White Squad -- Coach Wilson and Coach Ryan

Orange Squad --Coach Rowe, Coach Stewart and Coach Scheib

Blue Squad -- Coach Eberle, Coach Cronin, Coach Donahue and Coach Williams

Coach Briggs will be helping to develop the skills of players on all squads.

 

No but they are highly recommended.  Especially at this level, frustration slashes can hurt, and rib pads greatly reduce the impact.

 

It has been changing quite a bit due to a number of reasons:  Weather caused cancellations, opponents ran into field availability problems, we had two squads (we believe) accepted to the Penn Manor Tournament, and we have had field availability issues.  However the schedule appears to be stabilizing.

 

For us, mostly at Palmdale Field (on 422 East of the chocolate factory) and Gelder Field (at the rear of the Deer Run development off Hummelstown-Middletown Road across from Country Market).  Some will be at Founders Field.

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Not this year, but next year you will.  So if you are considering a new helmet choose the color carefully.

 

If you can prove to the coaches that you can handle a ball, pass well, and not be a hazard to other  players then yes. 
Normally defender crosses must be 52 to 72 inches long.  However for youth play they may be shortened to a length even with the end of the player's nose. 

 

Only by shortening it to no less than 40 inches (for a short pole) or the end of the player's nose (for a long pole).  You may add tape, within reason.  You may not deform the head, bend the  shaft, pinch the head or otherwise alter the factory condition.  If you get caught, it is a three minute non-releasable unsportmanlike penalty to you, and  it will really annoy the coaches who must certify that you have not done that before each game.  Your stick will be confiscated by the officials and held by them until play concludes.  They will also be looking for you in the future.

 

Nope.  At the junior level, no player will see his playing time effected by practice or game attendance.  (One possible exception is a player who has attended no or very few practices.  In this case, the coaches will want to make certain that such a player can be aware enough on the field so as to not make himself unduly prone to injury.  Once the player has demonstrated this, the coaches will work him in as quickly as possible.)

 

As much as is possible, the coaches seek to grant each player equal playing time.  We divide the squads into shifts before the start of the game and rotate them as evenly as possible.  (Of course if a player is not on time to the game, it may take some time to work him in on a shift, which could cost him some playing time.)  While in a given game there may be a small imbalance in playing time with this system, our experience is that, over the course of a season, it all balances out pretty well. 

 

Okay?  It is fully supported.  Please remember with Hershey Lacrosse, FAMILY, SCHOOL and COMMUNITY obligations ALWAYS come first.  We commend and respect players who keep their priorities in the proper focus and a player should never feel pressure to forego these very important experiences for lacrosse.  We believe these life experiences help grow the player in so many ways, and help to make him a better lacrosse player.   Enjoy them!

 

Nice try, pal, but no.  Don't even try because the coaches will not even let you finish asking.  Go and have fun.  You always will be welcome when you return.

 

An approved helmet, shoulder/chest protector, elbow pads, gloves, mouthguard and cup.  Rib pads are suggested but not required.  The chest protector must extend below the bottom of the breastbone, and the helmet must be able to be secured with minimal free motion relative to the player's head.

 

Sorry, no.  Lacrosse is a distinct game and the equipment is designed especially to support the player's safety.

 

That is always a possibility.  We have many players to learn about in a very short time.  If we find a major imbalance as the season progresses we may adjust rosters by moving a small number of players to even up the teams.   So far they appear pretty balanced -- we wish the coaches were as balanced.

 

Well, we have almost 70 players this year.  Trying to balance off a large number of requests with the association rules (and our team philosophy) of balanced teams at the junior level makes this task too difficult to administer fairly.  There is one exception:  Relatives will be placed on the same team.

 

Trial and error.  It was originally called "Dahreeaak T'hwonka sha'a hiip." in Susquahannock, which means "Place where they will build these real big chocolate factories when we get enough dairy cattle"  The term "Dairy" was mistaken for "Dreary" by early translators who rendered it "Dreary Village" or ""Drab Town" or "Dismalburgh".  Sensing this was not necessarily ideal, in 1659 the residents hired the New Amsterdam marketing firm of vanDyne, vanDune, vanDorn and vanDerry.  The highly expensive, 400 page marketing study was destroyed when goats wandered into the town hall the night before it was to be unveiled and ate it.  The only scrap of paper left held the name vanDerry.  Since vans had not yet been invented, and the town fathers did not want to admit their mistake, they settled on "Derry" which remains to this day.

 

No.