This information relates both to MEN & WOMEN.

Obtain a written report from the reporting official. This report will state what you have been reported for and who to contact next. As it is your responsibility to contact the Duty Commissioner you should do so in the time indicated otherwise you will automatically incur further penalties.

All forms can be obtained by clicking in the index under Lacrosse Victoria.

Lacrosse Victoria Registration Forms & Membership Declarations
- Must be submitted to Lacrosse Victoria following a player's first game

Birth Certificates/ Proof of Age
- Required for all junior players-
- Lacrosse Victoria will provide a list to each club of junior members in the data base who have not yet provided LV with a copy of proof of age
- All these who are current players, plus any new Junior Players, must submit proof of age by 30 April 2008.

Men's Scores & Statistics
- Scores to be entered on website by 10.00 a.m. Monday
- Statistics to be entered on website by 10.00 a.m. Tuesday

Women's Scores & Statistics
- Scores to be entered on website by 10.00 a.m. Tuesday
- Statistics to be entered on website by 10.00 a.m. Wednesday


Score Sheets-
- to be submitted to Lacrosse Victoria by Thursday


Fines, as in previous years, will apply for failure to meet these deadlines.

If clubs do not meet these deadlines ladders are not correct and statistics are inaccurate

SENIOR WOMEN'S VICTORIAN TEAM APPLICATIONS

Applications for the Senior Women's Victorian teams, to compete in the Senior Nationals in Perth from 6th or 8th July to 12 July ( Day one TBC), are now open with tryout dates as follows.

Saturday 10 May 10 - 12 Noon Footscray LC

Tuesday 13 May 7.00- 8.30 p.m. Caulfield LC

Saturday 17 May 9.00- 11.00 a.m Footscray LC

Tuesday 20th May 7.00 - 8.30pm Caulfield LC (TBC)

For more information and application forms please go to women's lacrosse on the lft hand menu.

Players must attend 3 out of 4 trial sessions to be eligble for selection.

For results of the U17 Championships click on the below link


http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2691-0-0-0&a=COMPS

Fixtures for Season 2008 are now available on sporting pulse.

Due to changes, as clubs are pulling teams out you will need to check the fixtures before training & game day so that your players/coaches are up to date.

Thanks for your patience in this matter.

To view please click on Fixtures/Results.

This years Victorian U19 Men's State Team Tryouts will be starting on Sunday 27th April, 2008 at Surrey Park Lacrosse Club, Mont Albert Reserve. The team will be selected on the following Sunday (4th May) also at Surrey Park.

Training starts at 9:00am sharp and will finish around 10:30am. Please remember there is a cost per player of $40 that must be paid at the first tryout day..

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Sean Handley on mb 0401 202 100

Tryouts for the Under 17 Boy's South East Titans will be held next Sunday, the 27th of April at Surrey Park LC, Dunloe Reserve (Mel ref: 47,A7) commencing at 11am.

Clubs included in the South East Titans region are Surrey Park, Camberwell, MCC, Malvern, Caulfield, Chadstone, and Melbourne High School.
The 2008 coaching staff will be Eric Jenney and Cameron Toomey.

Please arrive at 10:45am to begin registration. Bring all lacrosse gear, reversible training tops, boots, and a water bottle. Try-outs will also be held at Surrey Park LC on Sunday May 4th at 11am.

All players trialling will be required to pay a $40 trial fee at the 1st tryout

Lacrosse Australia have notified us of the Junior Development Team to travel to Vancouver.
The following is a list of Victorian Players in the team travelling to Vancouver to play in the Youth Tournament

Callan Ahrens
Billy Exton
Andrew Hinds
Taylor Fisher-Stone
Tom Benson
Tom Pike
William Lettieri
Anthony Jenkinson
Tomislav Jakicic
Rowan Anglicas
Davis Di Pietro
Nicholas Kiloh
Richard Grant had to pull out due to personal reasons.

The U17 Girls State team has now been selected and the following players will represent Victoria in Adelaide from 20th to 26th of April.

