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Staunton Augusta Waynesboro Lacrosse (SAW Lacrosse) will be holding a youth clinic the week of August 8, 2o11 in Waynesboro. The multi-day clinic is scheduled to run every night from 6:00-7:30 pm from Aug. 8-11 at Ridgeview Park.

This is another exciting development in the enthusiasm for the sport in the region. Coming on the heals of a successful campaign to procure varsity and junior varsity teams in Fluvanna (see below), Brian Wilberger is again introducing the sport to new areas.

Anyone looking for information about the clinic or to volunteer can visit SAW’s Facebook page, or email sawlacrosse@yahoo.com.

On Saturday April 2nd the UVA men’s lacrosse team will play Maryland at 12:00pm in beautiful Scott Stadium. This will be an amazing day for college lacrosse. The game will be played before the UVA Football team’s spring game.

Before this game the Charlottesville Chapter of US Lacrosse, in conjunction with ACAC and the UVA Bookstore will hold a free shooting clinic. Ben Rubeor, a UVA lacrosse alumni, along with his friends from the 2006 National Championship team, will host this free shooting clinic. The clinic will be geared toward elementary and middle school players, but all are welcome to attend. There will be contests and raffle prizes during the event which runs from 10:00 am to 11:00 am with an autograph session to follow.

The clinic will be held at the O-Hill field located at the corner of Alderman Rd and McCormick Rd (diagonally across from the AFC).

More information on this clinic can be found here.

We hope you all can get out and enjoy what we hope will be a wonderful day of lacrosse. This should be a spectacular event that combines the interests of the entire UVA sports community with a big men’s lacrosse ACC matchup followed by Coach Mike London leading his players in their annual Blue Orange Spring Game. Hope to see you there!

From Jim Loffredo, US Lacrosse Charlottesville Chapter President:

Hello Central Virginia Coaches,

Your local US Lacrosse Chapter will be hosting a US Lacrosse Level 1 Coaching Clinic on Saturday Feb. 26th at STAB school. This is an amazing opportunity for coaches of all levels in our area. For more information on Level 1 Coaching Clinics and Level 1 Coaching Certification please visit
http://www.uslacrosse.org/cep/index.phtml

This Clinic is normally $65, however, with the help of the local Chapter we have the price for US Lacrosse members in our chapter at only $45. You can register for this clinic at

https://secure.uslacrosse.org/i.cfm?a=cm&ID=A2A2DCB7-9D96-7D4E-BEC6A55F8DD13D6E

More information on this clinic will be sent out in the near future. However, there is a limit of 40 coaches allowed at this clinic, so please sign up early. Lunch will be provided. This is an amazing event, don’t miss out!

Any questions contact Jim Loffredo
laxjack3@yahoo.com

 Saturday, February 5^th. from 10:0AM – 12:00AM

Tarring Gym @ St. Anne’s-Belfield School – Lower School Campus

Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Team scrimmages Navy @ 1:00PM on the astro turf field.  We will meet as a group to observe the game from an officials point of view.  

* Please email Michael Cross ASAP at mcross@andersonstrudwick.com if you plan to attend. I need to order training kits for attendees.

• Training session is mandatory for anyone who wants to officiate in the Boys YMCA League, Boys Middle School Lacrosse League or JV and Varsity High School games this year.

* (officials who are already Level 1 & 2 Certified do not need to attend)

• Each participant will receive the USLacrosse MDOC Officials Level 1 & 2 Training Program Manual. The package contains:

1. 2010 NFHS Boys High School Rule Book

2. Detailed overview of the rules of the game and basic officiating mechanics

3. Level 1 & 2 Test and answer sheets

• Training Clinic will consist of a 1 ½ hour session discussing the basics of officiating and a walk through of the basic mechanics and field positioning under various game situations. We will then watch an officiating instructional DVD “The 3^rd Team on the Field”

USLacrosse Level 1 & 2 Officials Certification Process

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  1. Attend the Training Clinic

  2. Read and study the training package and rule book

  3. Take & Pass the level 1 & 2 Tests (open book)

  4. Become a USLacrosse member and add “official” to your membership designation.

The US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by Champion®, returns to the Baltimore Convention Center again this January. Billed as “the unofficial start to the lacrosse season,” this event annually gathers the very best the sport has to offer, and provides the sport’s largest educational opportunity, with over 5,000 coaches, officials, program administrators and exhibitors in attendance.

