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SUMMER 2013 OPPORTUNITIES

SUMMER 2013 OPPORTUNITIES

OWLS Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
Summer Program 
(Boys and Girls)
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is a children’s charity and residency dedicated to providing a solution for at-risk children in Chicago, Illinois. Help pave the way to a brighter future for troubled children and teens in Chicago.
 
Mercy Home Boys Lacrosse Program
1140 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago , IL , 60607
Transportation-  If you live near Lakeview Coach Angelotta can take you both ways
Duration-  Tuesdays and Thursdays 
Starts June 25   (NO SESSIONS week of July 4th)
Ends August 1
 
Time Commitment-  12 30 - 3 30 pm (Actually coaching from 1-3 pm)
Compensation-   This position has available stipends, MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS
 
Mercy Home Girls Lacrosse Program
11600 S Longwood Dr
Chicago
(312) 738-7560
 
Duration-    Wednesdays in July (starts July 10)
 
Time Commitment-  12 30 - 3 30 pm (Actually coaching from 1-3 pm)
Compensation-   volunteer position
 
 
Dwyane Wade Foundation- Live to Dream
OWLS Lacrosse 
(BOYS AND GIRLS 3rd-8th grade, beginners)
OWLS is hitting the South Side! The mission of Dwyane Wade’s foundation is to provide support to various educational, health and family service programs, in particular those that benefit underserved communities. Coach here and you just might meet D-Wade!
 
D-Wade OWLS Program
12900 S. Halsted, 134th & Halsted Whistler Woods Chicago, IL
Transportation-  Coach Angelotta can take you both ways
Duration-   Mondays and Wednesdays
Starts  July 8   
Ends  July 24
 
Time Commitment-  11 00 pm - 3 pm (Includes transport/prep, actually coaching from 12pm-2pm)
Compensation-   This position has available stipends, MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS
 
 
OWLS Summer League Youth/High School Outreach Program
(Boys and Girls 3rd- 12th grade beginner-moderate)
OWLS will continue working with its current High School Outreach Group, USLL (Urban Scholastic Lacrosse League) players and other West Side youth that want to learn lacrosse!
 
Garfield Park 
300 N Central Park Ave  Chicago, IL 60624
(312) 746-5100
Transportation-  Coach Angelotta is available but people with cars preferred
Duration-  Fridays
Starts  June 28 
Ends  July 26 (No session week of July 4th)
 
Time Commitment-  5-7 pm (Open Mens Game from 7-8 pm)
Compensation-  Volunteer Position (any number of sessions can be attended with prior notice)
 
 
REPLY ASAP WITH INTEREST/QUESTIONS/CONCERNS
Sam Angelotta sama@owlslacrosse.org or 216-789-2995 
 
 

 

US Lacrosse Central Championships

Register by April 25 The US Lacrosse Central Championships, youth lacrosse tournaments for boys' and girls' U11, U13 and U15 teams, are coming to Madison, Wis., June 14-16. The event features US Lacrosse's age-appropriate rules of play, US Lacrosse-trained officials, awards, and automatic bids to the U15 National Championships in Orlando in July. Nearly 40 teams from eight states are already registered. Team registration ends April 25. Click "Read More" for info or to register your team for the US Lacrosse Central Championships, powered by Lacrosse Unlimited.
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National Lacrosse Participation Tops 720,000 in 2012

BALTIMORE — A record total of 722,205 players competed on organized lacrosse teams in 2012, as reported in the annual US Lacrosse Participation Report released today. The growth rate from last year (683,730) was 5.5 percent, marking the ninth straight year of at least five percent growth.

More than half of the participants (389,275) compete at the youth level, representing a 7.8 percent growth rate from last year. Roughly 65 percent of the youth players are boys, but both genders have seen significant increases in participation in recent years. Over the last five years at the youth level, the number of boys playing has increased 62 percent and the number of girls playing has increased 61 percent.

Lacrosse continues to be the fastest-growing sport at the high school level, and a total of 282,148 players competed in 2012. According to data from the NFHS, from 2007 to 2012, a total of 750 schools added boys’ teams and 638 schools added girls’ teams. Those figures represent a 47 percent increase in the number of boys’ programs and a 43 percent increase in the number of girls’ programs, easily outdistancing bowling, which is the second-fastest growing sport with an 18 percent growth rate for boys and a 22 percent growth rate for girls.

