Prep of the Week

Congratulations to Sophie Janes for being KUTV2's Prep of the Week! http://connect2utah.com/prep-of-the-week-story/?nxd_id=141027

For our Junior Girls...

Practice today is moved to Granite High School (3300 S 500 E) at 5:45. Sit in the stands for the first 15 minutes and watch the varsity game. Specifically focus on watching the cradling, ground balls, and passing and catching. We will practice on the field right after the game!

Calling all 7th and 8th graders!

7th and 8th graders can now register for the upcoming spring season! Have your friends sign up and come learn how to play a great sport! Please see the information below!

Olympus High School Junior League Information 2011

In order to play, you must register with the Utah Lacrosse Association (http://www.utahlax.org/) under the Olympus/Highland team (click on Register Online, then scroll down to the Girls Junior Spring Player Registration). This helps pay for fields, officials, insurance,etc.

Practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:45 to 7:00 PM, starting March 29th. Practices will be at Cottonwood Park (4400 S 1300 E). Games are played on Saturday mornings.

The coaches are Jessica Davies and Andrew Davies. Coach Contact info is on the side of the blog. We will also have some of our Varsity players helping us out.

We will give you more information as it becomes available.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

Coach Jessica

Good Luck Varsity!

Varsity has their first season game today vs. Juan Diego at 5:00 PM. Come out and support us at Juan Diego's home field!

300 East 11800 South
Sandy, UT 84020

Varsity players need to meet at Juan Diego's field at 3:55 PM.

CANCELLED!

Both the Varsity game against Copper Hills and the JV practice have been cancelled today because of the snow. Enjoy your day off!

We will let you know as soon as the Copper Hills game is rescheduled.

Coach Jessica

Varsity Game Tomorrow and JV Practice

Varsity had their first game tomorrow Vs Copper Hills at 5:00 PM! Players need to arrive at the game field and be ready to go by 3:55 PM (shoes on, etc).

Here is the field location:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8270+South+Grizzly+Way+%285300+West%29,West+Jordan,UT+84088

Come and cheer your players on!

JV will be practicing at Cottonwood Complex NW 3:30-5:30.

Preseason Rankings...

West Side Lax's preseason rankings just came out...



You can see them here at http://www.westsidelax.com/utah-lacrosse-association-preseason-no-1-alta .



Also, there is a new website for lacrosse news in Utah...



http://www.utahlacrossenews.com/



Check it out!



Players, make sure you are registering with the Utah Lacrosse Association, US Lacrosse, and paying your team fees. You also need to fill out our paperwork to play. If you know of anyone who is still interested in playing, please have them contact Coach Jessica.

HB 218

Thank you to all of the players and parents who wrote their representatives! House Bill 218 passed unanimously this morning in the senate! It has now passed it's final step and will become law!



Congratulations, Oly Lax players! You rock!

We Want Players!

It isn't too late to play lacrosse with Olympus this year! You do not need to have experience to play. If you have questions about playing, please contact Jessica (littlemessyjessi8@yahoo.com) with the following information and any questions you have, and we will do our best to answer them!

Player name
Player school and grade
Parent name
e-mail contact info
phone number contact info

Practice 02/02

Practice today will be held at the LDS church at 3401 South 2000 East (just East of Evergreen Jr High). Please do not wear cleats in the building! Dress for both indoor and outdoor weather (we may go outside for a few minutes) and bring your sticks, mouthguards, and goggles. New players, if you do not have these items yet, we have some sticks and goggles that you may borrow.

Practice now goes from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. We will discuss tryouts today at practice.

Enter the church at the door above the handicap ramp.

HB 218

Thank you Olympus Lacrosse Players, parents, and fans for your help in getting House Bill 218 passed! It has one more step to go (it is now on the senate floor waiting for a vote). The passing of this bill would mean a lot to Olympus Lacrosse players, giving us easier access to the Olympus High School facilities.

For practice on Monday, the team went to the committee hearing for HB 218. It was a fun practice and a great experience. Thank you to the parents and players for your patience with the short notice (I found out about it at 2:00). Our girls represented Olympus Lacrosse and lacrosse in general very well. I am sure our presence at the meeting made a difference.

We will keep you posted on any new developments in regards to HB 218!

Show Your Support for Lacrosse!

We know that you care about field access for lacrosse in Utah! After our recent survey, you ranked it as one of the biggest challenges facing the sport. Now is your time to act!

House Bill 218 would give sanctioned clubs access to school athletic fields. This bill has made it out of committee and is headed for the House floor for a vote. Contact your House Rep. today and ask them to vote in favor of giving over 7,000 players equal access to tax payer supported fields in their communities.

1)Find your representative
http://www.le.state.ut.us/house/districtinfo/newmaps/state.htm
EMAIL OR PHONE THEM TODAY!

2)Take a moment to write a letter to the editor and let them know how many lacrosse players and fans are out here in Utah.
letters@sltrib.com

3)Read articles regarding HB 218 and be sure to leave your comments of support!

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=14140780
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705365140/Club-sports-bill-passes-Utah-legislative-committee.html


4)Follow us on Facebook and post as soon as you have contacted your Representative. Help us reach our goal of 500 emails and phone calls of action!

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

Thank you for your quick action!
The Utah Lacrosse Association

Practice location!

PRACTICE starts on Monday the 24th! 3:30 to 5:00. Jessica says your going to be sore if you have not started conditioning on your own. :D
Practice will be held at the old Hillview elemertary school: 4405 South 1025 East until further notice. You can park in the church parking which is located off 1100 East and walk through the cat walk. If you choose to park @ the school please park over by the bus area, against the East fence.

Welcome to the 2011 Season!

