Speaker Categories
► Women's Lacrosse Coaching
► Men's Lacrosse Coaching
► Women's Lacrosse Umpiring
► Program Adninistrators
Bios updated through 11/7/11
Women’s Lacrosse Coaching
Carter Abbott
Assistant Coach, U.S. U19 Team; Head Coach, Pingry (N.J.) School
"Arc Defense: Evaluating your team, Evaluating your opponent"
This presentation will review a number of arc defenses that you can use after evaluating both your team and your opponent.
Kelly Amonte Hiller
Head Coach, Northwestern University
Amy Appelt
Assistant Coach, UMBC
"The Next Level Attacker"
Attacking skills that can be done in a large group or a small, one-on-one setting. Drills to help attackers get to the next level of play, no matter what level they start.
Phil Barnes
Assistant Coach, University of North Carolina
"Offensive Transition"
Fast breaks, secondary breaks and slow clears.
Robert Berkenblit
Coach and Co-Director, Briarcliff Manor (N.Y.) Youth Lacrosse
"How to Prepare a Youth Lacrosse Player for Playing Goalie"
To youth players the idea of playing goalie can be scary. This session will cover an introduction to playing goalie for youth players before they step between the pipes. Topics include skills, positioning and strategy; drills to improve their skills; how to make it fun and exciting for youths to play goalie.
Scott Biron
Head Coach, Acton Boxborough Regional (Mass.) High School
"Developing High School Midfielders, Team Tactics and Drills"
This presentation will address the development of high school midfielders. Focus on team tactics and drills that support modern midfielder play.
Jeremy Boone
Performance Coach and Consultant, Athlete By Design
"Coach Your Best"
During this interactive presentation, Coach Boone will share with you a simple blueprint for what it takes to coach your best. Taken from his research of over 5,000 athletes, you will learn how to build a winning team culture, how to consistently get the best out of your players, why your coach approach may be hindering your player’s performance, and more.
Gregory Dale
Director of Sport Psychology and Leadership, Duke University
"It’s a Mental Thing: Five Keys to Helping Athletes Enhance Their Performance and Enjoy Lacrosse"
This interactive workshop provides coaches with strategies they can use to enhance the mental toughness and team-first mentality of the athletes they coach. Particular emphasis will be on commitment, confidence, embracing pressure, overcoming adversity and enjoying the process. Coaches will leave the workshop with concrete tools they can use with individual athletes and teams.
Emily Dorney
Director of Lacrosse, CYO/Camp Howard
"Developing a First and Second Grade Lacrosse Program"
This presentation will include topics such as skills and drills, equipment and game dynamics, as well as a discussion on parent concerns and child safety at the first and second grade age level.
Katrina Dowd
Assistant Coach, Syracuse University
"Stick Skills"
Dianna Eberl
Head Coach, Woodstown (N.J.) High School
"Goalkeeping 101"
This presentation will give coaches an understanding of how to coach a goalkeeper and the skills a goalkeeper should learn at all levels. It will also help choose appropriate equipment. Goalkeeper decision making and positioning will also be covered.
Mike Faith
Head Coach, Elizabethtown College
"Developing Shooters"
Different ways to shoot and different ways to get your shot off on the goal will be covered. Additional topics will include faking, side arm, riser shots, behind the back shooting, shooting around the defender, in addition to the different ways to shoot, power and placement.
Ricky Fried
Head Coach, U.S. Women’s Team; Head Coach, Georgetown University
Dennis Kennedy
Coach, Onondaga Community College
Protecting "THE HIVE"
Wendy Kridel
Head Coach, Bryn Mawr (Md.) School
"Playing Down in the Defensive End"
Discussion about strategies and tips for playing team defense when you are one or two players down in the defensive end (caused by yellow cards). Zone defenses as well as player-to-player defenses will be utilized.
