Tomorrow UMF College Coach Jim Dock

 

leads our Skills Clinic.

Middle School 3-4

High School 4-5

Somerset Valley Middle School $75.

See you there!

Lacrosse Matters 1/29

1. Trashcan Thursday   FINAL Trashcan Winter Session is TONIGHT 1/29 PCC. Girls- Colby Coach Henning had to postpone. Stay Tuned for makeup date Girls will work with Coach Wilson and Boreham tonight 5-6pm. Girls and Boys... Skills and Drills to follow 6-7pm. Trashcan Play 7-8pm.   2. Winter Boot Camp and Skills Clinic Sunday February 1st Somerset Valley Middle School,  Hartland 3-4pm Middle School 4-5pm High School $75 Please contact president@midmainelacrosse.com if you need financial assistance.

Lots of Lacrosse

MidMaine Lacrosse

If you are struggling to afford lacrosse season play or one of our programs please write president@midmainelacrosse.com or text 341-1545

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1. Last week of TrashCan Winter Play Thursday 1/29 @ Palmyra Community Center

5-6pm Learn2Lax Girls with Colby College Coach Henning (PLEASE Come try the girls game with      Coach Henning)
6-7 Skills and Drills with MML's Coach Gould
7-8 TrashCan Play with Coach Boreham and Wilson

2. Winter Boot Camp and Skills 6 week Clinic with Coach Jim Dock from UMaine @ Farmington $75 Somerset Valley Middle School

3-4pm Grades 5-8
4-5/5:30pm Grades 9-12

3. Thunder Nation 2nd Annual Indoor Tournament and Expo Sunday February 22 8:30am
@ Palmyra Community Center Registration Deadline 2/14

4. MidMaine Lacrosse Spring Season Registration 2/22 10am-2pm @ Palmyra Recreation Center.
   Elementary school free,  Middle school $50,  High school $60,  Tournament Fee $10
   Equipment is available to be borrowed.

STAY TUNED

1. Preseason begins March 3rd
   5/6 Boys Coaches Gould and Simpson
   7/8 Boys Coaches Henaire and Boreham
   HS Club Coaches Bolliger and Mitchell
   MS Girls Coaches Wilson and Baker  (Girls can play lax and softball/track this year)
   HS Girls Coach Gould (Girls can play lax and softball/track this year)
2. Registration @ PCC 2/22 10am-2pm (MidMaine Lacrosse will register you with US Lacrosse)
   Elementary school free,  Middle school $50,  High school $60,  Tournament Fee $10
   Equipment is available to be borrowed for boys and girls.
3. Tegenhondi Tournament Saturday May 2nd @ Warsaw Middle School, Pittsfield. We will need many        many volunteers to work this day. Please save the date and make time available. This event and our tree       festival should earn necessary funding to pay our referee expenses.
4. Teams will attend the Ted Hellier Tournament on Saturday, June 7th. Please save the date.
5. Boston Cannons Game Saturday, May 30th
6. Husson College Game and Practice late April
7. Mandatory Parent Meeting Thursday April 2nd 7:00pm

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Thank You Rolling Thunder Express.

You have lent substantial press and support to local lacrosse athletes 

and our organization. 

MidMaine Lacrosse. 

Thank you RSU #19 and MSAD #53 district members for sharing our Festival and Team building.

24 sets of BRAND NEW Warrior GIRLS

 LACROSSE Gear was just delivered to my

 house....along with New GOALIE GEAR.

 Thank you US LACROSSE. 

Let's build this

 TEAM!

Upcoming Program Opportunities

Up Coming Program Opportunities

1. Thursday, January 22, TrashCan Lacrosse with guest Brett Martin and teammates from Husson College 5-6 Gilrs, 6-7 Skills&Drills 7-8 TrashCan Play, PCC

2. Thursday, January 29th LAST Winter TrashCan 2015, Colby College Coach Henning,  5-6, Girls, 6-7 Sills&Drills, 7-8 TrashCan, PCC

3. Winter Boot and Skills Camp, Coach Jim Dock UMaine Farminton, Sunday, Feb 1,8,15,22, March 1 & 15. $75
Middle School 3-4 High School 4-5/5:30
register president@midmainelacrosse.com

4. 2nd Annual Indoor Tournament and Expo, Sunday, Feb. 22 PCC
Registration form attached here.

