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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011This summer, Lacrosse Scotland is launching Saltire Lacrosse Camps. This is a new venture which we hope will increase the levels of youth participation in lacrosse across Scotland and we are looking for coaches to help us deliver this programme.
Please use the links below to download additional information, including an application form.
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Job Description
Person Specification
Application Form
Applications should be sent directly to Lacrosse Scotland, Caledonia House, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ or e-mailed to office@lacrossescotland.com by 30 April. Late applications will not be considered.
March 2011 Newsletter from Lacrosse Scotland
Monday, February 28th, 2011Lacrosse Scotland Newsletter March 2011 (538KB pdf)
Lots to read in March’s newsletter including League positions, Scotland Men’s Lacrosse Trails, Mixed Indoor Tournament results, upcoming events and more !
Under 21 Home Internationals – 6 March 2011
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011Sunday 6th March 2011 – Fettes College, Edinburgh
Results
Draw Match
11:00 England 25 Scotland 2
13:00 Wales 4 England 17
15:00 Scotland 9 Wales 10
Women’s and Mixed Field Lacrosse – Preliminary Umpiring Course – 06/02/2011
Friday, January 14th, 2011The umpiring course is suitable for all those wishing to umpire women’s field lacrosse at all levels. The course prepares candidates to be tested for the ‘P’ qualification, which is required for umpires in Clubs and Universities. The course provides an introduction to umpiring for both those who know the game as players and spectators and those just introduced to lacrosse. Preferably all participants should have a minimum of 1 years experience of lacrosse. The course is open to both men and women.
Umpiring Course information and Application Form (pdf)
Vivien Jones 1951-2010 – Lacrosse legend – Obituary
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Vivien Jones 1951-2010 – Lacrosse legend
Vivien Jones, who died on Boxing Day (26.12.2010), was a legend of women’s lacrosse. Although typically a little uncomfortable with that accolade herself, she stands out among today’s overblown and overpaid sporting icons as genuinely deserving this honour, bestowed by her sport in 1999. Not just deserving for her extraordinary playing career but also for her passion and commitment to her sport and her ability to forge long-standing friendships with team-mates and opponents alike.
She amassed 108 caps – 97 for Wales, 9 for the Celts (Wales & Scotland) and 2 for Great Britain – a total recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as a world record for lacrosse. Her international career, which spanned over 25 years, took her from her mid-twenties into her fifties. She played for Wales in six IFWLA World Cups between 1982 and 2001 and was player-coach in three of them.
She was instantly recognisable, having white hair from a relatively early age, which belied her tremendous physical stamina in this most aerobic of sports. Always wearing the number 13 shirt, she was also technically and tactically adept and led by example with her ‘never give up’ attitude.
Born Vivien Webb in Glasgow in 1951 (21.6.1951), she moved to the London area at an early age, with her parents and three sisters. She attended The Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton after passing the entrance examinations and learnt to play lacrosse there in the sixties.
Her playing career ran for five decades, only curtailed recently by secondary breast cancer. She even returned to the lacrosse field in spite of her initial surgery and extensive radio and chemotherapy in the early 2000s, as well as continuing to coach and select at school, territorial and international level until last year.
She represented Middlesex and South at junior level and took her international bow in 1977 for Wales after marrying Graham Jones and following the birth of her two daughters – Sara and Nicola – in the early seventies. Although qualified for all three home nations, she opted to play for her husband’s country of birth when Scotland’s selectors inexplicably overlooked her talents on the basis that she might be too old! She quickly absorbed her adopted country’s culture and traditions and the rest, as they say, is history.
Vivien continued to play at club level for Putney and Centaurs and to represent Middlesex, South and Wales up to and beyond the millennium. Perhaps her greatest achievements were in helping Wales to win the home international championship in 1994 and being player-coach in 1997, when they rose to their highest-ever world ranking of 4th in that year’s World Cup in Japan. However, some of her proudest moments were when playing for Wales alongside her daughter Sara in the late nineties.
Outside playing and coaching, Vivien took on numerous administrative roles at club, county, territorial and international level. She was a dedicated coach and mentor to many younger players as they progressed through the representative ranks. Her collective achievements in and contribution to lacrosse were recognised by the sport, in front of her peers, at the U19 World Championships in Perth, Australia in 1999 and at the 2009 World Cup in Prague.
