Huntsville District Minor Lacrosse Association

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Update Covid Policy

The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) has updated its COVID-19 Participant Vaccination Policy in alignment with the recent provincial announcement to ease public health measures, and is lifting its requirement for participants to demonstrate proof of vaccination to access programs and services. This update is consistent with the most recent Province of Ontario instruction to provincial sports organizations and helps our sport remain inclusive for all our members.

2023 Coaching Application - Coming soon!

Click here to apply! Deadline is Dec 31st

Coaching Clinics

For the 2022 season, these are the minimum requirements for all bench personnel: Coaches must be properly NCCP-certified for the age division that they are coaching. Coaches must be properly registered with the OLA through Sportzsoft. The Making Headways concussion training module is mandatory, and the Making Ethical Decisions training module is highly recommended. Bench personnel over the age of 18 must complete their screening requirements according to the OLA's Screening Policy. Teams must also have a prepared emergency action plan that is accessible at any event that they are participating in.

2023 Jack Bionda Shootout Registration

Registration is NOT OPEN

2022 Referee Clinics

Here is the link to register for the 2022 Referee Clinics

Provincial Event Schedule

Tag Day 2022

Hawksfest 2022 - Tagday

This Saturday, May 28th, 2022 - All-day

The Hawks will be out on the town asking for support for their teams.

*Please check your junk mail for emails

DEVELOPMENT GAME DAY SCHEDULE

Development Games

Game #1 – (9 AM) - Soft Paperweights Team 1 vs Team 2 (split them on the day)

Game #2 – (9:45 AM) - Paperweight Team Blue vs Team Gray

Game #3 – (10:30 AM) - Paperweight Team Yellow vs Team Green

Game #4 – (11:30 AM) – U9 Team Gray vs Team Blue

Break

Game #5 – (1:15 PM) - U9 Team Yellow vs Team Black

Game #6 – (2:00 PM) - U11 Team Black vs Team Yellow

Game #7 – (3:00 PM) - U11 Team Green vs Team Blue

Game #8 – (4:00 PM) - U13-U17 Team 1 vs Team 2 (split the teams on the day)

*Please check your junk mail for emails

HAWKS APPAREL NOW AVALABLE!

Get your hawks gear!

Under the home tab - go to the Hawks apparel tab to order.

IMPORTANT DATES

The tryout schedule is posted on the Box Rep page as well as the Calendar

See the calendar for important dates for try lacrosse, Box Rep tryouts and the first field practices.

*All days and time are subject to change

2022 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Must be registered to play!

Registration link

https://www.sportzsoft.com/regApp/Login?OrgId=3344

Watch for more information to come for in person registrations

See the registration tab for all your 2022 season information. Make sure you register before the fees go up.

Any questions contact: Corrine Francis | Cnasper81@gmail.com

EAT, SLEEP, PLAY LACROSSE!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 COACHES!

BOX	Coaches	Field	Coaches
U9	Gus Liadis	U9	No team
U11	Andrew Pegg	U11	No team
U13#1	Jon Quinlan	U13	No team
U13#2	Dan Caswell	U15	Jason Rudge
U15	Kory Shirliff	U17	Steve Perentesis
U17	Caleb Creasor & Brett Handsor

We need YOU? Volunteers needed!

We are looking for volunteers to fill the following positions! We currently have the following positions vacant: Registrar, Treasurer, Referee in Chief, Director of Fundraising, Director of Coaches & Player development & Director of Rep Teams. All positions are open for applications. Information on each role is listed below and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have about joining us - please reach out to keriblack02@gmail.com

Please click here to apply:

CANDIDATE APPLICATION FORM

(Endorsements can be anyone from our Membership)

Treasurer

The Treasurer shall:

1) be responsible for all the financial accounting of the HDMLA,

2) sign all financial documents of the HDMLA,

3) be responsible for the budget,

4) be responsible for providing a detailed financial statement minimum of every 30 days as well as at each and every monthly executive meeting. If unable to attend meeting, a detailed statement is to be provided to the President for the meeting.

5) Coordinate with Program Directors for collection of outstanding payments from player/members

Director - Fundraising & Sponsorship

The Director - Fundraising shall:

1) recommend to the executive an activity or activities for fund raising purposes.