Shanta Loecker
Head Coach, UCLA
"Opportunities Presented by the WCLA for Coaches, Players, and Administrators"
From the head coach at UCLA (2011 WCLA D1 Runner-up), secretary of both the WCLA and WWLL, and former player/president of a WCLA D1 team, here’s a chance for coaches, players, and administrators to learn more about the opportunities available within the WCLA. This would include but not be limited to coaching development, overcoming challenges when coaching a team of mixed level players, administration and leadership development, national recognition for non-varsity lacrosse schools, highly competitive team atmosphere without the pressure of NCAA D1, a focus on community involvement, fundraising, and volunteering.
Laurie Markle
PLA President; coach, Methacton (Pa.) High School; youth coach
"Effective Drills for Middle School through High School"
This presentation will concentrate on drills and skills that are appropriate and effective building skills for the middle school age level through high school. Some basic offensive plays will also be included by the former Penn State All-American and U.S. team player.
Michael Molster
Volunteer Assistant Coach, Johns Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse
"Goalie Technique and Training"
The presentation will cover various topics of goalkeeper instruction including practice drills and game day preparation. Attendees are encouraged to bring general or specific questions they may have concerning their goalies.
Nicole Moore
Assistant Coach, University of Vermont
"Players Guiding Each Other — Team Building and Leadership Skills PART II"
The basic building block of good team building is for a leader to promote the feeling that every player is unique and adds value. This presentation is building off the 2011 US Lacrosse National Convention’s presentation on TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP IDEAS. Last year’s presentation ideas will be handed out and new leadership and team building ideas will be presented. Discussion at the end is encouraged. Handouts to use with your team will be available.
Sean and Anne Murphy
Goaltending Directors, Uncaged Lacrosse
"Advanced Goaltending Positioning"
Positioning tactics and techniques for goalies beyond the basics. Subtopics include baiting, crease roll tactics, challenging shooters, and playing in-close shots.
Jen Muston
Head Coach, York College of Pa.
"Individual and Team Offensive Tactics and Strategies"
This session will cover individual and team drills in order to maximize offensive output. Drills will be based on touches, muscle memory, and getting your players to work together in different situations. We will also discuss movement within a basic motion or freelance offense to lead to quality possessions.
Chris Nentarz
Physical Therapist/Performance Specialist, Kinetic Performance
"TRX Suspension Training for Improved Performance — Achieving Maximum Results with Minimal Equipment"
Suspension training is the future of sports performance and injury prevention. During this interactive seminar, Chris will discuss the basic use and sport-specific implications utilizing the TRX suspension training system. Whether you are interested in enhancing core stability or developing rotational power, this session is a must see. Learn how to achieve superior results.
Randy Polito
Head Coach, Hollins University
"Small Group Drills"
Small group drills that will increase repetitions and decrease downtime. Designed for the coach that has to deal with fluctuating practice numbers and tight practice windows. This presentation will add some practice planning hints to help your sessions run smoothly.
Krystin Porcella
Head Coach, 2011 U.S. U19 Team and John Carroll (Md.) School
"U19 National Team Demonstration"
World champion Team USA will conduct demonstrations on one of the turf fields.
Meredith Post
Post-Collegiate Board Member & Player, Cincinnati Queens Lacrosse Club; Assistant Coach, Sycamore (Ohio) High School
"How to Start and Maintain a Successful Post-Collegiate Lacrosse Program"
Along with co-presenter Megan Sanders (head coach, Summit Country Day (Ohio) School), this panel will outline how to start and maintain a successful post-collegiate lacrosse program including establishing effective leadership, developing a program identity, scheduling games, planning community and fundraising events and managing logistics — all while having fun and continuing to play the game you love no matter your age!
Katie Rau
Head Coach, Missouri Baptist University
"Tips, Tricks, and Drills For the New(er) Coach"
This session is designed to help new high school coaches with tips and tricks for running a program. Information covered includes drills, tryouts, practice planning, and the importance of communication.
