Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

October 18, 2007

Schools represented: Lafayette, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, Summit, Cape, Springfield, Hickman, Hazelwood, CBC, Parkways South, West, and North, Clayton, MICDS, Hazelwood, Lindbergh, Eureka, Desmet, Chaminade, Ladue, Fox, Fort Zumwalt, SLUH
Also present were MALOA and our webmaster

Handouts: 2007 MSLA Rules and Guidelines and a list of the new divisions

Opening Remarks: Read the rules and guidelines please!

Treasurer’s Report: Not much action We have the $5,000 cd and a balance of $2967.08 in the checking account

Official’s Report: Keep game changes to an absolute minimum! The only fee change for the officials this year is the jv tourney refs will get $40 per game.

We need refs!!!!!!!!!!!! Every team should give Bob Schulte two names for potential refs.

Executive Committee: We moved, seconded, and unanimously elected Jim Devoto from Lindbergh to be another Vice President. Jim will step up to help on the rules committee and at playoff time. Thanks Jim!

A motion was made and seconded that we reelect all other officers. It was unanimously passed.

Important Dates for upcoming year:

October 30: Schedules due for all varsity, jv games and tournaments. Freshman schedules due ASAP after that. Please schedule those games on Monday or Thursday

November 15: MSLA conference call

January 17: MSLA meeting and fees due

February 21: MSLA meeting. Insurance certificates due, Spring Shoot out money due

February 25: first practice

March 7 and 8: Jamboree

March: 8: Spring Shoot Out

March 15: No Swing rosters due

May 9: Last day for games

May 10: JV Tourney

May 13: Coaches meeting

May 16: First playoff game

May 21,22: semi finals

May 24: finals

Fees and Dues: This year we lost 6 teams from Kansas and added a round of playoffs. A motion was made, seconded and passed that we charge $275, $100, and $100 for Varsity, JV, and Freshman teams respectively. This will get us through the year and is the same amount we charge two years ago.

Scheduling: Please reserve Saturdays for travel games, Added games need to be on Mondays or Thursdays. Do not schedule any regular season games after May 9. May 11,12,13 are reserved for make up games.

Game changes: Each team gets two free game changes and after that there is a $25 fee per game change. Last year there were 34 game changes beyond the two free allotted each team resulting in a big hassle for schedulers and refs. It was moved and seconded that those fees from last year be waived since they have not been collected. After discussion we voted against waiving the fees and the teams will be billed.

Rules:

Eighth grade Eligibility: This is the big change in the new guidelines. Be sure to read them. The coaches voted to not allow 8th graders to play starting in the 2010 season. It was moved and seconded that MSLA does not allow 8th graders to play starting in the 2010 season. This passed with two no votes.

Transfer Rule will be strictly enforced this year.

Uniform Rule: You do not need new jerseys this year. Please wear white at home games. If you only have white or dark, let the opposing team know ahead of time so they can wear the opposite..

Helmets: please have same color shell on helmets

Under garments; Must be white, grey or black and tucked in

New rules: Any dangling string needs to be less than 2” long.

New ball out of the box rule, the ten second count begins when the ball leaves the box and not when a player picks it up

Spring Shoot Out March 8 Two Division games that really matter! Featuring Manhattan in the Division One game and Fontbonne in the Division 3 game. Please come out and support Lacrosse in St. Louis. Teams will be expected to buy the same number of Fall Face off tickets they bought. The cost to MSLA teams is $5 while their face value is $10 so they can be used as a fund raiser.

MSLA Banquet: Big success this year with almost 250 attending. Please encourage all of your team players and parents and coaches and reps to attend this exciting annual event. Next year it will be June 6.

New teams: O’Fallon, IL is looking for games. They are sanctioned. Contact is Jim McIntire. Kansas teams also need games so if you are going to KC this year please plan to play another game with Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission or Aquinas. Do not forget Springfield.

Respectively submitted, Julia Carroll