Chris graduated from Colorado College, where he played attack. An Assistant Head Coach for the Czech National Team from 2004-2005, Chris is now in his second year as a Bulldog coach and works at Salesforce.com's San Francisco office.
Steve Weis, Coach:
Steve played defense and long-stick midfielder at UC Berkeley, where he graduated with a degree in computer science in 2001. While attending graduate school at MIT, Steve coached for MetroLacrosse in Boston. He now lives in San Francisco and works as a software engineer at Google.
Frank Perkins, Coach:
Frank began playing lacrosse at the age of 14 as a fresh-man at the Canterbury
School in New Milford, CT. After a stint as 2nd line midfielder for Ohio Wesleyan University, he transferred to the Uni-versity of Vermont where he played on the club team. Frank graduated from UVM with a BA in English,
and now works in sales at salesforce.com in San Francisco.
Academic Assistance: We make tutoring
available
for all
players. Tutoring
takes place at Palega
after school on non-
practice
days.
Help with all
subjects,
especially
Reading and
Math,
is needed.
Coaching: Coaches are needed
non-team events includ-
ing an after-school pro-gram for K-6th grade,
weekend clinics and
summer activities.
Communication: Newsletter layout
and
design
assistance
is
needed.
Equipment Drives: Consider holding
an equipment drive
with your team!
We
are in need of
boys'
sticks and girls'
goggles.
(For safety
reasons,
we cannot
accept helmets more
than
3 years
old).
Event Planning: We have several
events
to choose from! Registration (Feb) Field Trips (Spring) DeLaSalle /
St. Ignatius
Challenge (March) Year-End Banquet
Alumni/Coach Game Summer Camps Summer LIFE Dragons' Games Golf Outing (Sept) Fall Ball Cal Play Day(Oct) PE Unit Instructors at KIPP Bayview(ongoing) NCJLA Liaison (ongoing)
Mentoring Kids, like
adults,
gravitate
toward
different sorts of
personalities in
their
growth process.
You may not know
lacrosse, but you
might be the adult
who is able to help
a student learn how
to study. Maybe you
were a collegiate
athlete in another
sport, or overcame
adversity in your
own life.
Not able to make
a long commitment?
Sign up for team
visits where you
can share your
educational, work
or personal
experience.
Become a Referee! In order to
provide
the best lacrosse
experience for our
youth, well-trained
officials are needed.
High School and
College players
are welcome.
Training is FREE and
you will receive
per-game payment!
Do you have a skill or passion not listed here? Please email us to chat about possibilities!
Academic & Community
Service Documentation Many middle schools, high
schools, and colleges
require community service
of their students.
We
are
happy to serve as a
sponsor for your
service hours!
Working on a portfolio
project? Many of our
volunteer options can
be tailored to meet
your school's requirements.
Upon receipt and
acceptance of your
application, information
on completing the online
background check
will
be provided to you.
Background checks
are conducted at NO COST to volunteers.
Professional Development Lacrosse for LIFE wants
all participants, including
volunteers, to "approach
all things as an opportunity
to learn."
Coaching and Skills Training
Through on-site, online
and local training clinics,
we encourage you to
become more skilled in
your knowledge of
lacrosse and strategies
for successful coaching.
Cultural Sensitivity/
Diversity
Training
In partnership with Team
Up for Youth, coaches and
volunteers are invited
to
participate in numerous
seminars and training
sesssions
throughout
the
year.
Lacrosse for LIFE absorbs
the costs for
these
opportunities and
encourages attendance.
Positive Coaching Alliance
In partnership with US
Lacrosse and the NCJLA
all coaches
participate in PCA training
prior to
the
season. This
training is
provided at NO COST
to coaches.
US Lacrosse Membership We require all on-field
volunteers to become
members of US Lacrosse,
the national governing
body of the
sport.
Membership benefits
include
personal liability
insurance.
Annual USL
Membership is
provided
at NO COST to volunteers.
To contribute to our program,
tax-deductible donations may be made to:
Lacrosse for LIFE
PO BOX 590385
San Francisco, CA 94159