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OP: Also use the www.waloa.org site which we referees use. Lots of great external links, and much easier to navigate for than the Potomac Chapter for the same information. Keep in mind, everyone's a volunteer, so most sites just show brochure-ware unfortunately.
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Bellistri's sideline actics are closer to Giblin's than you think. Ever seen him freak out on the refs? Bullis parents/admin find it embarrassing.
Reffed nearly 300 games, including both of them. Giblin's the only coach I've ever had tossed. They both yell and advocate. Giblin treats officials like chew toys. Coach B just decides to ban you from reffing Bullis games. Giblin's now in the WCAC where the officials come from Baltimore. They're too slow and old to even hear him, so it's a non-issue at O'Connell.
Suggest you start talking dirty in bed and stroke his undercarriage during missionary. He'll finish in 1/2 the time. Guaranteed.
I travel overseas a lot. Love them. First understand the difference between packing cubes and compression bags. Both are extremely useful.
Packing cubes are usually nylon style material, sometimes with mesh that come in a set of 4-8. Best way to use them is to roll your clothes like you would a crescent roll on a baking sheet. Put them sideways in the packing cube and then zip. I especially love the ones that have 2 zippers because they consolidate space even further. I always bring 1-2 more with me on the trip in case I buy merchandise or another jersey or sweatshirt from a sports team for my kids.
Compression bags are fantastic too. Look like ziploc bags but have a one way valve at the bottom that once you seal them, you compress the air out of them by rolling forward til the air is gone. Your clothes then look like a sealed package of salmon. One drawback -- they WILL wrinkle your clothes, so these are good for jeans, underwear, socks, etc... or be ready to iron at your hotel.
Clear compression bags also make it way easier if TSA inspects your luggage. They feel the bag and see through both sides and never open the bag.
In short, they'll cut your storage space in half and make great gifts, BTW. I've got multiple and love them.
Final tip, if traveling a lot without washer/dryer, keep one compression bag for your dirty clothes, so you don't mix them with the clean ones.
Packing cubes are usually nylon style material, sometimes with mesh that come in a set of 4-8. Best way to use them is to roll your clothes like you would a crescent roll on a baking sheet. Put them sideways in the packing cube and then zip. I especially love the ones that have 2 zippers because they consolidate space even further. I always bring 1-2 more with me on the trip in case I buy merchandise or another jersey or sweatshirt from a sports team for my kids.
Compression bags are fantastic too. Look like ziploc bags but have a one way valve at the bottom that once you seal them, you compress the air out of them by rolling forward til the air is gone. Your clothes then look like a sealed package of salmon. One drawback -- they WILL wrinkle your clothes, so these are good for jeans, underwear, socks, etc... or be ready to iron at your hotel.
Clear compression bags also make it way easier if TSA inspects your luggage. They feel the bag and see through both sides and never open the bag.
In short, they'll cut your storage space in half and make great gifts, BTW. I've got multiple and love them.
Final tip, if traveling a lot without washer/dryer, keep one compression bag for your dirty clothes, so you don't mix them with the clean ones.
Reward him with some amazing sensual activity when he does something "chore" related. Do it unannounced and spontaneous. He'll find other ways to definitely help.
If you're saying, "I already tried that," then get better at it. Or up the game. I will scrub all toilets with a toothbrush once DW offers a special part of her/activity to me.
Up your game or continue in your rut.
If you're saying, "I already tried that," then get better at it. Or up the game. I will scrub all toilets with a toothbrush once DW offers a special part of her/activity to me.
Up your game or continue in your rut.
Very interested in Yoga for strength and flexibility. Very intimidated as a 51 M newbie. We've got a gym at work in Herndon. Anyone want to teach me the correct poses? Would love the confidence before I walk into my first class. PM me if you can?
OP: Feel free to PM. I jumped from law right after 1 year of practice. Much of your skill set transfers to other positions, but you need to highlight those to potential employers. Ever thought of BD or Sales? I love it as a career and use my socratic method training all the time.
I did mine two months ago. I finished my last dosage at 11 pm (all liquid). Just chug as much as you can with the lemon sorbet as the chaser. Takes about 15 mins to start. You'll be completely cleaned out by 6:00 am. My procedure started at 10 and I was eating food again by 1 pm. It's easy.
