Parent & Player Handbook 2018 2019 - Amazon S3

Parent & Player Handbook
       2018 - 2019

Welcome! I am extremely excited for my second year with the program. Last year was a great season on the
field for all levels and I learned a lot about how to help run the program from an admin standpoint. While there
hasn’t been a lot of communication coming from me or the board over the summer, we have been working
diligently to make improvements in terms of fundraising and overall streamlining things for the staff, players,
and families. Our goal for this year is to streamline and simplify without sacrificing the quality of experience for
the players and families and while maintaining equity and simplicity of payments and costs. Another priority for
us was to be able to come to the parents and players at the beginning of the year and provide a clear and
accurate financial and opportunity roadmap for the entire offseason and season so that families can prepare,
plan, and make choices that best work for them. Again, I have been working a lot with the board on these items
and we are all really excited about the improvements. – Coach Sulzbacher

Coaches
                       Henry is entering his second year as head coach. Prior to arriving at Columbine,
                       he has been an assistant coach at Trinity-Pawling (NY), Fairfax High School (VA),
                       Legend High School, and, most recently, Denver East. Henry has also coached
                       with and continues to coach with the DoCo Devils Lacrosse club.

                       Henry grew up in Seattle and headed to Division III Ohio Wesleyan University.
                       After a year as a defenseman at OWU, he transferred to play at the University
                       of Montana where he was a 3x 1st Team All-Conference player. After College, he
                       spent 1 season with the Calgary Mountaineers Sr. Box Lacrosse team as a
                       Forward.

 Henry Sulzbacher
 Head Coach

 Robin Ortiz
 JV/L3 Head Coach

 Beau Eckstein
 Varsity Assistant Coach

Coaches
                      I grew up in Littleton and graduated from Columbine in 2013. I’ve played lacrosse
                      my whole life and started specializing in the goalie position in 2007. While at
                      Columbine I was a part of the Columbine teams to start the conference
                      championship winning streak. I was also apart of the first Columbine final 4 team in
                      2012. I was first team all state and first team all conference both my junior and
                      senior year at Columbine. After Columbine I played at Colorado Mesa University,
                      winning 2 conference championships. I started my coaching career at Ponderosa
                      High School before coming back to Columbine to coach in 2016. I couldn’t be
Evan Hartman          happier to be at Columbine working with the best student athletes and best
JV/L3 Assistant Coach coaches.

Coaches
                     Born: Huntington, NY
                     Raised: Westford, MA outside Boston

                     Early lacrosse: I began playing in the 3rd grade when I realized I was too wired to play baseball.

                     High School: went to a small private Catholic school in Nashua, NH called Bishop Guertin.
                     Played for the legendary Chris Cameron, who is currently 11th all time D1 points leader. 4 year
                     starter at defense. Won 3 state championships while there. 2 time captain as junior and senior.
                     Named 2 time US Lacrosse All-American while also being named NH Player of the Year my senior
                     year.

                     Other High School Sports: Also played 3 years of varsity football. Won 3 state championships
 Robert Fahey
                     playing as a safety and then as the quarterback my senior year.
 Varsity Assistant
 Coach               College: Went on to play at the D1 level for coach Greg Cannella at UMass. Started at defense
                     for 3 years and was named captain my senior year. Graduated with the class of 2016 with a
                     degree in sport management and minor in economics.

                     Coaching Experience: coached for the NH Tomahawks club team for 2 years. Coached True CO
                     high school team summer of 2018. Now a coach for the 2021 team for DoCo.

                     Outside of lacrosse: I enjoy skiing, fishing, the beach (when i make it back east) and continuing
                     to play lacrosse.

