Club Information
Rock Bridge Lacrosse is a club sport serving 8th to 12th grade students in the Rock Bridge HS attendance area. The team fields boys varsity, junior varsity and developmental teams and competes against public and private schools throughout Missouri.
Rock Bridge Lacrosse is a member of and abides by the rules of the Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association (MSLA) and every player is required to join the U.S. Lacrosse Association.
The club provides a year-round program of Lacrosse activities. In addition to the traditional spring season the club sponsors a summer lacrosse league, participation in Show-Me games, fall and winter conditioning sessions and winter indoor lacrosse. Participation in off-season activities is voluntary but players not playing other sports are encouraged to participate.
Rock Bridge Lacrosse, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation organized under chapter 355 of the Missouri statutes. The corporation has received 501c(3) approval from the Internal Revenue Service and has a Missouri sales tax exemption.
Finances of the volunteer-run club are supported by its membership fees and fund raising. Volunteer efforts of parents and other supporters of the club are the key to the success of Rock Bridge Lacrosse. All families are required to participate on a club committee.
Fees
Team fees pay expenses such as coaches' salaries, game fields, tournament fees, referees, team supplies and equipment and travel expenses for some away games.
Team fees are $450 for new players and $650/year for returning players. New players must also buy their helmet from the team.
All players can offset all their team fees with the proceeds of butter braid and ad sales for the team program. All proceeds from butter braid and ad sales offset team fees and players are encouraged to earn at least $200 through fund raising.
Fees must be paid in full (by Feb. 1, 2010) before players can participate in spring practices. Payments can be made through out the year prior to Feb. 1. Please make checks out to Rock Bridge Lacrosse Club and send them to Al Thompson 4348 E. Ravens Ridge Drive, Columbia, MO 65201. Indicate your players name with the payment.
All players must also join US Lacross and provide proof of membership to the team (cost $35). Visit the US Lacrosse website for information on membership.
The Rock Bridge Lacrosse Club offers a limited number of scholarships to boys who will be attending Rock Bridge High School after 9th grade. These scholarships are based on athletic ability, family finances, grades, and attitude. No previous lacrosse experience is expected or required. Review the Lacrosse Scholarship document for details. If you have questions contact Robin Tillitt.
Other player expenses:
The required minimum equipment includes: helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, cleats, mouth guard, protective cup, and lacrosse stick. Additional optional equipment may include: rib pads, warm-up suit, and additional sticks (long or short) if you play multiple positions.
The team provides players with home and away game jerseys and a practice penney. These must be returned to the team at the end of every season.
Players are responsible outfitting themselves with the following equipment:
- Lacrosse Helmet (must be bought from the team, $170 in 2010).
- Lacrosse stick (price range $40 to $150).
- Lacrosse pads (including shoulder, elbow, rib pads(recommended) and gloves (gloves must be black) (price range $150 and up).
- Athletic cup.
- Extra mouth guard (the team provides one every year).
- Cleats (cannot be metal cleats). Many players wear soccer cleats. Talk to a coach before purchasing.
- Team shorts (must be purchased from the team, $40).
There are many different companies that sell equipment and therefore there are many levels of quality of equipment.
Parents are responsible for getting players to most away games. Away games and tournaments can be in the Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield areas. The team arranges car pools to insure that "No Bruin Get's Left Behind". Players may not drive themselves to games outside of Columbia unless accompanied by a parent.
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Players may not drive themselves to games outside of Columbia unless a parent is in the car with them.
The team fee sometimes includes one or more bus trips for away games scheduled on 'early out' school days.
Most away games are played on weekends. Players are responsible to arrange their own transportation. Car pooling is typical to insure that "No Bruin Get's Left Behind".
Club Road Managers arrange caravans and provide maps and directions to away games.
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Order team Team Apparel including tee-shirts, sweatshirts and fleece jackets!
Order form for tee shirts and sweatshirts.
Order form for
fleece jackets.
Contact Melinda Norton for more information on apparel sales.
Fund Raising Materials
Players can raise funds by participating in Ad Sales. Each year the club prints a booklet that contains information about our club sponsors, team schedule, etc and hands this booklet out at our home games. If you would like to participate in this fund raising opportunity information and materials are found at the links below.
Ad sales instructions. Ad Sales Form. Ad Sales record sheet.
If you have questions contact Wayne Huebert or Barbie Lindner.
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Participation on club committees is essential to the success of this volunteer-run organization. All families are required to participate on at least one club committee.
Volunteering is a way to learn more about lacrosse and get to know other parents. Someone is available to train any parent for any job so don't be bashful. In spring we run clinics for parents on game rules so you too can be an expert!
