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I can’t believe it but I just sent the final version of my officiating book “Advancement Rules: Improving Your Lacrosse Officiating” to my publisher! CGP is responsible for the design of the front and back cover, my mother took all of the photos, my sister edited the entire book, and my dad kept me focused on finishing! It has been a long year of writing, but I am proud to soon be calling myself an actual author! My ...
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One officiating concept that I try to live by is to not be bigger than the game. That concept means that I do my best to not take over the show that the players and coaches are putting on because there isn’t a fan in the stands that paid a ticket to come watch me officiate.
When I was a less-experienced official I was definitely bigger than the game mainly because I didn’t know any better. I was like Leslie Nielson ...
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As part of my work with the Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association I am pleased to provide this video tutorial to our players and parents. After watching this video you will have a solid understanding of the proper dimensions and measurements of an ideal lacrosse field.
To watch this video on youtube please visit this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM88zAuUIU
To watch this video at the highest quality please select 720p from the video menu.
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The Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association (GLOA) opened registration for prospective new High School and JV Officials for the 2011 lacrosse season. If you are interested or know of anyone who is interested in officiating lacrosse for the coming season please follow this link: http://galaxref.com/adult-registration.
Below is the information listed on the GLOA website galaxref.com
The deadline for registering is next Friday, Dec. 10th! Please note that High School level officials must be at least 18 ...
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The Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association is offering a training session on September 23rd to youth players (18 years old or younger) interested in officiating youth lacrosse. The GLOA had a very successful training session this past weekend. Twenty five young men completed the US Lacrosse Level 1 Officials Training Program by going through four hours of classroom training, station training, and field training. The twenty five that completed the training are now qualified to officiate youth lacrosse at any ...
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