The WIAA executive board officially voted to sanction high school lacrosse today. We have successfully secured recognized status for our student athletes through this process. I am now shifting focus to monitoring the implementation phase to ensure these programs receive the necessary support.
May 31, 2014
Final supporters
Over 4,000 student-athletes from 200 WIAA-member schools make up prep lacrosse teams in Eastern and Western Washington. And across the US, state activities associations like the WIAA recognize lacrosse in nearly half of all states.
Let's get in the game and lead! Here are three simple things you can do NOW to move lacrosse forward: 1. SIGN Petition, 2. SEND eMail to WIAA, 3. SHARE on Social Media.
Rep Assembly eMails here (copy & paste to browser): http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=303
Lacrosse. Let’s get this done Washington & America! ("SEE MORE" for sample eMail)
---> Here's what you can do RIGHT NOW (in 1 minute):
SIGN the petition by selecting the orange "SIGN NOW" button on the right!
SEND (copy and paste) the sample letter below to voting WIAA Representative Assembly members NOW by selecting the orange eMail button on the right!
SHARE the petition NOW by selecting blue Facebook and teal Twitter buttons on the right!
For Twitter use hashtags #WIAAWA #WASHSTATE #LACROSSE
Addresses and phone numbers of voting WIAA Representative Assembly members are at this address (copy & paste to browser):
http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=303
<BEGIN EMAIL>
Dear WIAA Representative Assembly Member:
High school lacrosse is an opportunity for schools and the WIAA.
High school lacrosse, which has a four-decade history of organized play in our state, is capturing the attention of students in high schools throughout Washington state.
Today, over 4,000 student-athletes from 200 WIAA-member schools make up prep teams in Eastern and Western Washington placing lacrosse well within the viable mix of WIAA sports. And across the US, state activities associations like the WIAA now officially recognize lacrosse in nearly half of all states.
As a viable NCAA and High School sport, lacrosse:
· IS A PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW STUDENT-ATHLETES
· IS A PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION
· IS SELF-FUNDED
· ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY SCHEDULES GAMES & PRACTICES
· ALREADY FOLLOWS WIAA GUIDELINES
· WILL INCREASE WIAA PARTICIPATION NUMBERS
There is little risk in sanctioning lacrosse, as it captures students’ attention on campus, is and will continue to be self-funded, gives schools greater control over a sport already in schools, and should you vote to sanction lacrosse, DOES NOT require your district or school to take on the sport. Sanctioning lacrosse only acknowledges that girls and boys have a school participation opportunity and can play for a Washington state championship.
Please embrace your role as an educator and athletics leader and support the sanctioning of lacrosse by the WIAA as a high school sport in Washington state.
To learn more visit: http://www.washingtonhslax.com/lacrosse-and-wiaa
Lacrosse. Let’s get this done Washington!
Thank you.
<END EMAIL>
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 20, 2014
May 17, 2014
We are approaching one thousand signatures which will serve as our primary leverage point during upcoming meetings with the WIAA executive board. Please ensure your networks have utilized the email link provided on the petition page to contact the Representative Assembly members directly.
Reached 100 supporters
May 9, 2014
761 Comments
Our kids are in the Burlington-Edison school district and both our high school daughter and graduated son would've played HS lacrosse. We would love to see this sanctioned so our younger son can play and get a varsity letter.
Sanctioning Lacross is the right thing to do. Washington State should not be lagging East Coast states and putting lacrosse athletes at such a disadvantage both in terms of recognizing them as athletes and supporting Lacrosse as one more avenue into college sports and academic scholarships.
I am a parent of a senior at Meadowdale HS who plays for Edmonds Lacrosse Club. Please sanction this AWESOME sport so more kids have the chance to play! My so has played for seven years and is heading to college on a partial lacrosse scholarship!
There are more students participating in Lacrosse in our schools then in many other WIAA sanctioned sports! Yet keeping it a club sport keeps it from being accessible to many others, and creates inequity because of club costs that must be born by families.
As the president of Wenatchee Valley Lacrosse, I strongly support this petition. It was voted on by the WIAA a few years ago, when the economy was struggling, and did not pass, but now it is time to make lacrosse a WIAA sport. Gary Smith Wenatchee
Lacrosse is an amazing sport and growing around America, to include becoming an olympic sport again.
Let the kids play a game I love
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The WIAA executive board officially voted to sanction high school lacrosse today. We have successfully secured recognized status for our student athletes through this process. I am now shifting focus to monitoring the implementation phase to ensure these programs receive the necessary support.
