meeting minutes
CGLA Board Meeting February 8, 2006
General Board Meeting: Exec. Comm., Club Administrators and Club Delegates
Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 80121
The following CGLA Club delegates and/or administrators were in attendance:
- Blue Sky - Delegate Gary Gait
- Blue Sky - Administrator Mike Lamonica
- Boulder Valley - Delegate Meghan Sims
- Castle Rock Cougars - Administrator Les Snively
- Castle Rock Cougars - Delegate Melissa Griese
- Cheyenne Mountain - Delegate Marc Luckett
- Cheyenne Mountain - Administrator Ginger Littleton
- Cheyenne Mountain Roxanne Dale
- Eagles - Administrator Chris Cassidy
- Eagles - Delegate Sara Cassidy
- Highlands Ranch - Administrator Brian Baxter
- Mustangs - Administrator Wendy LaHay
- Mustangs - Delegate Steve Costello
- Native Lacrosse - Delegate David Corral
- Panthers - Delegate Linda Curtis
- Patriots - Administrator Gary Piertrus
- Rangers - Administrator Mike McKinley
- South Suburban - Delegate Stephanie Allen
- Summit - Delegate Stacey Todd
- Westside Venom - Delegate Carol Miller
The following CGLA clubs were not in attendance:
- Columbine
- Creek Indians
- Fort Collins
The following guests were in attendance:
- CLF Abby Burbank, President
- CLF & CSLA Cayel Dwyer
- CWLOA Hillary Patterson, Youth Liaison
- CWLOA Kate Barton, Youth Representative
- CWLOA Kim Wallace, Youth Assigner
The following members of the CGLA Executive Board were in attendance:
- President Sarah Grey
- Vice-President Wendy Zerr
- Past Vice-President and Board Advisor Cici Peterson
- Treasurer James Beram
- Secretary Angie Flachman
- Executive Director Katie Pace
Welcome
President Sarah Grey welcomed everyone to the Winter General Board meeting and gave a special welcome to the guests in attendance.
Introductions
Executive Board members, administrators, delegates and guests introduced themselves.
Web Site
Launched last May, www.cglax.com is the only web resource for the CGLA. Season information for the 2006 season continues to be added on a regular basis. Contact Sarah (sarahgrey1@aol.com) or Katie (kpace@graland.org) with suggestions or to have items added to the website.
There will be an addition to the website that will contain a listing of team locations and contacts to facilitate parents looking for a team for their child. A sheet was circulated for administrators to list website information for inclusion on the site. Additionally, the CGLA encourages clubs to add a link to the CGLA website to their sites.
Coaching Certification Process Update
Sarah reiterated that the Board is committed to creation and implementation of a certification process for all new coaches in the league.
A mandatory coaching meeting will occur March 1 st at DU, specific details can be found under the calendar section of the website. The meeting will afford the opportunity for coaches to obtain important information regarding rules changes. The coaches can rotate through special sessions. For instance, Greg Courter, coach at Kent (2005 Champions), will be talking about defense, and Abby Burbank, CLF president and co-owner of Competitive Edge, will be talking about how to plan your practices, including specific drills.
US Lacrosse offers a clinic with classroom material as well as stick skills and hand on instruction. At the completion, a coach will be Level One certified. Abby Burbank, CLF President, updated that the program will eventually go through Level Four.
Voting Issues
Sarah followed up on a discussion from last meeting regarding some teams from Santa Fe interested in playing in the CGLA Festival. With input from the last Board meeting and the Executive Board, it was determined that the CGLA Festival should be limited to CGLA teams since it is not a tournament. However, clubs can independently schedule games with the Santa Fe teams and the contact information was circulated.
A motion was made with a unanimous vote to approve the November 16, 2005 Board meeting minutes.
Team Payment Process
League registration payment is $415 per team. Fees are due February 25 th and there will be no exceptions. Checks should be mailed to: James Beram, 7109 South Hudson Circle, Centennial, Colorado, 80122. A form is available on the website.
Please remember to secure a field for Sunday make-up games should there be bad weather. And, remember that each player needs a current US Lacrosse membership. If rosters are available, please go ahead and submit them.
Colorado Lacrosse Foundation Participation
Treasurer James Beram reported that he will serve as the CGLA delegate to the Colorado Lacrosse Foundation. If anyone has specific concerns to be forwarded to the CLF, please direct them to James.
2006 Budget
James has copies of the 2006 budget and any other financial information. Please direct any questions or comments to him.
New Teams
Katie Pace, Executive Director, introduced the two new teams, Ranger Lacrosse from Monument and Blue Sky Lacrosse from Highlands Ranch.
A motion was made with a unanimous vote to approve accepting the two respective delegates.
Spring Calendar
February 11 - Free CGLA Clinic at Colorado College in Colorado Springs
The clinic will be run by Susan Stuart. Please spread the word to any interested players.
February 15 - Team Registration and Rosters Due
Questions should be directed to Katie Pace at kpace@graland.org.
