Varsity Head Coach: Jason Worwa Varsity Assistant Coach Off Coordinator: Derek Shurson Varsity Assistant Coach Def Coordinator: Alex Meyer JV Head Coach: Chris Okada JV Assistant Coach: Mike Koprucki JV Assistant Coach: Jon Hagen Assistant Coach: Martin Mitsch Assistant Coach: Nate Dopkins Program Goalie Coach: Tom Thone COACHING STAFF
President: Tim Rolfing Vice President: Kevin Unwin Sr. Treasurer: David Salchow (davidsalchow@yahoo.com) Secretary: Allison Olson Fundraising and Volunteer Coordinator: Tracy Hooley All parents are Booster Club members, please get involved! Booster Club deals with ~$30,000 in expenses/revenue for the season. Booster Club meets on the first Thursday of every month. Locations are listed on the website. Please contact Tim Rolfing if you are interested in a board or coordinator level position! (info@royalslacrosse.com) WHS LACROSSE BOOSTER CLUB BOARD MEMBERS
Have fun! Play fast, unselfish lacrosse. Work hard, play hard. Be the best teammate possible. Always be accountable. Learn from mistakes, own them but don't dwell on them. Become a better player, person and finally, team, every day. Apply what we learn as lacrosse players and teammates to real world situations. On field success! SEASON GOALS
Coach Jeff Tarnowski (WHS Strength Coach) Build strength and speed. Build self confidence Build team comradery Build healthy living habits Lacrosse players meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after school in the WHS weight room. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Captains practices will continue through the Winter and Spring. Wednesday evenings in the Activities Center Once the weather cooperates, practices will move outside. We will update calendar with practice times and locations ASAP. CAPTAINS PRACTICES
Upcoming Fundraiser: SnapRaise Will commence once teams are formed. Similar to a GoFundMe event. We are kicking off a new fundraiser this year using the Snap! Raise' program that allows us to use the power of the smart phone (email, social media, and text messaging) to quickly raise money for Woodbury Boys Lacrosse. All that is asked of each participant is that they gather 20 or more quality email addresses of family, relatives & potential supporters that may be willing to donate to our cause. Your contacts are strictly private & protected; they will simply receive a personalized donation request on behalf of your student during our fundraiser. We really need full participation in order to reach our team goal. By completing these simple steps we will greatly reduce the need to run as many fundraisers as previous years! Thanks for your support! Coach Worwa FUNDRAISING
Feed My Starving Children (April 7th) WHS Campus Cleanup Day We are always looking for other opportunities to get out into the community, if you see a need or have a suggestion for us, please let us know! COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Deadline Date: ASAP [necessary for all players and helps us gauge the numbers we ll have at tryouts] Registration is for Spring sports starts on February 12th, 2018. How to: Can be completed online on WHS activities website. [www.whsactivities.org] Cost: $165. Players MUST be registered prior to tryouts. NO EXCEPTIONS. Please also make sure that a current [within 3 years] physical is on file with the activies office. Please check with Kari Tschida in the Activities Office if you are unsure of this status. ktschid1@sowashco.org (651-425-4421) ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR WHS
Cost: Minimum $250, if so inclined donations will be gladly accepted. Booster Club fees will now be done by electronic payments via the website and are due April 5th. (Please contact Tim or David if you need to set up a payment plan.) Booster Club fees are tax deductible! Explanation of costs: Coaches salaries, dome time, tournament fees, uniforms, pinnies, lax balls, bags, nets, website fees, all prep expenses [buses, officials, league fees, fields], etc. WHS only covers salaries for 3 coaches, JV and Varsity officials and busing. We will continue to seek further financial assistance from the school and WHS Athletics Booster Club in the future. BOOSTER CLUB FEES
Tryout dates: April 2nd through April 5th. Location: WHS Stadium or HealthEast Sports Center Monday, April 2nd at 6 8:00pm Tuesday, April 3rd at 6-8:00pm Wednesday, April 4 th at 6 8:00pm *** If weather allows, we ll be outside*** All times and locations will be available on our website. If any changes in time or location occur, they will be noted there. Reminder that registrations have to be completed before any player can participate! Please make sure that you have a physical on file (within the last 3 years) with the Activities Office. 8 th graders are eligible but we cannot guarantee a roster spot for them. We strongly encourage and recommend that all 8 th graders attend the WULax player evaluations. More information is available on the WULax website: http://woodburyunitedlax.com TRYOUTS
All players are expected to have their own equipment [helmets, mouth guards, sticks, shoulder pads, arm guards, gloves, cleats, etc.] Helmets [White Cascade Rs - required for JV and Varsity][Other helmet colors (white/black) are okay for the Prep team] Players will be evaluated based on lacrosse fundamentals [catching, throwing, shooting, passing, etc.], athletic ability [speed, endurance], field awareness and lacrosse IQ, effort and other intangibles. All players will be given a fair opportunity to make teams. Each player will meet with the coaching staff to learn what team he made and to be given an assessment of their tryout. This will happen on Wednesday, towards the end of the tryout session. TRYOUTS
Varsity: 20-23 players Junior Varsity: 20-23 players Prep/B-Squad/9-10 Team: 18-22 players Player movement: We do our best to place players at tryouts, mistakes are sometimes made and players will evolve throughout the season. We generally have about 3-5 players that swing between JV and Varsity. Per MSHSL rules, a student athlete may play 6 quarters of lacrosse per game day. Note: These numbers may fluctuate depending on how many boys register. TEAMS
Practice Times: 5:30 7:15pm or 7:30 9pm on a two week alternating schedule. All times will be posted on the www.royalslacrosse.com website. Location: WHS Stadium, Woodlane Field or WHS Activities Center Varsity Locker Room: Under the east bleachers in WHS Stadium JV/Prep Locker Room: Main locker room in WHS. Players are expected to arrive early enough to be dressed and ready 20 minutes prior to the start of practice! PRACTICE INFORMATION
