Late Registration Still Open for 2010 Spring Season
Press here to register for both Boys & Girls programs
or to register your team for the 2010 Mountain Lax Jam!

For 2010 Spring Season, we are currently accepting registrations for the K2 teams.

We are placing players on waitlists for the following Boys grades pending coach approval: 
3rd, 4th, and 6th.

5th, 7th and 8th Grade Boys teams are FULL.

Girls 5th/6th team and 7th/8th team also has a waitlist.

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Mountain Lax Players, Parents, Coaches, & Volunteers:

After a thorough search, the Mountain Lacrosse League Board of Directors are pleased to announce our new League Administrator, Laurie Walowitz.  Laurie has been associated with Mountain Lacrosse in various roles for many years and has proved to be a valuable resource for the league during this time.  In addition to being a cheering parent for her son Andy, Laurie served as a team parent for two years, a member of the Board of Directors for one year, and also acted as a Co-Director for the 2009 Mountain Lax Jam.  Laurie has a professional background in marketing, public relations, and non-profit management.

Laurie will be responsible for the League’s daily operations as well as serving on the 2010 Lax Jam organizing committee.  She can be contacted at .

We are thrilled to have Laurie on board and look forward to an exciting 2010 Season!

Regards,

Mountain Lacrosse

    

Mountain Lax Community:

Registration for the 2010 spring season is now open!!! 

Please go to www.mountainlax.com to register for both our Boys’ and Girls’ spring programs.  Registration closes January 15^th, 2010 and we hope to have teams formed in February.  We anticipate starting practices towards the end of February/beginning of March with first games in late-March or early April.

The Mountain Lacrosse league is always looking for volunteers to help in the operations of the league and this year is no exception.  Please indicate in your registration if you would like to volunteer your time to help with our community organization.  We are looking to expand our volunteer base for coaching (both head and assistant), team managers, Lax Jam volunteers, and general league volunteers.

Registration fees for 2010 have not changed from last year and are $225 for Boys and $210 for Girls.  Mountain Lacrosse is a not for profit organization and all our fees go to fund the operation of the league.  The 2010 Registration fees include fees to: US Lacrosse Membership dues; U.S. Lacrosse Association (USLA); Colorado Youth Lacrosse Association (CYLA); Colorado Girls Lacrosse Association (CGLA), Evergreen Park & Recreation District player fees; all regular season referee fees; field rentals and maintenance; indoor practice facility rental; team & league equipment (goals, nets, balls, game clocks, etc.); and scholarship fund contribution. Again for 2010, registration fees will include player participation fees for the 2010 Mountain Lax Jam. All players will become members of the U.S. Lacrosse Association for insurance purposes. Your Mountain Lacrosse registration fees include your annual US Lacrosse membership dues.

We email this letter to all people in our database, however, please forward this along to friends, relatives, neighbors, etc. who have expressed an interest in playing lacrosse.  We are open to levels of players, beginning to advanced.

If you have any questions about the Mountain Lacrosse League or the registration process please email and we will respond promptly.

Thanks for your interest in Mountain Lacrosse and we look forward to another great spring season!

Mountain Lax

    

Mountain Lacrosse Community:

The MLL Board has completed its review of the Boys' Spring Program as referenced in recent communications and has concluded, based on feedback from league constituents, review of comparable youth lacrosse programs, and discussion with various youth lacrosse and youth sports resources, that adopting a Competitive (vs. Recreational) Program for MLL is not in the best interest of the league and its constituents.

Much was gleaned from this review and we believe changes are needed for the league and the Boys Spring Program.  Accordingly, we have adopted a new MLL Mission Statement and League Philosophy & Goals, revised the Boys Spring Program to include a new team assignment process for 6^th – 8^th grades, and incorporated a Player Attendance and Game Playing Time Policy. Implemented together, will believe these changes will advance our program to better meet the needs of all MLL players while maintaining our inclusive positioning and overall sense of community.  The league’s objective with these changes is to create equitable player development opportunities for all MLL participants by teaming comparably-skilled players and assigning them to appropriate CYLA divisions.

Full descriptions of the above documents and program descriptions are available on the Mountain Lax website, www.mountainlax.com.   The changes to the Boys Spring Program are consistent with the league’s primary objective of player development, including:

·         Grades 6 – 8 grade level teams will be assigned based on two assignment approaches.  MLL will assign one or more teams for each grade level based on player Aptitude, Attitude and Attendance (AAA).  Players interested in being considered for these teams will participate in the AAA Assignment Process which includes assessment and participation in the Assignment Practice Session (see further detail below).  Teams will be assigned in whole-team increments based on the results of this AAA Assignment Process.  For players not interested in participating in the AAA Assignment Process, and for those players not assigned based on the Assignment Process due to non-whole team counts, remaining teams will be assigned based on geography and / or school affiliation (with consideration given to prior year assignment).

·         K-5^th grade teams will continue to be assigned based on geography and / or school affiliation as in previous years.

·         Teams will be placed in appropriate CYLA divisions that align with overall team skill levels.

·         All grade levels will incorporate combined “grade level practice sessions” to cross-pollinate players and enhance overall league community

There is much work yet to be done to successfully transition to this new Boys Spring Program.  For a more complete description of the changes, please review the detailed documents under the Boy’s Lacrosse tab on the website.  If you have further questions please contact .

Registration for the 2010 Spring Season opens November 1, 2009 and will close promptly on January 15, 2010.  Please register early as last year we ended up having wait lists for some of the grade levels.

Thank you for your continued support of Mountain Lacrosse and we look forward to another great season!