Frank Rogers
Head Coach, Aquinas College
"The Borrowing Game"
This presentation will help show coaches non-traditional places to discover, create and develop team drills and strategy. Included will be ideas on where to go, ways to take ideas from other sports and make them into their own. During the presentation, drills to use and different team strategy to use when they go back to their own program will be provided.
Robert Rose
Lacrosse Performance Coach, True Athlete Performance
"Proper Warm-Up and Dynamic Flexibility for Lacrosse"
This session was developed to assist lacrosse coaches and trainers on the methods and benefits of flexibility. Objectives: 1. Learn research and benefits of dynamic flexibility. 2. Learn and demonstrate over 20 flexibility drills. 3. Develop efficient and effective flexibility programs for lacrosse teams of any level.
Bonnie Rosen
Head Coach, Temple University; member, National Hall of Fame
"Umpire Ethics Panel"
Join the National Lacrosse Hall of Famer in the umpire ethics panel presentation.
Megan Sanders
Post-Collegiate Board Member & Player, Cincinnati Queens Lacrosse Club; Head Coach, Summit Country Day (Ohio) School
"How to Start and Maintain a Successful Post-Collegiate Lacrosse Program"
Along with co-presenter Meredith Post (assistant coach, Sycamore (Ohio) High School), this panel will outline how to start and maintain a successful post-collegiate lacrosse program including establishing effective leadership, developing a program identity, scheduling games, planning community and fundraising events and managing logistics — all while having fun and continuing to play the game you love no matter your age!
Dominic Sessa
High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist, Organic Fitness
"Injury Prevention for the Low Back"
The science of the intimate relationship that the pelvis plays on in the role on chronic back pain. In this lecture you will learn the BIG BANG stretches and exercises that will have dramatic influence over low back pain. You will learn myofascial stretches, segmental strengthening, proprioception to enhance joint intelligence, and orthopedic postural exercises.
Dennis Short
Head Coach, Rollins College and RC Elite Lacrosse Club
"Drills Designed to Improve Pace and Intensity at Practice"
We will use video to show lots of drills that will train your players to maximize each minute of practice. Your practices will become more intense and game-like, your players will enjoy practice more, and your teams will perform better.
Tara Singleton
Assistant Coach, Johns Hopkins University
"2-Woman Game"
Wendy Stone
Interim Head Coach, Longwood University
"Defense: Beyond the Basics"
This presentation will focus on both individual and team defensive concepts and how to effectively teach them to your players.
John Sung
Head Coach, Winthrop University
"Goalie"
The former goalie at Oakland University and longtime goalie trainer shares his tips as he begins building a new program at Winthrop.
Janine Tucker
Head Coach, Johns Hopkins University
Mike Tully
National Speaker and Author, Total Game Plan
"Seven Secrets of World-Class Practice"
No matter how big, strong or fast your athletes are, they can practice the way the world’s greatest performers do. This practice will not only make them better lacrosse players, it will teach them perhaps the most important skill — how to improve.
Men’s Lacrosse Coaching
Andrew Auld
Founder, Titanium Lacrosse; Head Coach, Dublin Jerome (Ohio) High School; Head Coach, Under Armour Midwest
"High School and Club Recruiting in Non-traditional Areas"
Doug Bailey
Assistant Coach, Elizabethtown College; Director, Blue Mountain (Pa.) Lacrosse; Head Coach, Team Spirit 2011 US Lacrosse Champion All-American Showcase (Champions)
"The Winning Edge: Great Fundamentals Create Great Lacrosse!"
There is no substitute for teaching and coaching great fundamental play, including teaching the fundamentals of individual skills, team concepts and strategies.
Liam Banks
Founder, LB3 Lacrosse; Former All-American, Syracuse University; All-World, 1999 U.S. U19 Team
"Teaching Kids How to Play Lacrosse vs. Teaching Kids Plays"
Joined by co-presenter John Banks (head coach, LB3 (Pa.) Lacrosse Club).
