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- Out of Season begins: First day of WIAA fall sports – August 24, 2009
- Petition for Team Movement. In order for a request to be considered, the WSLA Executive Board must have the completed form by October 23rd, 2009
- Final team entries for High School Division must be reported by November 2nd, 2009
- Final team entries for Youth Division must be reported by January 18th, 2010
- Signed 2010 Player Waiver Request Form. In order for a request to be considered, the WSLA Executive Board must have the completed form prior to January 15th, 2010
- Youth Scheduling Information/Survey (5/6 and 7/8). Must be completed by Youth coaches only and sent in by January 25th, 2010.
- Signed 2010 Handbook Addendum Acknowledgement must be submitted to the League Secretary on or before:
High School Programs: February 1st, 2010 (*Submit to Talia Klein at taliaklein@mac.com or send it via mail to: 6740 11th Ave NW Seattle, WA 98117)
Youth Programs: February 5th, 2010 (*Submit to Kate Roper at kate@theropers.net)
- Minimum of one Referee Candidiate per program. Click here for training clinics schedule.
- Signed WSP Background Certification (RCW 43.43.830) must be submitted to the League Secretary on or before:
February 26th, 2010
- Youth Seasons begins: February 20th, 2010
- High School Seasons begins: Monday, March 1st, 2010
- League Dues are due to the Treasurer: March 12th, 2010
- Official’s Fees are due to the Treasurer: March 12th, 2010
- Date Official Rosters (Name, home address, grade and school) must be submitted to the League Secretary:
March 12th, 2010 - *Youth league is not required to post positions
- Date Official Rosters (Name, Position and #) must be posted on
sportability.com: March 12th, 2010 - *Youth league is not required to post positions.
MEETINGS
Madatory General Membership Meetings begin at 7pm at TOPS School (Click here for directions). Attendance is required.
High School meetings will be October 6, 2009, January 26, 2010 and June 8, 2010.
Youth meetings will be held at TOPS at 7pm the following dates:
October 5, 2009, January 25, 2010 and June 7, 2010.
Failure to attend a meeting will result in suspension of a team’s voting rights for one (1) full calendar year and include all three of the
subsequent regularly scheduled meetings. Effective September 26, 2006 a fine of $50.00 per meeting will be assessed to any program which fails to be represented at a General Membership meeting.
These meetings are mandatory.
General Notes on the 2009 Season
The league website (wslax.org) is the official site for the league schedule containing announcements, Board minutes,
Coaches Council minutes and other miscellaneous correspondence intended for coaches and teams. Teams should refer to
the website for any questions regarding league business.
WSP Background Check
Each program must certify to the Board that all members of the coaching
staff have undergone a Washington State Patrol background check prior to any contact with participants.
Certification must be made in writing by return of the attached Certification. The Certification must be signed by
whomever is accountable for the program. In most cases this will be one of the following: the school athletic
director, program board president, or head coach. Teams will not be allowed to participate in league play without
proper certification.
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Schedule Information
All scheduling will be handled by the designated league schedulers:
High School Varsity Div. I, Varsity Div. II and JV - Sue Haviland
5/6 & 7/8 - Doug Armintrout
View Spring Schedules Here
Procedure For Changing Game Field Or Game Time Conflicts
Refer to the WSLA Handbook Section 11.2 for a complete description of procedure.
Contact the Board Vice President as soon as the conflict is known for approval
(please note HS programs should contact the HS VP; Youth programs should contact the Youth VP).
Upon Board approval, the coach requesting the change must contact the opposing coach to request a reschedule.
The game is not officially changed until the Official’s assigner has been contacted by the Board and has either
accepted or denied the change based upon official’s availability. If there is a date change necessary, coaches
should consider the number of games scheduled for the new game day prior to making a request.
Remember: No game at any level is to be played without officials.
Fees/Dues For 2010 Season
Official’s Fees:
High School - $65.00 per scheduled official for each league scheduled game.
Middle School - $45.00 per scheduled official for each league scheduled game.
Youth - $32.50 per scheduled official for each league scheduled game.
Travel Fees- $35.00 per team.
Note: Each program is required to supply a coach (assistant or JV coach preferred) to attend the ref training session.
In addition, each High School program is required to provide a new ref to help alleviate the strain on the current ref pool. This individual must attend the local ref clinic and cover a minimum of five (5) games at the JV level or above during the season. This individual may not be a high school player or student but may be a parent, a neighbor, a coworker or any member of the community—be creative!
Each Youth program is required to provide a new ref to help alleviate the strain on the current ref pool. This individual must attend the local ref clinic and cover a minimum of five (5) games at the youth level during the season. This individual may be a high school player or student or a parent, a neighbor, a coworker or any member of the community—be creative!
Programs which fail to supply a new ref must contribute $100 toward ref training. WWLUA will advise the WSLA Treasurer of the names of the ref candidates and number of games officiated at season's end. Fines will be determined from this information.