Lacrosse is also the fastest-growing NCAA sport, and nearly 35,000 players competed on varsity, club or junior college teams in 2012. Thirty new varsity programs were added in 2012, including the University of Michigan’s men’s team, the first school with a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) football program to add men’s lacrosse since 1981.

US Lacrosse has produced the Participation Report annually since 2001, and over that time span the number of players has grown 184 percent, from 253,901 to 722,205. This survey counts only play on organized teams, and does not count leisure-time play of the sport.

The primary source of data for this report is provided by the 64 US Lacrosse regional chapters. Each chapter reports detailed participation at the youth level, and significant data is also obtained from US Lacrosse membership records, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Federation of State High School Associations and www.laxpower.com. (Source: LaxMagazine.com)

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New Lacrosse Officials Training Clinic

Rock Valley Officials Association is the largest Lacrosse training and assignment organization in the Chicago area, and we are committed to the growth of the sport and the fair treatment of officials. 

RVOA currently assigns for IHSLA schools, NILAX H.S. teams, the IBLA youth League, and the year round clubs - True Lacrosse, Lacrosse America, and New Wave. With the growing popularity of this sport, there are not enough qualified officials to adequately staff all of the games. If you are interested in becoming part of the expanding Lacrosse officiating community please register for fall training right away!

**To register for Spring Season training, go to www.rvofficials.com and click on the Calendar on our home page. Scroll through to February 2013 and select the image of the Lacrosse sticks. You will need to fill in your name and e-mail address.**

 New Lacrosse Officials Training Clinic

February 23 & 24th 2013
8am to 3pm
Aurora University
347 South Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, IL 60506
Dunham 202

*SPACE IS LIMITED - PLEASE REGISTER ASAP*

We will also be requiring new officials to complete on-field training evaluations that will be held at dates and times to be announced. During on-field training, new officials will be exposed to different levels of play during actual league contests. Upon completion of on-field training requirements officials may qualify to be assigned to spring youth games at the standard rate of pay.

In addition to attending the weekend clinic and on-field training, to be assigned LAX games as an RVOA official:
- You must be over 18 years old and out of high school.
- You will be required to become a licensed IHSA official in the sport of Lacrosse and/or a US Lacrosse member.
- You will need to become a member of Rock Valley Officials Assoc. - ($45 yearly member dues include clinic training)
- You will need to register on www.gotofficials.com as an RVOA LAX official.  

**To register for Spring Season training, go to www.rvofficials.com and click on the Calendar on our home page. Scroll through to February 2013 and select the image of the Lacrosse sticks. You will need to fill in your name and e-mail address.**

Please contact Angela Leone at rvofficials@hotmail.com with any questions.

 

Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarships

 

PCA's Triple-Impact Competitor®Scholarship Program Sponsored by Deloitte awards scholarships to dozens of high school athletes, based on their essays explaining how they represent the ideal of the Triple-Impact Competitor as defined in Elevating Your Game: Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor by PCA Founder Jim Thompson:
 

-Personal Mastery: Making oneself better

-Leadership: Making one's teammates better

-Honoring the Game: Making the game better.

Eligibility extends to high school juniors (class of 2014) in these areas described within the rules and area section below
 
Chicago Area:Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will.
 
Criteria
A Triple-Impact Competitor makes positive contributions on three levels:
 

-Makes oneself better (Personal Mastery);

-Makes teammates better (Leadership); and

-Makes the sport better (Honoring the Game).
 

Completed Applications
A completed application comprises:
 

-Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Application

-One testimonial from a school administrator (athletic director, teacher, counselor, etc.)

-One testimonial from a coach

-At least one testimonial (and up to three) by individuals who are familiar with the student-athlete and able to speak to his/her embodiment of the Triple-Impact Competitor principles (for example fellow teammates, competitors, referees etc.)              

All testimonials should be submitted online via the applicant's personalized link. The personalized link is sent directly to the applicant in a confirmation email once he/she has completed the online application.
              
For more information or if you cannot locate your personalized link, please e-mail Sonja DeWitt with your full name to request the link again.

Selection and Notification
The Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Program Selection Committee will select award recipients. The number of scholarships will vary by region. All scholarship finalists will be notified via email in August, 2013. Scholarship winners will be announced at awards events in Autumn, 2013.