Mr. Hagmann - Girls Lacrosse

Spring 2026

Dear East Girls Lacrosse candidate,

The East Girls Lacrosse season is rapidly approaching, and we are very excited about our upcoming season. Enjoy your Winter sports and school, and let’s get going with some lacrosse and some warm weather.

Physical exams are required for all lacrosse candidates. Candidates should submit all forms to the athletic office via bigteams. Any winter sport participants will need a recertification by parent and player. The forms are open for submittal until Friday, February 27th, 2026.

Reminder: No athlete may begin without a physical card signed/dated after June 1st, 2025.

Our sessions will begin Monday, March 9th and continue on: Tuesday, March 10th, Thursday, March 12th, Monday, March 16th, and Tuesday, March 17th from 2:40-4:30 approximately. However, if we work on the tennis courts, we will end at 4pm. An email will go out with updated information each day.

Please be picked up promptly. Be sure to bring all clothing you plan to change into, cleats, goggles, mouthpiece, SNEAKERS every day, and your water with you. DO NOT BRING A BALL. The team room will be unlocked each morning where you can store your bags. We will meet outside the locker room after the 2:40 bell. In the event that any of these dates are affected, please check the tab – lacrosse – on my website: https://sites.google.com/student.boyertownasd.org/hagmann/home

Note: Practice will be held immediately after school daily until approx. 4:30pm unless notified otherwise. Players should always have sneakers (and all equipment) with them in case we need to practice on the tennis courts due to weather.

Sincerely,

John R. Hagmann jhagmann@boyertownasd.org OR hagmann@comcast.net

Players need black/white pinnie and stick, goggles, mouthpiece, and water bottle. (Anytime we have to practice on the tennis courts - we will end at 4pm)

(Lacrosse will use girls’ gym side team room. Report to auditorium in morning as normal, then report to bag storage space on way to HR.)

For schedule - home is white/away is black. Also times are dismissal/depart school/arrive back to school. 8th plays at 3:45/7th plays around 4:30.

Approved 2025-2026

7th 8th

Brooke Childs Brooklyn Buscher Emily Hine

Madison Healey Lily Campbell Clara Jackson

McKenzie Treichler Ava Lydon Aliyah Lynn

Peyton McCloskey Avrie Dzielak Jolene Moyer

Scarlett Mullowney Kaydence Freed Brynn Lees

Audrey Shea Regina Moser Emma Piazza

Harper Willis Margaret Smith Meredith Stouch

Meredith Antal Carina Taylor Rowan Witts

Pyper Herneisen Charley Updegrove

Possible Manager: Bernabei/Dematteo/Dillman

Forms in transit: Kelsey Wenger/Lydia Davis - all 7th grade and Natalie Van Druff 8th

Approved but not trying out: Kasitz/Secrest/Wilmanski/Traore/Koch/Smeltzer/Krug/DeMatteo

Preliminary Schedule:

3/9 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

3/10 Tuesday Practice 2:45-4:30 No Lees/Updegrove

3/11 Wednesday OFF

3/12 Thursday Practice 2:45-4:30 No Lees/Updegrove

3/13 Friday OFF

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3/16 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

3/17 Tuesday Practice 2:45-4:30

3/18 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4:30

3/19 Thursday Practice 2:45-4:30

3/20 Friday Practice 2:45-4:30 + Picture Day

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3/23 Monday Practice 2:45-5:00 - Piazza/Freed/Buscher/Willis back

3/24 Tuesday AWAY West in black

3/25 Wednesday Practice 2:45-5:00

3/26 Thursday HOME PV West in white- Moser/Jackson out

3/27 Friday OFF

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3/30 Monday Practice 2:45-5pm - Moser/Jackson out

3/31 Tuesday OFF

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4/6 Monday OFF

4/7 Tuesday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/8 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/9 Thursday HOME Methacton in white

4/10 Friday AWAY Upper Merion

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4/13 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/14 Tuesday AWAY Phoenixville in black on turf

4/15 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/16 Thursday HOME Upper Perk in white

4/17 Friday OFF

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4/20 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/21 Tuesday AWAY Norristown in black

4/22 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/23 Thursday HOME Pottsgrove in white

4/24 Friday OFF

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4/27 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/28 Tuesday AWAY Exeter in black

4/29 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4:30

4/30 Thursday HOME OJR in white

5/1 Friday OFF

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5/4 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

5/5 Tuesday AWAY Pottstown in black

5/6 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4:30

5/7 Thursday AWAY PV East in black

5/8 Friday OFF

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5/11 Monday Practice 2:45-4:30

5/12 Tuesday HOME Spring Ford in white

5/13 Wednesday Practice 2:45-4 with party outside

5/14 Thursday HOME West in white

Return Uniforms Monday 5/18

RULES INTERPRETATIONS:

2026

8th grade - 9 minute quarters

7th grade - 7 minute quarters

Stick checks during stoppages - not during play - 2 per game with #

Timeouts called when goalie in possession then restarts on dot

2 timeouts per game and 1 in OT

Illegal draw - possession goes from where ball is

Circle goal violation - fouler goes away not behind

NO JEWELRY

Cardable fouls - dangerous follow through/propel/check to head/dangerous contact to defenseless player

Shortened post game huddles/sub efficiently/quick exchange draw sticks

Delay of game - green cards - failure to move 4m off - ball toss away

Change of possession - green - 2 min penalty green/yellow

Yellow misconduct - 2 min and non releasable

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Ref items after game 1 - Marking a player within stick length while playing defense in the 8 meter......Inside the 8m, only 3 seconds off person otherwise must be within stick length.....If player commits a foul, must go behind or move away 4 meters and not engage.....shooting space and positioning on foul calls......on draws, players can only come in from restraining line once possession is made from the mids.