If he's on HCT, it's smarter for him to take the meds in the am. He should get a trial script from his Dr for Cialis. It actually additionally lowers blood pressure and will keep him erect for hours. Happy to discuss other tips as I've had HBP for a year and leverage ED meds as well.
Tailgate?
Dr. Linda Coleman in Sterling. Fantastic doctor who offers the Sotto Pelle Pellets. Done them for 2 years now. Big fan. Way more energy and recovery times from workouts easier, too.
She's fantastic. Talks with you not down to you.
She's fantastic. Talks with you not down to you.
Kids will gain an advantage by mostly pinching the bottom part of the head of a lacrosse stick. It must be 3" or greater. Referees often check sticks after the 1st time out, at the end of a first quarter and if requested by an opposing coach. We perform about 5 different tests on a stick.
1. Are all the strings in the stick correct -- no more than 4" from the top (shooters strings) and the extra strings on the side are cut at 2". This is a 1 minute, hey go fix this before you get back on the field penalty.
2. Measurements of sticks -- 10" from the top to the bottom opening of the plastic head, greater than 6.5" from one side to the other and the big one is 3" wide or greater where the ball nestles in when carried. Kids will put their stick over open flame and melt the plastic to get this shrunk. This prevents often the ball coming out when another player strikes the stick hard and the ball magically still stays in the pocket. We also check to make sure the short sticks are between 40-42" top to bottom. We rarely if ever check the long poles and never check the goalie sticks unless asked by an opposing coach. If we catch this, it's one of our most flagrant penalties -- the stick is no longer to be used in the game, must be placed at the table. It's also a 3 minute penalty, non-releasable which means the opposing team can score as many times as it can during the entire 3 minutes man up without the player penalty releasing.
3. Roll Test -- does the stick roll out of the head when tilted 45 degrees towards the field and at a 90 degree angle or when turned upside down. If all rolls out, we're good. If not 3 minutes non-releaseable penalty and the stick is impounded (done/cant be used) for the rest of the game.
In travel lacrosse, these "techniques" get passed down from lax bro to lax bro, especially at the face off guys. As referees, we try to catch them early before the game starts. In youth lacrosse, we historically go after the travel kids because they know the tricks of the trade. Most of the recreational players are happy they found all the right gear to play in their bag.
The other thing you'll see this year is an emphasis on mouthguards being fully worn. Not fish hooks, not dangling, but actually being worn by the player. When we see this, we usually warn someone in the 1st quarter to get the mouthguard in. In the other quarters, we see it, we wait until their team has possession of the ball and blow the whistle to stop the game. We point out the mouthguard violation and turn the ball over to the other team. Coaches HATE when their players don't have mouthguards in and lose a possession, so it's a really good preventative measure. This usually happens 1 time per game, but after we call it, everyone keeps their mouthguard in. My good rule of thumb is that if I can clearly hear a player chirping another player, he doesn't have his mouthguard in and I look right at him to confirm it.
Hope that helps.
1. Are all the strings in the stick correct -- no more than 4" from the top (shooters strings) and the extra strings on the side are cut at 2". This is a 1 minute, hey go fix this before you get back on the field penalty.
2. Measurements of sticks -- 10" from the top to the bottom opening of the plastic head, greater than 6.5" from one side to the other and the big one is 3" wide or greater where the ball nestles in when carried. Kids will put their stick over open flame and melt the plastic to get this shrunk. This prevents often the ball coming out when another player strikes the stick hard and the ball magically still stays in the pocket. We also check to make sure the short sticks are between 40-42" top to bottom. We rarely if ever check the long poles and never check the goalie sticks unless asked by an opposing coach. If we catch this, it's one of our most flagrant penalties -- the stick is no longer to be used in the game, must be placed at the table. It's also a 3 minute penalty, non-releasable which means the opposing team can score as many times as it can during the entire 3 minutes man up without the player penalty releasing.
3. Roll Test -- does the stick roll out of the head when tilted 45 degrees towards the field and at a 90 degree angle or when turned upside down. If all rolls out, we're good. If not 3 minutes non-releaseable penalty and the stick is impounded (done/cant be used) for the rest of the game.
In travel lacrosse, these "techniques" get passed down from lax bro to lax bro, especially at the face off guys. As referees, we try to catch them early before the game starts. In youth lacrosse, we historically go after the travel kids because they know the tricks of the trade. Most of the recreational players are happy they found all the right gear to play in their bag.
