Medina Youth Lacrosse Association

“Expenses marketing 363 insurance 1,413 administrative 2,075 paint and maintenance 2,347 equipment 1,760 other 115 league fees 3,863 tournaments 9,198 end of year party 286 coaches 306 assignor 510 total 22,236”

“Unrealized gain in endowment 6,378 other 0”

“Endowment at acf 148,368 154,746 other 0 0 total 148,368 154,746”

“Medina youth lacrosse association is a not-for-profit community based all volunteer scholastic sports organization. Mission it is the mission of myla to inspire the community of medina, ohio to be lifelong fans and enthusiastic supporters of the sport of lacrosse. Irregardless of performance level or continuation in high school or beyond, engaged youth players and members become fans, coaches, refs, boosters, and parents who encourage and support the next generation of lacrosse players. The word fan originates from the modern latin fanaticus, meaning as much as insanely but divinely inspired. Beliefs honor - conducting ourselves with integrity. Playing by the rules, showing respect for teammates, opponents, and officials. It is the foundation of desirable abilities such as leading and collaborating with others, respectful discourse, and magnanimity. Effort - investment of self is the true measure of success. Performance and results eventually come, but being someone ready to put in the work means you've already won. Making the connection between effort and reward is a critical life skill. Resilience - adapt to adversity, accept mistakes, and recover quickly. Own it, wipe it off, move on. Youth who develop resilience as a daily character trait see failure as an opportunity, are better able to regulate emotion, and are prepared for the ups and downs of life. Objectives encourage players and members to love the game of lacrosse teach the game of lacrosse in a manner that enables every player to achieve their desired skill level teach life lessons (honor, effort, resilience, teamwork and respect) through sports instill a competitive spirit in every player. Other objectives take precedence, but winning matters and learning to win with honor and lose with grace is a life skill. Culture (how we do things here) medina mindset consistent, sustainable, high quality, high value programs that appeal to all medina athletes - new players, casual players, elite players. Reduce coach complexity and workload that allows coaches to focus on players, team, and game. A member driven and responsive culture of enthusiasm, positivity, hard work, and fun. Meaningful minutes maximum playing time philosophy. A high number of experienced players is a team's best asset. Experience only comes with time on the field. Myla coaches are comfortable with the outcome of the game being in the hands of the players on the field and value experience of players over win/loss record. Provide opportunities to grow in variety of positions and situations.”

“1st-2nd grade spring lacrosse program april - may the 1st-2nd grade spring lacrosse program is intended to introduce lacrosse to the youngest members of our community. This non-competitive non-contact developmental program is coed for any athletic level. Certified experienced coaches with youth and developmental mindset teach the basic individual footwork and stick skills using short non-repetitive drill and activity format. Each session ends with group goal activity (mini games). Real games are intramural (meaning we will divide the class and play) with a ref. Bantam, youth, middle school spring lacrosse teams feb - may the 3rd-8th grade spring lacrosse program provides a structured league for beginner through elite players. This is a competitive program wherein medina will play against other community teams. The intent of this program is to engage players for the long term whether in preparation for high school lacrosse and beyond or seeking meaningful and fun team activity. This program emphasizes effort, resilience, and honorable play. Off-field skills - respect for others, overcoming mistakes - through positive coaching techniques. Players should look forward to next practice, game, season and return year after year. Players gain experience and find success through meaningful minutes playing time policy. All skill levels are provided with growth opportunities in various positions and game scenarios. Boys and girls teams are formed separately. Teams are grouped by school grade - bantam (3rd/4th), youth (5th/6th) , middle school (7th/8th). Teams may be segmented into squads to match skill levels between players and with other programs. Expectations, emphasis, opportunities, and playing time policies are not affected by squad. Coaches are member volunteers. All coaches receive certified training and mentoring. Appropriate squad registration for all tournament events is expected (no sandbagging). Festivals include entire team using above mentioned policies. Coaches may truncate roster and suspend meaningful minutes policy for bracketed tournaments. Parents can expect a community club experience. Club means a higher level of involvement than recreational programs. However there is more flexibility than for-profit programs. There will be some local travel to away games. There will be festivals and tournaments (all day events). Community means there are support and volunteer requirements. The programs coaches, team parents, help with special events comes from members. First lax intro to lacrosse fall program sept - oct the first lax intro to lacrosse fall program is intended to introduce lacrosse to 3rd-8th grade members of our community. This low cost, low risk, non-competitive developmental program provides families a "test drive" with lacrosse before committing to the full spring season. It is available for boys and girls 3rd - 8th grade any athletic level. Certified experienced coaches with teach individual footwork, stick skills, and team concepts to give players a sense of the game. Players receive a stick and gloves or goggles to keep. Helmet provided for boys. We anticipate this will really encourage players to work at home and show up in the spring.”