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Weather Alert: Updated 5:30pm
The Seminole Lacrosse League has been carefully monitoring this afternoon’s weather situation. The severe thunderstorm that impacted the Charlottesville and Albemarle County has made travel hazardous in many areas; in addition, the conditions of the fields at Darden Towe Park are unknown. Therefore tonight’s Seminole Player’s League games are CANCELED.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO PARENTS!
The Seminole League takes safety very seriously. Due to the continuing chance of thunderstorms, PLEASE do NOT drop your child off at Darden Towe Park and then leave! In case of unexpected severe weather, Seminole will temporarily suspend the practice, ask participants to seek shelter in their vehicles, and hopefully restart practice as soon as conditions warrant.

The 2009 Seminole Lacrosse League will kick off its 2010 season with a four-night clinic for boys aged 5 – 13. The clinic will be held at Darden Towe Park Monday through Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:00pm.

The purpose of the Seminole League Clinic is to educate and prepare players for participation in the Seminole League. It is for all players with skill levels ranging from beginner to expert. Points of emphasis include fundamentals, stick skills, rules, and fun. It is very important for beginners to attend the clinic before participating in the League.

Players should come to the first night of the Clinic with a stick and gloves. Players who have not signed up for the Clinic are welcome to attend; please bring a competed application form and a check.

The Seminole League sports an extremely high coach to player ratio, insuring that all participants receive individual attention. Many of Seminole’s coaches are still active players themselves, and have played in collegiate, club, and international competition.

For more information on the Seminole Lacrosse Leagues, including downloadable registration forms, visit the Seminole Web Site @ cville-lax.com

Darden Towe Park will once again become “Lacrosse Central” in June, as the Seminole Lacrosse League continues into its third decade. Seminole will kick off with a Clinic for boys aged 4-13 on June 7 – 10 (Monday – Thursday). League play begins on June 14 and runs through July 17.

For girls ages 7-16, the Clinic will be held June 15, 17 – 18 at Darden Towe Park from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) The Girl’s League starts play on Tuesday, June 22.

The “Player’s League” for boys ages 14 – 17 will start with a single practice on June 17. Games will be played Thursday evenings and Saturdays through July 17.

If there are two or more Saturday rainouts, there will be a single makeup date: Saturday, July 24.

The Seminole Lacrosse League is an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the great game of lacrosse in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Seminole’s goal is to give the youngsters of our area the opportunity to play and experience lacrosse, thus helping the game grow at the high school level.

The Seminole League sports an extremely high coach to player ratio, insuring that all participants receive individual attention. Many of Seminole’s coaches are still active players themselves, and have played in Collegiate, Club, and International competition.

For more information on the Seminole Lacrosse Leagues, including downloadable registration forms, visit the Seminole Web Site @ cville-lax.com

UPDATED: 3:40pm
Reports from Darden Towe Park are that the fields are saturated with water and are unplayable. Tonight’s Seminole Lacrosse League Clinic make-up evening is postponed until a later date. An alternate date will be announced in the future.

The 22nd year of the Seminole Lacrosse League kicks into high gear this week. Tonight, June 15, practices begin for the boy’s (ages 4 to 13) league at 6:30 at Darden Towe Park. Games begin Saturday.

Tomorrow evening, June 16, the three-night girl’s clinic starts at 6:30 at Darden Towe Park. The clinic will continue Thursday and Friday, June 18 & 19. The first girl’s practice will be Tuesday, June 23.

The purpose of the Seminole League Clinics is to educate and prepare players for participation in the Seminole League. It is for all players with skill levels ranging from beginner to expert. Points of emphasis include fundamentals, stick skills, rules, and fun. It is very important for beginners to attend the clinic before participating in the League.

The Seminole boy’s clinic will conclude Wednesday evening, weather make-up night. The Players league begins Thursday, June 18, with the single league practice.

Weather Alert: Updated 5:30pm
The Seminole Lacrosse League has been carefully monitoring this afternoon’s weather situation. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning due to a large thunderstorm is currently (5:30pm) impacting Albemarle County; however, based upon a review of real-time weather radar, this storm may be out of the Charlottesville area by 6:30pm. Therefore, a decision on tonight’s Seminole League clinic will be made at approximately 6:10pm.

