Open application for LaxRatz Australia touring team to Hong Kong & Japan in June 2012

Applications Close Soon, HURRY!!!!!

LaxRatz invade Hong Kong, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto & Osaka

www.tinyurl.com/LaxRatzApp2012

Many thanks to the following people who will make up the Woodville Lacrosse Club's management committee for 2012

If you are looking to have a function, eg birthday party, the Woodville Lacrosse Club is available for hire from 1 April 2012 until the third week of September 2012. Bar facilities are available. Please contact Sue Hogan on 0417 834 523 or sue.hogan@sawater.com.au for more information.

In Term 1 next year, the Woodville Lacrosse Club will be relaunching its primary school SummerCrosse competition!

The competition will run for five weeks, on Wednesdays from 4.15pm, 7 March to 4 April 2012, at the Woodville Lacrosse Club. The final round will also be the Club's junior registration and Open Day.

There will be four divisions: Year 4/5 Girls, Year 4/5 Boys, Year 6/7 Girls, Year 6/7 Boys, all playing non-contact rules (identical to U11 lacrosse rules). We aim to at least have teams from Grange Primary, Nazareth, St Michael's and Star of the Sea.

We would like to see as many of our junior Warriors take part as possible, to promote this competition at your school and invite your schoolmates and brothers and sisters who don't play lacrosse to have a taste of what this great sport can offer them!

We have now formulated the following policies which can be found on the website under the Policies section.

• Codes of Conduct
• Child Protection Policy and Procedures
• Anti-Discrimination and Harassment
• Grievance and Complaints
• Extreme Weather
• OH&S
• Volunteer and Staff Management Policy
• Volunteer Induction Handbook
• Succession Plan
• Risk Management Plan

Congratulations to Jason and Tamara Vorrasi on their recent wedding.

Also anyone who would like to be on the social committee please contact Merrilyn Matthews on 0402 904 847 or social@warriorslax.com.

The Management team would like to wish everyone a Merry Xmas and a happy and safe new year.

Pre-season training will commence with a team meeting on Thursday 20 October at 6.15pm (Lewanick Street, Allenby Gardens, park opposite Stefan's house). All players are required to attend and the dress code is shorts, singlet/t-shirt, and runners. Water bottle and towel are recommended.

There will be two parts to this meeting.

Part One: Our expectations on you to achieve our goal

Part Two: Health and Fitness assessment (there will be no running)

More information about the goals for Season 2012 are in this letter. Please also download and print this form and fill it out for next Thursday's session.

Congratulations to our Under 17 Boys, Under 15 Girls and Under 15 Boys teams who all won their grand finals on Saturday! Commiserations to our Under 13 Girls who were defeated 8-16 by Glenelg, but well done on an otherwise fantastic season. The Under 17 Boys, in combination with the West Torrens Lacrosse Club, went through the season undefeated, beating a combined Brighton/Burnside unit 13 goals to 8. Our Under 15 Girls also went through the season winning every game, defeating Brighton Black 7 goals to 5. The Under 15 Boys came from behind and scored in the last 20 seconds of the game to clinch a 12-11 victory over local rivals West Torrens. The Woodville Lacrosse Club has a lot to look forward to in coming years, with a group of very talented youngsters looking to become our star senior players in the not-too-distant future!!

Congratulations to our Men's and Women's Division 2 (formerly B Grade) teams who both went through the season undefeated and both scored emphatic victories in the grand finals on Saturday. The men defeated Brighton 9 goals to nil, while the women defeated West Torrens 14 goals to 1 to cap off a successful season for the Club in these divisions. Good luck to our junior grand finalists this coming weekend, with our Under 13 Girls, Under 15 Girls, Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Boys all playing off for their respective premierships! Go Warriors!!

Jeff Dowling, who played for the Warriors in 2008, is to be in the Crooked Arrows movie. He made the final cut yesterday and starts training on July 22nd. They start filming August 1st. He is pretty pumped. There are some great players in the movie from all over the country.

He most likely will not have any speaking roles because he is too old to play a high school student (didn't stop Luke Perry) but will be a defenceman on the Prep high school team laying kids out. He is stoked to be representing Woodville.

www.crookedarrows.com

Woodville's annual Gala Day will this year be hosted on a Sunday. All our teams from the Under 13 grade and upwards, male and female, will be playing at our home ground. Please bring family and friends along, and invite past players, this is the Club's biggest on-field event for the season.

For the kids, we will again have a bouncy castle and face painting this year, and there will also be a trading table set up, with cakes, biscuits, and other goods for sale. Please bring goodies for the trading table on the day and hand into the canteen.

