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After a short pre-season break at Camp David, the Weekly Updates return!
Coaching Education + Clinics
Our last and most successful US Lacrosse Level 1 Instructional Clinic was held at Millburn Middle School on 3/14/10. We exceeded or target of 75 coaches to wrap up the winter educational season – thanks to all of those coaches who attended. And, in the true spirit of NJJGLL volunteerism, Susan Johnson, our current Treasurer and recent past President, stepped up at the last minute to fill in as the on-site coordinator to ensure that it was a success. Kudos to Susan for continuing to lead by example!
We are very interested in your constructive feedback on our clinics this year. Kindly reply back to this e-mail with suggestions to improve upon our approach for next year. As an FYI, we are beginning to plan for two (2) clinics in the late summer/fall and three (3) more in the winter before the 2011 season. If you are interested in becoming a host site for a USL Clinic please let us know ASAP and we can start to include you in our plans.
US Lacrosse Level 1 On-line Course Code for NJJGLL Coaches only – click here
Questions/need help? – contact Susan Johnson or Mark Coan
Update your Town Contact Info
It's almost April – have you updated your town's contact information yet? If you answered "NO" to that question then please get on it right away by clicking here and following the directions at the top of the page. We all rely heavily on the accuracy of this data, particularly once the games begin in mid-April which is only three (3) weeks away. Please be reminded that it is YOUR responsibility to take care of this at your earliest possible convenience. To update or add field directions to your town's page, e-mail the changes to webmaster@njjgll.com.
2010 League Dues
We have only received payments and certifications from a little over half of all our participating programs and there is only about ten (10) days left before the deadline of 3/31/10. Please do not wait until the last minute to attend to this annual procedure. Our Referee Liaison will not assign games for your teams unless payment and certification are received.
Click here to download a copy of the Annual Dues/Fees Bill.
Questions/need help? – contact Susan Johnson
Umpire Training Day
The Western Junior Umpire training day will be held on 4/10/10 in the afternoon at Long Valley. 5/6 and 7/8 teams are needed to help us train our Junior Umpires. Please contact Tucker White at trustee2@njjgll.org to secure a slot at this event - each team gets about two (2) game equivalents, with the possibility of more. Please take special note that this day is run in a tournament format and is about training umpires. Partial teams are welcome to apply as it is a holiday period - we will take care of mixing the teams. Spots are filling up fast.
There will also be a Junior Umpire Training day in Rockaway on 4/10/10 in the afternoon. They are looking for some 5/6 and 7/8 teams for game scrimmages to help train the Junior Umpires. For more information, contact Jim Schaefer jschaefer@meleassociates.com.
U-13 and U-15 Festival Teams
The season has yet to begin but it is time to starting planning ahead for our U-13/U-15 Festival Teams in June. The tryout date has been finalized and we are now accepting registrations for this special event. Click here to download a copy of the registration form.
Questions/need help? – contact Terri Sayia
Lax on,
Mark Coan
NJJGLL President