MAYLA MEMBERSHIP MEETING Fall 2019 June 17 2019

MAYLA MEMBERSHIP MEETING Fall 2019 June 17, 2019 6: 30 pm

MAYLA Membership Allatoona Etowah Mt. Bethel Trojans Cherokee Henry County Hillgrove North Cobb Walton* North Paulding West Forsyth* CYL Decatur HOYAs Northside UMC Wheeler Kell Peachtree City Whitefield DLYLA Kennesaw Mtn Pope* Woodstock* East Paulding Marietta River Ridge Copperhead *Indicates Inactive Status

MAYLA Contacts • Bobbi Villhauer - Interim Executive Director admindirector@metroatlantalax. com • President - Jim Gandy jimmyzjag@Hotmail. com • Vice President - Ian Carter Ian_carter@comcast. net • Secretary - Tracy Young tracy. young@cobbk 12. org • Treasurer – John Thomas jthomas@holder. com • Boys Rec Director – Herb Avrett avrett 1942@charter. net • Girls Rec Director – Jon Woodham jewoodham@yahoo. com • Director At Large – Aubree Mancuso-Surdoval aubree. mancuso@gmail. com • Director At Large – Patrick Joyce gloaassignor@gmail. com

Agenda • Old Business Program Status Programs that are now Inactive: Pope, Walton, West Forsyth, Woodstock Program that have lost membership: Sprayberry Rule Clarification Any player, does not depend on age, that is playing on a high school team, is INELIGIBLE to play on a MAYLA team. • Treasurer’s Report • New Business • • • Vote to re-instate Sequoia League Updates Girls Program Updates Boys Program Updates Spring Schedule Review and Upcoming Dates

League Updates Travel - Going back to previous scheduling rules with modifications • Northern teams - If you travel, you will only travel once. We will make every effort to schedule more than one game. (Mini Jamborees built into the schedule) • Southern teams – Play amongst southern teams first, then travel north. We will make every effort to schedule more than one game. Games may not always be in same location. Rosters – new requirement for this season • Coaches enter rosters on their team page. (Bobbi can help if needed) • Once rosters are entered with email address, you can download the team app and communication becomes easy (Built in Team. Snap) (Built in Tourney Machine) • What if rosters are not posted?

League Updates A/B Selection Guidelines Select A – • If you have more than two players who play summer travel lacrosse. • If you are heavy on older players with experience. • If you dual roster consider the actual players that will dual roster when selecting a division. If your best 2 -3 players do the primary dual rostering you may fit better in A. Select B – • No Summer or Select players • Mostly new players • Younger players in your age group New Division names We are aligning with US Lacrosse age divisions: 14 U, 12 U, 10 U, 8 U, 6 U for both boys & girls

League Updates US Lacrosse Membership • • Fall 2019 – MAYLA encourages all players and coaches to be US Lacrosse members Spring 2020 – MAYLA requires all players and coaches to be US Lacrosse members What’s In It For You? • • Best-in-class insurance coverage Subscription to US Lacrosse Magazine How-to videos, articles, clinics and more for players, coaches and officials Access to first-class playing opportunities Special member pricing for Lax. Con ($40 savings vs. non-members) Discounts on tickets to selected college and pro games Eligibility for grants and free resources to help you grow the game locally Members-only emails with special offers on gear, apparel and more What’s In It For MAYLA? • Ability to offer more training for coaches at lower costs • Subsidized funds • Support for our “growing the sport” efforts • Support for ethical and safety issues

Girls Program Updates LACROSSE ASSOCIATION 2019 Fall Rule Changes • No rule changes • Rule Clarification Questions? Fall Season Recap/Open • What went well? • What could we do better? • Questions, Comments, Suggestions

Boys Program Updates LACROSSE ASSOCIATION 2019 Spring Rule Changes • No rule changes • Rule Clarification Questions? Spring Season Recap/Open • What went well? • What could we do better? • Questions, Comments, Suggestions

Coaches Are Our Future LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Minimum recommended training for all coaches (Remember MAYLA will reimburse for each class) 8 U Coaches – PCA Online Training 10 U Coaches – USL Level 1 online 12 U & 14 U Coaches – USL Level 2 and up

Player Eligibility LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Birthdate Division After 9/1/2012 After 9/1/2010 After 9/1/2008 6 U 8 U 10 U After 9/1/2006 12 U After 9/1/2004 14 U *Age eligible 9 th graders (born after 9/1/2004) AND have not played on a HS level team are eligible to play on a MAYLA Senior team. *Any 8 th graders who play(ed) JV, are NOT eligible to play on a MAYLA team. Players may play up at Programs discretion. Players may only play down with an approved waiver from MAYLA. Waivers are valid for one season. Dual Rostering is encouraged ONLY if it will allow more players to play the sport. It should not be used to derive a competitive advantage over other teams.

Officials Assigning for Games Member organizations are responsible for coordinating their own officials for home games. Home teams are responsible to pay for both officials, unless other arrangements have been made between teams. *** Discuss moving MAYLA to using certified officials only for all MAYLA Games (Bantam and above)*** Boys: GLOA - Patrick Joyce – gloaassignor@gmail. com Girls: (assigned automatically)*will be invoiced at the end of the season GWLOA – Mike Hannah - michaelhannah@bellsouth. net and Bill Mc. Gregor bmcgreg@comcast. net Any changes to your schedule must be reported to the officials assignor!!! 1 1

Fall Schedule Fall Breaks: Cherokee/Cobb/Paulding: September 23 rd – 27 th Fayette: October 14 th-15 th Henry: October 7 th-11 th Fulton: None Week 1 9/14 Week 2 9/21 Week 3 9/28 Week 4 10/5 Week 5 10/12 Week 6 10/19 Week 7 10/26 All K/1 Games are scheduled separately. Please note: No games will be scheduled for your program during your breaks. The new software has the capability to block out dates by team.

Important Upcoming Dates LACROSSE ASSOCIATION MAYLA Dates • MAYLA Membership Meeting Fall 2019 June 17 th • • TBD August 1 st January 10 -12 August 31 st TBD September 14 th October 27 th Coaches Training (Boys & Girls) Fall Season Registration Starts USL Lax. Con 2020 Registration Deadline Girls Spring Mandatory Coaches Meeting Boys Spring Mandatory Coaches Meeting First Official Games K/1 Jamboree • The MAYLA Challenge May 2 nd & 3 rd 2020 • Spring Application Deadline for new programs • MAYLA Membership Meeting Spring 2020 October 15 th November, TBD