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About the Intermediate Rebels Program

Page Updated 01 January 2012

2011 marked the fifrth 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 three of our first four seasons, and Rebels players named to the league All Star Team twice (Jeff Geyer - 2008, Brad Olson - 2009) and boasting one league MVP in 2009 (Brad Olson).

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 2011 Season Year-End Report.

Things are again looking promising for the upcoming 2012 season!

Our League

The Surrey Rebels are members of the British Columbia Intermediate Lacrosse League "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.  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 March and expected to continue every week until mid-April, 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 Intermediate B play.

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 officially a member 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 2011 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 2012.  Released players from other clubs may be signed by the 15 July 2012 deadline.

8.      The registration fee for the 2011 season was $300.00 for 23 players and $150.00 for 2 goaltenders.  These fees were the same as last season despite the loss of 2/3 of our 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 indoor and the occasional outdoor 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); 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:

2011 Rebels

2010 Rebels

2009 Rebels

2008 Rebels

2007 Rebels

 

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