Jim Berkman
Head Coach, Salisbury University (all-time winningest coach in NCAA history; nine NCAA championships)
Jeremy Boone
Performance Coach and Consultant, Athlete By Design
"Coach Your Best"
During this interactive presentation, Coach Boone will share with you a simple blueprint for what it takes to coach your best. Taken from his research of over 5,000 athletes, you will learn how to build a winning team culture, how to consistently get the best out of your players, why your coach approach may be hindering your player’s performance, and more.
TJ Buchanan
Assistant Coach, Hood; US Lacrosse L1 and L2 CEP Certified
"Doing More With Less"
Presentation will discuss how to use fundamental lacrosse concepts in practice and games to create a team that can be competitive, even with limited talent.
Nick Caruso
Head Coach, Jackson Memorial (N.J.) High School; 2011 Shore Conference Coach of the Year
"Why Play 6v6? Playing Transition Lacrosse"
Transition lacrosse is the way lacrosse was supposed to be played. Drills and tactics to develop a transition based lacrosse team will be shared.
Chris Collins
Assistant Coach, Drexel University; former college and pro goalie
"Quarterback School: Developing Stick Work in Goaltenders"
This presentation will bring attendees into the goaltending philosophy implemented at Drexel University and will focus on goaltenders as offensive players — the why and how. This presentation will focus directly on the instance when there is a change of possession off a turnover or a save, and now the goaltender is the catalyst of the offense. This presentation will provide the necessary teaching points, the terminology, the diagrams and visual cues, drills, tips and tricks to properly develop goalies as offensive players. This presentation will be done on the live demo field, using the three goaltenders at Drexel: All-American Mark Manos and redshirt sophomores Dan Rodgers and AJ Froehlich. To aid in the passing drills, four transition players from Drexel will participate: Drew Collins, Chris Farquar, Dana Wilbur, Frank Tufano.
Andrew "Buggs" Combs
Owner, Shoot 2 Score Lacrosse LLC; former college and MLL player
"How to Become a Better Shooter"
Booker Corrigan
Broadcaster and Coach, Kudda and Maryland Rough Riders Lax Club
"Creating a Practice Plan to Fit Your Team’s Strengths"
Assessing your teams strengths to the extent that you can prepare each practice plan to develop players to reach their full potential. Teams will play in the style that they practice, so your practice plans need to reflect your tempo.
Lou Corsetti
Coaching Director, Atlanta Youth Lacrosse; member, Georgia Lacrosse Hall of Fame
"Getting the Most Out of a Short Practice"
This presentation will give coaches and players drills and a script on how to run a practice within a small amount of time. This is a fast-paced practice plan and you should only do this if your players are conditioned properly. Skills: passing, shooting, goalie play, faceoff and wing play, defensive slides, clearing and riding.
Jack Crawford
Head Coach, Loyola Blakefield (Md.); Assistant Coach, U.S. U19 Team
"Defense - The U19 Way"
Gregory Dale
Director of Sport Psychology and Leadership, Duke University
"It’s a Mental Thing: Five Keys to Helping Athletes Enhance Their Performance and Enjoy Lacrosse"
This interactive workshop provides coaches with strategies they can use to enhance the mental toughness and team-first mentality of the athletes they coach. Particular emphasis will be on commitment, confidence, embracing pressure, overcoming adversity and enjoying the process. Coaches will leave the workshop with concrete tools they can use with individual athletes and teams.
John Danowski
Head Coach, Duke
"Warm-ups the Blue Devil Way"
From the 2010 NCAA champion coach and 2007 Lacrosse Magazine Person of the Year, learn how to get the most of warm-up time.
Rashad Devoe
Assistant Coach, Dallas Jesuit (Texas); Strength Coach, Devoe Human Performance; Lacrosse Magazine contributor
"O.C.D. Conditioning System"
This presentation will show coaches and players how you can condition your team while giving superior stick skills, offensive "slickness," a blazing fast clearing game and a defense that flies around with incredible footwork. We will show you how we take a practice from start to finish that will give your team endless energy and will fit into our offensive, defensive and clearing game concepts. No more needless, boring wind sprints and gassers that waste valuable practice time. You will now be able to teach lacrosse skills and condition at the same time.