5. Stay Tuned for PreSeason March schedule and announcements.
MidMaine Lacrosse Program Levels
Elementary Program May and Early June
5/6 Coaches Gould and Simpson
7/8 Coaches Henaire and Boreham
Boys High School Club Coaches Bolliger and Mitchell
Girls Middle School Coaches Wilson and Baker
Girls High School Club Coach Gould

NOTE Most High School play is through the MCI/Nokomis Cooperative MPA Club Team. Stay tuned for more information from these schools.

6. REGISTRATION for MidMaine Lacrosse Spring Play
Sunday, February 22. Equipment loan program same day. PCC

Middle School Play $50
High School Play $60
We will help all athletes to play regardless of ability to pay,

We have the Luckiest Lacrosse LineUp beginning tonight.....

1. TONIGHT Trashcan Play begins again @ 5, 6 and 7pm.

2. Coach Richards, UNE trains our Coaches in a free clinic THIS Saturday 1/17. Thank You!

3. HUSSON Lacrosse player Brett Martin (and ? a teamate or two) join us 1/22. Wow!

4. COLBY COLLEGE Coach Henning joins us 1/29. WoW AGAIN!

5. UMF Coach and 2014 MLCA Chapter Coach of the Year, Jim Dock conducts Winter Boot and Skills Camp beginning 2/1 @ SVMS.

6. Four BOD members of MML travel to the US Lax National Convention, thanks to US Lax 1st Stick Grant Awards, Thursday 1/22.

We are lucky.

CRITICAL RECALL

I know we are right in the middle of hockey season, but spring will be 
here before we know it and I know some players are anxiously awaiting 

I don't know if you heard about it or not, but Cascade has had to recall 
lacrosse season.


were able to come up with a modification to make them re-certifiable.  
their "R" model helmets.  They had been de-certified by NOCSAE, but they 

Cascade for the modification.  I have done so with Alex's helmet, but I 
It is a free modification, but owners need to ship their helmet back to 
am not sure who else on the team may have an "R" and thought you might 

modification:  http://r.cascadelacrosse.com/
be the best person to send out an e-mail blast to everyone.

Here is the link with the information on how to return a helmet for the 



I wanted to get this information out ASAP so people have time to deal 

with it before the lacrosse season.

Girls Gear

Today, Being Delivered to Our Home
24 sets of Girls Lacrosse Gear
to be loaned to Girls joining MidMaine Lacrosse
for PreSeason and Spring Play.
Thank you 1st Stick Grant US Lax.
Join us Thursday 5-6 pm Learn2Lax
Coaches Gould and Wilson PCC 
1/15,22 and 29 with Colby College Coach 1/29.
see www.midmainelacrosse
or text Gretchen 341-1545

Just the Beginning....please check back again soon!

(and this is all subject to change but hopefully doesn't.)

Indoor Lacrosse Tournament and Expo
February 22 Palmyra Recreation & MidMaine Lacrosse's 2nd Annual MS & HS
 @ Palmyra Community Center. Stay tuned for additional information.

Winter Skills and Boot Camp
Sponsored by Palmyra recreation & Midmaine Lacrosse
Conducted by Coach Jim Dock, University of Maine, Farmington
Sundays MS 3:00pm (grades 5-8) HS 4:00pm
Somerset Valley Middle School, Hartland, ME
$75 for six sessions. Begins February 1st
@Somerset Valley Middle School
for further information
write president@midmainelacrosse.com

Coaching Clinic.     (MidMaine Lacrosse needs 3 more coaching assistants!)

On January 17th from 1-3pm @ Somerset Valley Middle School

Coach Richards will conduct a free Lacrosse Coaching Seminar especially for coaches with less than 3 years of experience.

Karen Boreham 679-7004 and Mary Alice Gould 944-9978 will serve as administrators on the day of the clinic.

For registration or more information prior to 1/17 please contact Gretchen, president@midmainelacrosse.com, 341-1545

You may register ahead of time or on 1/17. It would be helpful to have a rough idea of who is coming ahead of time.

This is a wonderful opportunity. Coach Richards is a generous contributor to many lacrosse clubs and to MidMaine Lacrosse. He has made a tremendous investment to seeing lacrosse grow here in Central Maine.

Please share this information as lacrosse exponentially grows in Central Maine.