The other thing you'll see this year is an emphasis on mouthguards being fully worn. Not fish hooks, not dangling, but actually being worn by the player. When we see this, we usually warn someone in the 1st quarter to get the mouthguard in. In the other quarters, we see it, we wait until their team has possession of the ball and blow the whistle to stop the game. We point out the mouthguard violation and turn the ball over to the other team. Coaches HATE when their players don't have mouthguards in and lose a possession, so it's a really good preventative measure. This usually happens 1 time per game, but after we call it, everyone keeps their mouthguard in. My good rule of thumb is that if I can clearly hear a player chirping another player, he doesn't have his mouthguard in and I look right at him to confirm it.
Hope that helps.
Agree with all above. Eyes open. DS played for MadLax in Middle school. Kids learn a lot at practice. Better on and off ball defenders, sliding and on offense running set plays, two man game and isolation on extra man up situations. The tournaments, MadLax plays only the great kids, unless a blowout game. We prepared DS for this prior to game.
Stay away from 2 of the 3 types of parents. Former lax dad who wants his DS to relive his glory days of playing 3rd string at W&L. Divorced Mom & Dad who channel all their energy into getting kid into (Enter IAC school here) followed by D1 offers. Understand if your kid is better than theirs, they will glare at you because, "how dare you take the golden boy's playing time or coaching."
Or parents who simply go for the tailgating. LOVE these parents.
Travel lax creates "lax bros." They will gain any edge on their stick and often bring attitude to their youth league games. I ref 50 games a year from HS Varsity all the way town to the new U12 status. I call these kids "sticker kids" because their helmets have their madlax, vlc, triple edge markings. Stick checks often produce illegal sticks where we impound them at the table for the rest of the game.
Keep in mind your kid will play under 3 different rule sets next season. Travel plays NCAA rules. High Schools play Federation Rules and if your son's an 8th grader or lower, his Youth team will play US Lacrosse youth rules. For example, Saturday a "sticker kid" swung a beautiful wrap check and dislodged the ball from the stick. We threw a flag. Parents went nuts yelling, "he got all stick." "Sir, in youth lacrosse the 1 handed swing is illegal, even if a great check." I'm sure he went to go look it up for confirmation.
Your DS will learn a lot in Travel Lax practices. If he's really good, he'll play. Otherwise you're there to pad the program coffers. Plan fun things to do around the tournaments and your kid will enjoy it more. We played a tournament outside north Philly so we spend the day off at Dorney Park. My kid still talks about the water slides, and not the lax tournament.
Stay away from 2 of the 3 types of parents. Former lax dad who wants his DS to relive his glory days of playing 3rd string at W&L. Divorced Mom & Dad who channel all their energy into getting kid into (Enter IAC school here) followed by D1 offers. Understand if your kid is better than theirs, they will glare at you because, "how dare you take the golden boy's playing time or coaching."
Or parents who simply go for the tailgating. LOVE these parents.
Travel lax creates "lax bros." They will gain any edge on their stick and often bring attitude to their youth league games. I ref 50 games a year from HS Varsity all the way town to the new U12 status. I call these kids "sticker kids" because their helmets have their madlax, vlc, triple edge markings. Stick checks often produce illegal sticks where we impound them at the table for the rest of the game.
Keep in mind your kid will play under 3 different rule sets next season. Travel plays NCAA rules. High Schools play Federation Rules and if your son's an 8th grader or lower, his Youth team will play US Lacrosse youth rules. For example, Saturday a "sticker kid" swung a beautiful wrap check and dislodged the ball from the stick. We threw a flag. Parents went nuts yelling, "he got all stick." "Sir, in youth lacrosse the 1 handed swing is illegal, even if a great check." I'm sure he went to go look it up for confirmation.
Your DS will learn a lot in Travel Lax practices. If he's really good, he'll play. Otherwise you're there to pad the program coffers. Plan fun things to do around the tournaments and your kid will enjoy it more. We played a tournament outside north Philly so we spend the day off at Dorney Park. My kid still talks about the water slides, and not the lax tournament.
I just want Charlie Brown (Caps) to stop trying to kick the football and instead just kick Lucy (Pens) right in her fish whistle.
I referee high school and youth lacrosse. Never played the game, but the paid exercise program rocks. Actually helps me practice "verbal judo" with coaches as well. Increases revenue, makes me fitter and I feel better about getting better as a ref. Find something with multiple benefits and it will stick