MBGLL End-Of-Season Wrap-Up

June 25, 2018, Lexington MA

AgendaWelcome

Year In Review

Member Benefits

Sportsmanship & Compliance

MBGLL Select

MBGLL Jamboree

Scheduling

2019 Calendar

Officials

Other Topics

Closing

Welcome

• Who Are We?

• Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League

• 350 community-based, town girls’ lacrosse teams U9 – U15

• MBGLL Select – 18 select and 7 2-game select teams

• Over 7,500 girls playing lacrosse

• From 73 different Towns in Eastern Mass

Year in Review• 3 US Lacrosse Level 1 Clinics / PCA DGC• 1 US Lacrosse Level 2 Clinic• 1 local Coaches’ Convention (EMASS)• 2 MBGLL / US Lacrosse Rules Clinics• 4 Rules Q. and A. Sessions• 1 PCA Parent Session• 1 PCA Triple Impact Athlete Session• Youth Play Date• Harvard Youth Day• WPLL – MLL Championship Event• MBGLL Jamboree

Member Benefits

• Communication• Local Division Directors

• Mid-Season Phone Check-In

• Post-Game Survey

• Meetings

• Facebook / Email / Web Site

• We invest in training• Bringing Level 1 training in-house next year

• Strong management and board• Analyze officials’ scheduling

• Work closely with US Lacrosse

• Keep costs down

• Focus on lacrosse

Benefits cont.

• Town Feedback = Action

• Events

• Plentiful

• Well run

• Support our towns, players and officials

• Promote Good Sportsmanship

Concussions

League Type

U13 Aggressive play by other team (2)

Please log concussions from the 2018 season on mbgll.org.

Sportsmanship & Compliance

Mission: To encourage good MBGLL member behavior

Good Standing 1st Warning Probation Suspension Expulsion

Description Number

Coach didn’t bench player for dangerous/unsportsmanlike play

17

Parents - unsportsmanlike 5

Lopsided Games 11

Coach - unsportsmanlike 16

Players - unsportsmanlike 14

Coach yelling at official 9

Stacked teams 2

Coast to coast 2

Scoreboard 1

Official unsportsmanlike 10

SAC Compliance

To Encourage Compliance…

• MBGLL Gold Star Towns• Towns submit a spreadsheet indicating coaches’ compliance

• Towns meet all compliance commitments

• Towns receive a logo for their web site acknowledging their commitment to presenting a high-quality program that complies with MBGLL’s standards for excellence

• Towns receive 1-day-in-advance registration for the MBGLL End-Of-Season Jamboree

• If you think your town is a candidate, please email director@mbgll.org

• Town names revealed at the Fall meetings

SAC Compliance cont.

• Coaches’ Cards• Due to a delay with the manufacturer, these cards arrived later

than expected.

• Some coaches failed to receive cards because their credentials were not complete.

• Some towns didn’t submit town compliance forms.

• Next Year

• Head and assistant coaches without a card are not permitted in coaching area. FEEDBACK

• Any last minute coach additions will require a letter from MBGLL’s Executive Director in order to coach.

• Online requirements mandatory for all

• List posted on web site

SAC Compliance cont.New Head/Asst. Coach

• US Lacrosse membership valid through June 30, 20xx

• US Lacrosse online Level 1 Coach’s clinic• US Lacrosse in-person Level 1 Coach’s clinic• PCA – Double-goal coach session (online)• Rules Clinic or Rules Q. and A. session

(online or in-person)• Concussion training (online)• CORI check• US Lacrosse Level 1 Certification• Coach’s Card

2nd Year • US Lacrosse membership valid through

June 30, 20xx• Rules Clinic or Rules Q. and A. session

(online or in-person)• Concussion training (online) • CORI check• Coach’s Card

• US Lacrosse membership valid through June 30, 20xx

• Rules Clinic or Rules Q. and A. session (online or in-person)

• Some sort of continuing education • Concussion training (online)• CORI check• Coach’s Card

3rd Year

MBGLL Select

• Second year for playoffs and finals

• Congratulations Merrimack Valley U15 and North Shore Fisher Cats U13 – MBGLL Select Champions

• Improving program next year

• Score-keeper / timer table with flip chart score

• Semi-finals for U13 and U15

• Finals on turf

• Give-aways

• Hope to video final games – any volunteers?