Alongside her amateur sporting career, she completed a teaching degree at St Mary’s College and taught in schools around south west London before returning to The Lady Eleanor Holles School as a member of staff. She then worked for fifteen years at British Airways in increasingly senior roles in Customer Services, Training and Human Resources. She left there to work for RHM in 2005 and as a freelance training and personnel development consultant since 2007, when her returning illness and treatment allowed.
Vivien was a greatly admired team-mate, colleague, leader and opponent. She was hugely competitive on the pitch but became firm friends with many opposition players and tributes have flowed in from across the lacrosse world including Australia, Canada and the US. Most commonly described as inspirational and amazing, she brought all her renowned courage, strength of character, positivity, good grace, dignity and sense of humour to bear in her battle with breast cancer.
Former Wales team-mate and coach, Jane Rowlands summed up her contribution, in a recent submission supporting her nomination for a national award, by saying that, “Vivien has been a role model and mentor to women in sport in general as well as many lacrosse players on and off the field. Her strong interpersonal skills, being non-judgmental, loyal, approachable and willing to be involved has enabled her to profoundly influence players of all ages. Vivien was a highly regarded, dynamic and innovative leader. Lacrosse has been the winner in having enjoyed and benefited from the service of one so dedicated, committed and inspirational.”
Fiona Clark, Immediate Past President of the IFWLA and current Australian Lacrosse Association President added, “Our sport was indeed fortunate to have Vivien in our midst and to have experienced her professionalism, her ability to impart knowledge and her leadership over the years. Vivien has contributed much to the game of Women’s Lacrosse and her value cannot be measured – only honoured.”
She is survived by her two daughters, former-husband Graham and recent partner John Scott.
[source ILF January 2011]
Lacrosse Scotland send their condolences to Vivien’s family. She will be sadly missed in the Lacrosse world.
Lacrosse Scotland AGM & Annual Reports
Monday, May 17th, 2010The 6th Annual General Meeting of Lacrosse Scotland was held on Saturday 29 May 2009 at 6.00pm Fettes College
Agenda
- Apologies
- Approval of Minutes of the 5th AGM of Lacrosse Scotland
- Strategic Plan – presentation
- President’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Determination of Subscriptions
- Election of Officer Bearers
- Prizes and Awards
- Appointment of Auditor
Reports
- President’s Report (145KB pdf)
- Development Report (121KB pdf)
- Womens’ Performance Report (330KB pdf)
- Treasurer’s report (119KB pdf)
- School’s Report 2009-10 (188KB pdf)
- League Report (132KB pdf)
- Mens’ Report (17KB pdf)
- Mens’ Rules and Refereeing Report (112KB pdf)
Senior Home Internationals 16 – 18 April 2010
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Senior Home Internationals 16 – 18 April 2010
Fettes College, Edinburgh
NB updated schedule due to recent European travel problems.
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Entry Fee: Adults: £8 for 3 days; £5 for 1 day and Under 18’s: £2 for 3 days
(LS members will be charged at a discounted rate)
2010 Senior Home Internationals Rules (48KB pdf)
Directions to Fettes College (176KB pdf)
Men’s recent tour to the East coast of the USA
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010An excellent account of the Men’s recent tour to the East coast of the USA, produced by John Kenny.
Team Scotland Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 (1.8MB PDF)
A great time was had by all. The venues, teams, facilities, hotels, equipment, and everything were simply stunning. The snow didn’t present any significant difficulties — it was just a bit cold on certain evenings !
Message from Jane Claydon, the President of Lacrosse Scotland
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Welcome to the new season.
I am writing to give you some news about what is going on in Lacrosse Scotland at the moment.
Leagues/ Clubs
The mixed league is now underway with Edinburgh Thistle narrowly beating St Andrew’s University 10-9 in the first match of the season. The first face off of the men’s league will take place shortly between Edinburgh City and Glasgow University in what is sure to be a hotly contested match. Keep a look out for the first league tables being published at the end of November once all teams should have at least one league match under their belts.
The Scottish Mixed Universities Tournament took place on 18th October. Edinburgh University won the tournament with the runners up being St Andrews. Thanks must go to Glasgow University who organised the event.
Rules and Umpiring
Lorna Powell organised a most successful training day for umpires in early October. It was very well attended.
