Youth Leaders Summit Thursday, June 9, 2016 Philadelphia Lacrosse - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Youth Leaders Summit

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Philadelphia Lacrosse Association Welcome/Intros

President Jeff Stone Vice President Secretary Treasurer Stephen Kotch Women’s Game Dir. Laurie Markel Men’s Game Dir David Seidman Youth Boys Liaison Curt Johnson Officials Dawn Grothman Communications Scott Growney Education Chair Lorraine Beers Diversity Chair Eric Gregg At-large Mark Mosebrook Youth Girls Liaison Brooke Fritz At-large Diane Horsey At-large Peter Samson At-large Hank Resch At-large Bill Farrell Youth Boys Liaison Bob Vanderheyden At-large Tina Sloan Green At-large Jim DeRose At-large Nancy Coffman At-large George Dick

Welcome/Intros

Andi O’Connor US Lacrosse Senior Manager Membership & Regional Development Eastern Mid-Atlantic Region 410-235-6882 #171 aoconnor@uslacrosse.org

:10 Second Greeting

Name Program & league involvement What you’re hoping to discuss Just :10 seconds!

Tonight’s Agenda

7-7:10 Welcome/introductions 7:10-7:25 Purpose/Year-in-review 7:25-7:50 Participation discussion 7:50-8 BREAK 8-8:25 Panel discussion 8:25-8:40 Challenges/solutions 8:40-8:55 ADM/Age Verification 8:55-9 Session evaluation

Purpose: Philadelphia Chapter

Growing and improving the game throughout the Philadelphia/ Eastern PA Region Supporting leagues Connecting programs and USL resources Supporting

Boys: Girls:

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USL Philadelphia 2015-2016

Responsible USL Compliance Support first stick/PE grants Grants from chapter Officials youth lacrosse WDNT team CEP clinics Leagues consultation/support

USL Philadelphia 2016-beyond

Building on capacities D&I goal: girls’ lacrosse participation and leagues Hall of Fame Support for USL Capital Campaign (reserved for your suggestions)

USL 2015 by the numbers

94 First Stick grants 102 CEP clinics 126 soft-stick grants in 32 states 34 PCA sportsmanship grants 24 diversity and inclusion grants 464 teams at USL-hosted events 33 chapter grants 12 leagues piloted Gold Stick

Purpose: tonight’s summit

Strengthen/form connections Discuss lacrosse accessibility and growth challenges Share ideas for improvement Help USL PLA identify needs

Team sport participation among kids ages 6 to 17 has declined more than 9 percent in the last five years.** 70% of youth drop out of sport by age 13 Winning is 48th on the list of reasons kids said they played sports.* Fun is the number one reason.

Participation Discussion

Table groups 1.Why is participation growth slowing,

• verall?

2.What affects your participation numbers, locally? 3.What initiatives have successfully increased participation and/or visibility in your program?

Break!

Enjoy refreshment, use restroom, or converse ...

Panel Discussion

Introduction Questions Visibility Participation Coaching Leadership Community Cost Open forum

Gallery Walk…..

Six stations/six groups Two minutes per station, jot down answers and ideas At end we’ll discuss

What is Athlete Development?

• Athlete-centered
• Developmentally Appropriate
• FUN!!!!!

Develop a national athlete development curriculum that includes physical and cognitive development strategies and promotes a positive playing experience based on best practices and standards.

Enter, Enjoy, Excel!

Squaring the Pyramid… Lacrosse Athlete Development Model

DISTRUPTING today’s triangular sport model of diminishing

• pportunity.

CREATING a model of participation that provides opportunity for all, for life.

Lacrosse Athlete Development Model

How?

Give every lacrosse coach access to training in developmentally appropriate coaching. Give every program the tools to support LADM core values and run developmentally appropriate programming, including small sided competition structures for skill development Expand the reach of the national teams programs to further the development of talented players in the United States.

Key TOOLS

• Model and Design Guide-Available
• Small-Sided Competition

Guidelines-Available

• Progression Playbook-Available
• Coach Practice Plans, Evaluation

Tools and Drill Cards

• Age-Specific Online Courses
• Plug and Play Entry Level

Curriculum

• …and more

uslacrosse.org/ladm

Age Segmentation

1) Standardized US Lacrosse Youth Rules 2) Athlete development programming

Consistent

Positive National playing experience.

Age Segmentation

• US Lacrosse recognizes that many leagues and programs are

currently grouped in age spans beyond 12 months.

• Organizations may form teams with up to a 24-month age

variance if necessary to ensure participation.

• Even year age should be the maximum age for the paired

segment (i.e., 7U/8U) and teams with a greater than 12- month variance must play by the rules for the youngest age group of the team.

• Local organizations that choose to form teams with a 24-

month variance should have appropriate risk management policies and planning in place to ensure that player safety is not compromised.

Age Verification- Why?

US Lacrosse needs to stay a step or two ahead of real time problems like making sure that kids are appropriately rostered for the best playing experience. Player safety is at risk Competitive fairness in lacrosse is at risk Age Verification is a national standard for many other NGB’s like youth football, swimming, etc…

Age Verification System

Highly automated and integrated with USLacrosse database Quick turnaround for Member Services personnel “one and done” workflow

Current Administrative Resources

• Administrative Access – View player age verification and

membership status and coach membership and certification status through your personal log in on www.uslacrosse.org

• League Management Web Platform partnerships

Integration with SI Play -www.USLaxTeams.com Group Member discounted rates from SI Play API Partnerships for easy Membership Validation – Blue Sombrero, SportNGin, League Apps, Group Net Solutions

• Chapter Support-access to grants and programs
• Monthly Program Administrator Newsletters
• Coach and Parent Education
• Member Services Team 410-235-6882 #102

New! One Stop Direct Marketing Site

US LACROSSE PARTNERS WITH PRISM DIGITAL TO PROVIDE AN EXCLUSIVE DIRECT MARKETING PROGRAM Co-branded event announcement cards, brochures and field signage

Coaching Credentials and Season Starter Kit

Recognize and promote your coaches’ commitment by providing high quality certification cards with lanyards that recognize the highest level

• f US Lacrosse coaches training or certification.

Save pre-season time and effort putting together coach kits.

Feedback/Closing

Please detach, complete, and submit Needs assessment Summit evaluation Thanks for coming! Expect follow-up e-mail in a week or two.