Parents/Players:
Stanton BOYS Lax practice (with equipment) starts on Monday Jan. 30th, from 3:15 – 5:30 pm at AP Randolph (APR) HS field, about 2 miles north of Stanton, off of Golfair Blvd. This is the same location that the Boys team has practiced at for the past several years. Practice is M-F. A school bus will transport the players who don’t drive, from Stanton to APR, with the bus leaving Stanton at 3:10 am. On rainy days, we will not practice and will do chalk/film study at Rm. 105 at Stanton. On rainy days, e-mails/facebook messages will be sent out to parents/players before 1 pm.
Once Boys Varsity Lax games start (1st game – 2/21, see schedule), practice at APR WILL NOT be held on Varsity game days. All required forms (physical/parental consent/insurance & sportsmanship) MUST be in to Coach Hughes or Angney, for players to participate in lax practice.
PARENTS/PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION HOME AT 5:30 pm, after APR practice is over. Departure from APR needs to be PROMPT.
Questions? Contact Coach Hughes via e-mail or phone (561-310-9223c).
A MANDATORY informational meeting for all girls interested in trying out for the team will be held on January 19th after school. (Location to be determined). Coach Allie will be present and will go over team rules, player expectations and the schedule for our 2012 season. Anyone who wishes to try out for the team must be there or contact Coach Allie if you cannot make it.
Sports physicals and insurance form are due to Coach Allie at the meeting or hand in no later than January 27th.
Tenative try out date is January 25th.
Game schedule has been set – check out the 2011-12 Game Schedule page.
On January 7-8, BigBlue Lax played in 5 scrimmages (winning 3) @ the Landrum MS fields in Ponte Vedra Beach, supporting the PedsCare Charity for youngsters and their family. Jacksonville Lacrosse Club (JLC) hosted the 2nd annual PedsCare Benefit Lacrosse Tourney and successfully raised $7,000 to support this worthy cause! BigBlue parents/players and coaches raised $500! We had a great experience hosting the lovely Laura (14 yrs old) and her mom Kristen and guidedog Selena!
On Saturday, BigBlue got off to a SLOW start, losing 2-7 to Fleming Island lax, then won an exciting game against Mandarin lax, 7-6 in overtime (Braveheart). Bigblue grabbed the lead 2-0, then fell behind, The game was tied 5-5 in the waning minutes, then Mandarin pulled ahead 6-5, then in the final seconds BigBlue tied the score 6-6. Middie Bobby Dawson and Goalie Jake Patel prevailed to score the winning goal! Saturday’s 3rd scrimmage was cut short by darkness with BigBlue losing 0-3 to Creekside’s B team, but BigBlue was playing better. On Sunday BigBlue played our best game of the week-end, beating the Bolles B team 4-0. BigBlue won the final scrimmage on Sunday against Mandarin 4-2. The entire team and especially the defense played very well on Sunday.
Players/Parents:
Physical Conditioning (PC) for Boys Lax starts on Jan. 3rd, at the Stanton Track after school, 3-4:30 pm. Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays. No lax equipment, just running shoes and lots of clothes. Please pack a towel and extra dry clothes, including sweat pants and a hoodie. TEAM GOAL – everybody runs a timed mile in 7 minutes or less!
FOUR required forms (signed by parents) are required: Physical, insurance form, parental consent and sportsmanship!
TRANSPORTATION HOME at 4:30 pm MUST be provided by the parent or player (car pools work well!). We’ll be running in COLD Windy wether so please DRESS WARM and layer. Better too much clothes than not enough.
RAINY DAYS – we will be in Rm 105 to view Lax CDs and do CHALK TALK!
Official Lax practice (with equipment) starts on MONDAY Jan. 30th at nearby AP Randolph Technical HS. More on that later!
FUNdraiser for all lacrosse players!
Lacrosse Clinic & Festival
9am – 2pm
Saturday, Nov 5th 2011
Losco Park
(10931 Hood Road South, Jax FL 32257)
Event Highlights:
This one day lacrosse festival fundraiser will benefit the effort to Save Lax in Jax which is a partnership to save high school lacrosse in the Duval County Public Schools. The event will be open to all boy and girl players – beginners through experienced players – Kindergarten through 12th grade. Activities will be offered to benefit all skill levels.
Skills Training – Lacrosse Fundamentals; ground balls, passing, catching, shooting drills and instruction as well as specialized positional training for boys and GIRLS.
Skills Contest – Hardest Shot; Shooting Accuracy; relay races; partner passing; stick tricks
Scrimmage Games – 5v5 and 7v7 pick-up scrimmage games for boys and girls
Silent Auction and Raffles – Silent Auction with items donated by local businesses and supporters of lacrosse. Winners need not be present and online advanced bidding will be available at http://northfloridalacrosse.com
Dunking Booth – Dunk the Coach – $5 for 3 shots to dunk local lacrosse coaches.
Download player release for for players wanting to participate in skills clinic, scrimmages, and skills contest.
All returning BOY lax players and new male students interested in playing Lax at Stanton will meet with the Coaches after school in Rm 105, THURSDAY Sept. 8th from 3-4 pm. The meeting will last 1 hr AT MOST. PLEASE make transportation arrangements to travel HOME after the meeting.
Attendance is MANDATORY. See you then!
Coach Hughes
561-310-9223c
Tasting Alert!
Fundraiser on Friday, July 22nd 4-7pm, 6 wines, cheese, our delicious Greek olive oil and a crusty baguette all for only $5!
HELP US SAVE VARSITY LACROSSE IN DUVAL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
Lacrosse is one of the sports that will not be funded by the Duval County School Board for the 2011-12 school year. Lighthouse Lacrosse was created to foster the growth of lacrosse in Jacksonville, and we need your help to keep our high school lacrosse players on the field next spring.
Contributions received by Lighthouse Lacrosse Foundation to save lacrosse in Duval County High Schools will be used to pay the expenses normally funded by the School Board.