Tom Duquette
Head Coach, Norfolk (Va.) Academy
"Drills To Improve Transition Play"
Joseph Ernst
Head Coach, Southwestern University
"High Power Offenses Designed To Score"
Detailing both old and new variations on numerous offensive sets that will help coaches increase their team’s scoring. Will go over draw and dump, rotations and the pick game.
Andrew Fink
Head Coach, Mount Ida College (2011 GNAC champion)
"Zone Defense"
Tim Flynn
Head Coach, 2012 U-19 Team; Head Coach, Mountain Lakes (N.J.) High School
"Drills To Improve Transition Play"
This presentation will highlight several team and individual drills that will develop a team’s ability to play transition lacrosse. Key individual fundamentals will be addressed, as well as small-group drills leading up to full-team drills.
Corey Gheesling
Head Coach, Mauldin (S.C.) High School and Excell Lacrosse
"Faceoff Psychology and Tactics: A Holistic Approach to be a Dominant Faceoff Team"
This seminar will work with coaches on how to holistically view FOGO psychology, moves, and wing play in order to develop an elite faceoff team that will help develop a blue-collar identity, dictate tempo, and earn extra offensive possessions for your team.
Curtis Gilbert
Head Coach, New England College
"Running Things a Little Differently"
The session will touch on a couple of x’s and o’s that we do differently from everyone else, but there are many things which we do in our program on a daily basis that are unique. Topics include: Rewards/incentives, competition, offseason structure, captainship pyramid, practice player of the week, etc. Curtis Gilbert also will participate in a recruiting seminar.
Larry Glenz
Retired Head Coach, Lynbrook (N.Y.) High School
"Figuring Out Your Team"
This presentation is about choosing a style of team play that best fits the skills of the players. Building team energy is the key, according to this 39-year coaching veteran.
Buff Grubb
"Recruiting Seminar"
Matt Hogan
Director, hoganlax.com
"Half-Field Transition: Offense and Defense"
How to run and defend half-field transition after a ground ball or broken play. Once the ball goes on the ground what do you do as a team? It is important to get the ground ball; the very successful teams do something once they have the ball. Position your players for success, to prevent fast breaks against you. Will show skeletal, semi-live, and live drills.
Chase Howse
Member, US Lacrosse Men’s Game Rules Subcommittee
"Men’s Rules Committee Open Forum on Boys’ Youth Rules"
The boys’ youth rules have changed thanks to the work of staff and volunteers on US Lacrosse’s youth game project. This open panel discussion, presented by members of the USL Men’s Game Rules Subcommittee (and possibly others), will review the rules-writing process, discuss the 2012 update, address our understanding of the physical and cognitive development of young athletes, and touch on ways that coaches can approach teaching proper game play from a rules perspective.
Scott Hugdahl
VP of Operations, High School and Youth Coach, Youth Lacrosse Minnesota; 2007 US Lacrosse Youth Coach of the Year
"The Perils of Rapid Growth"
With the dramatic growth of the sport both locally and nationally, there are many things we have learned as a youth organization about handling the explosive growth. This includes funding, organization, coach recruiting and training, officials, player development at the ‘elite’ levels, dealing with parental expectation and college recruiting.
David Huntley
Head Coach, Team Canada; member, National Hall of Fame
"Lacrosse by the Numbers Part III - Making Sense of ‘Moneyball’ Statistics for Lacrosse"
Supporting decision making with statistical data, Sabremetrics, popularized in the book "MoneyBall" is finding its way into lacrosse. Using data from the last four NCAA Men’s DI seasons, attendees will be introduced to Sabremetrics and how to use presently available lacrosse statistics to improve team and individual player performance.