May 31, 2014
Final supporters
Over 4,000 student-athletes from 200 WIAA-member schools make up prep lacrosse teams in Eastern and Western Washington. And across the US, state activities associations like the WIAA recognize lacrosse in nearly half of all states.
Let's get in the game and lead! Here are three simple things you can do NOW to move lacrosse forward: 1. SIGN Petition, 2. SEND eMail to WIAA, 3. SHARE on Social Media.
Rep Assembly eMails here (copy & paste to browser): http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=303
Lacrosse. Let’s get this done Washington & America! ("SEE MORE" for sample eMail)
---> Here's what you can do RIGHT NOW (in 1 minute):
SIGN the petition by selecting the orange "SIGN NOW" button on the right!
SEND (copy and paste) the sample letter below to voting WIAA Representative Assembly members NOW by selecting the orange eMail button on the right!
SHARE the petition NOW by selecting blue Facebook and teal Twitter buttons on the right!
For Twitter use hashtags #WIAAWA #WASHSTATE #LACROSSE
Addresses and phone numbers of voting WIAA Representative Assembly members are at this address (copy & paste to browser):
http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=303
<BEGIN EMAIL>
Dear WIAA Representative Assembly Member:
High school lacrosse is an opportunity for schools and the WIAA.
High school lacrosse, which has a four-decade history of organized play in our state, is capturing the attention of students in high schools throughout Washington state.
Today, over 4,000 student-athletes from 200 WIAA-member schools make up prep teams in Eastern and Western Washington placing lacrosse well within the viable mix of WIAA sports. And across the US, state activities associations like the WIAA now officially recognize lacrosse in nearly half of all states.
As a viable NCAA and High School sport, lacrosse:
· IS A PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW STUDENT-ATHLETES
· IS A PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION
· IS SELF-FUNDED
· ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY SCHEDULES GAMES & PRACTICES
· ALREADY FOLLOWS WIAA GUIDELINES
· WILL INCREASE WIAA PARTICIPATION NUMBERS
There is little risk in sanctioning lacrosse, as it captures students’ attention on campus, is and will continue to be self-funded, gives schools greater control over a sport already in schools, and should you vote to sanction lacrosse, DOES NOT require your district or school to take on the sport. Sanctioning lacrosse only acknowledges that girls and boys have a school participation opportunity and can play for a Washington state championship.
Please embrace your role as an educator and athletics leader and support the sanctioning of lacrosse by the WIAA as a high school sport in Washington state.
To learn more visit: http://www.washingtonhslax.com/lacrosse-and-wiaa
Lacrosse. Let’s get this done Washington!
Thank you.
<END EMAIL>
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 20, 2014
May 17, 2014
We are approaching one thousand signatures which will serve as our primary leverage point during upcoming meetings with the WIAA executive board. Please ensure your networks have utilized the email link provided on the petition page to contact the Representative Assembly members directly.
Reached 100 supporters
May 9, 2014
761 Comments
It will become an exclusive rich kid sport at the rate we are going. The only way for kids to get recognized is if they play for a travel team, private school, or a very affluent community neighborhood. Respect the creator's game and sanction it!
Our kids are in the Burlington-Edison school district and both our high school daughter and graduated son would've played HS lacrosse. We would love to see this sanctioned so our younger son can play and get a varsity letter.
Sanctioning Lacross is the right thing to do. Washington State should not be lagging East Coast states and putting lacrosse athletes at such a disadvantage both in terms of recognizing them as athletes and supporting Lacrosse as one more avenue into college sports and academic scholarships.
I am a parent of a senior at Meadowdale HS who plays for Edmonds Lacrosse Club. Please sanction this AWESOME sport so more kids have the chance to play! My so has played for seven years and is heading to college on a partial lacrosse scholarship!
There are more students participating in Lacrosse in our schools then in many other WIAA sanctioned sports! Yet keeping it a club sport keeps it from being accessible to many others, and creates inequity because of club costs that must be born by families.
As the president of Wenatchee Valley Lacrosse, I strongly support this petition. It was voted on by the WIAA a few years ago, when the economy was struggling, and did not pass, but now it is time to make lacrosse a WIAA sport. Gary Smith Wenatchee
Lacrosse is an amazing sport and growing around America, to include becoming an olympic sport again.
Let the kids play a game I love
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It will become an exclusive rich kid sport at the rate we are going. The only way for kids to get recognized is if they play for a travel team, private school, or a very affluent community neighborhood. Respect the creator's game and sanction it!