Early-bird registration discounts for the Convention end Monday, November 15.  To register, head to the US Lacrosse website.

US Chapter meeting for Charlottesville and surrounding areas.

Meeting will be Sunday November 7th at 6:30pm. The meeting will be located at the Darden School Building on the UVA campus in room 120.

Please rsvp Chapter President Jim Loffredo is you are coming or have any questions or comments. laxjack3@yahoo.com

cville-lax.com has received a large number of emails this spring from parents wondering what opportunities there are available for their children to play in a league, attend a lacrosse camp, or become part of a travel team.

In order to assist parents, cville-lax has created a “Parents Resource Guide” which pulls together a list of all of the area’s lacrosse activities, grouped by season. The Guide also features links to the web sites of leagues and clinics not hosted by cville-lax.

Note that virtually all Charlottesville area lacrosse organizations require participants to be members of USLacrosse.

The Parents Resource Guide is available at http://www.cville-lax.com/parents/.

(Note: Coaches/Camp Directors, please email any updates to webmaster@cville-lax.com.)

	The 2006 Blue Ridge Lacrosse Club High School Team. (Click for a larger version: 124K.) Photo credit: Jennifer Harris.

After a very successful fall season, the Blue Ridge Lacrosse Club is gearing up for its summer season. The high school teams continued their growth as individuals and as a team and, significantly, went undefeated at the George Mason 7v7 tournament in November.

The BRLC Middle School club team saw its largest numbers ever last fall. Nancy Haws, head varsity coach at Western Albemarle, will be the head coach for our middle school program, and is looking forward to continuing to develop the youth program this summer.

Blue Ridge team member Katie Rotanz from Salem was recruited to play at Virginia Tech, and will be attending Tech in the fall. The BRLC, the Charlottesville Chapter of USLacrosse, and cville-lax.com congratulate Katie on her success and wish her the best of luck!
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From Media Releases; Photo: cville-lax.com

	Virginia Head Lacrosse Coach Julie Myers walks her team through some adjustments during halftime of the Virginia-Maryland game, March 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 81K)

Virginia head women’s lacrosse coach Julie Myers was honored as the US Lacrosse Coach of the Week, as announced by USLacrosse. She will be recognized on the CSTV broadcast of the Dartmouth-Notre Dame men’s lacrosse game on Saturday, March 17.

Myers led the Cavaliers to victories over Temple (18-8) and Penn State (13-6) last week. Virginia is off to a 5-0 start this season and is heading into a huge week. The Cavaliers square off against two unbeaten teams – hosting Maryland on Tuesday and traveling to top-ranked North Carolina on Saturday. Maryland head coach Cathy Nelson Reese was the US Lacrosse Coach of the Week last week.
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Via Jim Loffredo

Friday, March 23rdd through Sunday, March 26th, 2007 will see the return of the Albemarle Lacrosse Jamboree. This scrimmage-format event will be hosted at both Albemarle and Western Albemarle high schools, featuring teams from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Teams that have confirmed their participation are:

Hosted by Albemarle High School:

• Collegiate School (VA)
• Haverford (PA)
• MontClair (NJ)
• Mt Hebron (MD)
• Penn Charter (PA)
• Upper Arlington (OH)

Hosted by Western Albemarle High School:

• Hilliard Davidson (OH)
• Peters Township (PA)

Additional teams will be added over the next month. Watch cville-lax.com for more information on sponsors, schedules, and additional teams, as it becomes available.

This is a great weekend in of lacrosse in Central Virginia. If you have questions or comments or are interested in participating in the Jamboree please contact the director Jim Loffredo at: laxjack3@yahoo.com.