK UP 100% OF YOUR TRASH. Please bring adequate trash bags for this purpose. (We will have rolloff containers in which you can dispose of garbage bags.) This is an all-volunteer tournament. We don’t mind the great amount of work required to put it on. We do object to picking up your garbage. If we can identify groups leaving garbage, we will do our best to exclude you from this tournament in perpetuity (or until the Lions win the Super Bowl, whichever happens last.)

c. You may BBQ, so long as you do not harm the park in any way. BBQ’s may not be placed under tents. The Novi Fire Department will be checking the situation.

4. On-Site Food.

AMJ Distributing, our catering specialist, will have on-site food service from breakfast though the end of the tournament. Their food is truly excellent. After breakfast, they will be serving a full line of BBQ items including pulled pork, ribs, and all other BBQ items. (As tournament director, I save up my annual quota of sausage-eating for this event!)

5. Rules of Play

a. Boys and girls rules are attached. (My advice: don’t over-analyze things. Just play lax. Win the ground balls, don’t commit turnovers, and the rest will take care of itself.)

b. Let’s make this a fun day of lacrosse. We are not playing the national championship here. If you didn’t have an opponent and game officials, you wouldn’t have a game. Let’s play lacrosse for the fun of it today.

6. Bad Weather?

a. Do good-weather dances from now until the tournament is well over.

b. In the unlikely event that our combined positive vibes fail, the City of Novi is in charge of go-no go to protect the fields. If they say stop, we stop. As indicated in our registration materials, we will not make refunds in such cases. We must cover our costs of the tournament, and this is also the primary fundraiser we use to grow lacrosse in Michigan. Thank you for understanding. (In the event of weather cancellation, angry middle school girls may shoot lacrosse balls at me. All others will just have to cope otherwise.)

c. Lightning/Thunder? We must return to cars in the event of either. Play will not resume for 30 minutes from the last lightning/thunder.

7. Special Attractions, courtesy of Detroit Lacrosse Company.

Kristen Kjellman, everybody’s All American from the 4-peat NCAA Champs Northwestern University Wildcats, will present a Women’s lacrosse clinic from 11:30 to noon.

Anthony Kelly, hardest shot in the world (at 109 mph) will be on site and signing autographs.

8. Thanks to our partners! We want to thank the following “lacrosse people” who help make this event possible

*AMJ Distributing, extraordinary BBQ catering specialists amjdist@yahoo.com

*Champion Lacrosse, quality lacrosse programs for almost a decade www.champtionlacrosse.com

*Detroit Lacrosse Company, largest lacrosse supplier in the Midwest www.detroitlax.com

*Michigan Lacrosse Store, your west side source for everything lacrosse www.michigan-lax.com

*Perfect Edge Lacrosse, top brands, best service www.perfectedgelacrosse.com

*Warrior Lacrosse, michigan based, and world leader in performance lacrosse equipment www.warriorlacrosse.com

9. US Lacrosse Michigan. www.michiganlacrosse.org

US Lacrosse Michigan is a nonprofit corporation. We are an all-volunteer organization, devoted to growing the sport of lacrosse in Michigan. We do the following things:

· This 7v7 Tournament

· (Generally) an annual convention with clinics, instruction etc.

· Coaches’ and players’ clinics

· Travel youth teams

· High School men’s and women’s hall of fame games

· Michigan Lacrosse Hall of Fame

· Grants to developing programs

· College scholarships for high school lacrosse players

Visit our website for more details www.michiganlacrosse.org

If you love lacrosse, you should be a US Lacrosse member. Check out www.uslacrosse.org

SPECIAL HELPERS.

We also want to acknowledge with thanks the following stalwarts of this tournament:

· Our trainer, Jaime Corl.

· Provider of Goals- Jeff Holden.

· Provider of warmth and trailers- Jay Holland.

· Parking Czar and really nice guy- Mike Ward.

· Tournament Secretary and brains of the operation- Kristy Zelenka.

