NCLA GIRLS GRADE COORDINATORS
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1st & 2nd Grade: Jude Cooney
3rd Grade: Amanda McNichol
4th Grade: Sarah Patterson
5th Grade: Kim Appelt
​6th Grade: Courtney Langford
7th Grade: Alison Minter
8th Grade: Chris McKiernan

VP of Girls Program: Kerry Hanson
Director of Girls Program Development: Katie Owsley
President: Kim Connors

NCLA GIRLS 2017 SPRING SEASON PROGRAMS

QUESTIONS:

Please direct all schedule questions to your grade level coordinator.

Please direct all registration questions to our new registrar Darcy Smith at registrar.nclax@gmail.com

Please direct all financial questions to our new treasurer Charles Watson at treasurer.ncla@gmail.com

The Spring Program

Practice Schedule (subject to change based on coach availability and field space):
If you receive an email form your coach or grade level coordinator, that is more current than what is posted here.

Grades 1 & 2

* Cost: $190 

* Cost includes: NCLA shorts and a practice shirt 

* Players are grouped according to GRADE, not AGE 

* Grade Coordinator: Jude Cooney

* Focus will be on learning to love the game of lacrosse and basic skills, including catching, throwing, scooping, shooting. Fun contests and small field games will evolve in the season. Coached by parent volunteers, based on a professionally developed curriculum 

Grades 3 & 4

* Cost: $290 

* Cost includes: NCLA shorts and a practice shirt, and a house pinney 

* Players are grouped according to GRADE, not AGE 

* Grade Coordinator: 3rd - Amanda McNichol, 4th - Sarah Patterson

* 2 1-hour weekday practices and 1 Saturday 7 v7 house game 

* Coached by parent volunteers, based on a professionally developed curriculum 

* Girls to be split into equal teams 

* Equal playing time in games 

* No travel 

* Season culminates with the New Canaan Jamboree in early June

Grade 5:

* Cost: $375 

* Cost includes game skort, game pinney, practice pinney 

* Grade Coordinator: Kim Appelt (kimberlyappelt@gmail.com) 

* Roster Size: up to 22 

* Up to 3 teams/grade will be created * 

* Players play according to the following birthdates: September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006. If your 5th grader was born prior to September 1, 2005, she must be registered with the 6th grade, or you may petition the CONNY Board to stay in 5th grade 

* Every player plays in each game - provided they meet the program’s requirements for conduct and attendance 

* If a player misses the practice immediately preceding a game, they will not start in the game 

* Play to Develop - winning is a high priority, but second to developing good long term skills 

* Play time based on coach’s discretion, informed by ability, attitude, effort, sportsmanship and coachability 

*the NCLA will decide the structure (A,B, C or A, B1, B2)  and number of teams per grade based on each grade’s registration numbers.

Grade 6:

* Cost: $375 

* Cost includes game skort, game pinney, practice pinney 

* Grade Coordinator: Courtney Langford (cdlangford@optonline.net) 

* Target Roster Size: up to 22 

* A, B and C teams tiered 

* Players play according to the following birthdates: September 1, 2004 – August 31, 2005. If your 5th grader was born prior to September 1, 2004, she must be registered with the 7th grade, or you may petition the CONNY Board to stay in 6th grade 

* Every player plays in each game - provided they meet the program’s requirements for conduct and attendance 

* If a player misses the practice immediately preceding a game, they will not start in the game 

* Play to Develop - winning is a high priority, but second to developing good long term skills 

* Play time based on coach’s discretion, informed by ability, attitude, effort, sportsmanship and coachability 

*the NCLA will decide the structure (A,B, C or A, B1, B2)  and number of teams per grade based on each grade’s registration numbers.

Grade 7:

* Cost: $475 

* Cost includes game skort, game pinney, practice pinney 

* Grade Coordinator: Alison Minter (minter.alison@gmail.com) 

* Target Roster Size: up to 22 

* A, B and C teams tiered 

* Players play according to the following birthdates: September 1, 2003 – August 31, 2004. If your 5th grader was born prior to September 1, 2003, she must be registered with the 8th grade, or you may petition the CONNY Board to stay in 7th grade 

* Every player plays in each game - provided the meet the program’s requirements for conduct and attendance 

* If a player misses the practice immediately preceding a game, they will not start in the game 

* Play to Develop - winning is a high priority, but second to developing good long term skills 

* Play time based on coach’s discretion, informed by ability, attitude, effort, sportsmanship and coachability 

*the NCLA will decide the structure (A,B, C or A, B1, B2)  and number of teams per grade based on each grade’s registration numbers.

Grade 8:

* Cost: $475 

* Cost includes game skort, game pinney, practice pinney 

* Grade Coordinator: Chris McKiernan

* Target Roster Size: up to 22 

* A, B and C teams tiered 

* Players play according to the following birthdates: September 1, 2002 – August 31, 2003. If your 8th grader was born prior to September 1, 2002, you may petition the CONNY Board to play with the 8th grade 

* Every player plays in each game - provided the meet the program’s requirements for conduct and attendance 

* If a player misses the practice immediately preceding a game, they will not start in the game 

* Play to Develop - winning is a high priority, but second to developing good long term skills 

* Play time based on coach’s discretion, informed by ability, attitude, effort, sportsmanship and coachability

*the NCLA will decide the structure (A,B, C or A, B1, B2)  and number of teams per grade based on each grade’s registration numbers.