US Lacrosse and the Positive Coaching Alliance Webinar

Are you ready to learn the Positive Coaching techniques used by thousands of US Lacrosse coaches?

If so, then join US Lacrosse and the Positive Coaching Alliance in a **FREE** Webinar on Wednesday, February 18th at 8:00 p.m.

This 30-minute webinar, led by Eric Eisendrath, Lead Trainer for Positive Coaching Alliance, and Erin Smith, Director of Education and Training for US Lacrosse, provides an introduction to:

• The Double-Goal Coach Model, in which a coach's first goal is winning and second, more-important goal, is teaching life lessons through sports.
• Tips and tools for improving player performances while providing them with character-education and life skills that serve them on and off the field.
• Strategies for building a team culture where coaches, parents and players are all on the same page.

Registration is available exclusively at
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/230398157

Editors note : Registration is limited, so sign up soon.

Coaches Clinic - Youth Coaches Welcome

New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association Presents

2009 Lacrosse Coaches Clinic

Featuring:

Tony Seaman, Towson University, Head Coach

Bill Tierney, Princeton University, Head Coach

Date: Saturday, February 14th

Place: Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ

Time: Registration/Breakfast 8:00am – 9:00am

Speakers 9:00am-12noon

Princeton v. Towson Scrimmage 1:00pm

Cost: $50 Head Coaches

$20 Assistants/Youth Coaches

All inquiries:

Chuck Ruebling

Delbarton School

cruebling@delbarton.org

Scotch Plains - Fanwood Lacrosse Club Dinner/Auction

The Scotch Plains Fanwood Lacrosse Club is holding a dinner/auction at the Scotch Plains Italian America Club on Jan. 31 from 7-11 pm. Fat Angel Barbeque, which was featured in the September issue of New Jersey Monthly, will be catering the event.

Items available for auction include Disney Park Hopper tickets, a signed Eli Manning jersey, New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets, and New York Mets tickets, a stay at a ski house in the Poconos, Math/SAT tutoring, Vera Bradley products, signed Gerry Cooney boxing gloves and pictures, and a signed Jets poster.

For more details and to register, visit www.spflacrosse.org. All proceeds will benefit Scotch Plains-Fanwood Lacrosse.

NJ Lacrosse Summer Camps & Tournaments

Here's a list of most of the camp and tournament opportunities for boys lacrosse players this summer:

MVP Lacrosse Camp/Tournaments
Mike Springers Vision Lacrosse
All Pro Lacrosse Camps
Brothers NJ All Star Camp
All World Academy
True North Camp
Xcelerate Camp
STEPS Lacrosse
GameBreaker Camp
Jersey Shootout

This post is sponsored by LaxTown Sports Nutrition

US Lacrosse Insurance Clarification

Over the weekend we received an interesting e-mail from US Lacrosse (and we are sure many of you received the same). For those of us who play, coach, or officiate, there is a clarification regarding the US Lacrosse insurance program and how it applies/doesn't apply to various versions of the game. If you rely on this coverage, and we know most youth programs do, please click here to read the message from Bollinger.

New Jersey Junior Lacrosse League Tournaments 2008 - Boys

As of this posting, the following events are scheduled for the 2008 season:
(links point to PDF registration forms for each event)

4/26/08 Delaware Valley Junior Lacrosse "Ice Bowl" (8th grade)

5/3/08 Roxbury Gaels Junior Tournament (5th & 6th grade)

5/3-4/08 Jersey Jam (5th - 8th grade)

6/14/08 Spartan Shootout (7th & 8th grade)

If you have an event you'd like us to publicize here, please contact us at dave (at) laxtown (dot) com.