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Skyline Coaching
One of the longest established in Northern California, Skyline Lacrosse Club offers lacrosse to BOYS and GIRLS in grades 2-8 in the East Bay. During the FALL we host clinics and scrimmages in the Oakland/Piedmont area, with practices 1-2 times per week. In the SPRING, we offer developmental instruction for younger players and competitive teams for older players. Practices are from 1-3 times per week with games on the weekends. We compete in the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association (NCJLA) League, playing teams from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Skyline uses both paid Coaches and volunteer Parent Coaching Assistants. Coaches are paid based on lacrosse experience, past coaching experience, and number of years with Skyline Lacrosse. Parent Coaching Assistants help as assistant coaches or co-coaches. This position is unpaid. Skyline guides parent coaches through a training schedule which includes; attendence at the NCJLA Coaching seminars in January, and Level I and Level II online courses provided by US LAX. PCA Seminar attendance is required for all coaches; registration fees are paid by the Club. In 2001, US Lacrosse began a partnership with the Stanford University-based Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA). PCA was formed with the goal of changing the culture in youth sports to improve the experience of athletes at all ages, with the mission of “transforming youth sports so sports can transform youth.” US Lacrosse and the PCA sponsor the PCA Workshop Grant Program. Get more information on the partnership and the PCA.
US Lacrosse membership is paid for by Skyline and
NCJLA Coaches Convention attendence is sponsored by Skyline. Coaches also receive a copy of the NCJLA Lacrosse Rules and Game Protocols and a copy of the Skyline Coaches Handbook with training information and recommended drill sequences (coming soon! Also girls' assistants recieve a copy of "A Manual of Women's Lacrosse Drills". Coaches Education Program from US Lacrosse With the explosive growth of the sport of lacrosse around the country, the need for knowledgeable, experienced coaches is greater than ever before. US Lacrosse is committed to providing opportunities to develop these important leaders. The first part of a comprehensive, multi-level Coaches Education Program set forth the US Lacrosse Strategic Plan is now available to you online. Learn more about the Coaches Education Program today!
Contact Skyline Coach Coordinator
Ben Sparks
Cell (510) 376-7363
Tuesday, March 14 NCJLA Coaches Handbook Link Positive Coaching Alliance Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is transforming youth sports so sports can transform youth. Through partnership with more than 1,100 youth sports organizations, leagues, schools and cities nationwide, PCA has conducted 5,000-plus workshops for youth sports coaches, parents, organizational leaders and athletes. |
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