MBGLL Jamboree• 176 Teams in Chelmsford

• Sideline team tents on most fields

• Memorial Day Special – Opened up to member towns non-registered teams

THANK YOU US LACROSSE and DICKS SPORTING GOODS –

MAJOR SPONSORS

• Next year look for:• Online Player Waivers & Rosters with US Lax Numbers required

for all players & coaches

• Games Sat. Session 1 & 2; Sun. Session 1

• FEEDBACK

Scheduling

• Investing in scheduling for next year

• Contracted with Gus Bickford of Factotum Productions

• Creates Schedule for MBYLL

• Will manage field schedules between MBYLL and MBGLL games

• Will manage game change requests

• Working with MBGLL as the only all-girls program / exclusivity

Scheduling cont.

Huge benefits

• Towns can choose parity games or driving distance as a priority, or mix and match

• Block scheduling is a priority

• Write in games (not limited to divisional towns)

• Same scheduling timeframe/rules as last year

• Starting with field discussion and recap of Spring 2018 at the fall divisional meetings

• Some sponsorship money will go towards this investment. Look for an increase in team registration fees to help cover the remaining cost

Any other suggestions? Perhaps 1 weekday game if officials VOTE

Date Holiday 1 Rec

1 Sel 2 Rec

2 Sel 3 Rec 3 Sel

4 Rec

4/7 X

4/14 School V. X

4/21 School V. Easter

4/28 X 4/26

5/5 X 5/3

5/12 Mom’s Day X 5/10

5/19 X 5/17

5/26 Memorial Day Wkd. No Games

6/2 X 5/31

6/9 X 6/7

6/16 Dad’s Day

6/15-16 Jamboree Wkd 6/14 Select Play Offs Finals

Officials

Count LeagueCancelled

% 2 Jrs % 1 Jr %1 Adult/1

Jr % 1 Adult %2 Adults

%228 U9 Games 1.32 0 62.28 0 34.65 0415 U11 Games 0.96 0 53.25 0 45.78 0.00408 U13 Games 0.49 1.47 0 6.37 76.72 17.16404 U15 Games 1.49 1.49 0.99 22.77 51.24 22.03

14U13 Select

Games 0.00 0.00 0 0 50.00 0.00

47U15 Select

Games 8.51 8.51 0 2.13 17.02 70.21

1516

Total Games (not including

Jamboree)

• Most games were covered, but not adequately• U13 & U15 are supposed to have 2 officials and 83% U13 and 78% U15 only

had 1 official• Only 6% of U13 games are training/mentoring Jr. officials • U13 Select didn’t have 2 officials

Officials

Theme: Still a shortage of officials

Theme: Jr. Officials need more mentoring

• Other area leagues pay officials more

*Modified checking at U15 Select

Level 1 Adult Junior 2 Juniors 2 Adults 1 Adult 1 Junior

U9/U11 $50 $40 (+$10) $30 each (NA)

U13/U15 $70 $60 each (+$10)

$70/$40

U13/U15 Select

$75 (+$5) $75 each (+$25 each)

$75/$50 * (+$25/NA)

Officials cont.

• DISCUSSION - IDEAS

• Increase pay

• Other leagues/EMWLUA don’t have numbers to know if this worked or not

• Doesn’t differentiate between different skill levels

• Bring Jr. Official program inhouse

• Each town with a U9/U11/U13 team supply one jr. official

• MBGLL will help cover the training costs

• Jr. official assigned by the town to their U13/U11/U9 games• Allows for mentoring on U13 games

• Allows 2nd officials on U13 games

• Increases likelihood of two adult officials on U15 and U13/U15 Select games

• VEMEO payments

Fundraising

With added costs, we need to raise funds in earnest.

• Corporate donations and matching

• Benevity.com

• Please see if your company matches funds and makes donations

• Smile.Amazon.com

• Select MBGLL as your charity and we will receive 5% of your qualifying purchases

• Donations

• Via the web site

• Via Facebook

EVERYONE CAN HELP!

New Initiatives

• Events - DISCUSSION

• Fall 7 v 7 tournament

• Rotating divisions

• For towns running clinics to introduce players to lacrosse

• What towns would support this?

• Laxapaloosa

• Martha’s Vineyard Round Robin

• Fundraising tournament

• Other ideas

Rules –Re-evaluating

• What would you like MBGLL to address with EMWLUA?

Closing

• Other Member Topics• Please answer the summer survey, due out in a couple of weeks• Please join MBGLL’s Facebook page for updates• Please email your division director with contact updates

• Looking for a new MetroWest North Division Director

Thank you for a fantastic year of lacrosse!