League Dues:
$6 due per player on the official roster posted March 12th, 2010.
No refunds will be granted for players who quit between the first day of season and when the official roster is posted.
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High School League Standings
Standings of the teams in the HS League will be determined on a win-loss
record and a point system. Each team will receive two points for a win, one point for a tie, and zero points for a
loss. In the event that two teams have the same number of points, the two teams will be compared in their records
against each other. If they are tied in that comparison as well (each team won one and lost one against each other),
then the goal differential between the two teams will be compared.
Example: Maryland and Princeton both finish the season with 22 points. When they played each other Maryland
beat Princeton once and Princeton beat Maryland once. The scores of the two games were Maryland 10, Princeton 8 and
then Maryland 5, Princeton 12. Maryland scored 15 goals and had 20 goals scored against them. While Princeton scored
20 goals and had 15 goals scored against them. Princeton had a point differential of +5 while Maryland had a point
differential of -5. Princeton will rank higher in the standings. If Maryland and Princeton had had a point
differential of 0 (each had won and lost a game by the same score) then the teams will then be compared based
on statistics for the whole season. The statistic to be compared will be goals against the whole season (not
including scrimmages).
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Tie Games
In the event of a tie in a regulation season game, there will be no overtime play.
In the event of a tie in a playoff game, overtime will be carried out as described in the US lacrosse rulebook.
Responsibilities To The Game
Coaches are role models. As such, they shall always conduct themselves so as
to maintain the highest principles, integrity and dignity of the game of lacrosse.
Coaches are responsible for knowing, understanding and following all the rules of the game as established and
directed by the US Lacrosse/Women’s Division and WSLA.
Coaches must adhere to both the letter and the spirit of all the rules.
Coaches are responsible for ensuring that all players understand the rules
and their spirit. All participants in the game of lacrosse must adhere to the letter and spirit of all the rules.
Coaches recognize that officials are major participants in the game. The
Coach shall neither exhibit nor tolerate any behavior from others (staff and squad) – verbal or otherwise –
that might reflect poorly on an official. This includes, but is not limited to arguing or criticizing a judgment call by the official in a derogatory or harassing manner. If a coach has a safety concern, he or she may call a time out to stop play and calmly express said concern to the officails. A Coach may
comment on an official’s performance or opposing coach's performance through the WSLA Coaches' Feeback Process*. Public displays of displeasure – before, during, or after a
contest – are not among these approved methods.
* - WSLA Coaches Feedback Process:
A Coach, player or official may download a Conduct Feedback Form. The individual is to submit this form to the Board President if the incident concerns a High School Game or to the Youth Board President if the incident concerns a Youth Game. The form may also be used to submit observations of exemplary positive behavior. The President or Y-President will acknowledge receipt to the person submitting the form within 14 days.
The President or Youth President may determine to file the form for future reference or take action via the Board at his or her discretion. Possible actions include but are not limited to reprimand and suspension.
Win with character, lose with dignity.
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WASHINGTON SCHOOLGIRLS LACROSSE ASSOCIATION High School Residency Chart
| Program with primary school affiliation | Boundaries (Feeder Schools) |
Auburn (Auburn Mountainview – Public) | Auburn, Enumclaw, White River and Sumner school districts |
Bainbridge Island (Bainbridge High – Public) | Bainbridge High School |
Ballard
(Ballard High – Public) | Ballard High School |
Bellevue (Bellevue High – Public) | Bellevue High School |
Bellevue East – Sammamish (Sammamish High – Public) | Bellevue Christian, Bellevue International, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish High School |
Bethel (Bethel High – Public) | Bethel HS |
Curtis (Curtis HS – Public) | Curtis HS, Peninsula School District |
Eastside Catholic (Private) | Eastside Catholic |
Forest Ridge (Private) | Forest Ridge |
Garfield* (Garfield High – Public) | Garfield, Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences, Holy Names Academy, Bush, NWS, Center School, NOVA, Franklin, Cleveland, West Seattle, Rainier Beach, Chief Sealth, Academy NW, Christian Faith, Seattle Lutheran, South Lake |
Graham-Kapowsin (Graham-Kapowsin High – Public) | Graham Kapowsin HS |
