Wednesday, March 30, 2011

2011 Class Pictures

 2011 Freshmen

 2011 Sophomores

 2011 Juniors
(quality versus quantity)

2011 (Pouting) Seniors

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Week at A Glance - Through SB11!

Hey Hey Lacrosse Fans!

By fast, we meant fast!  The pace only picks up from here.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week we have practice as posted (along with our devotional on Wednesday).

On Saturday, we are conducting a milestone event for our Program.  Along with Carmel, we are hosting two out of state teams:  Christian Academy of Louisville and Mount Notre Dame from Cincinnati.  These are two really good lacrosse programs that, like last weekend, should put us to a test.  The times have been tweaked from the original schedule posting but are accurately presented on our schedule page now.  Like last weekend, we will have a team meal in the Aux Gym available between games and healthy snacks throughout the day.  Thanks Mrs. Pok and Mrs. Teeter and all the many volunteers for the great food - hehe, we hope whoever made the cookies conducts an instant replay this weekend.  The JV plus Varsity swing players should report to campus at 9:00a.  ... Varsity at 9:55a.  As ALWAYS, bring both home white and black away jerseys.

On Monday, practice as posted.

On Tuesday, we host Carmel.  JV reports at 5:00p.  Varsity at 5:55p.

On Wednesday, our team's last practice before SB11, we will conduct picture day.  Our experience from previous years is that we need to remain flexible and plan on going long that day.

Thanks - from Mission Impact

Thank you to all who volunteered and especially to those who participated in the babysitting service project during the Mission Impact Banquet last Friday night.  Shout outs go to:  Steffi Pok, Margo Pok, Lindy Pok, Macy Freeman, Anna Teeter, Ellie Teeter, Rachel Bradney, Jessie Wolfe, Hope Canfield, and Rachel Just.

FireUp!

Senior Night - April 21

Save and highlight the date.  Senior night will be conducted Thursday, April 21, at halftime of the Chatard game.  Senior parents, please send an email to Coach Teeter acknowledging this message and confirming your attendance.  FireUp!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Prayers for Annie Hunsicker


Our prayers go out to freshman teammate #6 Annie Hunsicker.  Annie hasn't been able to join us on the field yet due to some health concerns which have her currently hospitalized.   We can't wait to have her back carrying on the long legacy of Hunsicker's playing lacrosse.

Last Saturday, between games, the team made a giant Get Well card, and tied a bright fleece blanket for Annie.   Both were delivered on Sunday by some of her teammates.  Visits to Annie are welcome this week at Riley Hospital for Children, downtown Indianapolis.

Get Well Soon, Annie!   300's await you :)

Your HCS Women's Lacrosse Family


Sunday, March 13, 2011

Week At A Glance - Varsity and JV Rosters

Hey hey Lacrosse Community -

Buckle in, here we go!  The rest of the school year will go very fast from here out!

As we begin games this week, we have some extra communications we want to put out:

Monday 3/14:

Practice will go until 5:45p Monday for JV and until 6:15 for Varsity.  From 5:30p - 5:45p, the JV team will be issued their uniforms.  From 5:30p - 6:00p, we'd like our Varsity roster to remain to cover some final preparations for our game on Tuesday then from 6:00p to 6:15p, they will be issued their uniforms.

For the first game, our Varsity roster will include (in alphabetical order):  Baldwin, Bergman, Blackburn, Bradney, Canfield, Elskus, Freeman, Fritz, Goff, Harms, Longardner, McGrew, Meador, Morris L., Ney, Nicks, Pok M., Pok S., Sato (DL), Sikes, Teeter A., Teeter E., Wolfe, and Yeary (DL). 

Amongst those, six players will also be rostered with and start on JV, at least for the Tuesday HSE game:  Baldwin, Bradney, Canfield, Elskus, Fritz, and Teeter E.

The JV roster includes:  Alves, Boone, Ferrara, Hunsicker (DL), Just, Kelley, McAvoy, Morris K., Pok L., Reich, Story, Thomas, Yaraei, and Znachko. 

Tuesday 3/15:

Our game day modus operandi is as follows.  For 6:00p JV games, we want the rostered players to be on campus by 5:00p, ready to go in the tunnel at 5:15p.  We take the field at 5:25p.  Players rostered for the Varsity game are expected to be on campus ready to support the JV by 5:55p.  (We'll talk about the sideline dress code and discipline on Monday.)  Varsity players leave for game preparations at the beginning of halftime.  Varsity games follow JV games after a 25 minutes break.  

