Members of Caroline Lacrosse Association (CLA),

CODE OF CONDUCT AND COMMUNICATION

The mission of CLA is to provide a positive environment for the youth of Caroline County to play lacrosse and learn about the sport. We hope that our younger athletes continue to play and eventually feed into our high school programs. CLA is run by volunteers who serve as board members, league representatives and coaches. We rely heavily on parents and family members to make our association run smoothly. We thank you for allowing your child to participate and hope they are enjoying the season thus far.

*Reminder that practice should not be a stop-and-drop event, especially if bad weather is looming. Please stay at or close to the practice fields during practice. Coaches try to make the call to cancel practice as soon as possible. We cannot predict mother nature but we can keep your player safe.

COMMUNICATION

We encourage open communication between our parents, players and coaches. If you have a question or concern about something that is going on during practices/games, please communicate with your coach first. Coaches are happy to listen to your concerns and answer your questions. Communication with coaches can occur via text, email, phone or by simply asking them if they have a minute after practice. If you are upset about an incident, we encourage you to wait 24-hours before contacting your coach. This allows time for thought and may result in a much more productive conversation. Coaches contact information can be found on the CLA website.

CONDUCT

This is a youth sport and the language should be kept clean.

Please remember that CLA is a YOUTH recreational sports league that promotes learning the sport of lacrosse at every level. Caroline Lacrosse Association expects all participants (parents, players and coaches) to conduct themselves in a positive manner when participating in ANY CLA sponsored event such as practices and games. This also includes respecting the referees and not coaching from the parent side line. The lacrosse season should be FUN for everyone involved.

The official USA Lacrosse code of conduct can be found on their website at https://www.usalacrosse.org/about- usa-lacrosse/policies/usa-lacrosse-code-of-conduct. In short, the board of Caroline Lacrosse Association expects the following guiding principles of our members:

Let our coaches coach. 

Let our officials referee. 

Let our players play. 

Let our parents cheer.

If you have concerns that you feel need further addressing you can reach out to our League President Jake Heimbuch @ 443-262-6860 or email him [email protected].

Thank you in advance for your support! 

Caroline Lacrosse Association