February 25 - Free CGLA Clinic at All City Stadium in Denver
Please note, there is a change in times to 9:30 registration, clinic 10:00 to 12:00. This clinic will be conducted by coaches and varsity players from East, Kent, Cherry Creek, and Colorado Academy.
February 25 - Payment in Full Due
Payment should be sent to James Beram, please see above.
March 1 - Mandatory CGLA Coaching Clinic
Coaches will rotate through sessions on rules and skills.
March 17 - CGLA 2006 Schedule Posted to Website
April 8 - Season Commences
April 9 - Team Colorado Tryouts
Please note change in date.
April 23 - Snow Date for Team Colorado Tryouts
May 21 & 22 - CGLA Festival at Cornerstone Park
This is the annual CGLA Festival that is included in the team registration dues. This is a great end of the season event that is enjoyed by all players. Please make sure coaches know this is on their games schedules. Each team will get at least four games.
6 th Grade All Star Program Update
Players vote on the 6 th Grade All Stars. Players will be announced at the CGLA Festival and will participate in the Team Colorado mini-camp in June and in and exhibition game in July at Vail. Coaches are needed, please contact Katie if you are interested or know someone who is.
Team Colorado Update
Snow date for tryouts is April 23. Coaches will be announced soon. More information and the form will be posted on the website within a week.
Sarah spoke with Mark Foster who is honored that the Team Colorado name will continue to be used.
Officials Update
Hillary Patterson, CWLOA Youth Liaison, gave an update on season systems.
Feedback for Officials
Please direct any feedback to Hillary Patterson at pattersh@comcast.net . Please copy Sarah Grey & Katie Pace on all correspondence regarding officiating.
Laminated Cards
Laminated cards will be made for the officials that have information on rules for each age level. They will also be available for coaches. Please e-mail Hillary with your mailing address and she will mail some for your club.
Officials Talks
For $30, officials will come address a club, parents or other group and review rules and have a question and answer session.
New Rules & Official Training
Hillary also provided and update on rules.
Sportsmanship Cards
This was a program piloted by boys lacrosse. Visit www.uslacrosse.org for more information on the program. A direct link will be added to the CGLA website. It is an effort to encourage good sportsmanship by all participants, coaches and spectators. Officials can card coaches when a fan is unruly, but not spectators. A sideline manager will be present and can give a card to a fan. It is at the official's discretion to stop the game if necessary.
Official No Shows
If an official does not show up to a game, please contact Hillary or Kim Wallace, CWLOA Youth Assigner. Likewise, if you find out an official cannot be at a game and you are unsure if there will be an official there, please contact Hillary or Kim. Hillary reminded the group that the officials should be calling the home field coach the day prior to confirm game time and location. Cici clarified that the hosting coach is responsible for notifying opposing coaches and official of any game cancellations. Sarah encouraged each club to have a method of efficiently communicating field status to their coaches.
Rule Books
Books with all rules are available from US Lacrosse. Coaches and parents are encouraged to get their own copies.
Hard Boundaries
Hard boundaries are new this year so please remember to notify field liners. Officials cannot allow a game to proceed if there are no marked boundaries.
Mouth Pieces
Mouth pieces can't be cut off to far, please refer to the rule book.
Body Contact
Slides were handed out from the National Clinic clarifying that there can be no stick-to-body and body-to-stick contact. Hillary provided a demonstration of contact that was and was not acceptable. Impede, reroute and displace are the key words from the rule. Officials understand that contact happens at the youth level. They will call fouls for lack of control and want to make sure coaches are teaching legal defensive positioning.
Officials Training
Training sessions for all levels are this weekend in Colorado Springs and February 26 at Regis University. More information is available at the CWLOA website, www.cwloa.org .
Katie reminded administrators, delegates, and coaches to review and be familiar with the Rules 2006 document on the website.
Fundraising Report
Wendy reported that her role is fundraising for the CGLA. There will be merchandise available for purchase at the clinic at All City Stadium and the Festival. Before the Festival, merchandise will be available to be viewed on the website.
General Announcements
Gary Gait, Blue Sky Lacrosse, announced that Kronke Sports has a new facility opening in March, 2007 in Commerce City. The facility could be available for the Festival, preseason tournaments, etc. They are working to bring some high profile tournaments to Denver.
Gary also announced The Colorado Cup Lacrosse tournament will occur the weekend after the Jamboree. Flyers and brochures will be available at the next meeting. Teams will be recruited from all over, not just Denver.
David Corral, Native Lacrosse, shared that the Indigenous Games will be coming to Denver in July. There will be a tournament as part of that event. More information will be available at the next meeting.
Abby Burbank reminded that the CFL provides scholarships to individuals and information can be located on the CFL website.
Sarah reminded people to send information on events, clinics, camps, etc. to be posted on the website as the CGLA wants to help promote and inform on all lacrosse opportunities.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20.
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