Wednesday 3/16 and Thursday 3/17:

Practice as listed on the schedule.

Friday 3/18:

We will only practice until 4:45p.  All teams across HCS stop at that time so the HCS Community can rally around Mission Impact.  Several members of our team are involved in conducting the evening and 10 members of our team will provide the childcare that night.

Saturday 3/19:

This is an all day affair that we host at HCS.  As indicated on the schedule, we have 3 JV games and 2 Varsity contests that day.  The 2 Varsity games begin and end the day.  (Cathedral will also host V and JV games at our field that day.)  Varsity reports at 8:00a that day.  JV needs to be on campus at 9:00a.  The team will have lunch following the first JV game shortly after noon.  Healthy snacks will also be available.  JV is not required to stay for the final Varsity game.  

Monday 3/21:

Although most of our game nights begin with 6:00p JV starts, this night is the exception with a 5:30p start.  JV reports at 4:30p, Varsity at 5:25p.


FireUp!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Saturday, March 12, Ratings Day Scrimmages

FireUp lacrosse families!  This note is to let you know how Saturday will work as it's a little unusual compared to our regular games approach.  There'll be another note put out by Sunday afternoon outlining uniform distribution on Monday and our first "real" game Tuesday.

We are participating with 11 other teams in a Ratings Day for officials.  As part of official certification, they must be observed in 20 minutes of game time by higher rated officials.  So, there are a whole day of 20 minute scrimmages scheduled at a turf field at Westfield High School - 18250 North Union Street Westfield, IN 46074.   This is this first right turn North of Hwy 32 on 31/Meridian.

We have the best "draw" of the day by far!  We are in and out.  Our games against Guerin, North Central, and Culver are scheduled for 9:00a, 10:15a, and 11:15a.

CONTRARY to what we announced to the team on Thursday night, we want the rostered players (listed below) all to arrive at 8:15a.  Originally, we were platooning the rosters on playing time.  But due to some sick calls today, we'll go with everyone we were going to play for all three games.  There are a couple of exceptions of players who won't be in the first game and a couple who won't be in the last.  They'll be told at practice on Friday.

There is no bus leaving from school for this event.  (All of our away games after Spring Break will have to and from bus service.)  We ask that every non-senior player arrive and leave with a parent of a member of the team.  (No seniors are playing.)

Rostered players are:  Alves, Baldwin, Boone, Bradney, Canfield, Elskus, Ferrara, Harms, Just, Longardner, McAvoy, Meador, Morris K, Pok L, Pok M, Reich, Story, Teeter E, Wolfe, Yaraei, and Znachko.

FireUp!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Thursday, March 3rd, Guerin Scrimmages

Hey Hey Lacrosse Families!

We want to give everyone an overview of how Thursday night will work.

First off, we had previously indicated during the Call Out Meeting in December and then again during the Mother's Tea on Sunday that we would provide a "Lacrosse 101" seminar in conjunction with Thursday's scrimmages.  Although we want to put that off a bit, we will have a coach in the stands during the full field portion of the scrimmages to highlight what's happening on the field, explain what's being called, and answer any questions.  In a separate communication, we will announce a controlled classroom session to show some of the intricacies of the game.  That will occur either next Tuesday before the Chatard scrimmages or on Saturday, the 19th, in between our games when we are hosting a couple of other teams that will also play one another.

The outline for Thursday night is as follows:


We should be at school, prepping to take the field with our white pinnies on the outside at 6:45p  We take the field at 7:00p.  Everyone whether a 9 year player or an 8 day player will play Thursday night in a venue appropriate to their experience level.

-  warm up for 20 minutes
  -  North - Guerin
  -  South - HCS

-  official's rule 2011 rules emphasis briefing for 10 minutes with both teams at the center circle

- half field scrimmage for 15 minutes
  -  North - Guerin primary D;  HCS primary O
  -  South - Guerin secondary D;  HCS secondary O

- half field scrimmage for 15 minutes
  -  North - Guerin primary O;  HCS primary D
  -  South - Guerin secondary O;  HCS secondary D

- full field scrimmage
  -  18 minutes "Varsity"
  -  18 minutes "JV-A" - including Varsity subs; but no Varsity starters beyond goalies
  -  18 minutes "JV-B" - no one who who played in Varsity game - first year players are starters, can sub with JV players  (Guerin has 7 first year players;  HCS has 10 freshmen and/or first year players.)