Meals will be served from the kitchen after the Men's League game. Why go home and cook, when you can stay for results and have a meal?
SPECIAL Schnitzel night $8.00 with choice of 3 sauces.

We encourage all members to come out for results on a Saturday night. When the League men are playing at home, results will be read from 5.30pm, if playing away, results will be read from 6.00pm. We have games at the Club for the kids, including table tennis, table soccer and air hockey.

Subs are now due. Players who have not paid their subs by Thursday 2 June will not be eligible to play any matches until their subs are full paid.

The following will be the playing fees for Season 2011:

Please note a $10 discount applies for a second child, and the third and subsequent children are free.
Fees for Senior and u17/u18 players include a Club polo shirt, which the Club will encourage all senior players to wear at the Club and to games from this season. Polo tops will be not given out until fees are paid for.

Please note that fees are due in full by the end of May 2011. Fees can be paid in cash at the club to Sue Hogan or Donna Wood, or can be paid online by PayPal or credit card by following this link. For people experiencing financial hardship, arrangements can be made with Sue or Donna, but please let them know well before subs are due.

Anthony Feleppa and Jesse Whinnen are representing Australia in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Prague this week, with Michael Bendall also representing Australia as a referee. Australia lost its first two matches to England (20-8) and Canada (26-2), but scored its first victory last night with a 12-7 win over Slovakia. In that match, Anthony scored a goal while Jesse contributed 2 goals and 2 assists, which is a fantastic effort. Australia's next match is against the USA in a quarter final match, the winner of which will play Canada in the semi final. Best of luck guys!

The South Australian senior men's team has been named for this year's national championships that will be held in Adelaide in July. Congratulations to the following Warriors who will be representing our state!

Stefan Guerin, Aaron Sargent and Jesse Whinnen.

The Warriors Kitchen is now open and serving a wide variety meals every Thursday and Saturday evening throughout the season. Meals are very competitively priced and all meals sold help the Club raise money, so everyone wins! Have a look at the menu by following this link.

Under 8 & Under 11 players

Any Player who brings out an U8 or U11 player (who plays a minimum of 3 games) will receive a shirt and ball OR hat and ball, and their name will go into the draw for a stick. In particular the Club is looking for boys wishing to play. Ask friends, neighbours, younger siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews ... anyone!

EQUIPMENT AND FEES ARE FREE FOR PLAYERS IN THESE AGE GROUPS

Contact Sue Hogan 0417 834 523 if you require further information

We are at risk of not entering an Under 11 Boys' team this season. If this is the case, then our senior teams will not be able to play for full premiership points this season (3 points for a win rather than 4). It is important for our Club to recruit new players every year, not just so that our senior teams can earn full points, but to ensure our future with a constant stream of junior players to fill our senior ranks one day.

Tickets: Adults $10, Under 18s $5

Book your table of 8 now by phoning Merrilyn on 0402 904 847 or e-mail social@warriorslax.com

Donations are urgently required for our Quiz Night. Vouchers, bottles of wine, skin care, cosmetics, unwanted presents - anything that we can use a raffle items or prizes. The more items donated the more money we raise.

Friday 17 June @ 7:00pm

Only $15 per ticket includes 2 drinks and nibbles

Avoid the hustle and bustle of shopping centres

Great variety of products including

Jewellery, Lingerie, Clothing, Kids Toys, Scrapbooking, Tupperware and more

Contact Merrilyn on 0402 904 847 or e-mail social@warriorslax.com

Congratulations to the Warriors who have been selected to their various State teams competing in the National Championships this week in Melbourne. Best of luck to all these players!!

Under 17 Girls

• Ashleigh Behrendt
• Ruby Brock-Maddiford
• Gemma Cochrane
• Morgan Inglis
• Emily Johns

Under 19 Boys

• Joshua Harris

Under 21 Girls

• Lauren Guerin
• Charlotte Whinnen
• Iyesha Zengerer

Several sponsors have already signed up to the Club for Season 2011. Please support the people who support us, and consider their business if you are looking for something that they provide. Supporting our sponsors vindicates their sponsorship of our Club, which gives a better chance that we will continue to be supported by these businesses in future years. If you know of any businesses that might want to sponsor our Club for this season, please download and print the flyer found from this link.

The Woodville Lacrosse Club is again selling Entertainment Books as part of our fundraising efforts. Books are once again $65 each, containing $15,000 worth of offers, and the Club makes $13 from each book sold. More information can be found by clicking this link.

The Club is now taking orders for Boathouse Jackets (see pictures below), selling for $160 each. If you would like one, please see Donna Wood at the Club or e-mail merchandise@warriorslax.com.

There is a wide variety of other club merchandise available, which can be found on the merchandise page. Please see Donna Wood at the Club if you would like to purchase any of these items, or e-mail her at the address above.

