Hopewell

Canceled - will not reschedule  - see you all Thursday for the game.....practice 3-5:30?  Freshman team has day off.

Coach T

New Egypt

New Egypt- JV and Varsity only - the freshman that practiced home yesterday will be home for practice again.

Coach Testa

Lawrence Scrim

We are Away - Varsity only 2:05 dismissal

Parents Meeting

6:30 Tuesday March 23 in the HS Cafeteria

-A brief meeting to cover the year...

Coach T

Captains

We have selected four captains for the 2010 campaign
Kyle Herter, Adam Kendzulak, Colin O'Such, and Brandon Case.

Worst thing about the season so far......

Every time daddy leaves the house with a lacrosse stick or his lacrosse jacket someone decides to cry........

But I'm pretty popular when I show up again.......

Weather

If there is one thing you can count on it is that spring weather will seldom be kind to a lacrosse team.  I love to play on grass, but it's tough this time of the year.  I give the team a lot of credit 50+ guys in the new gym is a tight squeeze....  So in our first week of practice we saw 3+" of rain, a foot of snow melt, 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR... ... HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY.........* UNTIL 245 PM EDT SUNDAY
* AT 143 AM EST NUMEROUS SMALL STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA ARE RUNNING HIGH IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ON SATURDAY. THE AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AREA ISSUED SATURDAY AFTERNOON HAS THEREFORE BEEN EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. 

The grounds crew did manage to get 2 fields lined up for us.  We scrimmage next Monday.

I told the team if I won Powerball / Mega Millions that I'd donate us a turf field.  Then I confessed to a few of them that the lottery was a tax on people who are bad at math.  The one concession is that the first hot day in May - turf fields will swelter while our patch of weedy lawn will be cool, lush and green.

Founders Dinner

We are off- and it's been a pretty good start.  We had our first ever Founders dinner with the girls program and guest speaker and Del Val Lacrosse Founder Brent Kephart.  Brent delivered an inspired speech and Uncle Scott's Steakhouse catered dinner for 95. It was a great opportunity to reflect on where we are, how we got here and where we are going as a program.  Brent gave a gift of locker magnets to each member of the team and team parents helped to serve and baked desert.

PWG

Parents working group- One of the best ideas to come out of last night was the suggestion that we form a parents working group.  Keeping DV Boys Lax rolling is a big job and to be honest there are a lot of ties I could use some help.  So I'd like to form a parents group.  There are lots of things they could do, the least of which is be a sounding board for me.  I'm sure this will help keep the lines of communication open.  If you interested please get in touch.

Coach Testa

Buddy System

A new idea- The best part about being head coach is that you can make changes - so one change we will make is to institute a buddy system.  Each Varsity upperclassman will get to choose a freshman to mentor.  I'll leave how that done up to the kids to see what they come up with but the  simple request will be to make sure that the freshman is a better Lacrosse player at the end of the year then they were when we started.  I'm hoping this helps build us up as a team, and create a sense of community, brotherhood, and belonging.  This is about wining lacrosse games but not all the winning starts on the field. 

Eve of the Season Post

It's been a very busy last 2 weeks.  On 2/22 and 2/23 we held a coaches clinic for the Chargers staff.  Last night was the first ever Del Val Lax Social.  The event was very well attended, it's amazing how many people took the time to show up on a rainy march night.  Coach Alan won the district Hoops tourney.

A special thanks to Bill Dixon for hosting last night and MC'ing the lacrosse trivia game.  I got to speak to a lot of great people and I'm looking forward to getting underway.  Our playbook is almost complete, the new hats are done, and the tee shirts will be printed for next week.  Big City Classic tickets are ordered and we now have over 20 freshman signed up to play lacrosse.

For all those that care about Del Val Lacrosse . . .

A night out to meet our Boys and Girls High School Coaching Staff, Other parents, and have a little fun!

Drinks, Appetizers, Desserts, and good memories!

THIS WEDNESDAY March 3, 2010 from 7:30 PM – ?

at

 Uncle Scott’s Steak House 650 Route 519,  Frenchtown NJ

....and the season starts this Friday March 5th.  First practice- bring workout clothing and sneakers- we will get a workout in, and hand out equipment- bring a bag to cart your gear home.