This section describes the general responsibilities of each committee, some of the specific jobs, some critical open positions, and some of the current urgent business for each committee. Please contact the committee chair if you are interested in working on a committee or in a specific job on the committee.
Quartermaster Committee - Chair: Karen Rode
Committee responsibilities:
- Inventory and maintain Team Equipment (goals, field marking equipment, extra goalie equipment, timing and score-keeping equipment, water containers and coolers, team balls, etc).
- Inventory and maintain team equipment used by players (helmets, game jerseys, practice pennies).
- Organize and run ordering and distribution of team equipment.
Communications Committee - Chair: Debbie Fisher
Committee responsibilities:
- Maintain the team website.
- Publicize team events and games including news releases to local media.
- Organize the Team Banquet and Senior Night.
- Take video and pictures of games.
- Facilitate team communications through organization of phone trees, email lists and the web page.
Team Logistics/Game-day Management - Chair: VP Steve Mumma and Beth Marlay
Committee responsibilities:
- Travel organization and coordination for all away games.
- Game-day field setup for home games.
- Game-day team support and equipment (medical support, medical bags, equipment repair kit, water).
- Coordinate score-keeping and timers at games (all parents help as needed with score-keeping and timing).
- Maintain team statistics and put varsity statistics on the team web page.
Fund Raising - Chair: Steve Head and Barbie Weaver
Committee responsibilities:
- Organize player fund-raising opportunities such as the Ad-book.
- Develop new fund-raising opportunities.
- Organize the sales of team apparel.
Recruiting - Chair: Jeff Raetz
Committee responsibilities:
- Facilitate recruiting efforts including publicity for recruiting events, promoting lacrosse at middle and Jr. High schools.
- Attend Youth Lacrosse meetings, participate in youth lacrosse activities.
- Organize fall recruiting picnic and coordinate with other lacrosse clubs (youth, girls, Hickman) to advertise and split expenses.
- Organize a community outreach activity for boys on the team.
The club is managed by the RBLAX Club Board. All committee chairs serve on the board and act as liaisons from their committee to the board. All parents are welcome to attend board meetings. The RBLAX board meets on the first Monday of every month. See Upcoming Events for specific information on the time and location of the next board meeting.
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This section includes job descriptions for some of the key positions that make our RBLAX team work.
Club General Manager: Tim Gambill
Oversees the year-round day-to-day operation of the team. Responsibilities include recruiting and supervising coaches and logistics for off-season activites. This person insures that varsity, JV and developmental teams are part of a unified program.
Parent-coach Liaison: TBD
Is a resource for parents with questions and concerns about coaching and other team related issues. Also is a resource for coaches needing to communicate to the parents. This position requires spending some time at practices.
Team Vice-President: Steve Mumma
Responsible that travel and game logistics are in place for all games of their respective teams. Works with the Game-day Logistics committee members to insure that:
- The Parent Representative or coach of opposing team has been contacted prior to game day to check details ( i.e. time, field location, etc).
- Referees assigned to games have been contacted prior to game day.
- There are game balls and field cones for home games (bring them for away games just in case).
- Water coolers and water bottles are full of clean water and on the sideline of all games.
- Balls on end line of field for home games.
- There is a ball shagger for one end of field for all games (the other team should have a shagger for one end also), provides helmet to RB ball shagger if they do not have one.
- There is someone at the game that has cell phone and contact information for all game for officials and opposing team parent representative and coaches.
- Insures that at least one coach and one parent is on any team bus.
- Confirms that other committees are on track, equipped and staffed for games.
Team Travel Managers
Members of the Game-day Logistics committee responsible for away-game travel logistics. This includes providing directions to up coming away games, coordinating ride share/caravan, and, when needed, providing hotel/motel information for over night stay at away games. Travel information should be provided by Wednesday prior to Saturday/Sunday games to allow parents and players to request rides, etc. Information for field location etc is available at MOLAX.org and Mapquest websites. The Road Managers also make sure someone in the caravan has cell phone numbers in the event members are lost or there are last minute changes due to weather.
Head Score Keeper
Insures score keeping equipment is at every game and that there is a score keeper, spotter and time keeper at every home game and a score keeper and spotter at every away game. Facilitates posting of team statitics and scores are posted on the website.
Coach Job Description
Coach Job Description and Oversight. This pdf document outlines the job description and management of the coaching staff. The policy was last reviewed in Spring 2007.
Coach Review Form. This pdf document is used as part of annual review of coaches. The policy was last reviewed in Spring 2007.
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