Welcome to the home page for 

Madison Area Lacrosse Association. 

Here you will find information on the boys and girls high school seasons, teams, youth lacrosse, field locations, and much more.

If you have questions you would like answered, please choose the "Contacts" button to the left, and click on the name of the appropriate board member to email, or use their phone number listed there.

• MALA Board Meeting Minutes Posted
   The meeting minutes for the March 2010...
• Boys Youth True Lacrosse Camp
    The PREMIER Summer Lacrosse...
• Women's Lacrosse Umpire Training
  The classroom portion of the training is...
• Milkmen Lacrosse - Boys High School Elite Team
  Players, Parents, and Coaches, Infinity...
• Former Regent Nick Neuman Leads Ithaca
  Nick played for the Regents; he graduated from...
• PCA Double Goal Coach 1
  The Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation has scheduled...
• Role of Parents
  Please continue to remind your club's parents...

• Milwaukee and Bay Valley conferences are looking for people in the area that are interested in officiating lacrosse.
• WLF actively looking for committee members.
• MALA Board approved the formal grievance process among other Rules and regulations items.
• MALA dues are due April 1.
• Boys Referee/Coaches gathering at Pizza Oven - East, Monona Drive
• MaxPreps website for stats keeping is in every varsity team's best interest. Media outlet, and organized with reports.

    

Players, Parents, and Coaches,

Infinity Lacrosse and Milkmen Lacrosse are proud to announce to the details for the initial season of Milkmen High School Elite. 

Milkmen High School Elite is the areas premier high school U-17 select program, with a focus on college preparation and recruitment.  Through a select number of tournaments, and various other recruiting tools given to our players, we can guarantee you will be seen by hundreds of college coaches over the course of the summer.

Program Overview:

            As stated before, our focus will be on college preparation and recruitment.  Put simply, we want to significantly increase your chances of being recruited to the collegiate level, but also ensure you have all of the tools to be a successful college player once you get there. Through an intense training camp, detailed practices, film study and speed & agility sessions, we create fast, strong and intelligent players who are equipped to not only play collegiate lacrosse, but thrive at the next level.

Tournaments:

            The Milkmen Staff has taken great care in selecting the tournaments slated on the schedule for this summer.  As stated before, we wanted to be sure the tournaments we selected presented great recruiting opportunities.  Additionally, we wanted to be sure these tournaments also gave us a chance to represent Wisconsin against some the nations top club teams.  After much deliberation, it has been decided that Milkmen High School Elite will participate in three tournaments this summer, listed below:

• The Adrenaline Shootout: July 15-17. San Diego, CA
• The Ohio State Team Camp: July 22-25. Columbus, OH
• The Homegrown Lax East by Midwest Shootout: July 9-11 Minneapolis, MN
  
  

    

Please continue to remind your club's parents of these positive points and help us all to enjoy a season of fun, fast and exciting lacrosse.

They can visit www.uslacrosse.org for more information.

The Role of Parents
You, the parent, are equally as important to your child's positive lacrosse experience as the coach of the team. In order for your child to get the most out of playing lacrosse, it is important that you do the following:

One: Be supportive of your child by giving encouragement and showing an interest in his or her team. Positive reinforcement encourages learning and fun. Research has shown that a ratio of five positive statements (compliments, positive recognition) for each negative statement (criticisms, corrections) is ideal for helping young athletes do their best. Try to maintain a 5:1 ratio in your comments to your child.

Two: Attend games whenever possible. If you cannot attend, ask about your child’s experience, not whether the team won or lost. Some questions that you might ask before asking about the final score include: "Did you try as hard as you could? Did you have fun? Did you learn anything today that might make you a better player in the future?"

Three: Be a positive role model by displaying good sportsmanship at all times to coaches, officials,opponents and your child’s teammates. "Honoring the Game" is an important part of what US Lacrosse represents. Help us by honoring the game in your behavior as a spectator.

Four: Let your child set his own goals and play the game for himself, herself. Be your child’s "home court advantage" by giving him or her your unconditional support regardless of how well he or she performs.

Five: Let the coach coach. Refrain from giving your child advice when he or she is playing. Use positive reinforcement with your child’s coach. Let the coach know when he or she is doing a good job.

Six: Respect the decisions of the referee or umpire. This is an important part of honoring the game. Your child will pay more attention to how you act than to what you say.

Seven: Read the rulebook. A full understanding of the rules will help you enjoy the game and educate others.

Eight: Get to know who is in charge. Meet with the leadership of the program, whether it’s school sponsored or recreational, to discuss topics such as cost, practice and game scheduling, insurance coverage, emergency procedures, etc.

Nine: Get involved! A great way to support your child's lacrosse experience is by becoming a volunteer for the program. Some of the ways you can get involved: keep the scorebook, run the clock, line the fields, manage equipment, chaperon trips, raise funds, organize clinics and team social events, update the team web site, photograph players and organize carpooling.

Ten: Sit back and enjoy the game. Remember, lacrosse is played for FUN.
http://www.uslacrosse.org/education/parents/roleparents.phtml