Update: At 6:00pm, Charlottesville and Darden Towe Park is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and is experiencing heavy rain and severe air-to-ground lightning. Therefore, tonight’s Seminole League clinic is CANCELLED.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO PARENTS!
The Seminole League takes safety very seriously. Due to the continuing chance of thunderstorms, PLEASE do NOT drop your child off at Darden Towe Park and then leave! In case of unexpected severe weather, Seminole will temporarily suspend the practice, ask participants to seek shelter in their vehicles, and hopefully restart practice as soon as conditions warrant.

The 2009 Seminole Lacrosse League will kick off its 2009 season with a four-night clinic for boys aged 5 – 13. The clinic will be held at Darden Towe Park Monday through Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:00pm.

The purpose of the Seminole League Clinics is to educate and prepare players for participation in the Seminole League. It is for all players with skill levels ranging from beginner to expert. Points of emphasis include fundamentals, stick skills, rules, and fun. It is very important for beginners to attend the clinic before participating in the League.

Guest Speakers
As always, the Seminole League clinics feature a great lineup of guest speakers. The current schedule is:

Monday, June 8: Dom Starsia, Head Lacrosse Coach at the University of Virginia.

Tuesday, June 9: Doug Bartlett, Former Head Lacrosse Coach at the VMI. This will be Coach Bartlett’s 22nd appearance at Seminole.

The Seminole League sports an extremely high coach to player ratio, insuring that all participants receive individual attention. Many of Seminole’s coaches are still active players themselves, and have played in Collegiate, Club, and International competition.

For more information on the Seminole Lacrosse Leagues, including downloadable registration forms, visit the Seminole Web Site @ cville-lax.com

The Seminole Lacrosse League has announced that it will again offer an online registration option for its summer activities. Note that there are discounts for registering before May 1st (Save $10!) or for families (3 or more children registering together). Please see the registration forms for more information.

To register online, select the links below:

2009 Boy’s Clinic/League Registration

2009 Girl’s Clinic/League Registration

Player’s League Registration

Darden Towe Park will once again become “Lacrosse Central” in June, as the Seminole Lacrosse League continues into its third decade. Seminole will kick off with a Clinic for boys aged 4-13 on June 8 – 11 (Monday – Thursday). League play begins on June 15 and runs through July 18.

For girls ages 7-16, the Clinic will be held June 16, 18 – 19 at Darden Towe Park from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) The Girl’s League starts play on Tuesday, June 23.

The “Player’s League” for boys ages 14 – 17 will start with a single practice on June 18. Games will be played Thursday evenings and Saturdays through July 18.

The Seminole Lacrosse League is an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the great game of lacrosse in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Seminole’s goal is to give the youngsters of our area the opportunity to play and experience lacrosse, thus helping the game grow at the high school level.

The Seminole League sports an extremely high coach to player ratio, insuring that all participants receive individual attention. Many of Seminole’s coaches are still active players themselves, and have played in Collegiate, Club, and International competition.

For more information on the Seminole Lacrosse Leagues, including downloadable registration forms, visit the Seminole Web Site @ cville-lax.com

UPDATED: 10:40am
Conditions on the fields at Darden Towe Park, which had been closed by Albemarle County due to heavy rainfall, have improved considerably throughout the morning. Additionally, the storms which moved through the area this morning have moved well to the east of Charlottesville. Therefore, this morning’s Seminole Players League games will be held as scheduled.

Original Post: 8:30 am
The Seminole Lacrosse League has been carefully monitoring this morning’s weather situation. A large thunderstorm passed through Charlottesville and Albemarle County, delivering very heavy rainfall to the area of Darden Towe Park. Field conditions are expected to be poor for most of the morning until the precipitation has had a chance to drain away.

Therefore, based on expected field conditions and the continuing threat of thunderstorms throughout the morning, this morning’s Seminole League games are canceled for all age groups EXCEPT the Player’s League. Field and weather conditions will be reevaluated and a decision made on the Player’s League game by approximately 11:00am.