For those interested in reversible training tops, I will continue to collect orders, but won’t be able to send the order off until I have 6 of either men's or women's. Please e-mail Luke at luke.oswald@sa.gov.au to place your order. I need to know size (XS, S/M, L/XL, 2XL), playing number, and name or nickname for your requested top. If you are not sure of a size, please try on the top of a fellow club mate to compare.

Warrior recruit for 2011 Chris Cotter helped his team Endicott College defeat last years College Division II champions Tufts on the weekend with two goals and two assists.

Click here to read the article.

The Woodville Lacrosse Club regrets to inform that Peter Van Tenac passed away on the morning of Sunday 27 March, aged 82.

Peter was a part of the Club's golden era of the 1950s and played in the Port Adelaide District Lacrosse Club A Grade premiership teams of 1949, 1955 (as captain) and 1958, as well as coaching the 1959 premiership team that defeated Brighton in the grand final replay.

Welcome to Hanako Ota and Kana Ueda from Japan who will be in Australia until the end of the month and will be playing in our women's league team during their stay. We hope you enjoy your visit!

We will also see 6 Americans come to the Club, arriving from next month. We will receive three women from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. They are Mary LaGrassa, Aurelie Pluijmakers and Kelli Rutledge. We will also receive three men - Ryan Clunan from St Michael's College, Vermont; Chris Cotter, from Endicott College, Massachusetts; and Sean King, from Hartford University, Connecticut. We look forward to their visit!

Lacrosse will be one of the sports featured at this October's Australian Masters Games. There has been strong interest from Woodville members and we are very likely to enter a team. More information can be found in the attached newsletter. For more information, contact Milton Blanks at masters@lacrossesa.com.au

Dinners will be provided at the club on Thursday nights commencing Thursday 7 April after training. Saturday will be from 5.30pm. Limited menu will be provided before Easter. After Easter we will cater for everyone including the providing healthy choices. Any suggestions will be welcome. Please note that all activities are provided by volunteers and all help would be appreciated. Sue Hogan will be sending out a roster for Seniors in the next couple of weeks, and will post roster for juniors to each family after Easter.

Congratulations to our coaches for this season, and thanks to everybody who applied for coaching positions.

• State League Men - Noel Speck
• State League Women - Cathy Conaghty assisted by Andrew Young
• Division 1 (Reserves) Men - Michael Elliss
• Division 2 (B Grade) Women - Mark Southwell
• Division 2 (B Grade) Men - Jason Vorrasi
• U18 Girls - Lauren Guerin and Charlotte Whinnen
• U17 Boys - Aaron Sargent plus American
• U15 Girls - Andrew Young assisted by Bianca Parker
• U15 Boys - Stefan Guerin plus American
• U13 Girls - Tara Parker plus American
• U13 Boys - Jesse Whinnen plus American

After the runaway success in the Berlin Open and Prague Cup Tournaments in 2010, July 2011 sees the LaxRatz off to the ASPACs in Auckland, New Zealand and applications are now open. This is an amazing opportunity for players to compete against teams and meet players from around the world in an environment which encourages sportsmanship and camaraderie. The tour is especially targeting players who may not be eligible for the national team.

If you're looking to play a lot of great lacrosse, travel and have fun, then this is your tour! Our package, which includes accommodation, uniforms & clothing, tournament & team fees, plus incidentals, is approximately $1500 per player and less for spectators. It does not include airfares from tour participants' capital city, which they will be responsible for and can coordinate with tour organisers.

We have one Men's and one Women's Team competing in the ASPAC Tournament along with teams from USA, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Hong Kong and the Aussie U23 National Team. LaxRatz teams are coordinated and run by top level Coaches and Managers with extensive touring experience and there is also a pre-tournament tour being offered to competing teams, which allows people to see more than just Auckland, with details available on request.

Please click below for more information and application form.

http://www.tinyurl.com/LaxRatzApp

Cadbury Chocolate Fundraiser

Last year we raised $1500 and would like to increase that amount, however can only do this with your help. Please contact Sue Hogan 0417 834 523 or secretary@warriorslax.com if you are able to sell some boxes.

Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings

The Club will be running the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle at the Woodville store on Sunday 23rd January. Please if you can help even if it is an hour it would be appreciated. If anyone knows where we can get bread or sausages donated please contact Sue (0417 834 523).

The club is need of storage area and lacrosse equipment for our juniors, so all the fundraising, sponsors we can get will help. Please don’t leave it up to the same few to help and give Sue a call.

If you would like to order a Boathouse jacket in readiness for the upcoming season please contact Donna Wood at merchandise@warriorslax.com or 0411 059 951