John Kenney
Head Coach, Team Scotland
"Options of the 2-1-3 (Counting from Behind) Offense"
Jason Lamb
Head Coach, Adams State College
Wendell Lee
Head Coach, Team North Texas; US Lacrosse Level 1 CEP Certified
"Youth Skills and Drills that Work"
From the first day that players pick up a stick, there are concepts that can be introduced that will guide them through mastery at an accelerated pace. Stop wasting time, and get the most out of every practice. Bring lacrosse IQ and skill development into every minute on the field.
Shaun Lux
Co-director, Atlanta Youth Lacrosse; President of Lux Lax
"Teaching the 2-Man Game"
This presentation will cover various drills, practice methods and teaching aids to assist in teaching the two-man game to your players. The two-man game will help offenses become more dynamic by creating more scoring opportunities and helping players utilize their teammates effectively.
Chris Meade
Co-Director, LacrosseRecruits.com
"Recruiting Seminar"
Charles Meister
President and Co-Founder, Coach, Past Player and Parent, LA Lacrosse League
"The Maturity Curve of a Youth Lacrosse League and the Coaching, Parent, and Player Changes That Go Along with It"
After 12 years of starting and running the first youth lacrosse organization in Los Angeles County, we will outline the changes that have taken place within our volunteer, coaching, parent and player constituencies and review some of the successes while also sharing the trials and tribulations that one can experience offer a 36 seasons. Topics will include organization management, player recruitment and development, parent body involvement, the roles of the coach then and now, equipment management, getting by on a budget — the benefits of sponsorship and fund raising, and now that my kids are grown why am I still doing what I’m doing.
Justin Moe
Head Coach, Jupiter Christian (Fla.) School
"Improving Goaltending Play"
Drills and suggestions for your goalies from a former All-American at Messiah College.
Ed Mulheron
Head Coach, Canandaigua (N.Y.) Academy
"Drills and Terms to Create a Better Player and Team"
We will present various drills and terminology that will help create better players and teams.
Chris Perzinski and Max Silberlicht
Assistant Coaches, Lynchburg College
"Pre Practice: What Do I Do with My Defensemen?"
While goalies are getting warmed up and the offense is shooting, where and how can I develop my defensemen? This presentation will show a variety of drills to help develop your individual defensemen’s footwork, stickwork, and communication abilities.
Thomas Rotanz
Assistant Coach, 2012 U.S. U19 Team; Head Coach, Shoreham-Wading River (N.Y.) High School
"Defense - The U19 Way"
Matt Schomburg
Midfielder, Team Australia; Sales Rep, STX
"Facing Off For The Masses"
All levels of faceoff instruction and drills for players and coaches.
John Stevenson
Coach, New Hampshire Youth Lacrosse Association; US Lacrosse CEP Senior Trainer; Official
"Can you Teach a ‘Motion Offense’ to Beginning Youth Players? Five Overarching Lifetime Offensive Concepts You Must Teach Youth Players."
There are five overarching, lifetime offensive skills that every youth coach must teach youth players. The presentation will focus on how those five ‘universal’ concepts can be utilized by players at any level, on any team, for any offensive system. I’ll describe the drills I use to develop these lifetime skills while building a motion offense at the youth level.
Robert Streeten
Head Coach, Corning (N.Y.) High School
"Organization of a Youth Lacrosse Program"
The session will present a plan to start a youth lacrosse program. Go through a detailed look at the model used in Corning, N.Y. Plan to look at base support, creating a mission statement and some approaches to financing. In addition, examples of drills and practice formats will be detailed.
Matt Striebel
Midfielder, Rochester Rattlers and Team USA
"All-Around Midfielder"
G. Michael Winkoff
Director-Coach, For the Love of the Game (N.Y.) – 2011 US Lacrosse U15 National Champion
"The Psychological Approach to Youth Coaching and Administrating a Youth Program"
My presentation will outline my experiences over the last 35 years coaching youth sports and directing the youth programs. I will spend most of my presentation on the psychological part of coaching and developing youth athletes.
