Background
2009 marked
the
third season of Intermediate B lacrosse in
Surrey, a program which extends the box lacrosse
experience for those 16 to
18 year-old players who
have graduated from the Midget ranks and either
could not crack the line-up of an Intermediate A
team or choose
not to play at that level.
We have had a very successful program since its
inception, with teams making the playoffs in each of our
first three seasons, and Rebels players named to the league All Star Team
in each of the past two seasons.
We have had excellent volunteer support from parents,
players and other family members – something that is
vital to the success of a non-profit
organization,
and again finished on the positive side of the
ledger sheet financially with the help of sponsors
and fundraising.
Click here to view the 2009 Season Year-End
Report.
Things are again looking promising for the upcoming
2010 season!
Our League
The Surrey Rebels are members of the British Columbia Intermediate Lacrosse "B"
Division, which is divided into a North
Conference comprised of Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Shore, Port
Coquitlam, Port Moody and Ridge Meadows, and the South Conference comprised of
Delta, Langley, North Delta, Richmond, Surrey and Semiahmoo.
The league is sanctioned under the BCLA Senior
Directorate.
The season runs from late April to late July, with typically 2 games per week
making up an 18 game schedule. In previous seasons, the top 6
teams made the
single round playoffs, however the league is working on a new format in an
attempt to include more teams. The 3 teams
emerging from the league playoffs
advance to the Provincial Championships, which are held during the BC Day Long
Weekend in August.
Our
Team Organization
The Intermediate Rebels are members of the Surrey
Lacrosse Association (SLA). Along with the
Junior B Rebels (for players aged 18 to 21),
we make
up the Senior Divisions of the SLA and are operated
independently from a registration and financial
basis from the Minor Divisions
of the SLA. We
have formal affiliations with the Midget and Junior
Divisions of SLA regarding one-game player permits.
We do not have any
affiliation with South Fraser
Stickmen Lacrosse.
We are always recruiting for volunteer
positions and if you, our somebody you know, may be
interested in being part of a
winning organization,
contact us at
int_rebels@surreylacrosse.com.
Our Recruitment/Registration Process
Players returning for their second year of
Intermediate and those graduating from Midget will
be contacted prior to tryout camp to confirm
interest and availability. For those of you
new to senior lacrosse, please note that there are a
number of subtle differences over the minor
(Midget
and younger) ranks:
1.
Intermediate registration takes place
after tryouts when a player has been selected
and “signed” to a team. BCLA mandates that
only
25 players can be signed to an Intermediate B
team. We are anticipating a large amount of
players during tryouts, so it is very
important that
you pay attention to your phone messages, e-mail and
Surrey Lacrosse website, attend all scheduled tryout
sessions,
and come prepared and ready to play.
Coaches will inform the players as to what will be
expected and what they are looking for
during the
tryouts.
2.
Tryout/Training camp usually opens in
early February and expected to continue every
weekend until the end of March, when our regular
practice
times commence.
3.
All players who live in the City of
Surrey north of 40 Avenue regardless of where
they have played in previous seasons are the
“property” of the Surrey Lacrosse Association for
the purposes of the Senior Directorate.
4.
Each player must sign a practice form
(attached) prior
to starting official
tryouts. This is strictly for insurance
purposes - the form is not
a registration
card and does not denote the player being signed to
the team.
5.
If a player has been selected for the team
(all 25 positions are up for competition – no spots
have been filled yet), he will be advised by
the
coaching personnel of this. The player is then
required to sign a registration card with all
personal information filled out. Parents
of
those selected players must also sign the
registration card and remit the completed form to
the team manager prior to any game
play. The
player has now been signed with the team, meaning
that the player is now “property” of the Surrey
Rebels Intermediate B
Lacrosse Club. The
player may not play for another team unless properly
released - this includes teams in the same
association.
6.
If a player has not been selected for
the team, the coaching personnel will inform the
player that he has been “released”, and will
explain
to him options for playing in the 2010 season.
Coaching personnel, as well as officers with the
Surrey Lacrosse Association,
have the right to
release any player at their discretion during the
season.
7.
The deadline for signing players is
midnight, 30 June 2010. Released players from
other clubs may be signed by the 15 July 2010 deadline.
8.
The registration fee for the 2010
season is expected to be $300.00 for 23 players and
$150.00 for 2 goaltenders. These fees are
up 20% from last season due to the loss of Direct
Access Gaming funds from the Province, which made up
33% of our annual operating budget. Our budget
is highly dependent on
registration fees, corporate sponsorship and other means of
fundraising
that the team will have to undertake. The fees
are not subsidized by the Minor Divisions of Surrey
Lacrosse Association.
When a player is signed to a
team, and prior to any game play, the
registration fee will have to be paid in full.
9.
Included in the registration fee are
one pair of team shorts and warm-up T-shirt, both to
keep, which the player is expected to
maintain and
wear to all games.
10.
Our season runs from late April to
late July, with the Provincial Championships held
the BC Day long weekend in August. We will
likely
have two games a week (one home and one away)
and up to two practices a week (one outdoor and the
occasional indoor session).
Our home game
nights are Fridays at Cloverdale Arena, with the odd
Friday game played at North Surrey Rec Centre or
Sunday
matinee game played at Cloverdale Arena due
to arena unavailability. Players are to arrive
no later than one hour before game time,
with
warm-up to take place 30 minutes prior to game time.
All home games face-off at 8:00pm (matinees at
1:30pm), with away
games typically starting at
either 8:00pm or 8:30pm.
11.
There are a number of subtle rule
changes between our league and what graduating
Midget players may be used to: we play full
stop
time (3 – 20 minute periods with 10 minute
intermissions); if tied after 60 minutes, there is a
3 minute break followed by a 10 minute
sudden-death
overtime (if tied after overtime, both teams are
awarded a
point); balls hitting the netting behind goals are
considered
“in bounds”; the 30 second shot clock
does not apply to a team playing short-handed; and a
few others.
Our coaching personnel, dedicated volunteers and the
Surrey Lacrosse Association are very committed to
the development and success of
the Intermediate B
program, and we expect the same of all of our
players. Please be sure that you are ready and
willing to commit the
amount of time and effort
necessary to this level of lacrosse to make this
team succeed.
If you wish to try out for our team, or have any
other questions, please contact us at
int_rebels@surreylacrosse.com.
To access our Team Archives, click on the season
below:
2009 Rebels
2008 Rebels
