Youth and Middle School Info 2017

The following Hawks Winter/Spring and Summer plans are detailed below for the Middle School and Youth Programs:

* Meetings to be held;

* Winter Information for tournaments and practices;

* Spring Information;

* Summer Information;

* Optional Tournaments.

 

One on One Meetings-

I will be holding one on one meetings beginning January 28 that will run through Mid April between 4 pm and 7 pm.  The meetings will be formal in that a shirt and tie is preferred but a nice polo is acceptable.   Appropriate dress is required for this meeting to happen.  The meetings will be 20 minutes and will be a direct conversation between your son and I.

There is a link below (questions) for a document that needs to be filled out and sent back via email to me prior to the meeting.  We will discuss different aspects of your son’s life including academics, hobbies, and some lacrosse specific questions.  You do not have to schedule a meeting but most families involved have found the meetings to be very beneficial.

Please see the link attached for the questions

Youth Interview Questions

Middle School Interview Questions

Please look for Doodle Invite to Schedule Meeting (Doodle.com)

Winter Season (Current) 

  1. Skills once a week-  Either Wednesday, Thursday, or Sunday (your choice and sign up online via the website).
  2. Team Tactical every other week-  Either Monday or Tuesday

Skills and Practices wrap up in Mid to late March.

Spring Season (Optional) 

  1. BlackHawks will be part of Elite LaxNation (laxnation.org)
  2. Invitation Only- All will receive an RSVP in the coming week to gauge the pool for the Spring.
  3. Begins late March with Practices.
  4. First games begin on April 22 and will be played Bi Weekly and ends June 4.
  5. Games will be on Late Saturday Afternoon to early Evening
  6. Travel less than an hour in most cases.  Taunton will be one site for us.
  7. One outdoor practice a week and Indoor skills (optional at no cost) at the Academy once a week.
  8. End of Spring Tourney at Bryant University (Bulldog Brawl)

Cost $325 per player

Summer Season

  1. Begins with a Mini Camp on June 10th/11th.
  2. Teams will play in one local tournament on either June 17th and 18th at Babson in the Shootout or at Keene State on the same weekend.
  3. All Youth and Middle School Teams (including Hawks) will play at the National Invitational at Lake George July 7th through the 9th (Friday game is in the early evening).
  4. We have also been invited to to the Elite Trilogy Tournament at Brown University on July 15th and 16th. This is an optional tournament and will cost $150 if you are interested.  Please note this is an Elite Tournament so this will also be invitation only.

 

  1. We will combine a few of our practices into longer Mini Camps this Summer to free up your summer.  Attendance will be key for our success and enjoyment in the tournaments.

 

  1. Team Realignment- Beginning this summer, I will be setting up the teams a little differently.  This will be done to give smaller teams, more parody in level play, and a chance to compete at levels that are competitive for everyone involved.  Youth will have 4 teams –2024 A, 2024, 2023 A, 2023 .  The 2023 teams will have some 2024 players playing up (their option).  The Middle School Teams will have 4 BlackHawks Teams and one Hawks Team.  They will be as follows- Hawks Middle School, BlackHawks 2022A , 2022, 2021 A, and 2021 .  The A team will be our higher level team.  The goal is to have 7th graders playing 7th graders and 8th graders playing 8th graders.  This will be done in late March.  Your son is free to discuss what he needs to work on with me in his one on one meeting.

 

Please look for the following and respond if interested.

  1. Doodle invite for meeting with me.
  2. Questions to be filled out and emailed back prior to the meeting.
  3. RSVP for Tourney during February Vacation (Optional and no cost).
  4. RSVP for Spring League Interest (Optional at $250 Cost).
  5. Future RSVP for the Trilogy Tournament on July 15th and 16th (Optional at $150 Cost)

      1 . Babson – PrimeTime Shootout        PrimeTime Shootout  June 17th and 18th

  1. Keene Lax Festival – Keene,  NH      Keene Lax Festival    June 17th and 18th  (A Teams)  Hotel Info
  2. National Invitational near Lake George   Lake George       July 7th-9th    Hotel Info
  3. Trilogy at Brown University (Optional)   Trilogy Lacrosse at Brown July 15th and 16th