About FOHL

MISSION

The Friends of Hanover Lacrosse's goal is to provide the Hanover High School and Hanover and Norwich Recreation lacrosse programs with the necessary support to create an environment which allows the “student athlete” to compete at the highest level possible and which maximizes the potential for a positive learning experience.

The FOHL will strive to achieve this goal by providing manpower and financial support to engender program excellence whereby players are offered the quality equipment, training, facilities and organization integral to achieving individual and team success. The FOHL will also provide moral support to the coaches, teams and players to help ensure emphasis on sportsmanship and positive character development.

OFFICERS & COACHES

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

1.    PRESIDENT:  Schedules, advertises, coordinates, sets the agenda and chairs meetings of the Hanover Lacrosse Association (HLA). Oversees the Association, providing direction, ideas, motivation, supervision and support of its officers, coordinators, volunteers and members in the Association’s efforts to achieve its mission goals.

2.    VICE PRESIDENT:  Fills in for the President when he or she can not execute his or her duties. Helps the president accomplish the HYLA’s mission goals. Fills in where needed.

3.    TREASURER: Keeps the check book, making deposits, writing checks and reconciling the account. Receives and logs donations and notifies proper officers of fundraising results (e.g. secretary for thank you notes, program person for donor list publication, etc.) Prepares income statement for each meeting. Files appropriate tax paper work if necessary.

4.    SECRETARY: Keeps minutes at meetings and distributes them to HLA members. Writes thank you notes to fund raising contributors.

5.    YOUTH COORDINATORS: Provide a liaison between Hanover Recreation and Recreation teams/coaches/parents. Disseminate important information, make sure all paperwork completed and submitted to NHYLA (in absence of NHYLA Rep). Help find, train, and monitor coaches. Inform and remind coaches about important NHYLA dates, requirements, etc. Help coaches deal with problems before they get to the rec. department.

6.    FUND RAISING CORDINATOR: Is responsible for the execution of fund raising ideas. The creation of the yearly Lacrosse Program is a major project and fundraiser. Must delegate fund raising responsibilities and supervise fund raising efforts. The coordinator may create and oversee a fund raising committee.

7.    OUT OF SEASON COORDINATOR: Creates, organizes, locates, publicizes off-season playing opportunities, such as 7 on 7 indoor tournaments, Grantham Indoor, clinics, etc. Note: High School lacrosse coaches are not allowed to have contact with players out of season (fall and winter terms).

8.    EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR:  Is the clearinghouse for all equipment issues. Will help coaches make sure they have the proper equipment to hold practices and games.

9.    SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR(S): Coordinate special events such as the year-end banquet, senior day, mid season lacrosse festival, etc.

10.    MEDIA COORDINATOR: Coordinate videotaping of games. Find volunteers or hire professionals to film. Coordinate the creation of a highlight film for the year-end banquet. Create a means for parents, players, friends, etc. to purchase individual tapes and/or the highlight film (as a fundraiser). Submit films for Public Television.

11.     NHYLA REPRESENTATIVE: Attends monthly (September-June) New Hampshire Youth Lacrosse  Association (NHYLA) meetings in Manchester, N.H. Is the NHYLA point of contact for receiving league e-mails, phone calls, etc. Disseminates important NHYLA information to proper coaches, coordinators, etc. Works closely with and may do some of the duties of the Youth Coordinators. May be a youth coordinator. Makes sure all NHYLA requirements fulfilled. Votes at meetings. May become an officer of the NHYLA.