Holy Names (Private) | Holy Names Academy |
Issaquah School District (ISD) (Skyline High – Public) | Issaquah School District (Issaquah, Liberty, Skyline, Mt Si) |
Kamiak (Kamiak High School – Public) | Mukilteo SD (Kamiak, Mariner), South Whidbey Everett SD (Cascade, Jackson, Everett) |
Kennedy (Private) | Kennedy |
Klahowya (Klahowya Secondary – Public) | Central Kitsap School District (Klahowya Secondary, Central Kitsap, Olympic) |
North Kitsap (North Kitsap – Public) | North Kitsap School District (North Kitsap, Kingston)
South Kitsap-Peninsula School District (Peninsula, Gig Harbor) Bremerton |
Lake Sammamish – Eastlake – Eastside (Eastlake High – Public) | Lake Washington School District (Eastlake, LW, Juanita, Redmond, International Comm. School)
Bear Creek, Cedarcrest, Eastside MS Northshore School District (Bothell, Inglemoor, Woodinville) |
Lakeside (Private) | Lakeside |
Maple Valley (Tahoma High – Public) | Tahoma School District (Tahoma, Maple Valley)
Kent School District (Kentwood, Kentlake, Kentridge, Kent-Meridian) |
Mercer Island (Mercer Island – Public) | Mercer Island |
Nathan Hale* (Nathan Hale – Public) | Nathan Hale, Ingraham, University Prep, Summit K-12, Middle College |
Overlake (Private) | Overlake |
Puyallup (Puyallup High – Public) | Puyallup School District (Puyallup, Rogers, Emerald Ridge)
Franklin Pierce School District (Franklin Pierce, Washington) Fife |
Roosevelt* (Roosevelt – Public) | Roosevelt, Hazel Wolf, John Marshall Blanchet |
Seattle Prep (Private) | Seattle Prep |
Snohomish (Snohomish – Public) | Snohomish, Monroe, Lake Stevens, Marysville |
Spanaway Lake (Spanaway Lake High – Public) | Spanaway Lake |
Tacoma – Stadium (Stadium – Public) | Tacoma School District (Foss, Lincoln, Stadium, Wilson, Mt. Tahoma)
Clover Park School District (Clover Park, Lakes) Steilacoom, Bellarmine |
| * Denotes Seattle School District: A player living in the Seattle School District plays for the school she attends or for the program that is designated for her school.
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WASHINGTON SCHOOLGIRLS LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Youth Residency Chart
| Program with primary school affiliation | Boundaries (Feeder Schools) |
| Auburn | Auburn, Enumclaw, White River and Sumner School Districts |
| Bainbridge Island | Bainbridge High School |
| Bellevue East | Bellevue School District other than BHS Attendance Area |
| Bellevue West | Bellevue High School Attendance Area |
| Eastside | Lake Washington and Northshore School Districts |
| Forest Ridge | Forest Ridge |
| Issaquah | Issaquah School District, Shoqualmie and Northbend |
| Lakeside | Lakeside School |
| Maple Valley | Tahoma and Kent School Districts |
| Mercer Island | Mercer Island School District |
| Northeast Seattle | Seattle School District: East of I-5 |
| North Kitsap | North-South-Central Kitsap and Bremerton School Districts |
| Overlake | Overlake School District |
| Puyallup | Puyallup, Franklin Pierce and Fife School Districts |
| Queen Anne | Seattle School District: West of I-5 |
| Roosevelt | Roosevelt School District |
| Seattle Girls School | Seattle Girls School |
| Snohomish | Snohomish, Monroe, Lake Stevens, Everett and Marysville School Districts |
| Tacoma | Tacoma, Clover Park, and Steilacoom School Districts |
| Vashon | Vashon Island School District, University Place School District |
| Programs Represented by the WSLA for the 2009 Season |
| Varsity Division I |
Varsity Division II |
JV |
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| Bainbridge Island |
Auburn Mountainview |
Auburn Mountainview |
| Bellevue |
Bainbridge Island |
Bellevue |
| Curtis |
Ballard |
Bellevue East |
| Forest Ridge |
Bellevue East |
Bethel |
| Garfield |
Eastside Catholic |
Curtis |
| Holy Names |
Holy Names |
Eastside Catholic |
| Lake Sammamish |
Issaquah |
Garfield |
| Lakeside |
Kennedy |
Graham-Kapowsin |
| Mercer Island |
Klahowya |
Kennedy |
| Nathan Hale |
Lake Sammamish |
Mercer Island |
| Overlake |
Lakeside |
Mukilteo |
| Roosevelt |
Mercer Island |
Overlake |
| Seattle Prep |
North Kitsap |
Puyallup |
| Snohomish |
Tahoma |
Roosevelt |
| Tacoma |
Wenatchee |
Seattle Prep |
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Spanaway Lake |
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Tacoma |
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Tahoma |
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Vancouver |
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Wenatchee |
| Youth 7/8 |
Youth 5/6 |
| Bainbridge Island (2) | Bainbridge Island |
| Bellevue East | Bellevue East |
| Bellevue West |
Belleuve West |
| Eastside | Eastside |
| Forest Ridge |
Issaquah |
| Issaquah | Mercer Island |
| Lakeside | North East Seattle |
| Mercer Island (3) | Queen Anne Quick Styx |
| North East Seattle |
Snohomish |
| Overlake School | Vashon |
| Pullayup | |
| Queen Anne Quick Styx | |
| Seattle Girls School | |
| Snohomish | |
| Tacoma | |
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