Women’s Lacrosse Umpiring
Mara Banfield
National Umpire; Local Board Chair, Northern Ohio
"Stations Training/Hands-On"
Roughly 5-7 stations with hands-on umpiring demonstrations.
John Bazzanella
National Umpire; Tennessee Local Board
"A Male Umpire in the Women’s Game"
Presentation will address the role of being a male umpire in the women’s game. It will discuss challenges faced by male umpires and tips to avoid common pitfalls and build a positive and collaborative relationship with fellow umpires that contributes to fostering respect for and growth of the women’s game.
Lynn Bowers
National Umpire, Philadelphia
"POE – NCAA"
The 20-year umpiring veteran will go over the NCAA’s points of emphasis and other rules for 2012.
Liz Brush
Umpire, Baltimore Board of Women’s Sports Officials
"Mechanics…Send the Right Message"
For umpires of the youth and high school games, look sharp and send the right message with the proper mechanics.
Patti Cleary
Super Region IV Chair, WGOSC
"The 50/50 Call"
The 12-year umpiring veteran will share video and discussion on making those 50/50 calls such as block vs. charge.
Patricia Daley
National Umpire; Coach, Check-Hers Elite (Md.) Club
"You Make The Call Interactive Video Session"
This will offer NCAA officials the opportunity to view video clips and discuss game situations, foul management and points of emphasis for the 2012 lacrosse season. Presenters, including Princeton coach Chris Sailer, will challenge officials to consider how to be consistent in their understanding and implementation of NCAA rules and points of emphasis.
Sue Diffenderffer
National Umpire, Harford County, Md.; President, Greater Baltimore Chapter
"Youth Rules Interpretations"
Youth rules and how to officiate and coach them.
Sheila Donahue
Umpire, CNY-3; 22-year umpire; US Lacrosse trainer
"Train the Rater"
So you are now a District or National umpire and you are rating potential District or National umpires. HELP! This presentation will take you through the process of learning to rate your fellow umpires, how to provide constructive feedback, and complete evaluation letters.
Jen Dorff
Chair, Women’s Training Committee; Colorado Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association
"Going ‘Globe’-ball (POE: Sphere)"
With some rules adjustments to the sphere in place for 2012, be sure to attend this important session.
Marti Fessenden
Past Chair, US Lacrosse Board of Directors; Georgia Women’s Lacrosse Umpiring Board
"Ethics Panel"
This presentation will focus on risk management for umpires/officials, assignors and Local Boards. Troublesome conflicts of interests, best practices and ways in which to avoid potential liability will be discussed.
Lissa Fickert
Umpire, US Lacrosse Women’s Rules Committee
"USL Rules Interpretation"
The chair of the USL Rules Committee and 25-year umpiring veteran will go over US Lacrosse rules interpretations in an annually popular session at the convention.
Barbara (Bonnie) Foley
Umpire, Central New York
"Ropes the Movie"
Explaining how the movie can be used in officials’ training.
Lynne Geiger
Junior Official Coordinator, Western Mass Women’s Lacrosse Officials Council
"Junior Official - Earning Their Stripes"
A best-practices model that combines practical and proven classroom and field training methods along with a tiered rating system that allows juniors to ‘earn their stripes’ and grooms them for the future. It will also demonstrate the importance of maintaining a communication network that provides an administrative bridge to usher confident and skilled junior officials directly into the adult ranks as they head to college.
Laura Hebert
Incoming Chair, US Lacrosse Board of Directors; National Umpire
"POE: NCAA/USL – Carding"
Hebert will review points of emphasis related to carding in NCAA and US Lacrosse play.
Patricia Klecha-Porter
International Umpire, CWLOA
Interactive "You Make the Call" and "Keep Your Eye on the Game"
Learn the umpiring skills and techniques to enhance your ability to call a safe and fair game. Learn to be prepared and ready for the "next event" in a game.
Ericka Leslie
National Umpire, Rules Interpreter, US Lacrosse
"USL Rules Interpretation"
Video of 2012 rules for upcoming season.
