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Interscholastic Athletics Combined Team Proposal

Board of Education Presentation

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Objective

Provide student athletes at the Avon Central School District(CSD) and Livonia Central School Districts (CSD) with increased

• pportunities for interscholastic athletics participation at age

appropriate levels that best ensures the health and safety of all our students for the 2017 – 18 boys and girls lacrosse at the modified, JV, and varsity school year.

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Commitment

Both districts are committed to providing student- athletes at Avon CSD and Livonia CSD opportunities for interscholastic athletics participation. This will be a one-year agreement

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Boys Program Numbers

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

These are best-case scenario numbers: No eligibility issues ALL interested students come out for the sport No injuries No student-athletes quit No athletic code violations Student enrollment is decreasing, number of lacrosse participants also decreasing Keep student-athletes playing at their respected levels Livonia Avon Total Varsity 17 8 25 JV 11 14 25 Modified 23 10 33

Future Numbers – Looking at Youth

#’s in Program Boys 6th 8 5th Grade 3 4th Grade 6 (combined w/ Avon) 3rd Grade 3 (combined w/ Avon) 2nd Grade 3 1st Grade 2 A merger is required to preserve the program.

Contest – sample schedule

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Sample Schedule --- Home games will be split. Most scrimmages early off will be at Avon due to weather. Normally we would schedule away scrimmages

• 3/24 vs Rush Henrietta @ Aquinas 1pm
• 3/27 @ McQuaid
• 4/12 vs Bath @ Livonia
• 4/14 @ Aquinas
• 4/21 vs Batavia @ Avon
• 4/24 vs Penn Yan @ Livonia
• 5/1 @ Batavia
• 5/3 @ Bath
• 5/5 @ Honeoye
• 5/8 vs Aquinas @ Avon
• 5/10 vs McQuaid @ Livonia
• 5/12 vs Eastride @ Avon
• 5/15 @ Mynderse
• 5/17 vs Waterloo @ Livonia

NYSPHSAA Classification #’s

Avon/Livonia boys would be in class C

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Boys Program Highlights

Coaches

• Goal is to have 2 coaches at each level ( 1 per school)
• Coaches are co-coaches so both districts have an equal say and coaches work things out

together Practice Schedules

• Roughly equal at both locations - May utilize turf earlier in season
• Weather is always a question mark in Spring – communicate changes best we can

Tryouts

• Coaches will evaluate together
• Practice all together 9-12 if weather allows it
• If can’t practice together, athletes will go to their respected levels to start
• Bringing kids up. They must play and have significant contribution – not riding the bench

Open gym

• Will begin to combine on Sunday’s starting 2/11 in Livonia for grades 9-12
• If Weather permits will utilize the turf

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Team Name and Uniforms

• Team name: Avon/Livonia Lakers
• Varsity will get new uniforms and helmets

Sample designs – next slide

• JV - utilize all Livonia uniforms and helmets
• Modified - utilize Avon uniforms and helmets
• Athletes can use existing elbow or gloves

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Transportation

• Transportation to and from away contests- Shared
• Transportation to and from the other district for necessary

practices and contests- District responsibility

• Insurer during transport- District supplying busses

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Girls Program

Livonia Participation #’s per level Varsity 17 JV 21 Modified 23 6th Grade 13 5th Grade 6 4th Grade 14 3rd Grade 11 2nd Grade 9 1st Grade 2

Girls Program Details

• Livonia practices and games will be at Livonia

as in past years – Avon will join us.

• They do not have girls lacrosse – take time for

them to develop numbers

• Avon turf will be available to us at times
• Team name – Livonia Bulldogs
• Sectional level – Class D (stays the same)

Codes of Conduct/ Academic Eligibility

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Student-athletes with be bound by their respective District athletic code and eligibility policy.

Timeline

With approval of both the Livonia BOE and Way-co BOE GRALL lacrosse league approval – Approved

• Section V Approval

Scheduled - Feb 17th Start of Spring sports – JV and Varsity March 5th Start of Modified Lacrosse March 19th

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Questions

“Coming together is a beginning: keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Please contact Mark Kress if any questions or concerns. mkress@livoniacsd.org (585) 346-4000 ex: 1022