1/20/10 1/12/10 12/15/09 We have received some questions lately about game scheduling if your program is registered as a Varsity Plus. Varsity
Plus is for programs that have 24-30 players. Too many girls for a
varsity team and too few for a varsity and JV. In order to get girls
more playing time, especially girls new to the sport who would not do
well in a varsity environment, your team also gets to schedule some JV
games. First you schedule all your varsity games (up to 18 games in state). Varsity
Plus allows you to create a JV schedule comprised of 9 games. The JV
schedule should be created against opponents on your varsity schedule. These games could be league or non-league games; but you only get 9 games. For more information, contact Lauren Anderson at 503-452-3921.
Hi Coaches and Team Reps.,
* Billing address, including school name, mailing address and contact Varsity Plus teams will
be allowed to schedule a maximum of 9 games against JV teams. This
designation is recommended for programs with approximately 24-30
players, and was created to allow developing players in programs that
are not large enough to field a JV team to get game experience. Swing
players will be allowed entry into a third half for these games only,
with the intention being that they play the full JV game and play into
one Varsity half as needed. OGLA recommends teams should be a min of 17
players. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at oregongirlslax@gmail.com. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, OGLA Board 1. Dues for team registrations are due December 1. POSTED 4/1/09 To: Varsity Head Coaches Re: US Lacrosse - All-American Team Selection Process The All-American process is detailed below. Please read carefully as there are changes to process, definitions and rules this year from US Lacrosse. The information below is taken from the US Lacrosse site: http://www.uslacrosse.org/womens_div/hsaaprocess.phtml
The Academic All-American process and forms is separate and will be sent after April 20th. Who Can Nominate? Only
US Lacrosse members who are a head varsity coach of a girls high school
varsity team may nominate a player for this honor. Coaches must renew
their membership prior to April 1, 2009 and be current through the lacrosse season, including playoffs. What does All-American mean? "A
player who exhibits superior skills and techniques as well as possesses
exceptional game sense and knowledge of the game of lacrosse. This
player should also embody good sportsmanship." Nomination Criteria This US Lacrosse award recognizes the best varsity high school players in the United States.
Though this award is given through the US Lacrosse Chapters,
All-Americans selected in every chapter must be considered 'the best in
the United States',
not just the best in the chapter. While the US Lacrosse Girls' High
School All American Honors are selected by the Chapter All American
Committee, the qualifications and quality of players must be consistent
across the United States.
The players selected are the best in the country as compared with each
other, regardless of their region of the country (not just the best in
each chapter). Our
chapter may not use all of our possible selections in a given year and
that is important in maintaining the integrity of this honor. In
addition to exhibiting superior skills and techniques, exceptional game
sense, good sportsmanship and outstanding knowledge of the game of
lacrosse, every player who is nominated as a US Lacrosse Girls' High
School All-American must also be considered an impact player on a Division I collegiate level team. Specifically, nominees must meet a minimum of four of the seven criteria listed below and accumulate a total of penalty points that is less than or equal to 25% of the total number of games played during the season to be considered. Basic Criteria: * If a player cannot meet a minimum of four of the above criteria, she should not be nominated. Players who are nominated for either Academic All-American or All-American recognition must accumulate a total of penalty points that
is less than or equal to 25% of the total number of games played during
that season. For each Yellow Card that a player receives during the
season, that player is assigned one 'Penalty Point'. For each Red Card,
a player is assigned two 'Penalty Points'. (Example: A girl plays in 20
games, she is allowed five points. Those points could come from five
yellow cards or one red and three yellows. If another girl played in 24
games, she would be allowed six points, etc.) The nomination process has three-steps: 1. US Lacrosse Membership: The head coach nominating a player must be a US Lacrosse High School Coaches Council Member prior to April 1, 2009 and have current membership continuing throughout the 2009 lacrosse season. 2. Pre-Nominations:
A head coach must complete and submit the 'US Lacrosse Pre-Nomination
Form' for any player they want considered at the end of the season for
All-American Honors. Any player not pre-nominated cannot be considered
at the end of the season. Pre-nominations are due to Chapter
All-American Chair, Carie Strahorn by April 20th. 2009 Pre-Nomination Form 3. Final Nominations: The head coach must fully complete and submit the three-part US Lacrosse All-American application, including Part 1: Final Nomination Form, Part 2: Nomination Criteria, and Part 3: Player Stat Sheet, Goalie Stat Sheet for final nominations to the chapter All-American Chair by May 20th. A short video tape may be submitted with the forms. Note: If a player is not pre-nominated with the above process, they cannot be considered for final nomination. Confidentiality: Pre-nominations are confidential and should only be available to the All-American selection committee members. Parents and players should never know pre-nominations. Player violations: A player who receives a RED CARD for
a flagrant action or violates a player/coach written contract may be
excluded from consideration. Any YELLOW CARDS, RED CARDS or contract
violations must be noted on the player's final nomination form. Rankings: Coaches nominating multiple players must rank the players 1-N All pre-nominations, final nominations and questions should be directed to Carie Strahorn via email at cestrahorn@hotmail.com
3 time National Champion at
Northwestern
4 time All-American
US National Elite Team
Member
2009 World Cup Champion
Location: Oregon
Episcopal School (OES) Gym
Address: 6300 SW Nicol Rd. Portland, OR
97223
Time: 3 to 5
PM
Cost: FREE
Girls on a Varsity Plus team can play 3 game halves in a day. Assuming
that the Varsity Plus team schedules both their varsity and JV games on
the same day, the 3 halves rule provides the coach enough flexibility
to rotate girls into both the varsity game and the JV game.
