Dear Members of MidMaine Lacrosse,

Thursday, September 18th will be our Grand Council Meeting. We will meet at 6:00pm at the Palmyra Community Center. All parents, coaches and board members are encouraged to attend. 

It is a very important meeting as will be discussing the future of high school lacrosse within our communities. Mr. Chris Hopkins, Head Master at MCI will present a proposal for the members of MidMaine Lacrosse to consider. Mr. Hopkin's presentation will open our meeting. We will commence at 6:00pm precisely.

Following Mr. Hopkins presentation, we have a heavy agenda....

Voting of Board Members

Relationship with Town of Palmyra
Wakina Summer Clinic Success
Girls Programming
Kennebec Area Fall Ball Lacrosse League
Grant Funding
Holiday Tree Festival

Stick and Stone Olympic Contest

Movie Night
State of the Budget
High school Programming
Trash Can Lacrosse
Annual Calendar
By-Laws 
Board of Director's Elections
Pay-Online Registration

Year Close 2014

Obstacle Course

As always we will try to keep the meeting to 7:00pm but I suspect this meeting will go until 7:30pm. 

If you only attend one meeting all year...this is the meeting to attend. 

If you cannot attend this meeting please take ten minutes and share ideas, concerns, agenda commentary.

This will require 5 minutes of your time to read.

MidMaine Lacrosse and its members are working hard. 

There's so much happening and it is the off season.

We have tried repeatedly to pay respect to the originators of the game of lacrosse. One of the ways that we have done this is to use Iroquois, Mohawk and Sioux words to label our events and happenings. 
For example, MML just hosted the Wakina Clinic (A Sioux word for Thunder.) 
We held the Tegenhondi Tournament (The Iroquois work for spring.) 
And Wuttahminnash (The Mohawk word (sort-of) for Strawberry Festival.)  
(Please grant us a bit of literary licence and creativity.) 
I have been searching for a creative method to encourage better participation at a meeting and board level. Our Grand Council Meeting will occur ASAP in September. The date is pending but will be announced imminently. 

Agenda Item to include, but not limited to;

Relationship with Town of Palmyra
Wakina Summer Clinic Success
Girls Programming
Kennebec Area Fall Ball Lacrosse League
Grant Funding
Holiday Tree Festival Stick and Stone Olympic Contest
State of the Budget
High school programming
Trash Can Lacrosse
Annual Calendar
By-Laws 
Board of Director's Elections
Pay-Online Registration

I do not think we can accomplish this in one hour. I would aim for 1 hour 45 minutes. I believe we will meet at the Palmyra Community Center. There's quite a bit of work to be discussed and decisions to be considered. 

PLEASE COME. 

I am waiting to hear back from potential presenters to announce the meeting time, date and location. If you have suggestions, conflicts or agenda items please be in touch. We are at such a positive precipice. We have such momentum. We are impacting kids well being and being well. You do not need to be a Board Member to attend. You do not have to have a child on the team if you want to help MidMaine Lacrosse and its athlete lacrosse players. 

From Proactice Coaching;
Many roles on teams require a great deal of hard work without much glory. The key is to acknowledge the importance of those roles and to find people who are willing to find extraordinary joy out of what most people on the outside consider ordinary

Social

1. Ice Cream Social 7pm @ Pinnacle Park in Pittsfield.
2. Bring any MIdMaine Lacrosse Grant Gear you have been loaned (except junior ms 4/5/6 team as you have 2 more games)
3. Please read your email and consider making a donation.
4. Bring a bottle of water. It is warm and we are not providing water this evening.
5. If you bring your stick-bring a labelled ball.  
6. Bring your sundae topping to share.
7. We are on Rain or Shine. 
8. Please remember the gifts we requested earlier.

6/12 Practice

Sorry for late notice.

High school, Middle school 6/7/8 and Girls practices are cancelled this evening.

Middle School 4/5/6 will meet @ PCC (not PP).

This is mostly due to field availability and SVMS 8th grade promotion.

Ted Hellier Current News

HS plays Field 1 @ 9:50 vs Greely

HS plays Field 2 @ 1:30 vs Middlesex

HS plays Field 2 @ 3:20 vs Gorham

MS (6/7/8) plays Field 4 @ 2:25 vs Windham MS JV

MS (6/7/8) plays Field 4 @ 3:20 vs South Portland 8

Directions, a Complex Map and the Schedule are included here.

They are current @ 4:30 Friday afternoon.

We can meet in a good spot (TBD) and eat together but

We are all responsible for our own meals.

You may bring food or buy food.

It is supposed to be 80 degrees.

Please bring lots of water for your own personal consumption.

As I remember the previous 2 tournaments we attended,

at a different location,

the parking was crowded and some distance from the play fields. 

It does not appear that way on the map...but then again,

for 70 teams, there does not appear a great deal of parking.

Coach Michelle Hubbard has been to this Wainwright Complex and speaks very highly of the facility.

The Baker Family plans to leave @ 6:00am with Zac E and Kollin C.
I recommend an 8:30 arrival.

We have one more weekend with games. 

HS 2 home, MS 2 home, 2 away Augusta

There is an ice cream social 6/17 @ 7:00pm.

Below is the last note I received from the tournament director.

Gretchen

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone – attached is an updated schedule and updated field map for Saturday’s Lax Fest.   Please be sure to check the schedule for your games as there have been a few adjustments from the original schedule.   The map has also changed since the one we sent out last week.  Please share this with your teams and family members.

As a reminder:

We will have a specific area at Wainwright Fields for Lacrosse parking.  Parking is free and you’ll be directed to the appropriate area when you arrive.


At LAX CENTRAL, you’ll also find:
- Food Concessions
-T-Shirt Concessions (and we have some great hats this year as well!)
- Golf cart support for family members who may need some assistance getting to the fields
- Answers to any other questions you may have
 

We will also have a speed gun set up for players who want to check their shot speed – location noted on the map and you can get directions at LAX CENTRAL.  Come check it out in between games! ($1) 

 

Directions

Ted Hellier

Middle School Ted Hellier Festival Game times are 2:25 and 3:20pm on Saturday 6/7 in South Portland. 
I would encourage all middle school players to attend as much of the day as possible. 
There are TEN simultaneous lacrosse games being played all day long. 
It will take time to travel from parking to specific field sights. 
If you need a ride I need to know by noon on Friday. 
Thanks, Gretchen

It's Gonna Be a GREAT Day. 

Write to president@midmainelacrosse.com

High School Games remain as originally scheduled.