A NEW CHAPTER
US Lacrosse initiates
comprehensive reform of its regional network
By Paul Ohanian S 60 LACROSSE MAGAZINE April 2013>>
ince its inception in 1998, and prior to that as part of the Lacrosse Foundation, US Lacrosse has utilized its chapter network to help deliver programs and services to members nationwide. These volunteer-driven local extensions of the national governing body have been critical in helping to responsibly grow the sport in all corners of the country.
As the sport has grown, so has the network, albeit without corresponding increases in resources. That’s about to change. US Lacrosse has initiated the most comprehensive reform of its chapter network in its history — the result of a two-year process vetted through hundreds of people, including chapter leaders and lacrosse program administrators
“This was not done in a vacuum,” said Steve Kirr, director of regional development at US Lacrosse. “The final product was based on input from a lot of wise voices.” Based initially on recommendations made in 2010 by the Organizational
Effectiveness Committee (OEC), the Chapter Effectiveness Subcommittee (CES) defined four strategic priorities for US Lacrosse’s 64 chapters: programs and services, broad constituent communications, quality volunteers and organizational capacity building. “Our goal was to come up with a baseline to manage these varied chapters and be fair to everybody,” said Lisa Schmidt, president of the Utah Chapter. The 11-member CES — which included representatives from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington — renewed chapters’ focus on promoting Coaching Education Program clinics, advocating for officials education and training, and championing US Lacrosse’s standardized youth rules and best practices.
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