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| Windham Youth Lacrosse starts taking shape WYL - Lacrosse December 19, 2010 Windham, ME: Windham Youth Lacrosse held their first meeting on December 8th, 2010. I posted the minutes and other information below, including an order form for the league's first apparel; a hoodie. Introductions Su-Anne Hammond (parent with great organizational skills driven to put this all together for the kids in Windham who need a place to play) Doug McInnis - (parent and lacrosse player, lacrosse coach with past experience on Gorham Youth Lacrosse coaching staff and board) Chris Shorr - (Windham High School Varsity boys coach) Mike Cushing – (current president of Gorham Youth Lacrosse) 4 minute video from US Lacrosse giving the history of lacrosse, general rules, safety facts, equipment requirements and national support from the only national governing body of lacrosse. All WYLO players will be required to be members of US Lacrosse ($25) for insurance purposes. Review of lacrosse- Boys 10 on the field, divided Grades 3&4 (no official contact) Grades 5&6 (limited contact) Grades 7&8 (full contact) Girls 12 on the field, divided by same grade levels as boys Fasting growing sport for youth boys and girls (only next to bowling ? ) Highest number of college scholarships in the next decade Safety- Although it’s a contact sport for boys, the majority of all injuries are lower extremity running injuries. The same is true for girls’ lacrosse. Equipment- See attached list of required gear. LAX pros, a company in Portland has offered to do equipment starter packages and will be present during our registration process in February. They will donate a percentage of all sales that night to WYLO. Where are we now?? Numbers interested ALREADY >20 7&8 boys >15 5&6 boys >15 3&4 boys 5-10 girls at all levels Ideal teams will have 18-20, no one will be turned away if we have to make two teams per level and can find coaches we will. Already have 4+ coaches interested Official “ization” Application approved by US Lacrosse as an official start-up organization Non-profit organization status pending Tax ID number pending Bylaws were written by Su Hammond using an official template provided by US Lacrosse that follow compliance guidelines needed for tax id and non-profit status. Board of directors – need to be elected in order to complete all above applications Fundraising Atlantic Sportswear has prepared a screen print for new “Windham Lacrosse” sweatshirts and t-shirts. Shirts are in youth and adult sizes. They can be ordered in gray or maroon. Order forms are attached. Orders can be mailed to 35 Webb Rd and checks payable to Su Hammond until our account is set up. We got 10+ orders the night of the meeting and with 14 more orders we can place the first batch. ORDER YOUR HOODIE NOW, BE THE FIRST TO WEAR A WINDHAM LAX HOODIE!! We discussed the possibility of getting corporate sponsorship to help with start-up costs and scholarships for those unable to afford registration. CLINICS- In January, the WHS boys varsity coach, Chris Shorr has agreed to set up some Sunday afternoon, “learn to play” clinics so kids can get a chance to get their hands on a stick and ball to try things out before having to decide baseball or lacrosse. MORE INFO COMING SOON. Registration- We discussed a registration night in February where there would be a motivational intro speaker, and tables set up for fundraising, individual team registration, equipment sizing and ordering and uniform purchasing. With our season expected to start in APRIL 2011. Expectations are 1-2 practices per night based on age and 1-2 games per weekend on Saturdays. Games will be scheduled thru the Maine Amateur Lacrosse League. Board elections- Positions were reviewed, nominations were placed and voted upon by all parties present, majority ruled President – Doug Mc Innis Vice President – Steve Pock Secretary – Su Hammond Treasurer – Dena MacVane Fundraising co-coordinator – Ben Schulz Registrar – Geoff Heckman The board will now meet over the next few weeks to review the bylaws and adopt them as well as complete the final process of the above applications. The board will move forward with all other plans discussed. The next meeting of the WYLO will be the first Wednesday in January 7pm at the Windham Public Library. |
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