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SCROLL DOWN FOR: DLC Beginnings DLC Today What is Lacrosse? DLC Organization Lacrosse Equipment Hit Em, Knock Em Down!, Lay Em Out!	DAYTON LACROSSE WILL HAVE GIRLS TEAMS AT EACH LEVEL!!!! NEW HOME FOR DAYTON LACROSSE! 1103 Gateway Dr. Dayton, OH 45404 Phone and Fax P: (937) 224-7529 F: (937) 223-5488 http://www.usactionsports.com/contact-us.html		Dayton Lacrosse Club Announces Action Sports Center as New Home Dayton, Ohio – June 8th , 2010 – Action Sports Center, 1103 Gateway Drive, located off Route 4 at the Stanley Ave exit, is proud to announce that The Dayton Lacrosse Club (DLC) has chosen Action Sports Center as the Home of Dayton Lacrosse. The DLC will use Action Sports Center facilities for its outdoor practice and game schedule as well as utilizing the facilities for its indoor training needs. Mike Murphy, Managing Partner for Action Sports Center stated, “I am extremely excited about working with the DLC and its partners. Lacrosse is an incredibly exciting game and growing sport and we at Action Sports are looking forward to working with the DLC to expand the sports exposure to the region. "Collaboratively, Action Sports Center and the DLC will be offering Lacrosse training camps, individual and group lessons, indoor winter leagues as well as hosting its first ever “Wings Over Dayton” Lacrosse tournament scheduled for June 24-26, 2011. Patti Jo Vore, Vice President of the DLC stated that, “Dayton Lacrosse has been nomadic when it comes to having a home field, but this opportunity with Action Sports will give us great comfort in knowing where our whole club (K-12 grade boys and girls) will be able to practice and play all their home games. Having the facilities of Action Sports will allow DLC to continue its mission “growing lacrosse in the Dayton Area” as we now reach out to the North. DLC is big on teaching the basics, challenging our player’s skills and most importantly DLC is a club where everyone gets the opportunity to play. “

The Dayton Lacrosse Club U-13 Boys Team receive the Sportsmanship Award
			Sportsmanship Award From the day we first gathered the boys together, we talked about sportsmanship, respect for our opponents, fans, refs, coaches, each other and "honoring the game". We stressed how to behave and that you not only represented DLC, but the city of Dayton. We asked them to reach a hand out and pick an opponent up off the ground if knocked down (which I am proud to say Scott Yohe did in the very first game against Bridge). We asked them to just be good people on and off the field and to make their parents, coaches and the Club proud. This was all before we knew about the award that was being included this year, so you can see that to us, it is was a tremendous honor to know the boys lived up to those expectations. We are all so very proud to be honored with the Sportsmanship Award. I can tell you that everyone wore a huge smile the whole rest of that day! No rain storm or blazing sun would wipe it away. We won 1 game in 6, but couldn't be more satisfied with how they handled themselves as both young men and lacrosse players all weekend. It was just great to know that others saw in these boys what we'd hoped they would exemplify. "Thank You" US Lacrosse for giving us the opportunity to "honor the game" and everything that is represents. David Noll, Head Youth Coach June 2010

*DLC BEGINNINGS* Truly, an American sport, lacrosse is a game that was first played by native people and later adapted by the French Canadians. An Olympic sport in the early 20th century, lacrosse has long been popular on the East Coast. In 2004, for example, 40,000 people gathered in Baltimore to watch the NCAA lacrosse finals. And, while Midwestern cities such as Cincinnati and Columbus , Ohio , have established boys and girls teams, Dayton had none until 2004. The Dayton Lacrosse Club, an independent lacrosse organization comprised of boys from schools throughout the Dayton area, 2004 inaugural season was the culmination of efforts by three lacrosse enthusiasts — John Reed, Harry Calcutt and Patti Jo Vore. John Reed's son Eric became interested in the sport when his family lived in Virginia . Reed tried to organize a high school-age team when his family moved to Dayton but found local schools were unwilling to promote the sport. Being self-supporting, the fledgling Dayton team didn't have the finances to advertise. By the end of July 2002, Reed had 13 high school-age boys who wanted to play. The problem was that they needed full gear to compete and no one wanted to invest in equipment until they were sure there would be a team. "Kind of like the chicken and the egg thing, so we closed out our clinic in July for the summer," Reed said. When Patti Jo Vore moved to the Dayton area from Virginia , she discovered the closest opportunity for her son Daniel to play was in Cincinnati . "Daniel told me in no uncertain terms he did not want to drive to Cincinnati to play. If there was a team in Dayton , fine," Patti Jo Vore said. When Vore found Reed had been trying to start a team, she took on the challenge. Vore assumed the roles of organizer, media relations, fund-raiser, outfitter and team mother. Harry Calcutt, a retired Air Force colonel, who has played lacrosse since he attended the Air Force Academy Prep School in 1968, offered to act as head coach. "I feel an obligation to give something back to a sport that I've enjoyed for over 30 years," Calcutt said. Andrew Johnson, a member of the Dayton Lacrosse Club's first team, knew little about lacrosse when he read about a Fall 2003 clinic in the local newspaper. It sounded like the right mix of hockey and soccer, so Johnson told his parents he wanted to play. "It's awesome," Andrew's mother, Katie, said. "It gets your blood pumping to watch it." Andrew was one of 87 boys who played in 2004 for the Dayton Lacrosse Club. They traveled to Cincinnati and Columbus to play more experienced teams and although the club claimed few wins their inaugural season, the boys and their families were hooked on the game.			DLC TODAY Division: 3-A South Team Colors: Navy, Silver and White Home Field: Actions Sports, Gateway Drive, Dayton, Ohio DLC is open to all young men and women in the Dayton area. There is no need for any playing experience. DLC will teach you the fundamentals. DLC is a developmental club. For those of you who are BRAND NEW to lacrosse review "DLC- Introduction to Lacrosse," a 10 page document developed by one of our own coaches to assist players and parents in learning about lacrosse. Each team consists of approximately 20 - 25 players. The teams are divided by Grades. Youth Team(s). Grades K-2 / 3-4 / 5-6 Middle School Team(s). Grades 7 and 8 High School Team(s). Grades 9 - 12 DLC is a "traveling team" making trips to Cincinnati, Columbus and surrounding areas for games. In turn, DLC home games will be played locally at Action Sports, 1103 Gateway Dr., Dayton, OH 45404, Phone P: (937) 224-7529. In order to meet the transportation needs players are encouraged to organize a "car pool" caravan to the away games. NOTE that DLC is not responsible for any of these carpools. For directions to game sites please visit the Ohio High School Lacrosse Association website, or the Ohio Middle School Lacrosse Association website . Click on TEAM INFORMATION and then DIRECTORY. If you click on the TEAM NAME you will get more information including directions to their field. Please check with your coaches to make sure these are the correct directions.