If your program requires a manual invoice so that you can pay
your 2010 OGLA dues through your school or by check, then please
forward the following information to Duncan Haynes, OGLA Treasurer, at southridgegirlslax@verizon.net
* Number of teams being registered (varsity & JV)
Duncan will create a manual invoice and e-mail it back to you. All invoices are to be paid by December 1, 2009.
Procedure for Registering Varsity PLUS
Follow normal registration procedures and register your team as a
Varsity Plus. Then send an e-mail to OGLA (oregongirlslax@gmail.com)
that you are registering as a Varsity Plus squad. Do not register a JV
team on sPortability unless you are a JV team.
For Varsity PLUS teams that eventually do have enough players for a
full JV team, OGLA is offering you an extended deadline to register a
JV team. You must make this determination and register your new JV team
by February 1, 2010 on sPortability. At this time, an additional $125
is due (to bring you to full JV payment) and you must notify OGLA that
your program has both varsity and JV teams. You are responsible for
completing your own JV schedule, and notifying OWLUA and OGLA of your
additional games. Your JV schedule must be completed by February 7,
2010. Our goal is that you schedule an additional one to six JV games
against programs already on your varsity schedule (not vs new schools).
This will minimize impacts to OWLUA's scheduling. Please note that all
schedules are due January 5, 2010.
Varisty Plus games will need to be scheduled the same day as Varsity
games. Due to umpire availability, OWLUA may not be able to schedule
any varsity plus games not scheuduled with a Varsity contest. Please
keep this in mind when scheduling.
2. Make sure all current contact information has been entered into
sPortability. All communication from now on will be going out via
sPortability. Contact your league rep. for your team's 2010?password.
3. Team Scholarships are due by December 11. The scholarship form can
be found on the OGLA website Oregongirlslax.com under the downloads
section.
Programs can apply for one team scholarship to be used for the 2010
season. You may submit additional scholarships on behalf of your
individual girls for summer camps & activities. The player deadline
is May 14. There is no limit to the?individual scholarships, yet OGLA
will make sure that we balance funding across all programs.
4. A renewal CPR/First Aid class will be taught by Rick Schmitt from
CPR Northwest on Jan. 6, from 6-9 pm in the banquet hall of the Oregon
Sports Offices.
The cost is $30. Cash and check accepted. Make the check out to CPR
Northwest. If you are planning on attending the class, please RSVP to
oregongirlslax@gmail.com.
5. Please report to your LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE how many non-league games you would like for OGLA to assign.
The deadline to report this information to your league rep. is midnight
on Dec. 6. OGLA will send out the non-league pairings by Dec. 13. Each
team can then schedule the non-league games after league games are
compiled by the league reps.
Thank you,
OGLA Board
Posted 3/5/09
HOW TO ENTER YOUR ROSTER IN SPORTABILITY
Go to http://www.sportability.com/spx/admin/login.asp
Enter (log in with your "team name" as your user name and "lacrosse" as the password). If this log in does not work, then someone from your program has already changed the default password to something else.
Example:
username: sunset
password: lacrosse
Select VARSITY or JV on the right
Then select ROSTER on the left
Select "RAPID ENTRY"
For each player, enter FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, and JERSEY NUMBER
When you get to the bottom of the page, press SAVE
Then you can go back to RAPID ENTRY again to enter more players (because you can only enter 10 per page)
You can also change your team password by selecting ACCOUNT INFO in the left column.
Posted 3/3/09
HOW TO ENTER SCORES AND STATS IN SPORTABILITY:
OGLA
sent each team their CLUB KEEPER account in December. This is the
account
all teams have been using to input their contact info.