Board Members

  Hope Leinhart     • hopedylan93@gmail.com
    President       • 720-621-3018

  Charlotte Trail   • charlottetrail9@gmail.com
  Vice President    • 720-557-5226

  Sheila Wilson     • dcskwilson@gmail.com
    Secretary       • 720-810-1565

 Kristin Colonell   • mcfrog68@gmail.com
    Treasurer       • 303-902-5236

Player Expectations On & Off The Field
• Players will be respectful towards themselves, teammates, coaches, opponents, referee’s,
   spectators and anyone else they may come in contact with.
• Communication:
       If you are not able to make practice, you must let me know directly by text or phone call.
       If you have questions or are concerned with playing time, players should come to me
directly.
• Players are expected to be at practice and ready to play at least 15 minutes prior to start.
• Practice should not be the only time you pick up your stick or hit the weight room.
• Give your best physical and mental effort 100% of the time.
• Put your school work first! **Academics are important**

Team Involvement:
• Each player is expected to participate in fundraisers. This will include the following:
      Players will serve breakfast and/or lunch at Le Peep’s Restaurant
      Players can sell raffle tickets to help pay booster fee’s
      Players will serve spaghetti dinner
• Two community volunteer events

2018-2019 Due Dates, Fee’s & Fundraising Opportunities
Another priority for us was to be able to come to the parents and players at the beginning of the year and provide a
clear and accurate financial and opportunity roadmap for the entire off season and season so that families can prepare,
plan and make choices that best work for them. Payment plans are available if preferred. Please contact the board
for details.

September 2018
Fall Lacrosse League - $140.00

October 2018
Fall Lacrosse Tournament - $100.00 | Payment due by October 15, 2018

January 2019
Winter 3D Box League - $165.00 | Payment due by December, 2018
• This fee goes directly to 3D – King Soopers accounts cannot be used

February 2019
Spring Lacrosse Booster Fee’s - $550.00 | Payment due February 15, 2019
• Lacrosse booster fee’s $550.00 goes directly to our program and can be paid on line now via the link below or by check
   payable to Columbine Boys Lacrosse.

               https://www.leaguelineup.com/formpreview.asp?url=rebellax&formID=126253
Helmet - $175.00 (Only if you player needs one or is new to program)

2018-2019 Due Dates, Fee’s & Fundraising Opportunities
Cont…
February 2019
Registration, Physicals and Jeffco Athletic Fee - $175.00 | Payment due by February 25, 2019
• This $175.00 fee goes directly to the school. Please make sure your check is turned into the school athletic office by
   February 25, 2019.

         School registration questions? Contact Danielle Davis, Athletic Secretary 303-982-4425

Lacrosse Tryouts | February 25, 2019 thru March 2, 2019

March 2019
Varsity Spring Break $700.00-$1,000.00 | Payment due by March 15, 2019
• Players can use the Raffle & Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for this cost)

2018-2019 Fundraising Details
We have been working diligently to make improvements in terms of fundraising and overall streamlining things for the
players, families, and staff. Our goal for this year is to streamline and simplify without sacrificing the quality of
experience for the players and families and while maintaining equity and simplicity of payments and costs.
This year, families will be able to fundraise to cover their personal Booster Fees. As we move forward as a program, we
want families to be able to control the effort they want to put in.
We will have a Raffle that players can sell tickets for to raise money for their personal accounts to cover some or
all of their fees.
• Players will have all of October to get out and sell raffle tickets.
• Raffle sales will end on October 29, 2018.

Our players will host a Spaghetti Dinner for who they invite and sell Dinner Tickets to.
•   Each Dinner Ticket that the player sells goes towards their personal accounts and the team (50/50 split).
•   The Dinner will be held at Columbine. Date TBD.

In addition, we will have other opportunities to fund raise for the entire program to include but not limited to:
•   Two Le Peep opportunities for players to serve breakfast/ lunch to family, friends and the community. Le Peep will
    donate 40% back to our team + tips.
•   Dates: TBD - Details to come.

Registration

REGISTRATION
*New players or players that did not play last year please make sure you are registered on
the Columbine Lacrosse Website by February 25, 2019

https://www.leaguelineup.com/formpreview.asp?url=rebellax&formID=113801

*ALL Players MUST to be registered on the High School Athletics Website and physicals need to be
uploaded before February 25, 2019

https://columbinehs-ar.rschooltoday.com/

 IMPORTANT: If your player is not registered or do not have their physicals uploaded on the High School
       Athletics Website by February 25, 2019, your player will NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRY OUT

Website
http://www.leaguelineup.com/directors.asp?url=rebellax

Physicals
ALL PLAYERS must have a current physical to play this spring and uploaded
into the columbine athletics website by February 25, 2019.
Physicals are good for 1 year from the date issued. If you played a fall or
winter sport please stop by the Athletic Office and get a copy.
Your registration will be pending until the physical is uploaded. Once your
registration is complete please allow up to 48 hours for processing.

