The All Western New York Girl’s Lacrosse Team

Article I: Leagues to be Included:

              1. WNY Federated Girl’s Lacrosse League (Includes ECIC and NFL and NO Girl's Lacrosse Leagues)
                 2. Midwest Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association  
                 3. Monsignor Martin League
                 4. Independent League
            

            Section 1:     All girl’s being considered for the All-Western New York Girl’s Lacrosse Team (hereafter known as “this team”), must be members of a bona fide high school lacrosse league or association in the Buffalo and Western New York areas.

  Article II: Criteria for Selection

            Section 1:           Objective

In the coaches eyes and in the evaluation of the selection committee for this team, these players must best represent girls’ lacrosse in the WNY area. This team is to exemplify the best players in WNY and every team will not be represented every year.

            Section 2:            Selection Committee

               1. The committee will be composed of representatives of each league, with 1 representatives for each division in the Section VI Federated League, 1 representative from the Monsignor Martin League, 1 representative from the Independent League and 1 representative from the Midwest Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association. Any coach in any league is welcome to attend the committee meetings, but may not vote. Each individual coach is responsible for nominations of their own candidates.

               2. Coaches on the selection committee must be willing to watch teams in their league play as much as possible.

               3. Coaches can nominate players from a team other than their own, but must submit the paperwork for these candidates as well.

               4.  Each member of the selection committee and each coach nominating players must be objective in the evaluation of players on their individual teams and opposing teams.

               5. Names of candidates (Preliminary Nominations) must be submitted to the All- WNY Committee Chair by April 1 (2011- due date: April 1) to Beth Stone bstone@nicholsschool.org.  Final Nominations are due to Beth Stone bstone@nicholsschool.org  on May 20, 2011

The All Western New  York Committee Meeting date will be set  by  the Committee Chair and will normally be held on the last Monday in May or the first Monday in June. (2011- Section VI Meeting Monday May 23, 7 pm at West Seneca East High School with All WNY and AA meeting following) (MML postseason meeting________________

             6. Committee Members for the 2011  selection committee are:

        Section VI Federation: “Division A" 

                                                “Division B” 

                                                "Division C"       

                        Midwest Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association: Danielle Vallas/Beth Stone

                        Monsignor Martin League:

                        Independent League:

   Committee Chair  Beth Stone bstone@nicholsschool.org (non-voting except as tie breaker)

              7. Selection members for the All WNY Committee will be made at the final selection meeting in May for the following year.

       Section 3: Selection Process

              1. A player must  be a member of a team/club participating in a bona fide girl’s high school lacrosse league in WNY.

              2. A player must be nominated by a coach in a bona fide girl’s high school lacrosse league in WNY. Preliminary nominations are due in to the All WNY Committee Chair by  April 1. (2011 Chair:  Beth Stone bstone@nicholsschool.org, due date: April 1). Completed final nomination forms, including picture, stats, and video tape (video tape is optional but recommended) are due to the All WNY Committee Chair, 2011 Chair:  Beth Stone bstone@nicholsschool.org, by Friday May 20,  2011.  A player not nominated in the preliminary nominations is not eligible to be considered in the final nominations.

              3. The All Western New York Committee Meeting date will be set by the Committee Chair  and will normally be held on the fourth Thursday . For 2011- All WNY Meeting will be held on Monday -  May 23, 7 pm @ West Seneca East High School following the Section VI meeting.
                      
Federated League Meeting        May 23, 7 pm @ West Seneca East High School               

MML Meeting - _______________________

           Section 4: Selection Considerations

                1. A player must be a member of a team/club participating in a bona fide girl’s high school lacrosse league in WNY.

                 2. These players must represent the best girl’s lacrosse in the WNY area. The team should represent the best players in WNY who meet the criteria listed below.

                 3. Good sportsmanship is a major consideration in this selection. Yellow and Red Cards must be tallied for each player and the USL formula for cards will be taken into consideration. Each coach is responsible for reporting all yellow and red cards after every game (for their own team and opponents) to their division chair. Officials will also report cards to the head of the officials.

                 4. Skills, leadership, game sense, and teamwork are criteria for selection.

ALL FINAL NOMINATION FORMS PART 1 AND PART 2 (FIELD PLAYER) OR PART 3 (GOALIE) TO BE SUBMITTED TO BETH STONE BY MAY 20, 2011

Beth Stone bstone@nicholsschool.org

IF A PLAYER IS BEING NOMINATED FOR US LACROSSE ALL AMERICAN, USE PART 3 AND/PART 3a in place of wny forms (no need to send in both)