TYPE: ClubKeeper
Account - ONE ACCOUNT PER SCHOOL. THIS IS THE MAIN ONE TO
USE
USER: Team parent or Coach - whoever is entering stats!
Tasks:
1.
Enter Roster
2. Enter Scores
3. Enter Stats
***STEP ONE - INPUT
ROSTERS
> Go to oregongirlslax.com. Click on Varisty or JV on left,
ENTER SCORES
AND STATS
> Enter your CLUBKEEPER account log
in.
> Select Team (right column, it will BOLD the one you are working
with)
> LEFT MENU - Middle section, select ROSTER. Then select ADD
NEW
PLAYERS RAPID ENTRY. ENTER PLAYER NAME AND NUMBER - (you do not
need to fill out all the contact info!)
> Voila! You are done!
You will not need to do this again unless you
have roster changes
**
Step 2 - GAME SCORES
After each game BOTH TEAMS need to enter scores right
away so they will
post.
>Login via same path and process
listed above...after selecting team
select SCHEDULE on far
left.
>Click on game. Enter Scores
**Step 3 - ENTER STATS -
can only be entered after game score is set
>Login Login via same path
and process listed above...after selecting
team select STATISTICS on far
left.
>Click on game. Enter
Stats
TeamKeeper Account: generated by
sportability, each head coach was sent
one from Sportability. If you
have a V and JV, you will have one Club
Keeper and 2 TeamKeeper accounts.
Its pretty limited, but is designed so
coaches can go in right after game
and get the score in - Stats need to
be entered within 24 hours of
game.
Team's Head Coach
Tasks:
1. Edit Roster
2. Enter
Scores
Posted 2/24/09
GAME CHANGE REQUEST PROCESS
Posted 2/9/09
Coaches,
We are
continuously getting asked about OGLA`s progress with becoming
an OSAA sport.
This message is meant to keep you all in the loop regarding
the
acceptance of lacrosse as an OSAA activity. Please share
this
information with your parents so that they know our status with the
OSAA.
Posted 2/2/09
Important US Lacrosse Rule Changes for 2009
1. As announced in previous rule books, the requirement to use a mouthpiece of any readily visible color other than clear or white goes into effect in the 2009 season.
2. New uniform requirements will be announced and go into effect for the 2013 season. The requirements will be noted in every rule book between now and the 2013 season.
3. Rule 7, Section 29-31--A team will play SHORT from the FIRST CARD issued rather than waiting until the fourth card. All teams play man-down for 3 minutes starting with the first yellow card. NO SUBSTITUTIONS.
4. Any player or coach receiving a red card will be prohibited from participating in the team's next game.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL TEXT OF 2009 RULE CHANGES
OGLA Community -
Lacrosse is growing - and we are extremely fortunate that there are numerous out-of season opportunities for the girls to play! However, with these opportunities come the potential to get sideways of OGLA / OSAA rules. As such, we wanted to provide some clarification to OSAA rules so that no program finds itself in jeopardy of a rules infraction. Like all other high school sports, our rules are in effect at the start of the Association year (Aug 18 2008) though the first day of the Spring season (Feb 23 2009).
We bring this up because we have recently had questions from programs about OGLA / OSAA rules regarding out-of-season opportunities, and we feel they prove a good case study for everyone to understand how these rules apply.
Q: I received the information from OGLA about the U of Oregon 7v7 play day, I know I cannot organize my team or be involved, but can I pass the information along to my captains so they know about the opportunity?
A: Yes. Coaches may "generally disseminate" the information by passing along the brochure to their team, but can do nothing more.
Q: A Club Team contacts select high school coaches to organize their team to play in weekend club tournament, and offers to provide another coach so that there is no violation of the Rule of Two. Can I organize my team to play in this tournament, or can I ask my team parent to organize the team?
A: No. Coaches can do nothing more than pass the info along. Organizing in any way (including asking a parent to organize), encouraging or pressuring involvement in the event is a violation. According to OSAA Rule 60:
According to the team sports limitation policy, "It shall be a violation of the rule if there is any attempt to gather more than two members of the same high school program together to receive specialized instruction. Attempts to circumvent the rule by encouraging team members to attend out-of-season practices or camps during the Association year, other than general dissemination of information or brochures, shall be considered a violation of this rule." The intent of the rule is to prevent the high school coach from directly or indirectly pressuring players from the high school team to play on an out-of-season club team. If the high school coach organizes the high school team members to congregate on the same out-of-season club team and then secures someone else to coach them, i.e., spouse, parent, another high school coach, etc., he or she would violate the intent of the rule and it would be considered a violation. (2009 OSAA Handbook, p. 75)
Q: The Portland Lumberjax contact my team about playing during halftime at one of their games. Is this allowed?
