CHAA Lacrosse
Information
Summer is over so let’s start thinking lacrosse! Going into our second year, we have some high expecations for our program and we want you to be part of it.
Skills and Drills clinics will be starting soon. Our first clinic is scheduled for September 12th. Keep watching for updates. These clinics are open to experienced and inexperienced players. This year we will be gearing our clinics to 1) help those who have experience by further developing their skills with more advanced instruction and 2) those who don’t have experience by exposing them to the game and start their skill development with basic drills. We have coaches with high school and college level playing experience that can teach your child the proper way to play this great game. As always, these clinics are free of charge and are open to boys and girls ages 7 – 14 (1st – 8th graders). Come out and have some fun!
For those who played with us last year, please tell your friends. We want to improve our program and we need to continue to grow the number of kids in the program to do that.
Do you want to see what lacrosse is all about. Click on the “This is Lacrosse” link to view a short video by US Lacrosse.
E-mail Craig McMinn at lacrosse@chaasports.com with any questions or for more information and keep watching this page for updates. Also, become a fan of our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/chaasports.
CHAA Lacrosse News
Parents,
How many trophies do you have stored away in your garage or attic? What about bats and gloves your children have outgrown?
On Saturday September 11th at Rock Springs Park we will be collecting any sports trophies you have stock piled over the years and donating them to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. It doesn’t matter the sport.
In addition, we will be collecting any gently used sports equipment you may have as well.
Footballs, baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls, gloves, bats, tennis rackets, hockey sticks, cleats, track shoes.
Please spread the word and help support the BGCMA by donating your trophies and sports equipment. You can visit their web site for more information on needs.
Collins Hill Football has partnered with the Atlanta Falcons to offer special rates for upcoming home games against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 24th @ 1:00 and the Tampa Bay Bucs on November 7th @ 1:00. A portion of the proceeds will come back to the park. Click on the image below. Password is eagles.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. PASSWORD IS eagles.Dear Parents and Supporters of Collins Hill Athletic Association:
The Gwinnett Football League (GFL) and its 17 participating associations are united to help our youth athletic program continue to be one of the very best, not only in the state of Georgia, but the United States. As a result, the GFL and CHAA are constantly evaluating and scrutinizing all the relevant details to best support the Collins Hill players and their families while looking ahead for long term savings opportunities for our association.
In 2010, Collins Hill Athletic Association enthusiastically expanded to incorporate Lacrosse. As we combine the addition of Lacrosse with the severe drought or acute rainfall of the last 3 to 4 years, the playing facilities at Rock Springs Park have been tremendously affected. Now that Lacrosse and Football share the Rock Springs Park field, the field surface has little time to recover between the seasons. The rising cost of re-sodding a field year after year is not a cost effective solution.
Based upon information that has been provided to the GFL and CHAA, it has been concluded that the transition to artificial turf will not only help solve the field usage problems at Rock Springs Park, but will also have a long term cost savings for the association and our families. Currently, two of our fellow associations are undergoing the conversion from traditional turf to artificial turf. The GFL and Board Members of CHAA are watching this transition and process very carefully in order to determine the current cost savings conclusions.
Please know that we are working with our county commissioners to ensure that they are giving this issue their attention and support.
Best regards,
Melissa Hale
GFL Commissioner
CHAA Football Board
Reminder ** Stay instantly informed of field status due to inclement weather. All CHAA members have the opportunity to sign up for instant text messages when fields are closed. Upon registration, members will have the opportunity to select how and how often they wish to receive updates. E-mail notification will also be an option, as will visiting our website and/or the Statusme website. It’s quick and easy to use, and requires only that the individual complete a free & short, one-time registration. Additionally, we are in the process of adding the field status display to the CHAA main page, as well as the individual sport main pages. This will work for ALL outdoor sports at CHAA.
Register online to receive field status updates:
- Go to www.statusme.com
- Click “join now” on the left
- Complete the short, 6 field registration* page
- Add our club by selecting, Georgia, then – Collins Hill Athletic Association, then – Collins Hill Park
- Click the “setup text messaging” link on your profile page**
*Statusme does not sell or share your personal registration information.
**Text messaging rates can/will apply according to your text messaging rate plan.
Field status options are Open, Closed or Limited. When needed, comments with further instructions will be included.
Please contact Lisa Oden should you have questions regarding the use of this service.
Thanks!
The following is an important safety announcement passed along to us, this afternoon. As always, PLEASE be aware of your surroundings and encourage your children to do the same. If something doesn’t look right, speak up about it. We must always be vigilant to keep our kids safe.
From: Officer Walter Pollock, GCPD
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:44 PM
To all concerned citizens,
Over this past week we have had multiple incidents involving female juveniles. (more…)
We had over 100 boys and girls participate in our November Skills and Drills clinic. Lacrosse is really catching fire! Don’t be left behind. It’s not too late. Our next clinic is scheduled for December 12th.
Don’t forget our on-line registration is available and our walk-up registration is scheduled for December 5th at Collins Hill Library. Keep checking here for details.
On Sunday, October 18th, we held our first “Skills and Drills” lacrosse clinic. We had over 30 kids participate, learning from former college and current Collins Hill High School players. It was a great day and fun was had by all. We will post pictures soon.
Be on the lookout for our next “Skills and Drills” clinic to be held Saturday, November 14th from 10:00-12:00 at Rock Springs Park. More information to follow.
Let’s play!
Join us Sunday, October 18th from 2p – 4p, at Rock Springs Park for a Lacrosse “Skills & Drills” demonstration. See some CHHS Lacrosse players in action. Come out, take a look, and maybe even get in the game! Click here for a link with more details. See you at the park!
We will be holding our next CHAA Lacrosse meeting Sunday, October 11th at 6:30 at the Rock Springs Park football field press box. Please try to attend. If you can’t please let me know. Also, if you know anyone else interested in helping us get things started, please invite them.
2010 SPRING SEASON: Registration will begin in December for the Spring 2010 season. Practice will start the first of Feb and the season will run through mid May. Lacrosse is the fastest game on 2 feet and the fastest growing sport in the US. If you need more information, have questions, or want to get involved, please contact us via this website. We are looking for players, coaches and volunteers to help develop our program into one of the best. Please help spread the word to others in the community.
Any interested parent (no experience necessary) willing to learn to serve as a coach or assistant coach will have a chance to register at the player sign ups and/or via email. We will have schedule clinics to coach you how to coach lacrosse. E-mail webmaster@chaasports.com for more information and keep watching this page for updates.
Also, become a fan of our “Facebook” page at www.facebook.com/chaasports. “