| HEADLINES  | | | |  | | | | | | | CYLA Night out with the Colorado Mammoth | | | | | | | by Chris Clark posted 01/24/2012
CYLA Night out with the Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth will be honoring the All-Decade Team on January 28, 2012. The 10 best Mammoth players of all-time will be in the building, and there will be open autograph signings before and after the game!
The team is offering a special ticket discount to all CYLA members,
For an exclusive preview of the All-Decade Team players who will be in attendance, and to purchase discounted tickets to see the Mammoth host the Rochester Knighthawks go to:
http://www.pepsicenter.com/groups/mammoth/CYLA
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| | | | CYLA Endorses Colorado's New Youth Concussion Law | | | | | | | by CYLA posted 01/09/2012
Effective January 1, 2012, the nation's most sweeping youth-concussion law took affect in Colorado and requires coaches to bench players as young as 11 when they're suspected of having a concussion.
The new law, known as either SB 40 or the Jake Snakenberg Act, also requires annual concussion-recognition training for volunteer coaches, along with coaches in public and private schools.
The CYLA endorses the new legislation and will require every coach in the league to pass a "Concussion Awareness" online certification test before they can participate in the 2012 season. Each CYLA Club will be responsible for tracking each of its coaches certification completion and status. Examples of the online tests can be found at www.preventingconcussions.org or www.nfhslearn.com; either test meets the certification requirements of the state legislation.
For more information regarding concussion awareness, the following link at the US Lacrosse website is very helpful: www.uslacrosse.org/UtilityNav/AbouttheSport/HealthSafety/ConcussionAwareness.aspx
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| | | | Key 2012 Dates | | | | | | | by
posted 01/04/2012 Key dates for the 2012 Season are:
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Feb 17 - Team evaluation forms to Cometition Committee
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Feb 21 - Comp Committee sets divisions
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Feb 24 - Division info (draft) sent to Club Admins
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Feb 27 - Division comments due from Club Admins
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Mar 12 - Prelim Schedule - ADMINS ONLY
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Mar 14 - Schedule comments due from Club Admins
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Mar 19 - Schedule posted
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Mar 31 - Let the Games Begin!!!!
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| | | | SAVE THE DATE - 2012 REFEREE TRAINING UPDATE | | | | | | | by
posted 11/23/2011 We are pleased to announce that classroom training for all referees will occur on March 4, 2012 at DU. Both new and experienced officials will be required to attend separate sessions as we focus on the new for 2012 US Lacrosse Age Based Youth Rules.
On field training for new officials will be held on March 10.
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| | | | New Age-Based Playing Rules | | | | | | | posted 11/03/2011
The CYLA Club Administrators overwhelmingly voted to adopt new US Lacrosse rules regarding age-based classification for the 2012 spring season. Teams will now be grouped in divisions on the basis of age, not grade. Thus, playing levels are now defined by when the player was born, not what grade he is in. This correctly places like-sized players within playing divisions;
The CYLA has considered age-based rules for years for several reasons: 1) it would help reduce size disparities between players (especially important with the new youth concussion legislation taking affect January 1, 2012, 2) almost every non-lacrosse youth sport league uses age-based playing divisions, and 3) most youth lacrosse leagues across the country use age-based divisions thus we fall in line with the rest of the country.
Age-Based Playing Divisions
The CYLA voted to adopt age-based playing rules but with birthday defined single-year playing divisions. The following table summarizes the divisions:
Born On or After Playing Level Age on 8/31/2011 Likely Grade
9/1/96* U15 14 or younger* 8th
9/1/97 U14 13 or younger 7th or 8th
9/1/98 U13 12 or younger 6th or 7th
9/1/99 U12 11 or younger 5th or 6th
9/1/00 U11 10 or younger 4th or 5th
9/1/01 U10 9 or younger 3rd or 4th
9/1/02 U9 8 or younger K-3rd
*Any player who was born before 9/1/96 but who is in 8th grade can play in the U-15 division; in no instance can a 9th grader play on a U-15 team.
Important points to remember:
1) The oldest player on the team defines in which playing division the team competes. For example, if two players on a team were U-15 qualified and the rest of the team is U-14 qualified, the team must play at the U-15 level. Conversely, if the two players move up to a U-15 team then the remaining players could play at the U-14 level;
2) Any player/team may play up to a higher level playing division;
3) The Competition Committee will continue to place teams into “Red”, “White” and “Blue” divisions within each Playing Level based on the team information that Administrators/Coaches submit to the CYLA this spring;
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| | | | EHS Boys Lax Seeks JV & Level Three Coaches | | | | | | | by CYLA posted 10/17/2011 Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado is seeking coaches at the JV and Third Level. It is a coaching-only position with no teaching position attached, although interested candidates are welcome to contact the school about any recent openings. The ideal candidate will have past playing and coaching experience. The right coach will also be able to generate practice plans, drills and command excellence.
Evergreen is located in the foothills west of Denver. The season starts mid February and runs through mid May. There are several off season responsibilities and opportunities to help strengthen our program. If interested please contact Head Varsity Coach Jon Cohen
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| | | | Youth Rules | | | | | | | by CYLA posted 08/09/2011
One for the Ages
 Under the direction of the US Lacrosse Board of Directors, the organization is working on developing age-appropriate, national rules of play for youth boys’ lacrosse and youth girls’ lacrosse. US Lacrosse staff and volunteers have surveyed more than 50 youth leagues that include nearly 170,000 youth players to better understand the landscape of current rules being used around the country, in addition to receiving input from individual coaches, officials, administrators, youth players and parents.
Based on that research and input from the US Lacrosse Sports Science & Safety Committee, the US Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Game Committees have proposed rules that will be voted on by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors in September for implementation for the 2012 season. Following the vote, the new youth lacrosse rules will be published in various US Lacrosse media.
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| | | | Mobile Coaching App Now Available through US Lacrosse | | | | | | | by CYLA posted 01/19/2011
US Lacrosse Unveils Mobile Coach App
The US Lacrosse Mobile Coach app is now available and provides US Lacrosse coach members free access to 100 men’s and 100 women’s lacrosse drills, complete with explanations, diagrams and videos, all beamed to users of the iPhone and Android phone.
The software, also available on computers via the web site www.uslmobilecoach.com, allows coaches to select, organize and install various drills illustrating dozens of lacrosse concepts for teams and players at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
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The software, developed by US Lacrosse in conjunction with Advanced Mobile Solutions, is easy to use both online and on the smart phone. After a login screen, users can view and sort drills by gender, concept and skill level, and place them in order for a given practice. The material and concepts come from the highly successful US Lacrosse Coaching Education Program. (CEP), the first national, standardized training program for lacrosse coaches.
Coaches of all levels will benefit from USL Mobile Coach, but it may be most assuring to part-time youth or high school coaches who balance the demands of full-time employment and parenthood. The software contains drill diagrams and explanations as well as video demonstrations and actual game footage that illustrate various concepts.
"The new mobile technology allows coaches to easily access, organize and share US Lacrosse drills and video with players and assistant coaches on the field, "said Chris Snyder, manager of coaches' education and training at US Lacrosse. "This is a ground-breaking US Lacrosse member benefit for coaches at all levels."
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