Congratulations to

Romy ANSELL
Claire BUTKIEWICZ
Millie CADDY
Steph HOLLAND
Lauren HUNTER
Stella JUSTICE-ALLEN
Danielle LANE
Danielle MEESTER
Danielle MILLER
Danelle MOLLISON
Gabrielle NICHOLS
Katelyn O'CALLAGHAN
Marlee PATON
Anna ROBERTS
Vicki RYAN
Hayley SOFARNOS

Expression of interest for the positions of Coaches under the direction of the Team Coaching Director.

Australia will send a Senior Team to compete in the 2010 World Games in Manchester, England.

As announced the Team Coaching Director is John Denic.

Further information & contacts please click on "Full Story"

Lacrosse Australia has just distributed their first Bulletin for 2008. It has the announcement of the new Director of Participation for Lacrosse Australia and the announcement that Keith Chamberlain is the Competition Manager for Victoria.

The bulletin also has important information about the following:
- 2008 Australian Lacrosse Calendar
- Indoor Lacrosse Nationally
- Australian Senior Men's Championships 2008 to 2010

To download the bulletin go to Men's Lacrosse on the main menu then Lacrosse Australia Bulletin 2008 no.1 and click on the hyperlink.

The U19 Australian Men's Team 2008 final selection training camp was held from 6th-9th December. The Team was announced on Wednesday 12th December.

Congratulations to following Victorian members on their selection:
Angus Cameron (Moreland), Gene Kehoe (Surrey Park), Cam Martin (Williamstown), Kane Mollison (Footscray), Steve Mundell (Eltham), Josh Naughton (Malvern), Rob Otter (Williamstown), Chris Plumb (Footscray), Kade Robinson (Williamstown), Brad Spaulding (Melbourne High School),


Also, congratulations to the three Victorian referees who have been selected to travel with the team:
Jason Lawrence
Alan Black
Kelvin Minerds

Please see the attached story for details of the team, including players and their playing positions.

Australian Boy's Youth Development Team 2008

Please note that due to some age clarifications by the Canadian authorities the age limit for the Boy's Development Team to travel to Canada to compete in an underage competition as part of the U19 World Series in July 2008 has been changed by one year. The team is now open to all boys born after 31/8/91. To register please go to the website www.kangas.lacrosse.net.au but you must register by 30/11/07. All current registered players will still be considered for the team. Announcement of coaches for the team should be made within the next two weeks and tryout dates announced shortly after. Any further enquiries may be forwarded to me at tksteven@bigpond.net.au

Trevor Stevens Executive Director Australian Boy's Youth Development Team 2008

Lacrosse Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Ian Whitbourn to the position of Manager of the 2010 Australian Men's Lacrosse Team.


Please see the attached story for full details

2 new women's sticks have been released in the USA. Please note that both of these, that is, the De Beer Essence and the TOS shaft are NOT LEGAL for play in Australia or Internationally as they have not been approved by the IFWLA.

For more information on legal sticks visit the following addrees http://www.uslacrosse.org/news/2005/legalsticks.phtml

POSITION VACANT

Executive Director

2009 U21 Lacrosse Australia Development Team

Further details can be obtain in Men's Lacrosse under Positions Vacant for Australia teams.

Lacrosse Australia is considering entering a team in an under age World Youth Invitational Tournament proposed to be held in Vancouver, Canada during the 2008 U19 World Championships.

In an extension of the successful Talent Identification Program (TIP) introduced several years ago, which culminates in those players now preparing for selection to the 2008 U19 Australian team, we are proposing a similar exercise where our young players have a chance to register and be considered for selection in this team to compete in Canada. The age group being considered is players born after 31st August 1992, who will be eligible to play for Australia in the next U19 World Championships in 2012. It must be clearly understood that if this proposal goes ahead, there is no guarantee that members of this team will be automatic selections for the 2012 team. The 2012 team will be selected as per the normal processes in place.

Further information go to Mens Lacrosse and following the links

Lacrosse was contested as a full medal sport at the 1904 and 1908 Olympics. In 1904, two Canadian teams challenged a local team from St. Louis, with the Shamrock Lacrosse Team of Winnipeg winning the gold medal. Lacrosse was also a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1948.

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/past/index_uk.asp