Strategic Plan
I mentioned in the summer that sportscotland require Lacrosse Scotland to under take an audit. This is becoming an increasingly professional task and Sports Scotland is now employing consultants, to help National Governing Bodies undertake this task. Bruce Crawford has been appointed this week as the consultant for Lacrosse Scotland.
The Lacrosse Scotland Board has had three meetings with Calum Wood, our sportscotland Liaison Officer and board members met with Bruce Crawford towards the end of September. Bruce now plans to talk to some groups of the Lacrosse Scotland membership and will start with the Women’s/U19 Squads on 24th October. On 31st October Bertie Salmi will facilitate a similar session with those involved on the League day.
Following on from this, a questionnaire will be prepared and all members of Lacrosse Scotland will be able to express their views. Topics are likely to include Governance, Clubs, League, Subscriptions, Finance, Development, Rules and Umpiring, Volunteers and Coaches, Performance Squads, Fund Raising and Child Protection. Once the information is reviewed it will be consolidated into a report for the working group. The next stage is to draft a strategy, put in place an action plan, a financial plan and finally produce the document.
Dates for your diaries
In April 2010 Scotland will host the Women’s Home Internationals. Further details will be circulated in due course.
In July 2010 the Men’s World Cup will be taking place in Manchester. Further details about the event can be found on the Men’s World Cup website.
Jane Claydon
New Season info for Women’s Teams
Saturday, August 29th, 2009Below is an e-mail from Martha Cornbrooks which was sent to anyone subscribed to the players group e-mail address. See below for info on how to get on this mailing list.
Dear all,
The 2009-2010 season is upon us. If you are interested in playing for the Scotland National Team, there is a lot to look forward to this season and over the next 4 years as we are already looking ahead to 2013.
This year we are concentrating on promoting links with the U21 and U19 national squads. The U21s will have their own coach but will be training with the Senior Squad on the same weekends and at the same venue. The U19s will be building up to their World Championships in 2011 and as a Senior Squad we are looking to support their campaign in every way possible.
A full outlook on the build up to 2013 will be presented on the training weekend of 26/27 September. I hope you can join us!
Feel free to organize your transport to Edinburgh for the 26 & 27 today and please see the provisional dates for 2009-2010 which you can download by clicking HERE.
If you would like to hear more about upcoming women’s lacrosse info for Scotland, please e-mail playersgp@googlemail.com and ask to be added to the mailing list.
Best wishes-
Martha
Head Coach
Scotland
Info on the Celtic Cup 2009
Monday, August 10th, 2009The Celtic Cup takes place from 12th-16th August at Fettes. Teams from Scotland, France, Ireland and Wales are taking part. Please do come along and support them.
Games details are on this schedule: Tournament Schedule – Celtic cup
Also taking place over the weekend of 15th/16th August at Fettes is the Lacrosse Festival. Saturday sees a round robin women’s 8-a-side tournament and the start of the men’s 8-a-side tournament which concludes on Sunday.
Please come along and watch. If you can offer any help on either day please get in touch.
Jenifer Davidson: jeniferdavidson@btinternet.com
Message from Jane Claydon: Insurance and Board positions
Thursday, August 6th, 2009INSURANCE
At the AGM in May 2009 I said that Lacrosse Scotland urgently needed someone, with a background in insurance, to take on the responsibility of making sure that appropriate insurance is in place for members of Lacrosse Scotland.
To date no one has offered to take on this role. Being responsible for the insurance for members of Lacrosse Scotland would not be a Lacrosse Scotland Board role, it would not necessitate attending meetings and I do not think it would take up a huge amount of anyone’s time, if the person concerned had the necessary background in insurance. It is a specialised subject. I trained as a teacher, other people on the Lacrosse Scotland Board have quite different training and other experience but none of us is an expert in insurance.
If your work is in insurance or if you have a friend/husband/wife/partner etc. who works in the insurance business we really do need your/their help. It is an important aspect of Lacrosse Scotland but at present there is apparently no one within the organisation who is able to make sure that we are providing the best possible cover for our members. Cover is in place but we urgently need someone who can use their expertise to make sure we are doing the very best we can for the members of Lacrosse Scotland.
VACANT BOARD POSITIONS
May I bring to your attention that Lacrosse Scotland is still without a Secretary and a Women’s Umpiring Representative? These posts have been vacant since the AGM in May. We cannot run an efficient organisation without these key positions being filled. At present I am doing the jobs of both President, Child Protection Officer and Secretary, which is far from ideal and not what I agreed to do when I stood for office as President in May 2008.