2) be responsible for paperwork and reports required by the Town of Huntsville for all raffles and lotteries.

3) keep a full accurate account of receipts and disbursements.

4) co-ordinate the teams in their fundraising efforts for their home tournament.

5) be responsible for all aspects of sponsorship, including solicitation of Development and Rep Team Sponsors, as well as Tournament sponsors.

6) 2) distribute Appreciation Pictures/Plaques to all HDMLA sponsors.

Director – Player and Coach Development Box

The Director - Player/Coach Development shall:

1) develop and/or supply programs/manuals to train and assist coaches.

2) develop clinics and programs for all divisions

3) communication with the Referee-in-Chief and the Director of Development Programs on a regular basis.

4) shall be a member of the Coaching Selection Committee

5) this position will work with the Director of Development Programs, for the running of the Try Lacrosse program the HDMLA runs in the wintertime

6) Conduct coaches exit interviews for all rep coaches

7) Coaches evaluations with the help of the Director of Rep teams to circulate to players and parents

Director – Rep Teams

The Director – Rep Teams shall:

1) be responsible for all aspects of the Association's Rep/Travel program, including booking provincial hotels.

2) shall be the liaison between the Rep/Travel Team Managers and the Board of Directors

3) shall not sit as a bench personnel unless majority vote at a General meeting.

4) have a meeting with the managers to review their duties

5) arrange the team photographs for the Association for the Rep programs

6) Coordinate collection of outstanding payments from rep players/members

7) deal with any concerns, complaints or comments from the membership

8) help organize the year end banquet

9) organize the year end medals

AGE DIVISION NAME CHANGES PER CLA

....a change to rename the box lacrosse age categories to 16U, 14U, etc., was passed at the CLA’s annual meeting in November. It is the CLA’s intent to have the new age categories implemented for the start of the 2020 lacrosse season.

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Huntsville Hawks

The Objectives of the HDMLA are:

1) to promote, develop and govern minor lacrosse within the HDMLA Boundaries
2) promote the interest and participation in the sport of lacrosse
3) arrange tournaments and competitions and establish prizes, grants and awards
4) promote the principles of good sportsmanship
5) promote and enhance instructions, displays and exhibits of lacrosse skills

Vacant Executive Positions to be filled for the 2023 season

Executive Members

Treasurer

Vacant

The Treasurer shall:

1) be responsible for all the financial accounting of the HDMLA,

2) sign all financial documents of the HDMLA,

3) be responsible for the budget

4) be responsible for providing a detailed financial statement minimum of every 30 days as well as at each monthly executive meeting. If unable to attend a meeting, a detailed statement is to be provided to President for meetings.

5) Co-ordinate with Program Directors for collection of outstanding payments from players/members

Directors

Director of Development (HL)
Vacant

The Development Program Box Director shall:

1) be responsible for all aspects of the Association's Development Box program

2) This director will present the plan of this program at the November or December meeting to allow the prices to be set for the program and materials purchased for such program.

3) this position will work with the Director of Player and Coaching Development, for the running of the Try Lacrosse program the HDMLA runs in the wintertime

4) arrange the team photographs for the Association Development Program

5) Co-ordinate collection of outstanding payments from players/members

6) Shall be a member of the Coaching Selection Committee

Referee in Chief/Assignor
Vacant

The Referee-In-Chief shall:

1) Assign timekeepers for all games

2) Ensure that all home games have referees

3) Be responsible for officials and courses and ongoing instruction, education, and upgrading of officials, in the case of only having a Referee Assigner, then this will fall to the Zone RIC

4) Have all games assigned to referees for the season one week prior to the season start and submit to the Director of Rep Box with the contact/phone numbers of the referees assigned.

Director of Tournaments
Vacant

The Director - Tournaments shall:

1) be responsible for all aspects of Tournament administration for HDMLA.

2) be responsible for informing the Director of Scheduling on any changes for HDMLA Tournament floor time required or canceled.

3) be responsible for informing Referee-in-chief on any changes for HDMLA Tournament floor time required or canceled.

4) be responsible for all required paperwork to be forwarded to OLA within the specified period.

5) be responsible for all required fines/fees forwarded to OLA within the specified time.

6) co-ordinate with the Director-Fundraising and Director of Rep Box on the tournament for information purposes.