Please turn in your fallball and indoor lacrosse sign-up paperwork by Friday, September 10. See the recent post at http://etownlax.com/blog/hs-news/9510-gathering-notes for information about these activities and to download the sign-up paperwork. Bring your paperwork and check to Coach Adams in room 1630 at school.

Here’s what we discussed Sunday, 9/5, at our annual fall gathering. Please read through these notes and submit your sign-up sheet (with payment) by Friday, 9/10.

To get the sign-up sheet for these activities, please click here.

Fallball
Along with Rheems, we are hosting a fallball league again. This year, we are hosting teams in HS, MS, and Jr. divisions. Students are encouraged to both play in the league on the two (maybe three) teams we enter, and to help out as volunteers to run the league. The cost to participate is $40, or free to students who volunteer most weeks. Please indicate on the registration form whether you will be volunteering or just playing. Parents are encouraged to volunteer, too, as this has potential to be a very big fundraiser for our program. Fallball is Sundays, 3-6 p.m., 9/16 to 10/31, at Rheems Elementary.

Students who are participating in fallball must also submit the waiver. Click here to download.

Fall Practices
We are planning to organize one practice each week this fall, stay tuned …

Indoor Lacrosse
We are enrolling two teams at In the Net this winter, for 10v10 full-field lacrosse. The league provides 10 games on Saturdays from early November through late February. In the past, students involved in both hockey and swimming have had very little trouble participating in this activity. Students who volunteer with fallball will pay $120 to participate in indoor lacrosse. Students who do not volunteer with fallball will pay $140 to participate in indoor lacrosse.

Indoor Practices
As usual, we will hold weekly indoor practices in the high school gymnasiums this winter. These are strongly encouraged for students who are participating in the In the Net leagues, but also encouraged for any lacrosse students who want to be on top of their game once we hit the field in March. We work on a lot of skill development and basic team offense and defense concepts.

Program Rules/Policies
Just a reminder of a few of our important rules and policies.

Appearance … a program-supplied reversible jersey is required for all practices and off-season games. Students must also wear black shorts to all practices and off-season games. Team colors only are allowed beneath uniforms.

Helmets … you must provide your own helmet for off-season play. If you wish to wear your own helmet during the season it must match the school’s helmets and it must be NOCSAE certified in 2011 (and bear the NOCSAE 2011 sticker).

In-season attendance … during the spring school lacrosse season, students are expected to put lacrosse above all other sports activities. Please understand that this is a requirement of any successful varsity program.

REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR SIGN-UP SHEET BY FRIDAY, 9/10!!!

Please remember that this Sunday, September 5, is the day of our annual fall gathering. Please see the early posting at http://etownlax.com/blog/hs-news/fall-gathering-on-sun-95 for details.

Last year, about 70% of the EAHS lacrosse family was present. This year, let’s get closer to 100%. See you Sunday!

A BIG THANK YOU to those parents and players who helped out at the last minute with fair parking on Saturday night!! Your support of E-town LAX & Big E Booster is greatly appreciated!

As with the past two years, this year’s fall gathering is the kick-off event of the EAHS lacrosse off-season. It’s a chance to welcome new families to our lacrosse program family, and we’ll hold our fallball and indoor lacrosse sign-ups that evening.

The Dolans have graciously offered to host our gathering this year, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, September 5. Their address is 1330 Hickory Run Drive, Elizabethtown. Should you wish to swim before the picnic, please arrive after 3 p.m.

For dinner, the Dolans are providing grilled items; the rest of us need to chip in the sides, drinks, and desserts to share.

Another e-mail/website post will follow with information about signing up for fallball and indoor lacrosse. Please bring your sign-up information to the gathering, or bring it to Coach Adams before 9/5.

Hi LAX Parents,

I received an email last evening from the Booster Club requesting Fair Parking help.

We are looking for 5 people to help during the 6:30pm to 10:00pm shift on Saturday night. Our group would meet at the main entrance of East High at 6:15…and please bring a flashlight.

If you can help, please call me at 361-0463, or 951-9541, or respond to this post. If you reply to this message, please provide a phone number.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Amy Engle

Happy August from Etown Lacrosse. Here’s a quick update of what’s going on in the Elizabethtown Lacrosse world these days. Please have a look and reply to Coach Adams with any questions, concerns, or ideas.

• 3rd Annual Fall Gathering – early/mid September, usually a Sunday evening. This is when we hold sign-ups for fallball and indoor lacrosse, and it’s an opportunity to start the year by welcoming new students and their parents to our lacrosse family.
• Fallball league – we’ll be playing in and hosting the fallball league again. This is a fun opportunity to play a bit, to raise some funds to defray the cost of indoor lacrosse, and to support Rheems AA lacrosse (volunteer players and parents are needed to staff the games). Fallball will take place Sundays after 3 p.m. from Sept. 19 through Oct. 24 at Rheems Elementary. We may have some evening practices once per week to get in gear.
• Indoor lax @ In the Net – begins in early November, games on Saturdays. The plan is to enter two teams at In the Net in Palmyra, none at Lanco Fieldhouse. This assumes decent participation numbers. In the Net provides us a 10v10 full-field experience, so it’s an upgrade from Lanco.
• GEARS Fiddlesticks Lacrosse – HS laxers will be needed to volunteer to help coach and teach the game to kindergarten-through-third graders in the new GEARS Fiddlesticks Lacrosse program. This program will run on Wednesday evenings 6-7:30 p.m., September 15 through October 20 on the middle school lacrosse field.
• Girls Lacrosse through RAA – Rheems will be starting middle school and high school girls lacrosse teams at Lanco Fieldhouse this winter. Girls who sign up will begin practicing on Sunday evenings after boys’ fallball games end.
• Website additions – find information about Rheems Lacrosse at http://etownlax.com/rheemslax and GEARS Lacrosse at http://etownlax.com/gearslax.

If you are participating in a fall sport at EAHS, have a great season and please attend the fall gathering to sign up for indoor lacrosse and begin the year with the program. If you are new to the program and would like more clarification on any of these items, please do not hesitate to contact Coach Adams.

Check etownlax.com for GEARS and RAA lacrosse information from this point forward!

E-town LAX Players and Parents:

To commemorate an awesome season, we’re printing E-town LAX T-shirts.

The Shirt will be blue with the White Bear Logo and Sticks on the front and the Text on the Back. (CLICK HERE TO SEE .pdf)

We need a minimum of 12 pieces to place the order.

The price will be $9.50 each. This includes a one time two-sided set-up fee.

If we receive a significant amount of orders beyond the 12 piece minimum, there will be some monies put into the LAX fund to start the 2011 season.

Please send your checks and Shirt Size(s) to Eric Frishkorn at the following address to arrive NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23RD.

ERIC FRISHKORN
50 BLUE JAY CIRCLE
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022-9472

The order will be placed on Thursday, June 24th.  The shirts should be available by Monday July 12th.

THANKS TO ALL FOR AN AWESOME 2010 LAX SEASON. MEMORIES OF THIS EXPERIENCE WILL LAST A LIFETIME!!! – ERIC

If you are not yet signed up for a lacrosse camp (or two) this summer, please consider one of the following options. These are camps that past Etown HS lacrosse players have attended and enjoyed.

Penn State web page
Goalies July 6-10
Field players July 7-10

Messiah brochure
Residential or day camp June 27-July 1
Elite Prep Camp (Juniors and Seniors with NCAA intent) July 29-31

Franklin & Marshall brochure
Residential or day camp June 20-23

Lebanon Valley web page
Residential camp June 13-16
Evening camp June 28-July 1