Ultimate Health Medical Clinic is offering Sport Physicals for $30.00. They
will donate $10 per physical to our sports program.
      Littleton Location:
      7735 West Long Drive #11
      Littleton, CO 80123
      303-904-0331
      uhmedical.com

2019 Spring Break

The Varsity Team travels out of state for Spring Break. The team
will be departing March 26th and returning on March 29th.
        Details to come in upcoming emails.

JV/L3 – Team Building Event. Plan for Saturday, March 23rd to
kick off Spring Break.
        Details to come in upcoming emails.

King Soopers Cards

Earnings of 5% from King Soopers are placed in your son's CHS lacrosse account. This costs you nothing, just the dollar amount
that you want placed on the card. You can use the total amount at King Soopers. King Sooper's gives us a reward check each
month and we place 5% of your card purchase into your son's lacrosse account. The cards are reloadable, so whenever you are
ready to put more money on the card, just take it to the store and you can put any amount back on the card. King Soopers will
automatically give you back 5% of that amount to be placed into your son's lacrosse account. This money can be used to pay for
any expenses that the team requires. (registration, banquet, etc.)

You will need to let Denise Tasei know the following:

1)   How many cards you would like
2)   How much you would like loaded onto each card
3)   What is the players last name you want associated with the card. Cards must have a minimum of $2.50 or a maximum of
     $500. We can only place an order with King Sooper's if we have a combined minimum total order of $200.

You can pay with cash or check. Please make your check out to Columbine Boys Lacrosse.

Denise Tasei
8160 S Marshall Ct
Littleton, Co 80128
t_dtasei@msn.com

Volunteer’s Needed
SNACKS FOR BUS GAMES: Volunteer to provide snacks and/or drinks for players on games where a bus is
needed. Volunteers are needed at all three levels: Varsity, JV and Level 3.
SENIOR APPRECIATION GAME: Work with board members to help coordinate activities to recognize seniors
during one home game during the season. Distribute and collect questionnaire to each senior on the
team. Print cards with the senior information and give to the game announcer at the game. Order flowers
for each senior and bring to game. Communicate with all senior parents about the date, time and location
of the game that the seniors will be recognized at. Ensure that photographers are in place for pictures
during the recognition.
SPIRIT WEEK VOLUNTEERS: Work with board members on Spirit Week activities. This includes
decorating, hanging and removing pictures from the high school hallway and coordinating any other spirit
week activities such as treats for the teams two times during Spirit Week.
TEAM BANQUET VOLUNTEERS: Work with board members to help coordinate venue, decorating, awards,
senior gifts and other logistics for the end of season banquet. Volunteers are needed at JV and Varsity
banquets.
TEAM DINNERS: Host or volunteer to help the host with all team dinners. Dinners are prepared by host
family and volunteers for the players during the season. Plan to host 60-70 players. Volunteers are needed
at all three levels: Varsity, JV and Level 3.

Volunteer’s Needed
TEAM LANYARDS: Create, laminate and distribute team lanyards to include game schedules.
TEAM STATISTICIAN: Attend and record official stats for games during the season. Each volunteer must
be trained for this position. Volunteers are needed at all three levels: Varsity, JV and Level 3.
TEAM VIDEOGRAPHER: Attend and videotape games during the season. Volunteers are not expected to
tape every game. The videos will be shared with the coaches as well as the DVD coordinator for the end
of season video. Volunteers are needed at all three levels: Varsity, JV and Level 3.
END OF SEASON DVD COORDINATOR AND VOLUNTEERS: Collect game, practice and special event picture
throughout the season and make a DVD to be shown at the end of season banquet. Make copies of the DVD
for each player.
WEB MANAGER: We are looking for someone to help manage and enhance our current website.
2020 NEW TREASURER: Kristin Colonell will be stepping down as our Treasurer as Black will be
graduating. We are looking for someone to shadow and train with Kristin during the 2019 season and join
our board for the 2020 season. Must have experience in Accounting and Finance.

TEAM PICTURES: We would like to thank our parents who have been sharing their amazing game pictures.
We look forward to seeing your photo’s of players of all levels to be uploaded onto our website. Not only
do we love seeing what you capture, we will use your photo’s for end of year activities.