Letter to the General Membership
Please take a couple of minutes to read the posted letter from Jeff Fyock, President of SVLA to the general membership

Click on the link to open the letter. General Membership Letter
Night At The Races - Invite Your Friends
The Annual Night At The Races Fundraiser is rapidly approching. While tickets are going fast, there are STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE. Invite your friends, neighbors, or co-workers and help support the Seneca Valley Lacrosse Association. For more information please read below or download the flyer.
Concussion Baseline Testing
Attention all 7th -12th grade players and family members!


In partnership with UPMC, we are offering Concussion Baseline Testing at the Seneca Valley High School. Most of you are familiar with the continued emphasis on the education and prevention of this injury, especially for those participating in contact sports. While this is not a mandatory test to participate in the sport this year, there is every indication that it will soon be a requirement for all athletes participating in contact sports at the school.

Thanks to Tim Holt's introduction to UPMC, we've been able to coordinate two test dates that enable you to register directly for the ImPACT program to be taken at the Seneca Valley High School. We will continue to look for and share other testing options locally, and at the UPMC complex on the South Side, but for now we encourage every player to take advantage of one of the two test dates provided at the high school.

Here's how you register:

Click on the purple UPMC link below which will then prompt you to choose a test date; either Saturday February 4th or Saturday, March 3rd.

UPMC Sports Medicine


1. Choose a time to take the test; either 9:00, 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. All participants will need to arrive 45 minutes ahead of their scheduled time to participate in a 30 minute education class prior to the baseline testing. The testing is all computer based.
2. Once you choose your preferred date and time, you will need to click a circle at the bottom to proceed with registering the player demographic information.
3. You will then be directed to payment options, which is $20 payable online.
4. There will also be two forms that you'll need to download, print out and complete for turn in day of testing.

As the test dates approach, we will be sending out a reminder as to which classroom and computer lab to arrive and check-in. As you'll see in the information below, Jennine Wedge is our primary contact, and all questions related to the ImPACT baseline testing can be directed to her at the contact information provided.

Thank you for your attention and consideration of this very important effort. Player safety has, and will continue to be, a top priority for the Seneca Valley Lacrosse Association.

Concussion Baseline Testing Registration


Dine Out Events - Support SVLA
Please support the Seneca Valley Boys Lacrosse by participating in our Dining Out Events. There are several dates upcoming that give back to the SVLA when you present the flyers during the dates/times listed. Get a good meal and support SVLA at the same time!

On The Border
Please support our Seneca Valley Boys Lacrosse by eating at On the Border on Monday, January 16th and Monday Februrary 27th. SVLA will receive 15% of your food and beverage order. Just print out the On The Border Flyer and present it during your visit. The On the Border Dining event is good all day on both dates. Supporting Seneca Valley never tasted so good!
On The Border Flyer (clickable document)


Boston Market
Please support our Seneca Valley Boys Lacrosse by eating at Boston Market on Thursday, January 26th and Thursday Februrary 23rd from 4-10 PM. SVLA will receive a percentage of your food and beverage order. Just print out the Boston Market Flyer and present it during your visit.
Boston Market Flyer (clickable document)
Varsity Optional Practices
Optional practices for the Varsity team are now underway. The schedule will remain the same as weight lifting: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 5:30-7:30. We will be outside practicing but please bring clothes in case of bad weather in which we will go inside and do weight lifting.

Attire: Grey/Black sweats, SV Lacrosse Reversible, All equipment (including mouthpiece), Bring Cleats and Running Shoes.

Schedule: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday 5:30pm-7:30pm

Please Bring: Primary Stick and Back up Stick, Water bottle, All Equipment, Proper Attire. We suggest wearing spandex underneath sweats both top and bottom!
Apparel Order Deadline Jan. 27
The next opportunity to order Apparel is due by January 27, 2012. This is for apparel only, no Boathouse jackets. If apparel is ordered by 1-27, it will be in by the end of February, in time for the start of the spring season. The last apparel order for the season will be in March, please see the apparel section for order forms, due dates and pictures of the items offered.
The Seneca Valley Lacrosse Association Proudly presents its 2012 winter fundraiser:

"A Night at the Races"

You are cordially invited to join us for a fun-filled evening of great food, good friends and lively horse racing. Get in on the fun, bring a group, and cheer your favorite horses on to victory!

When: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: Twelve Oaks Mansion, Mars
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Price: $60/couple, $40/per person

This includes: admission, delicious buffet dinner and your own personally named horse. A cash bar will be available.

Winning happens two ways: If your personal horse wins the race that it is in, you will receive $60. All horses will need to be named by February 6th. The other way to win is to bet on any horse to win in any race, and then you would receive a payout based on the odds determined after the gate is closed for that race.

We will have baskets for a Chinese auction. Any and all donations will be accepted and will be greatly appreciated!

For tickets, please e-mail Nicole Headley or call Nicole at 724-741-2044
Mail checks, payable to SVLA, and horse names to:

Nicole Headley
401 Canterbury Trail
Cranberry Twp. PA 16066

**Space is limited to the first 175 people ~ so get your reservations in now!**
Night at the Races Volunteers Needed
Preparations for our Night at the Races Fundraiser is up and running, but we cannot do it without you!

We are looking for volunteers to help in the following ways:

• Donations, Donations, Donations!
Gift baskets, gift cards to local businesses and/or restaurants, sports gifts/apparel (Steelers, Penguins, Pirates), Hair Care Products, etc. Be creative.

• Soliciting donations from local businesses
• Help with set-up the night of our event
• Cashiers at the betting stations

To volunteer, please contact: (Click on the name in blue below to email)
Connie Kaiser at 724-742-9926
Nicole Headley at 724-741-2044

For donations, please contact Connie Kaiser.
High School Weight Lifting Program
The weight lifting program for High School players begins this week (Dec. 12th). Lifting will take place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30-7:30. Each player must bring the signed Weight Room Rules Document to participate. Please understand that we need as many players to participate as possible. We will have the same dates and times in January and expect everyone to clear their schedules in order to be able to attend 3 times a week.

SV Lacrosse Weight Room Rules
Concussion Course
As we all know, concussions have become a huge focus in all levels of sports today. Seneca Valley Lacrosse strives to remain at the forefront of education and concussion awareness. All of our coaches are required to take the NFHS concussion course online and provide documentation as to it's completion. We are also suggesting that everyone - players, coaches and parents -take a few moments to educate themselves about concussions in sports today. The FREE course provided by NFHS is available online and only takes a few minutes out of your day to complete. We highly encourage everyone to take a look.

FREE NFHS Concussions in Sports Online Course


*** Update *** We feel so strongly in making everyone aware of concussions and how they should be handled, we have made available a few documents that everyone should take some time to read over. There is a new dedicated Concussion Awareness section to the right with some helpfull documents pertaining to the subject.
Fundraiser Lottery Calendar Winners
The final listing of lottery winners have been posted and can be found here. Congrats to all the winners. Lottery Winners Calendar.