• Our board members, whom we’ll name and thank after the tourney (for now, we’re in witness protection.)

10. Questions? Please address any questions to kristy@skalaw.com

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

The 15th annual 7v7 tournament will be held on Sunday, November 9th at the Novi Sports Park off of 8 Mile Road.  For more information on the tournament, click here.

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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Please send to uslm@skalaw.com any news items you would like to submit for posting on the website.

15th Annual U.S.L.M 7 v 7 tentative date is November 9, 2008. Watch the website for more details.

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US Lacrosse Michigan and Michigan Men’s High School Coaches- Hall of Fame Day was held on June 14, 2008 at Holloway Stadium, Ann Arbor.

At this event, we honored:

• the charter US Lacrosse Michigan Hall of Fame class– six giants of Michigan Lacrosse!
• The inagural members of the Michigan High School Men’s Coaches’ Hall of Fame.
• 2008 Graduating All State Men’s and Women’s players.
• Winners of the 2008 US Lacrosse Michigan College Scholarships.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:

Women’s Division

Muriel Brock came to Grosse Pointe University School in 1956. Muriel was responsible for starting women’s scholastic lacrosse in Michigan, along with Maggie Houston (from Kingswood) and Trish Dow Ashurkoff (who taught at GPSU from 1959-1961.) They organized the first clinic in 1959 and the first interscholastic game in 1960. As an Athletic Director, Muriel was responsible for encouraging other schools to start lacrosse programs. even after her retirement from ULS in 1992, she can been seen on the sidelines at many ULS games.

Romilly Stackpoole came to the United States from Irel;and in 1962 and taught at Dominican High School from 1962-1964. She coached varsity women’s lacrosse at University Liggett School from 1972-1983. In 1977, ULS was the co-champion of the inaugural Midwest Schoolgirls’ Lacrosse Tournament along with Worthington Ohio. After a series of overtimes, they declared the game a draw and shared the championship. Romilly started the Middle School interscholastic program in 1984 along with ASH, DCD and Kingswood. She continued coaching at the middle school level until her retirement in 2000, when she joined the ranks of officials of both Lacrosse and Field Hockey. She has been a mentor to numerous coaches and officials and has influenced the lives of many students throughout her career.

Jean Blievernicht is a long time official in many sports. Jean officiated many of us when we were in high school (including Elaine Torvinen in basketball games at Henry Ford High School in the early 70’s!). Jean has tirelessly recruited officials. It usually goes something like: “Can I teach you a little about this great thing I do”? Jean’s years of officiating testify to “being around youth keeps you young”. She spends her days teaching youth tennis and then officiates lacrosse in the evenings. She does it all with a great attitude and a desire to always get it right.

Men’s Division

Don Lutz is the “Godfather of Michigan High School Lacrosse”. He created the first High School Team in Michigan (L’Anse Creuse, 1970.) He coached L’Anse Creuse to the First Championship of the Midwest Lacrosse Association. Don also started girl’s Lacrosse at L’Anse Creuse. He is still active as assistant coach at L’Anse Creuse.

Ron Hebert was a varsity goalie at Michigan State university (surviving coaching by Bob Stevenson.) In 1973, he led all NCAA D-1 Goalies in saves. Ron coached high school teams in St. Hugo, Brother Rice and Cranbrook. Ron is the only coach to win two state championships with two different schools. He coached at Northwood University (varsity D2) and at Oakland University (MCLA.) Ron was the longtime President of the Michigan Lacrosse Foundation, forerunner to the current US Lacrosse Michigan. He is the creator and longtime director of the Michigan 7v7 tournaments. Ron is one of the finest coaches in the game at any level.

Dave Morrowwas an All American Defenseman at Brother Rice High Schoool, an All American Defenseman at Princeton, and a member of the 1995 Silver Anniversary Team, asone of the 25 best college lacrosse players of all time! In 1993, Dave started Warrior Lacrosse, a premium lacrosse equipment company which is a great supporter of lacrosse in Michigan and internationally.