The season is starting! Here is a do to list from Jessica and the parents reps:
Get registered with the ULA and renew your USlacrosse membership: www.utahlax.org
BRING YOUR PAPERWORK!! SIGNED. Player contract, Parent contract, Medical release form!!
You can find these on the utahlax web site or our blog. olylax.blogspot.com

Bring your team fee ($200) to practice on Monday or to our team dinner on Tuesday night. Please give to Lilly Sybrant, or Rachel Diederich. You can also mail your team fee to:
Nancy Janes 1389 Harvard Ave 84105
Our home address for the team dinner is: 4636 S. Sycamore Drive

PRACTICE starts on Monday the 24th! 3:30 to 5:00. Jessica says your going to be sore if you have not started conditioning on your own. :D
Practice will be held at the old Hillview elemertary school: 4405 South 1025 East until further notice. You can park in the church parking which is located off 1100 East and walk through the cat walk. If you choose to park @ the school please park over by the bus area, against the East fence.

We will have uniform samples for new players and new warm-up samples at our house on Tuesday night for those of you who will be wanting the new warm-ups. ($110). Remember the new warm-ups are optional, you can still use the Under Armour from last year. Uniforms for the new players are included in our team fee's this year. IF you need a replacement uniform you will have to pay to replace it at our cost.
We should also have the ORDERED and PAID for hoodies there to pick up too.

The Best of the West Lacrosse tournament is the first weekend in March. This is usually a varsity trip. The cost is $160 this year.

Gathering of the Tribes Tournament will be very volunteer oriented. This tournament takes place the 18th and 19th. We will need EVERY family to help out PLEASE. This is going to be a big benefit to our club and the lacrosse community.

AND for those of you who have done all of this "stuff" sending in your team fee, reg, ect. thank you!

Please forward this information to anyone who wants to be on our team and may not be on the ever increasing e-mail list AND last but not least if you are on this e-mail list twice or do not want to be on it at all... please e-mail me back..
Thank you all for your patience and help.



Emily Sybrant

Girls Lacrosse Skills Clinic

Herriman Lacrosse is putting on a skills clinic for girls players grades 9-12 (all skill levels). It is on February 5th and is ONLY $35 per player! Take advantage of this great offer and sign up. For more info or to register, go to www.herrimanlacrosse.org . This is a great way to jump start your skills for the season!

Calendar updated with Varsity game schedule!

Our calendar available for download on the right-hand side of the blog is now updated with the Varsity Game Schedule. We are still waiting to get our JV game schedule. Check back often for updates!

You can also go here to download it:

Calendar Download

Are you ready?

Priya wants you to know that she is practicing hard and getting ready for the season. Are you?

Calling All New Players!

If you are a new player to Olympus Lacrosse, or you are interested in playing for us, please contact Coach Jessica ASAP so that we can get you on our information list and get more information to you!

littlemessyjessi8@yahoo.com

Returning players: start finding more new players now! If you know of anyone who is interested, please have them contact me. Also, don't forget to keep working on your fundraising. Remember that the money you earn will go directly to help pay for your team fees, Vegas, and spirit gear!

New players, you are welcome to fundraise as well!

2011 Olympus Lacrosse Players!

The lacrosse season is quickly approaching, and we can’t tell you how excited we are for it. We had a very successful season last year and we really feel that this season can be a special one. We want all of you to catch the vision of what we have a chance to accomplish this year! If we dedicate ourselves and work hard, there is no reason that this season can’t be even more successful than last season.

Please start preparing for the season NOW. We expect you to be ready to hit the ground running when team conditioning starts. It is so important that you come to conditioning already in shape. Start working out right now so that you don't struggle the first week. Here are some ideas for workouts that you can do between now and the start of conditioning:

1. Go Running. There is not a substitute for running. I know it may not be the most fun activity but you can do things to make it fun.

2. Jog for 1 minute then run fast for 1 minute. Do at least 5 sets of these.

3. Jog until you get to a light pole or a tree then run fast to the next tree.

4. Time your mile (4 laps around a track). Remember 8:30 minutes is required for Varsity.

5. Do push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, suicides, etc.

6. Do sprinting drills (make sure you warm up and stretch very well especially if you are sprinting outside in the cold weather).

If you are not working out at least 3 or 4 days a week between now and the start of conditioning...believe me, you are going to regret it and be very sore the first week. If you need any specific ideas for workouts, contact Coach Jessica or Coach Andrew and we can help customize a workout plan for you.

Also, make sure you are brushing up on your lacrosse skills. Here are some things you should do between now and the start of conditioning.

1. Start working on your wall/ball (we have posted a routine from US Lacrosse on the side of the blog to give you some ideas)

2. Get together with a teammate and pass the ball or shoot

3. Work on Ground balls

4. Go over plays and rules from last year

We are excited for our practices to get underway! Due to coaches Andrew and Jessica going back to the U.S. Lacrosse Convention in the middle of January, we will not be starting conditioning until Monday January 24th. Please see the attached calendar for practice information, tryout dates, etc. The practice calendar is posted on the side of the blog.

We have also attached a reminder of what you need to do in order to play. This will also be available on the side of the website.

Please get this information out to anyone who may want to play with us this year!

Order your eyewear now, and have mouth guards ready for our first day of practice. You will not be allowed to play if you do not have both your mouth guard and your eyewear with you. We don't want anyone getting hurt. There are 2 main stores to get lacrosse equipment in the state:

http://www.tribalwest.com/

http://www.faceofflax.com/

Also, keep in mind that you can use fundraising money to pay for our team fees, Las Vegas, and Spirit Gear. Get your fundraising done now! Fundraising paperwork and season paperwork are available on our website!

See you soon!

Coach Jessica and Coach Andrew
(801)864-7946
littlemessyjessi8@yahoo.com
anddavies@hotmail.com