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everyone to continue on their lacrosse career if they so choose. Questions for the prospective club would be: • Do you help in the recruiting process? • What kind of contacts do you have? • What has the level of placement been for the program? Listen to your child and find out their goals. Not every top player chooses to go to the top level lacrosse college. That's OKAY! There is more to life than lacrosse. However, it is a sport that teaches camaraderie, finesse, how to think quickly, how to be a team player and how to be a leader. These experiences are valued at every level of the game and will prepare your child for many other challenges in life. As a club director, mother of four and former head coach in college, I have my own personal beliefs of what is best within a club program. I liked a lot of different things from the club programs that I saw but there wasn't an option for exactly what I was looking for in a club program. Therefore I decided to start my own club, C2 Select, in June 2013. Fast forward to June 2015 and the growth that we have experienced has been immense. The number one thing you can do is to listen to feedback and continue to adapt to the surrounding lacrosse landscape. I like my players to be able to participate in other sports. It gives them different perspectives that can be translated onto the lacrosse field and, more importantly, they may have a different role in another sport. I also believe that there should be a good balance of both experienced and younger coaches who are not parents on the team. It eliminates the idea of special treatment. It also allows our program to create a staff with the exact style that I look for in coaches. I want coaches who will serve as positive role models, who have a love for the game and can share the proper techniques and skills with young players. Everyone loves to win but that is not the end all. The first focus is on individual skill develop- ment, small-sided concepts and ultimately team play. In my opinion, there isn't enough of actual teaching going on in youth lacrosse. Many coaches that I see are doing whatever it takes to just win a game or a tournament instead of focusing on the long term development of the player. Shouldn't that be the job of the coach? I believe that is what we should all be striving to do… develop these players. I am hoping that C2 Select will change the landscape and current culture. THE WHO, WHAT AND WHERE'S OF CLUB LACROSSE 13