Coach Welcome Letter, News, U13 - Team 1, REP (Nepean Knights Lacrosse Association)

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Mar 29, 2025 | Brad MacDonald | 113 views
Coach Welcome Letter
Thank you for registering for Nepean Knights Tryouts this Spring.

My name is Gord MacGregor and I am heading the U13 Knights Program this coming Summer.  I have been coaching for over 27 years in the highest competitive environments within Ottawa, Ontario and Internationally.  I have coached every age group from U5 to U19.  I am a certified coach in Lacrosse, Hockey, Soccer, Training, and hold certifications in many other sport development programs.

I believe in developing well rounded athletes with a program that focuses on fundamental skill development, game sense, speed, agility, fitness and health education.  I want to create an environment in which the players can be creative and take risks while enjoying the game.

We will operate a team program that helps each player succeed and enjoy the game in a structured professional environment.

Weekly schedule will include multiple practices and games April-August.

Tournaments:

·       Team 1 Tournaments will be:

    • Peterborough – May 23-25
    • West Durham – June 20-22
    • Gloucester – July 4-6
    • Provincials – Aug 1-3

 

·       Team 2 Tournaments will be:

o   Sudbury – June 20-22

o   Oshawa – July 4-6

o   Provincials – Aug 1-3 

Team Fees:

·       Team fees for Team 1 will be approximately $400  after club registration fees.

·       Team fees for Team 2 will be approximately $300  after club registration fees.

 

Please not the tryout dates:

  • April 6 - 9:00AM - Bell Centennial 
  • April 8 - 7:30PM - Howard Darwin 
  • April 10 - 6:00PM - Exhibition Game vs Gloucester - Bell Centennial     
  • April 12 - 9:00AM - Howard Darwin

All dates are 90min sessions.

IMPORTANT - Please complete this form to provide coaches some details about your player:  https://forms.office.com/r/bjckWNGjyK

All players must be in full gear for tryouts including mouthguards -https://knightslacrosse.ca/Pages/1141/Equipment_Requirements/

There will be Roster updates April 9th, April 11th and April 14th.  Please check the website for these update https://knightslacrosse.ca/

All family members should be familiar with the Nepean Knights Code of Conduct - https://knightslacrosse.ca/Public/Documents/Policies/Nepean-Knights-Member-Code-of-Conduct-2024.pdf

Please read the following message from the Association’s Board of Directors:

Welcome to the 2025 lacrosse season. The Nepean Knights Minor Lacrosse Association is happy to have you join this year’s competitive tryout process. The Board would like to provide you with some important details that may ease the process along the way. To begin, we invite you to review our Tryout Process page on our website. This outlines the standard process your player will follow and also lists some requirements. We encourage you to review the required equipment and have your player try on their last year’s equipment ahead of time to ensure it fits. No player will be allowed to step onto the floor and tryout unless they are properly equipped. 

Members of the Board will be at tryouts and available to you if you have any questions. We will also have competitive clothing available for your player to try on so you can order the right sizing should your player make a competitive team. We ask that you have your player do a “fit check” on day 1 of their tryout. 

The tryout process can be intense and riddled with emotions. As a Board, we recognize how difficult this can be for some players/families. We respect all feelings and encourage you to reach out to the Board when needed, however, we ask everyone to respect the 24-hr rule. This means taking the time step away and consider the message you would like to send before doing so. We will make ourselves available to you for discussions on any topic at that point. 

If you have general questions regarding the competitive program, coaches, or the Association, please feel free to contact your respective Competitive Director below, our Coach Mentor, and/or President and Vice President.

We look forward to seeing you all on the floor and running another great season with our Knights Family. 

Nathan Grenon, Competitive Director: [email protected]

Tanya Mewhinney, Girls Director: [email protected]

Jeff Zywicki, Coach Mentor: [email protected]

Josh Hornung, President: [email protected]

Martine McFarlane, Vice President: [email protected]


Thank you,
 
GORD MACGREGOR
Nepean Knights U13
 
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