FDR Girls Lacrosse Basic Expectations

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• Be present and be on time – Showing up is half the battle. If you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late.

• Be prepared to play – Players need the proper equipment to play. (stick, goggles, mouth guards, uniforms etc.)

• Be a good Teammate – Attitude. Players need to do their best to get along with their teammates. Leave personal issues off the field. Participate in team functions whenever possible. Be happy. Be pleasant. Be coachable.

• Communicate – Players need to communicate with their coaches and teammates early and often. Get ahead of any problems that may develop.

• Word Hard – Players need to work hard on the field and in the classroom. They need to take themselves, their sport, and their team seriously.

• Trust – Players must trust their coaches and teammates.

• Love the Game – Between the lines the fun is in the game. Save the silly stuff for after practice.

• Succeed – Reward all of your hard work with team success in games.

Some Quick Points

• Welcome! New school year, and a new season for FDR Girls Lacrosse!

  • Coach Dan Schmitt - Teacher at Arlington High School

  • Follow on social media - it is important for getting the word out about the team, reaching the local news outlets, building school spirit

    • Twitter: @FDRglax

    • Instagram: @fdrgirlslax

• This is the perfect opportunity to try a new sport, or get re-engaged with girls lacrosse

  • Skills from other sports translate beautifully to lacrosse - soccer, track, basketball, softball, etc. - Rely on your pre-existing skill sets to develop as a lacrosse player

  • If you are a new player, you will need a stick, a pair of goggles, and a mouth guard

  • The school has a few sticks and goggles that can be loaned out

• Open Gyms are coming - Thursdays - for FDR and Spackenkill players

  • We will be on the turf whenever possible - in a gym when it is cold or poor weather

  • Open Gyms are open to girls in grades 7-12

  • Open Gyms will happen on Thursdays when schools are open

• There are four major parts of lacrosse to focus on:

  • Offense

  • Defense

  • Transition

  • Special Teams (man-up, man-down)

• We will start with basic skills at open gyms and move forward together

  • Drills, concepts, and games will get more complicated as our skills progress

• Fitness is part of lacrosse - we need to be able to run

  • There will be fitness and footwork drills at Open Gyms

• Lean on the examples set by our returning players

Tryouts

Any girls in grade 7-12 from Hyde Park and Spackenkill School Districts are eligible to tryout

Players must meet FDR Eligibility, have a current physical and sign up on Family ID under FDR Girls Lacrosse.

7th, and 8^th graders must pass the NYS Athletic Advanced Placement test. A full explanation of the test can be found at:

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/pe/documents/AthleticPlacementProcess2-11-15Revised.pdf