DLC Organization Dayton Lacrosse Club 525 Ridgewood Avenue Dayton, Ohio 45409 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: John Reed, President Patti Jo Vore, Vice President Phone: (937) 395-1915 Phone: (937) 886-2581 Email: john.reed@dinslaw.com Email: pjx2@aol.com EMAILS FOR DLC COACHES - 2011 BOYS High School Harry Calcutt HS Head Coach, attack and middie harry.calcutt@sbcglobal.net Ted Diakiw, Assistant Coach Ted.Diakiw@wpafb.af.mil Alan Hemler, Assistant Coach alan.j.hemler@pfizer.com Robert Feldman, Assistant Coach Robert.Feldman@wpafb.af.mil Pete Kronbergs, Goalie Coach lpkronbergs@mindspring.com, Pete.Kronbergs@WPAFB.AF.MIL MS Team Seth McDonald, Richard Agans agansr@gmail.com Youth Team David Noll, Youth Head Coach david.noll@lexisnexis.com, davidnoll1@msn.com, John Kuehnle, Coach kuehnlefire@yahoo.com Mike Keltos, Coach keltosmDING@hotmailDONG.com (tired of spam, remove DING/DONG) Jay Richards, Coach GIRLS High School Chloe Guernsey, Coach MS Team Youth Team David Kaminski, Coach Lisa Beutel, Coach			*LACROSSE* Lacrosse, considered to be America's first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adopted and raised by the Canadians. Although most folks think of Hockey, Lacrosse remains the national sport of Canada. Modern lacrosse has been embraced by athletes and enthusiasts of the United States and the British Commonwealth for over a century. The sport of lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey. Anyone can play lacrosse--big or small. Although lacrosse is a contact sport, the game requires and rewards coordination and agility, not brawn. Quickness and speed are two highly prized qualities in lacrosse. Lacrosse is fast-paced and action packed. Lacrosse is played with a stick, or "the crosse", which must be mastered by the player to throw, catch and scoop the ball. *EQUIPMENT* Equipment is the responsibility of each individual. Each male player is required to purchase; stick, shoulder pads, gloves, arm pads, mouthpieces and a helmet. Each female player is required to purchase; stick, goggles and mouthpieces. Team jerseys and shorts for both boys and girls are paid for by the Dayton Lacrosse Club registration fees. DLC jerseys have been of such good quality that the boys are able to wear them for 2 -3 years. If you are a player who has been given a set of jersey's already, be aware that if you need new one's you will need to purchase them though DLC. DLC will provide the first set of jerseys and shorts - all additional pieces will be at the players costs. *HIT EM?, KNOCK THEM DOWN?, LAY THEM OUT?* Myth: Lacrosse is all about hitting each other with sticks; how do I teach that in my classroom? Truth: Yes, lacrosse allows different levels of contact, however contact is secondary to the flow, defensive footwork, passing, catching, and skill of the game. Women’s lacrosse allows only "stick checking" which is safe, stick to stick contact for the purpose of dislodging the ball from the stick within safety guidelines (rules can be found at www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/womens_rules.phtml). This is why women only need to eye protection (which guards the face from ball contact, which is rare) and a mouthguard. The men’s game allows more liberty with limited stick to body contact also allowed, and body contact within the rules, which can be found at www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/mens_rules.phtml). The purpose of lacrosse in the physical education environment is to introduce players to the key skills of the game, tactics, and movement. They can fully enjoy the lacrosse experience in a non-contact environment. Contact should not be taught until students enter competitive lacrosse programs. In those lacrosse programs, contact is taught responsibly - if the coach has been trained through US Lacrosse - as a final skill once all others have been mastered.