Cheryl MacNeill
Umpire, FIL/US Lacrosse
"POE USL: Restraining Line Management"
Umpiring the transitional game of women’s lacrosse can be challenging. Players moving at top speed through a large space requires umpires to have a solid understanding of positioning, priorities and everyone’s favorite — the restraining line. Covered will be regular transition as well as special situations such as playing down due to a card.
Jerry Markbreit
Four-time Super Bowl Referee
"Officials Keynote"
Jennifer O’Donnell
National Hall of Fame Umpire; International Official and Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Assignor, Philadelphia Chapter
"Communication Panel" and "Ethics Panel"
Educate officials on what to say and what not to say...from a coach and official’s point of view I see both sides, and we as officials need to improve our communications skills and understand what really irritates coaches about officials. It will make the game much more enjoyable for you and you will be respected for your work.
Loretta Pawlowski
Umpire, Philadelphia Women’s Lacrosse Umpire Association
"Stick to Body and Cross Checking"
Reviewing illegal cross checking/stick to body checking.
Laurette Payette
WGOSC Chair, US Lacrosse
"Communication and Game Management Panel (Moderator)"
Chris Sailer
Head Coach, Princeton University; National Hall of Famer
"You Make the Call"
This will offer NCAA officials the opportunity to view video clips and discuss game situations, foul management and points of emphasis for the 2012 lacrosse season. Presenters, including national umpire Patricia Daley, will challenge officials to consider how to be consistent in their understanding and implementation of NCAA rules and points of emphasis.
Program Administration
Mona Fluitt
Owner, Texas Lacrosse Expo
"Charitable Contributions from the Donor’s View: Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure"
This presentation discusses how to best align fundraising programs to the benefit of donors and IRS rules for donors of charitable contributions and charities receiving certain quid pro quo contributions. Mona Fluitt is a facilitator specializing in non-profit organizations and a regular contributor to the US Lacrosse program administrator newsletter.
Stacie McKay
President, Greater Houston Chapter of US Lacrosse; Veteran Table Manager
"Table Management for the Volunteer [Men’s Game]"
Learn what is required of the home team per the NCAA/NFHS rulebook. Learn how to manage and run the table and work with the officials for smooth and accurate games.
Larry Monaco
President, North Texas Chapter of US Lacrosse; director, MCLA Tournament
"Chapter Operations to Support Growth of Lacrosse in Your Area"
As lacrosse programs evolve in your area, the chapter has to ensure their operations support established programs as well as upstart programs. This support can be from coach’s clinics to parental sportsmanship programs to helping programs reduce operating expenses.
Bob Rhein
President, Head Coach, Founder, Eastern Knights (Pa.) Lacrosse
"Growth and Retention of Youth Lacrosse — A Fun Family Experience"
I have had the privilege to be a part of the fastest growing sport in York County since 1998, when we started the first team in York, Pa. Starting with 20 high school boys, I have watched the sport grow to where we now have over 2,000 boys and girls playing youth lacrosse in our community. I have been directly involved in growing the sport and have a number of proven, transferrable methods, suggestions, tips and recommendations for helping adults grow the sport in their communities.
Lisa Schmidt
Executive Director, Utah Lacrosse Association
"Developing Boards With Passion and Power"
An overview of how to develop boards that are effective within chapters and parent organizations. Focused on recruitment, retention and outline of responsibilities. Defining the needs of the chapter/team/parent group using the organization’s mission and current needs/talents/skills. The strength of the board directly correlates to the strength and effectiveness of the organization.
Lori Windolf Crispo
Senior Executive VP, Bollinger Sports"Risk Management for Lacrosse Events: Top 10 Best Practices for Tournaments, Camps & Events"
This workshop will provide you with the Top 10 Best Practices for Risk Management you need to run a quality lacrosse tournament, camp or event. This program is targeted to tournament organizers, camp directors, chapter leadership, coaches and others who are running lacrosse events.