Each season the Booster Club organizes a Royals Lacrosse apparel order. East Side Lacrosse is the vendor handling the order Ordering this apparel is optional and not required. The coach s suggested items are highlighted on the website. The online store is currently open and will close on February 6th (tomorrow). All orders must be placed during this time. Lead time is 4-6 weeks, so apparel should arrive just in time for the season. Apparel will be shipped directly to homes. http://www.eslacrosse.com/shop/shop-online-team- stores/#!/woodbury-boys-closes-2-6/c/24716052/offset=0&sort=nameasc ROYALS LACROSSE APPAREL ORDER
We ordered new helmets for the 2017 season. All JV/Varsity players must have this helmet. The Booster Club has ordered additional helmets for new players. Please contact the Booster Club if a helmet is needed (cost $225, includes decals). NEW HELMET ORDER 2018
These expectations will be discussed in detail with the student athletes at a mandatory player meeting on Thursday, March 22nd. Follow MSHSL and Woodbury High School rules prohibiting the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco for the entire year. Maintain good academic standing, 2.0 GPA or better. We will have better lines of communication with the WHS Activities Office and staff this year to make sure this standard is enforced. Be respectful of others. Be on time for everything. Be responsible and accountable. Represent Class. Be Team Conscious. Put Woodbury Lacrosse right after your school, family, and religious commitments in your ranked priorities. Failure to follow these expectations will result in loss of playing time or potential dismissal from the team. PLAYER EXPECTATIONS
To know the guidelines expected of your son as a member of the team. To know the process used to select players for the teams. To attend your son s games and practices without distracting the process. To discuss personal, social and educational issues regarding your son with the coaches at any time. To know the chain of communication to discuss any other issues. [son, coach, activities director, principal] RIGHTS OF THE PARENTS
To provide a positive home and social environment. To deal properly with injuries. To balance family commitments with your son s team commitments. To support the Royals Lacrosse Booster Club activities. To support your son and the team and develop a healthy parent/son/program relationship. To let the coaches coach. T understand that no parents are allowed on the field or in the locker room before, during or after games or practices unless you are volunteering for game day activities. If you have questions about anything lacrosse related, talk to your son first! If you have the need to discuss anything further with a member of the coaching staff, please allow at least 24 hours after a game to do so. To discuss personal, social, and educational issues that may affect the way the coaching staff works with your son. To communicate with the coaching staff in a constructive and positive manner. To learn the rules and basics of lacrosse, it will make the game that much more enjoyable to watch! RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARENTS
Parent volunteers are vital to program success! Game Day Volunteers [score table, videographer, concessions, ticket booth, etc.] Team Dinners Fundraising Coordinators Special Events Coordinators [Senior Night, Banquet, Tournaments, Team Dinners, etc.] The list goes on, we can never have enough help! All families are required to volunteer. We will be sending out a link to SignUpGenius immediately following team formation. The link will be available for 48 hours for families to select preferred hours. Families who do not sign up for the minimum requirement will be assigned positions thereafter. If you are unable to fulfill your assigned shift, it is your responsibility to find a replacement and alert the volunteer coordinator that you have made a change. VOLUNTEERS EXPECTATIONS
Team dinners are a great Royals Lacrosse tradition! All families are expected to support the dinners A special thank you to Carrie Schmidtt, Deanna Woutila and Claudine Triemert who will be sharing the responsibility for team dinner coordination You will be receiving an email with dinner assignments, please work with Carrie, Claudine and Deanna to make changes if necessary TEAM DINNERS
Week of March 26th: Concussion Baseline Impact Testing at WHS with Athletic Trainer Sara Rock WHS Media Center Tests are good for 2 years. Coach will inform the players of who needs an updated baseline test. March 29th or 30 th : Joint Team Dinner with the Girl s Lax Team April 2nd: First day of tryouts April 5 th : First day of practice April 5th: Booster Club Fees are due April 7th: Feed My Starving Children event. April 8 th : Kowalski s Grocery Bagging April 2nd - 10 th : Apparel orders should arrive. *Approximate date April 17 th : First game of the season KEY DATES
May 22nd: Staff Appreciation Night Game vs Mounds View May 24 th : Senior Night Game vs Saint Paul May 24th: Final regular season game. Late May: Section 4 playoffs. June 12th 16th, 2018 State Tournament June 19 th : End of the year team banquet. All information and dates will be available on www.royalslacrosse.com KEY DATES
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 7:30pm - Eagan (Away) Thursday, April 19th, 2018 7:00pm - Simley (Away) Saturday, April 21st, 2018 12:00pm - Prior Lake Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 7:00pm - White Bear Lake (Away) Thursday, April 26th, 2018 7:00pm - Roseville Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 7:00pm - Park (Away) Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 7:00pm - East Ridge Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 7:00pm - Forest Lake (Away) Thursday, May 10th, 2018 7:00pm - Stillwater (Away) Thursday, May 17th, 2018 7:00pm - Cretin (Away) Saturday, May 19th, 2018 TBD - St. Thomas Academy (Away) Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 7:00pm - Mounds View Thursday, May 24th, 2018 7:00pm - St Paul http://www.suburbaneast.org VARSITY GAME SCHEDULE 2018
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