If you want Lacrosse Scotland to be in a position to flourish and be able to take lacrosse in Scotland forward please consider volunteering for one of these three important roles:
i/c Insurance for Lacrosse Scotland
Lacrosse Scotland Secretary
Lacrosse Scotland Women’s Rules and Umpiring Representative.
The role of Secretary might interest some one who has just left University and has, as yet, been unable to obtain a job or someone who has been made redundant and wishes to undertake some volunteer work for a National Governing Body to enhance their CV.
If these roles are not filled for the coming year my personal opinion is that Lacrosse Scotland may eventually cease to exist and if that were to be the case it would no longer be possible for players to participate in World Cups at any level, as there has to be a National Governing Body in place, overseeing both men and women, to enable national teams to enter a World Cup.
I think it important that all members of Lacrosse Scotland understand the importance of having a Board in place which can operate effectively and efficiently, rather than having existing committee members being forced into a situation where by they have to double/triple up roles and responsibilities.
Please let me know if you are willing to help in anyway.
jeniferdavidson@btinternet.com
World Championships, Manchester, 2010 Ancient Clans & England Lions Golf day
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009In an effort to reduce the cost to individual players and staff, England Lions and Ancient Clans (Scotland Masters) are organising a joint golf day to raise funds.
The provisional date for the day is set for Monday 5th July 2010 (subject to change). The date has been chosen to allow players, staff, and supporters from overseas teams a chance, should they be arriving early for the Worlds, to join us for the day’s events.
To be held at the Marriott Worsley Park Championships golf course, Manchester.
Playing to the Stapleford scoring system to enable players of all standards to have a chance to compete for a prize placing. A handicap certificate is not required for this event, although a reasonable standard of play and etiquette will be expected from competitors. Playing a round of 18 holes of golf with complimentary use of the driving range and short game practice area. An expected 80 plus players on the day means Tee times will be scheduled throughout the day. Time waiting before or after your Tee time can be filled with a drink or meal in the various bars and restaurants. Alternatively access to the fantastic leisure facilities at Marriot Worsley Park are also included in your entry fee for the day so you can relax in the pool or sauna before heading out!
The golf day package includes (subject to change at this early stage);
Masters Welcome pack.
1st Tee individual and team photographs taken
18 Holes of golf on the championship course.
Complimentary access to the Driving range and short game practice area.
Access to bars and restaurants on site along with the leisure and fitness facilities
Buggy and equipment hire if required*
Trophies and Prizes for 1st / 2nd / 3rd Individual and team (4 ball).
Nearest the pin competition
Longest Drive competition
Main Hole in One competition with a prize of a Car for any lucky player!
Three other hole in One holes with prizes such as golfing holiday / short break / Golf Equipment.
Scorecard management.
Prizes presentation and 3 course evening meal.
For information and updates or to register for the golf day please visit http://www.ancientclanslacrosse.co.uk/2010GolfDay.htm or email golf@ancientclanslacrosse.co.uk
We are also looking for sponsors for the Golf day with packages to suit all budgets please email us.
Lacrosse Scotland seeks board members.
Monday, July 20th, 2009As I mentioned at the AGM, Lacrosse Scotland will be shortly undergoing a process of discussion and consultation to develop a Strategic Plan for the next decade. If any members of Lacrosse Scotland would like to be involved in this could they please let me know. There will be a series of meetings arranged in October and November 2009 to discuss issues and I am keen to involve not just LS Board members but other LS members who maybe interested in participating in this process. If sufficient people are interested it may be the case that small groups of people work together on one particular aspect and report back to the main group. This means that members based in the south may still be able to make a valuable contribution. Please register your interest with me by 17th September 2009.
Lacrosse Scotland urgently needs to fill the posts of Secretary and Women’s Rules and Umpiring Chair. Both roles are key positions on the LS Board and might appeal to someone who wishes to extend their work experience within the framework of a National Governing Body. After being at the Women’s World Cup in Prague I am very aware that Scotland is one of the very few countries in Pool A who have to rely entirely on volunteer help. Many other successful countries have large numbers of administrative staff to help them run their organisations. Unfortunately our resources do not extend to this.