A: If the opportunity is after the start of the season (Feb 23, 2008), then yes, but this counts towards your season contest total and needs to be recorded with OGLA. If the opportunity is prior to the start of the season, then NO, this is considered assembling your team out of season. You cannot assemble your team or have players assemble themselves and represent your school out of season.
Q: A parent arranges for an indoor facility to be made available one day a week prior to the start of the season. Is this allowed?
A: Yes. REMINDER : "the intent of an open facility is to provide an opportunity for a recreational activity to occur. The facility is provided so that any student in the school has an opportunity to participate." (See Team Sports Limitation listed above for additional information; 2009 OSAA Handbook, Rule 60.E p.75.) If any instruction is taking place, NO HS COACHES can be present!
The following is from the 2009 OSAA Handbook (pg 24; 74 - 75).:
7. Rule 7 - Out-of-Season and Non-School Activities
7.1. Out-of-season festivals, meets, contests or championships shall not be permitted
during the school year involving member schools of this Association unless special
authorization is given by the Executive Board. (p.24)
60. Practice Limitation Rule
A. Philosophy. The following statements outline the philosophy of the OSAA regarding in season
and out-of-season sports.
1) The mission of OSAA member schools is to foster well-rounded individuals. The purpose of interscholastic athletics is to help educate boys and girls and not to prepare students for college athletics, which is a by-product of interscholastic competition available to a very small percentage of high school athletes.
2) For most students, specialization in a single athletic activity is not in their best long-term interests.
3) Students should be encouraged by coaches, administrators, and parents to participate in a variety of school activities, including more than one sport during the school year.
4) Schools should not allow use of school equipment and facilities by non-school organizations that promote a philosophy contrary to the above statements.
5) There should be no promotion or publicity within a school for non-school programs, which promote a philosophy contrary to the above statements.
B. Preface. The spirit of the Practice Limitation Rule is that every school and participant shall have the same opportunity to practice prior to the first contest. Practice is defined as the involvement of individuals from a member high school in any program, demonstration, instruction, or participation conducted in part or in its entirety by a person or a group of people who are or who have been involved in the coaching of any of these athletes in that sport at the high school, including volunteer coaches. Unless a person has been approved by the school district as a member of the coaching staff, that person may not practice against a team or a team member (example- throwing batting practice or working against a basketball post player). (Revised December 2004)
C. Team Sports Limitation. Schools may conduct practices and/or compete in contests in team sports (baseball, basketball, football, softball, soccer, volleyball) only during the designated OSAA sports seasons as outlined in Rule 6. It shall be a violation of the rule if there is any attempt during the Association year to gather more than two members of the same high school program together per day outside the OSAA defined season to receive specialized athletic instruction from any coach associated with the participating athletes' high school program. Attempts to circumvent the rule by encouraging team members to attend out-of season practices or camps during the Association year other than through general dissemination of information or brochures shall be considered a violation of this rule.
E. Open Facility. The intent of an open facility is to provide an opportunity for a recreational activity to occur. The facility is provided so that any student in the school has an opportunity to participate. (See Team Sports Limitation listed above for additional information.)
F. Conditioning. Conditioning is defined as a session where students work on physical fitness and conditioning by use of weights, running, and/or exercises. Conditioning does not allow for the use of individualized and specialized sports equipment or apparatus, including but not limited to: balls, bats, protective equipment, blocking dummies, batting cages, charging sleds, and other implements related to specific OSAA activities. Participation in conditioning activities must be optional.
A violation of the Practice Limitation Rule is considered to be a major violation by OSAA and will be treated as such by OGLA. Rule 5, "Violations of Regulations - Penalties" - outlines violations of rules and penalties. As outlined in Rule 5.2., violations of any rule of the OSAA could include probation, forfeiture, fines, suspension, or expulsion from the Association. The OGLA Board, in consultation with OSAA, would determine the penalty.
The OGLA Board exists to be a resource for our community - it is our job to educate our coaches and programs. While we expect all members to be familiar with OGLA and OSAA rules, we are here to advise and help interpret the rules. We enforce the rules when our members bring forward questions of violations from the community, we do not have the bandwidth or desire to monitor the actions of each club - we trust that everyone is acting in the spirit of the sport and the OGLA/OSAA Philosophy.
Please contact us at any time with questions or concerns. We do not want any issues to arise!
Stay warm & Happy Holidays!