2025

Last minute of each quarter - clock stops for free position

Major foul - horizontal tick contact to body as well as hand check

Screens/Picks - stick must be vertical

No 'indirect" fouls anymore

More calling of offensive fouls in critical scoring area

Manage 8 meter safety

Green card - delay of game - not moving to 4 meters or not getting on fied in time after timeout

change of possession - green/yellow 2 minutes and yellow card 2 minutes

2024

Time - 4 twelve minute quarters (2 minutes between each) - Change ends each qtr. (HS level) We will try for ten minute quarters

Checking - no stick to body/horizontal is illegal/no hit or push to displace- keep stick 10-2 like on a clock

8m - watch dangerous play

Sportsmanship - ejections possible for insensitive remarks

Goalies - must have shorts with integrated padding

Mouth protector - no color limitations or protruding tabs

Compression shirts - NOCSAE ND200

Major Fouls - 3 seconds goes to dot behind goal

Self start - no longer need a pause - fouler must still stop

False start - no longer a foul - reset outside of CSA

Injury timeouts - coaches may now coach

10 goal rule in effect - officials won't stop clock on fouls

Girls’ Lacrosse

1. Eighth grade game will start at 3:45 PM Daylight Savings Time or 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. The seventh grade game will follow.

2. Scrimmages are teaching opportunities to be used by the coach. Coaches are encouraged to be on the field during scrimmages.

3. The length of a single game will be as follows:

Eighth grade - four (4) ten (10) minute quarters

Seventh grade - four (4) ten (10) minute quarters

4. The length of games when two games are played

1st Game - four (4) nine (9) minute quarters

2nd Game - four (4) seven (7) minute quarters

5. Half-time will be 7 minutes or shorter if mutually agreed upon by the coaches and game officials.

6. Between quarters will be 2 minutes

Do EVERYTHING with both hands –

all skills!

Basic Skills to Focus on

1. Holding stick -

Top hand about 4 to 5 inches from the plastic stick head

Bottom hand at the BOTTOM / butt of the stick.

2. Cradling -

Triple threat position - top hand near shoulder

Bottom hand pushed out and away from body

Stick face should be "open" away from shoulder

Stick face should be facing players face in cradle

1/4 cradle - no ear to ear - too slow and inefficient

Ear to ear comes as a dodge not a cradle

Remember less is more - the more they cradle the less they can pass or shoot!

3. Catching -

Reach (for ball) - extend top hand far away from body

Pull - give with top hand back towards body as ball enters stick

Straight motion - NO cradling to catch

4. Throwing -

Push with top hand - hand should finish in direction of target

Pull with bottom hand - hand should finish near hip on side of bottom hand (not under top hand arm pit)

Accuracy comes from top hands finish spot

Speed comes from pull of bottom hand

5. Ground balls -

Make sure stick goes to ground as soon as they see ball down not wind up and drop to get ball.

Hand should be up at stick head for groundballs

Ball coming towards player - stick on 45 - stick head at ground

Ball going away from player - stick on 10 - both hands down to run through pick up

Either type of ball as soon as ball hits stick give back with ball then pull up to triple threat.

Accelerate as soon as ball is in your stick

6. Defense

Try to force opponent to outside of the field/sideline

Hip to Hip not in front

Stick up (between 11 and 1 on clock)

Do NOT follow stick

Double teams are what will cause turnovers

If you are behind ball – sprint to catch up and double team

Should always be able to see both the ball carrier and her player without turning her head

Between goal and opponent with “butt” to goal she is defending

If ball is below you and your opponent, drop closer to be able double ball (think shell drill on basketball)

Always play to force opponent where she does not want to go (catching or going to goal)

Talk to teammates; Ball, help right/help left, ball down, crash, got your slide

7. Offense

SPREAD OUT

Stay wider than the 12 yd fan

No standing still - lots of motion through the fan

Use BASIC concepts; give and go, screens, pick and roll, double cuts

Look for “mismatch” advantage with numbers, man up situations

Attack seams in space between defenders

Movements have to be DYNAMIC, change of pace, change of direction

8th (6-3-1) 2025 7th (6-3-1)

3/25 Win 4-3 Boyertown West Win 4-2

3/27 Win 5-1 PV West Tie 4-4

4/10 Tie 2-2 Upper Perk Loss 6-4

4/22 Win 8-6 Upper Merion Win 4-2

4/23 NA Norristown Win 11-1

4/24 Win 6-4 Pottsgrove NA

4/29 Loss 9-2 Exeter Win 8-2

4/30 Loss 10-3 Methacton Loss 6-5

5/1 Loss 16-4 OJR Loss 7-1

5/6 Pottstown Win 8-2

5/8 Won 6-5 PV East Won 5-1

5/15 Won 12-5 Boyertown West

Cancelled: Spring Ford and Phoenixville per AD

For anyone looking for speed and agility training, the below three I have worked with before for my basketball, soccer, and lacrosse teams and would recommend.

Jeff Harrison https://www.jeffreysharrison.com/ Fitjeff27@comcast.net

Asim https://1v1performance.com/ asim@1v1performance.com

Kyle Henley https://www.ibringtheheat.com/ Kyle@ibringtheheat.com