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Announcements / News
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for seasonal and team-specific lacrosse information and schedules.
Summer League News & Registration
Registration is now open for our Carroll Manor Summer League.
This league provides for off-season continuation of skill development in a relaxed
and enjoyable environment. Summer league sessions will include drills,
scrimmages, and special instruction/demonstration by guest speakers.
The Carroll Manor Boys Lacrosse summer league will meet every Tuesday evening
from June 24th through July 29th. All sessions will be held at the Hydes Rd.
Field Complex in Hydes, MD. An end of season party with scrimmages and
contests will be held on the final day.
Each summer league session will be broken up as follows:
6:30 - 7:00 - Skills and Drills
7:00 - 7:20 - Guest Speaker
7:20 - 8:30 - Scrimmages
Age Eligibility:
The league is open to all boys aged 5-12 (Clinic through Midget). Players in
Clinic B, Tykers, Lightning and Midget age groups are required to bring full
equipment to participate. Boys will be grouped based upon age/talent level
during scrimmages and instruction. Player age will be determined per Spring
2008 playing age.
Levels of Play: The following levels will be offered:
- Clinic A (stick only) - for starting players, typically aged 5 or 6. Boys will play with soft balls and will not wear protective equipment.
- Clinic B (full equipment) - for starting or second year players, typically 6 years old, who are developing skills for advancement to Tykers in 2009. Boys will need to provide full equipment.
- Tykers (ages 6-8 for Spring 2008 season) - boys must have played at least one outdoor season of Tykers lacrosse
- Lightning (ages 9-10 for Spring 2008 season)
- Midget (ages 11-12 for Spring 2008 season)
Cost:
The Summer league is free for all Carroll Manor boys lacrosse players currently
registered for 2008 Spring Lacrosse. Fee for non-Carroll Manor Players (those
that did not participate in the Spring program) is $30. The adjusted fee
will be shown on the confirmation page after you register.
Notes:
- Please register for the age group you played in Spring 2008.
- To play Tykers, you must have played at least one season of outdoor Tykers lacrosse.
- All levels other than Clinic A require that the player provide full equipment.
Clinic A only requires that the player provides their own regulation lacrosse stick.
Please follow
this link to register.
Program Vision
The CMRC Boy's lacrosse program historically has a reputation as a highly
respected program within the MYLA. Over recent years the program has
experienced some growing pains, reducing our presence within MYLA, especially
at the older levels. We have a vision that we believe will reestablish the
Carroll Manor Boys Lacrosse Program as a superior lacrosse program in Northern
Baltimore County.
Our roadmap to expanding the program involves a multi-faceted approach,
predominantly focusing on offering a year-long lacrosse experience that will
reinforce the proper fundamentals of the game of lacrosse and encourage
individual and community commitment to CMRC. Our goal is to provide a system
that allows players of all skill levels the opportunity to develop to their
maximum playing potential without the need to transfer to other programs. This
entails offering year-round instruction and playing opportunities and expanding
the program such that we can ultimately field teams at all levels of play.
For 2008, our program will focus once again on our clinic, Tykers and
Lightning levels. We will reintroduce a Midget program starting with the indoor
season of 2008. This midget program will be predominantly comprised of boys
graduating from lightning after the 2008 outdoor season, with supplements
brought in through recruiting and through our 2008 Carroll Manor Summer League.
We are confident that we will be able to field a competitive Midget team during
the 2009 MYLA season. This Midget team will lead us forward to the eventual
reintroduction of a Junior Program in 2011. This timetable for the
reintroduction of midget and junior teams may be accelerated if we receive
enough community interest and support from prior and new players before the
planned reintroduction of the levels.
We are committed to getting this program involved in the higher ages as
soon as possible and plan to do our best to advertise, promote and recruit
within the community. There are a lot of Carroll Manor boys who currently play
elsewhere: we want to bring them home.
Katie Barthelme, Boys Lacrosse Co-Chair
Mark McWright, Boys Lacrosse Co-Chair
Program Goals
The goal of the CMRC program is to teach fundamental skills and promote sportsmanship in a positive and fun environment, where all boys have the opportunity to participate and learn equally and fairly. Many programs design their teams for the single purpose of winning; this is often done at the cost of many of the younger, less experienced and/or less athletic players. We believe strongly that the primary focus of each coach should be on the development of each player to the best of his individual ability, especially at the younger and in-house levels. What makes Carroll Manor unique is that our success as a program will not be judged purely on win/loss record; rather it will be judged upon four distinct criteria:
The individual improvement of each boy and his growth as a player and as a person both on and off the field
The quality of the community environment that we provide for players and their parents both on and off the field
The level to which we prepare our players for playing lacrosse at the more elite levels in high school and college (focus on fundamentals)
The degree of enjoyment and love for the game that we bring to all of the boys participating in our program
We believe that through proper instruction and encouragement the boys will be able to grow into skilled players and have truly rewarding experiences.
Coaching Philosophy
Though some programs limit coaching by parents, we extend the opportunity
for all parents to become involved in the CMRC Boys Lacrosse coaching community.
Good coaches are the foundation of a successful program; this begins at Clinic
Level and spreads through the rest of the program.
We recognize that coaching is a privilege and not a right. In order to
ensure that the standards and goals of the Carroll Manor Boys Lacrosse Program
are being met, we will be initiating a year-end review for all program coaches.
We will ask that every lacrosse family anonymously fill out a review form,
providing comments and critiques on what they liked and did not like over the
course of the season for each of their coaches. These coaching assessments will
be reviewed by the program administrators and a board of parent
representatives. Recommendations for future coaching will be determined after
this review. Anonymous feedback will also be provided to all coaches so they
may understand what practices are beneficial and what may need improvement. Any
coaches who prove to have a negative impact on the program and fail to meet the
outlined goals will not be invited to coach in subsequent seasons. We believe
that the above practices and goals will ensure the best environment for our
boys.
The coaches and administrators of the Carroll Manor Boys lacrosse program
recognize that we are not involved in this program for personal gain or
glorification: we are here for the boys and parents of this community. Our
primary focus is to ensure that we meet the needs of this community at all
times. This is best served through the volunteer efforts from within the
community itself. We encourage all parents with a desire to make a true,
positive impact on this community to volunteer time with the program. Everyone
has a wide range of talents to offer, whether these talents lead to positions
as coach, assistant coach, team administrator, or program board assistant. If
you are interested in helping out, please be sure to contact us.
Contact Information
| Program Function |
Name |
Email / Phone |
| Program Co-Chair |
Katie Barthelme |
Katie.barthelme@omitron.com
410-321-4952 (home)
443-465-4073 (cell)
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| Program Co-Chair |
Mark McWright |
MMcWright@getgisi.com
410-935-3484 (cell)
410-817-9839 (home)
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| Lightning Commissioner |
Chris Goles |
cgoles@fbw.com
410-557-7022 (home)
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| Tykers Commissioner |
Bob Olsen |
rolsen@northstargroupllc.com
410-340-3560 (cell)
410-667-6727 (home)
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| Clinic Commissioner |
Matt Bleach |
bleach2@verizon.net
410-817-9817 (home)
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| CMRC Office |
Wally or Gussie |
cmrcrec@carrollmanor.org 410-887-1840 |
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