USLM 2008 Scholarship Winners:

Jacob Rochte- Grosse Pointe Woods

Melissa Oddo- Grosse Pointe Park

Michelle Martinelli- Grosse Pointe

John Olevnik- Canton

2008 Graduating All State Men’s and Women’s players.

Girls D- 1 First Team Players:	Girls D-2 First Team Players:
Kayla Bolton- Birmingham	Sara Berger- Mercy
Lauren Bowen- Troy Athens	Jaimie Brady- Flint Powers
Tarrah DeBord- South Lyon	Karlee Braniff- Flint Powers
Lauren Hickox- Rockford	Anna Brown- Cranbrook
Kate Hoffman- Marian	Katherine Cassel- Country Day
Kelsey Kaminsky- South Lyon	Zosia Casterline- Farmington
Kelley LaChance- Brighton	Jana Drummond- EGR
Brooke MacGregor- Birmingham	Jessica Drummond- EGR
Megan Parrianen- Lansing Waverly	Darby Dudley- Okemos
Sarah Saeli- Marian	MacKenzie Lawler- Okemos
Emmy Scheidt- Birmingham	Zoe Lukas- Cranbrook
Kate Stevenson- AA Pioneer	Alaina Mezwa- Sacred Heart
Ashley Thibodeau- Grosse Pointe South	Leela Mohey- Detroit Country Day
Girls D- 1 Second Team Players:	Girls D- D Second Team Players:
Teresa Bergmann- Marian	Katie Cameron- Sacred Heart
Alison Brown- Birmingham	Caroline Erickson- EGR
Quinn Golinski- Birmingham	Sarah Fritz- Mercy
Mynda Rae Krato- grosse Pointe South	Susan Hamati- Flint Powers
Madeline Kreykes- AA Pioneer	Lauryn Hammond- Notre Dame Prep
Stephanie Matusiak- Ply/Canton/Salem	Jana Hooker- Swartz Creek
Haley McCuen- Troy	Corrine Kuclo- Gabriel Richard
Melissa Oddo- Grosse Pointe South	Lauren McCarty- GR CC
Maddie Palmer- Birmingham	Mallory Michalak- Farmington
Alexa Quinlan- Grosse Pointe South	Luisa Myavec- Liggett School
Andi Raymond- Rockford	Jacqueline Nicholas- Liggett School
Carolyn Reimann- Troy	Ani Shekerjian- Country Day
Janna Robinson- AA Pioneer	Breanne Stockall- Okemos

Boys D-1 Team Players:	Boys D-2 Team Players
Michael Baily- AA Pioneer	Sam Mott- Grosse Pointe South
Robbie Jaglowski- Lansing Waverly	Kevin Delana- Forest Hills Central
Will Lindstrom- Lansing Waverly	Steven Coval- U. Liggett
Jack Dumsa- D. Catholic Central	Barry Beranek- Portage Central
Brad Higgins- D. Catholic Central	Scott Harris- Saline
Jake Christenson- D. Chatolic Central	Todd Dwyer- OLSM
Trevor Stapleton- Birmingham	Anthony Fronteria- L. Cruese
Scott Krystiniak- AA Huron	Matt Felkey- Tecumseh
Andrew Bulgarelli- Troy Athens	Nick Lamberts- FHC
Mike Deggenhardt- U of D	Michael Burchi- Liggett
Matt Aubrey- D. Catholic Central	Jim Ferris- EGR
Brad Janer- D. Catholic Central	Elliott Avis- EGR
Brent Kishner- AA Huron	Dexter Jacques- DSL

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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

For more information on this, click here.

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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

2009 MHSAA state lacrosse finals will be held on June 6, 2009.

 The 2009 US Lacrossse Michigan Hall of Fame High School Senior All-Star games, and 2009 Hall of Fame induction, will be held on June 13, 2009, at a site to be determined.

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Monday, June 30th, 2008

For scholarship information, please click the Scholarship Information tab.

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