If you feel you can help please let me know as soon as possible. We cannot run an efficient Board without a Secretary and I am sure you would agree that umpires are rather crucial to the game!
Jane Claydon
Lacrosse Scotland President
jane.claydon@virgin.net
Jane Claydon’s book now available: ‘St Leonards: the cradle of lacrosse’
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009St. Leonards: the cradle of lacrosse.
The introduction of lacrosse at St. Leonards and the influence the school had on the development of the game elsewhere.
by Jane Claydon
114 pages and 35 illustrations.
Jane Claydon’s book traces the introduction of lacrosse at St. Leonards in 1890 and documents the evolution of the game for women from that date. She has made extensive use of original material and previously unpublished photographs and documents, including an account of the very first women’s game ever played.
As far as possible the author has used the original texts to tell their own story. All the sources have been carefully documented.
Jane Claydon has already received the following comments:
“A truly amazing collection of facts and photographs tracing the beginning of women’s lacrosse.” Feffie Barnhill. President of the Federation of International Lacrosse.
“It is beautifully written and presented – excellent use of photographs, reproduced letters and extracts to complement the text.”
“This is a truly magnificent and scholarly achievement.”
“I have been completely fascinated by it.”
“This would be a great text for students taking A level P.E.”
£10.00 plus £1.35 pp. (Free postage for Lacrosse Scotland members who quote their membership number.)
To order a copy e-mail: jane.claydon@virgin.net
Ancient Clans – Players wanted – Next tournament Edinburgh Festival 15th/16th August
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Ancient Clans are a social / tour team entering various tournaments in both the UK and abroad, such as the Edinburgh Festival / Blues Fest / Vail shootout and Hawaii.
Selection for the Ancient Clans squad will be predominately based on players who have represented the Scotland National team in the past, but is also available to current players. Any other player who is eligible to play for Scotland but may not yet have been selected for the main squad will also be considered.
As we will not be playing in a representative capacity where required a few select guest players may be invited to join us if numbers require it. On this basis ANY player, Scottish or not, who is interested in playing for Ancient Clans Lacrosse please email us using the link below.
Website: www.ancientclanslacrosse.co.uk
E-mail: mitch@ancientclanslacrosse.co.uk
Ancient Clans partner with Marriott Worsley Park Hotel
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Marriott Worsley Park Hotel and Country Club have agreed to partner with Ancient Clans Lacrosse to be the official hotel for visiting guests to the Manchester area.
Should you be visiting the Manchester area on a lacrosse tour or with regards to the 2010 World Championships, or perhaps just for a city break with friends and family, please contact us for access to preferential rates at the hotel. marriott@ancientclanslacrosse.co.uk
Ancient Clans Lacrosse would be happy to host a complimentary round of golf, at the Marriott Worsley Park, for any potential sponsors of the Ancient Clans, or if requested on behalf of the Scotland National squads.
Former Scotland player, Matt Russell, in article on Inside Lacrosse
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Inside Lacrosse have published an article on Matt Russell. Matt was Scotland’s starting goalie in the 2006 World Championships.
How to keep up to the minute with the latest World Cup excitements
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Hello kind supporters,
So many of you are making the the trip out to Prague to support us and we couldn’t be more grateful. You’re going to see some incredible lacrosse and we are so excited about the numbers of supporters we’re anticipating to have on the sideline for some of our most important matches. Thank you so much!
However, of course there are many more people who can’t get away from work/school/uni or can’t afford the trip over. Not wanting you to miss out on anything, we’ve just set up a Lacrosse Scotland twitter account.
Twitter is pretty new, but I’m sure most of you will know what it’s about. However, for those that don’t or won’t, we’ve managed to make it really simple. We’re twittering, but all our tweets are going to be displayed right here on LacrosseScotland.com over on the left hand side of the homepage.
So, when you’re bored at work, or slightly frustrated with your friends in the squad who’ve been too busy to text or e-mail to keep you updated, then come and visit this site and you’ll be able to find out exactly what they’re up to, minute by minute, with pictures too!
Enjoy!
Watch the Lacrosse World Cup’s Live Footage Online
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009If you cannot join us in Prague, the FIL is attempting to do live internet transmissions of matches via Video Sport and highlights will be available every evening. Keep checking the website for further information & updates www.lacrosseworldcup2009.com