PreSeason (Regular Team work) begins, grades 5-8, boys and girls Tuesday, March 3rd

2-4 Michelle Hubbard, Hayden Boreham, Breac Baker, Logan Rowell (does not begin in March)

MS Girls Russell Wilson, Gretchen Gehrke

5/6 Boys Mary Alice Gould, Tad Simpson

7/8 Boys Joe Henaire, Dan Boreham

HS Girls Mary Alice Gould

HS Boys (small learn to play program) Norman Bolliger John Mitchell (We will have limited practices and a few, probably Sunday scrimmages.You do not have to quit your spring sport. You can try the game and learn.)

HS Boys MML program has mostly transitioned to high school cooperative team, Stay tuned for more information. It is being run by MCI and Nokomis jointly. (This is a full time school team. You cannot play on this school cooperative team and play baseball, softball or track. This is a coed team playing boys lacrosse. Girls lacrosse is a different game.) Mid Maine Lacrosse will help support this team. We are not directing this program. Practices will be held at MCI. We will help(?) transport Nokomis players. Home games will be held at both schools.

Registration and Equipment January 15, 22, 29  (5:30-7:30pm) and February 22

High School MML play $60 Middle School play $50. (This includes your US Lacrosse registration.)

We will help everyone afford to play. Please email or text Gretchen if assistance from MidMaine Lacrosse allows your child to participate. president@midmainelacrosse or 341-1545. We have equipment to share from US Lacrosse free of charge, 

Ongoing

Trashcan Thursdays January 15, 22 and 29

We expect some guest coaches from area colleges, both girls and boys!!!

Girls 5-6pm HS and MS 

Skills and Drills 6-7pm

Trashcan Play 7-8/8:30

$20 

Parent/Board of Director's Meeting 1/8/15

1.2.3. Go! Lacrosse Begins 2015!

Coaches Seminar, Saturday Jan 17 1-3pm. Update your skills.

Skills/Drills, Girls, Trashcan Jan15, 22, 29 @ PCC 

Winter Boot Camp Grades 5-7 3:30 High School 4:30 Sundays in Feb and March $75  6 sessions with collegiate Coach Jim Dock

Somerset Valley Middle School

www.midmainelacrosse.com

The Parent/Board of Director's (always open) meeting scheduled for 6pm this evening is moved FROM Palmyra Community Center TO Tim Horton's in Newport. 

On Saturday, January 17th from 1-3pm @ Somerset Valley Middle School

Coach Richards will conduct a free Lacrosse Coaching Seminar

Karen Boreham 679-7004 and Mary Alice Gould 944-9978 will serve as administrators on the day of the clinic.

For registration or more information prior to 1/17 please contact Gretchen, president@midmainelacrosse.com, 341-1545

You may register ahead of time or on 1/17.  It would be helpful to have a rough idea of who is coming ahead of time.

This is a wonderful opportunity. Coach Richards is a generous contributor to many lacrosse clubs and to MidMaine Lacrosse. 

Please share this information as lacrosse exponentially grows in Central Maine.

Trashcan Lacrosse begins January 15th. Winter Skills Camp begins February 1st. Preseason begins March 3rd.

Phone207-650-8048

Emailcrichards1@maine.rr.com

BIO

Chris Richards has been coaching for more than 30 years and has worked with hundreds of high school athletes. He is considered one of the most effective high-school goalie coaches around. As a four-year lacrosse goalie starter at Lake Forest College in Illinois, Chris has a great passion for the goalie position.

Chris specializes in goalie coaching and shooting instruction. With more than 30 years warming up goalies, Chris has a unique perspective on the degrees of shooting, goaltending, and dealing with real-game situations.

Chris cares immensely about his clients’ success and their well-being. Working with a versatile goalie coach like Chris, players can expect to improve exponentially.

Known for his passion to coach, Chris has an innate ability to coach in a way that is both effective and confidence building. Chris applies proper, straightforward instruction with the needed encouragement to succeed.

Chris began coaching in 1985 at Cape Elizabeth High School, where he coached under legendary coach Charlie Burch in 1993. His coaching has since included Freeport, Hyde, and Scarborough high schools before settling at Falmouth High School in 2000 where he coached until 2012 before taking his current job as the goalie coach at the University of New England.

“Coaching is rewarding,” says Chris. “I love to see the smiles when my clients sharpen old skills, learn new skills and then apply that confidence to excel on the field.” 

"I have been working with Coach Richards for the past year. His coaching has improved my technique and given me confidence between the pipes. Any goalie looking to improve should work with Coach Richards," says Liam Tucker, 207Lacrosse U15 goalie.

He conducts private goalie sessions, private instruction on shooting, and shooting clinics. Chris will soon offer goalie-specific clinics/camps.