Florida's Gulf Coast  a Chapter of US Lacrosse -

FHSAA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT-4/17/2011- THE FHSAA HAS NOTIFIED ALL HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HAVE CLUB LACROSSE TEAMS THAT THEY ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FHSAA RULES. THESE SCHOOLS NEED TO ADD LACROSSE AS A SPORT OR DIS ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH THE SPORT-THIS MEANS NO SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL TO THE CLUB TEAM.- THIS AFFECTS MANY SCHOOLS AND COUNTIES-MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO SEE HOW EACH SCHOOL AND COUNTY DECIDES TO HANDLE LACROSSE.---THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THERE WILL NO LONGER BE AN IA TOURNAMENT OR LEAGUE.- UPDATES TO THIS WILL FOLLOW.

CONGRATULATIONS TO TAMPA JESUIT AND TAMPA CATHOLIC FOR MAKING IOT TO THE STATE IS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN BOCA RATON. BOTH WERE RUNNERS UP AND PLAYED HARD FOUGHT CONTESTS AGAINST THE BENJAMIN SCHOOL AND STONEMAN-DOUGLAS HS.

Lacrosse Committee Leadership groups

VARSITY BOYS- TAMPA-JOHNMATZKE,BOB BOLT,GREG LONGO,ERIC WITTEL,DREW WAGNER

VARSITY GIRLS-TAMPA- GINGER BEAN, DIANNA HOWARD,TIM GANNON,

YOUTH/MIDDLE SCHOL BOYS- TAMPA-DAN WOOD,JAMIE CARVER,TED CASSIDY, BOB DISCORIO

FHSAA- CHRIS CLAUSSEN,MIKE FRIEDMANN,MATT HUNTER

ALL AMERICAN CHAIRS- BOYS - BILL SHATZ,  GIRLS KATHY ROSE

Hall of Fame- Jim Shaler

Officials- Kevin Noonan-North &  Richie Davidson-South

Fl GULF COAST CHAPTER- held on a monthly basis  via conference call- ALL BOARD MEMBERS interested parties ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND--  

POSITIVE COACHES ALLIANCE TRAINING COMPLETED IN TAMPA -- THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE PARENTS,COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR MAKING TIME TO ATTEND THE PCA WORKSHOPS. THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT EVERYONE APPRECIATED THE "HONOR THE GAME" MESSAGE. PCA SENT WILL JACKSON FROM ATLANTA TO PRESENT THE DOUBLE GOAL WKSHOPS--THANKS WILL!!! ALL IN ALL, WE NEED EVERYONE INVOLVED IN SPREADING THE WORD THAT LACROSSE IS A STEP UP WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER SPORTS. WE WANT TO WIN...AND THEN WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR BOYS AND GIRLS ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE AND LEARN FROM THEIR COACHES. -ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE TRAINING WAS- 70% OF CHILDREN QUIT PLAYING SPORTS BY THE AGE OF 13- WE NEED TO MAKE THE SPORT FUN...SO THEY STAY INVOLVED!

WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING WILL JACKSON BACK TO FLORIDA IN THE FALL. -WE NEED PROGRAMS TO COORDINATE THIS 90 MINUTE TRAINING DURING THEIR REGISTRATION DAY...IT ENSURES EVERYONE CAN PARTICIATE.