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Coach Parker
Coach Parker is the current Jefferson Community College Assistant Coach and has extensive high school coaching experience at General Brown at various levels from Modified through Varsity. Coach Parker is a 2x Section 3 assistant coach of the year. This will be Coach Parker's 5th season with Unity. He also has club coaching experience with Rhino North Country prior to joining Unity. Coach Parker is a former JCC and Utica College Standout.
c.parker@unitylacrosseclub.com
Coach Delano
Coach Delano returns as our 2024 coach. Coach Delano has almost 2 decades worth of coaching at various levels from Modified through Varsity. This will be Coach Delano's 5th season with Unity. Coach Delano has coaching experience at modified, JV and Varsity. He also has club coaching experience with Rhino North Country prior to joining Unity. Coach Delano is a former SUNY Potsdam Standout.
Coach Delano is the lead coach for our skills and drills session of practice and is involved in all off season Unity lacrosse programs.
c.delano@unitylacrosseclub.com
Coach Derouin
Coach Derouin returns as our 2024 assistant coach. Coach Derouin is the current Varsity Head Coach for General Brown and also has coaching experience at the Modified and JV levels. This will be Coach Derouin's 4th season with Unity. Coach Derouin is a former JCC and Cortland State standout.
2023 Summer Tournaments:
| Date | Tournament | Location |
|---|---|---|
| June 11 | Lehigh LaxFest | Lehigh, PA |
| June 17-18 | NXT PA Invitational | Downingtown, PA |
| July 8 | 1812 Shootout | Sacketts Harbor, NY |
| July 15-16 | Niagara Lacrosse Classic | Youngstown, NY |
Practice Schedule: All practices will be at the Town of Watertown Fire Department field located at 22825 County Road 67, Watertown, NY 13601.
| Date | Day | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Thursday | JCC Grass Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June | Sunday | JCC Grass Field | 5:00-6:30 |
| June 5 | Monday | JCC Grass Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June 6 | Tuesday | JCC Grass Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June 8 | Thursday | JCC Grass Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June 13 | Tuesday | JCC Grass Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June 15 | Thursday | JCC Grass Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June 27 | Tuesday | JCC Turf Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| June 29 | Thursday | JCC Turf Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| July 6 | Thursday | JCC Turf Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| July 11 | Tuesday | JCC Turf Field | 4:30-6:00 |
| July 13 | Thursday | JCC Turf Field | 4:30-6:00 |
Tournament Releases
Lehigh: https://www.waiverfile.com/b/AthEdSports/
PA Invitational: https://register.nxtsports.com/my/waiver/find.aspx
1812: No Release
Niagara Lacrosse Classic: Not yet available
Hotel Room Blocks
Room Blocks
Lehigh 6/10 (check-in 6/9)
We are limited with hotels for this tournament, however it is not a stay and play, therefore feel free to book elsewhere if these hotels do not fit your needs. With that said it is nice to be in a shared hotel with other team families. Extended Stay America has rooms with 2 full beds, but they would not do a group hold. I have included their contact information.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Allentown West (King Bed with sleeper couch, these are suites with kitchenette)
Call 610-264-7500
Mention Group Name UNITY LACROSSE or Group Code UNL
Reservation Deadline 5/29
Individual cancellation is 48 hours prior to arrival
Check in is at 3PM and check out is at 11AM
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=ALLHWHW&groupCode=CHWUNL&arrivaldate=2023-06-10&departuredate=2023-06-11&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
or
Extended Stay America - Allentown Bethlehem
610-866-8480
NXT PA Invitational 6/17 & 6/18 (checkin 6/16)
Fairfield Inn by Marriott Philadelphia West Chester/Exton
2 Queen Beds $190 + tax and fees, 8 rooms available
Room Block Code: 1241309
Reservation Deadline 6/1/2023
Booking Link: CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
or
Sheraton Great Valley Hotel in Malvern, PA 19355
2 double beds $180 + taxes and fees, 6 rooms available
Room Block Code: 1241312
Reservation Deadline 5/31/2023
Booking Link: CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
Niagara Lacrosse Classic 7/15 & 7/16 (check-in 7/14)
Sheraton Niagara Falls, 300 3rd Street | Niagara Falls, NY 14303
2 Queen Beds $232 + tax and fees
Reservation Deadline 6/21/2023
Booking Link: CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
or
Wyndham Garden At Niagara Falls, 443 Main Street | Niagara Falls, NY 14303
2 Queen Beds $252 + tax and fees
Reservation Deadline 6/21/2023
Booking Link: CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
Niagara Camping Option
There is a campground a few miles from the tournament site that has some reservations. Four Mile Creek State Park (ny.gov)
Background Information
Unity exists to provide affordable opportunities to competitive players who desire to excel in the sport of lacrosse and want to compete at a high level. Our organization unites athletes from many schools while striving to exemplify UNITY as the bringing together of many to play as one and have FUN!
Commitment
Unity Team
- 4 summer tournaments, 10-12 practices June through end of July.
Player’s Scholastic Team
- Your number one priority should be to your school team. Unity’s goal is to supplement scholastic teams.
Club Team
We expect everyone who decides to participate to FULLY commit to Unity. It’s not fair to the team for a player to miss a tournament due to commitment to another club. We are ok with your athlete playing for another club, but priority should be with Unity.
Refund Policy:
We have a no refund policy with limited consideration (not guaranteed) for injuries supported by doctors note. Please read the policy on the refund policy tab. No refund will be considered due to a players conflicting personal or athletic commitment regardless of if roster spot is backfilled.
Playing Time
Everyone who is selected to the team will play, however we do not guarantee equal playing time. Our coaches will put us in the best position to win.
USA Lacrosse Membership
US Lacrosse membership is not required to participate with our club; however, it is strongly encouraged. Further, it may be required by tournaments that we participate in. Any fee required for USA Lacrosse membership is not included in the Unity registration fee.
Injury Refund Policy
Please see our refund policy page.
Refund Policy is that there are no refunds, but we will consider partial refund for injuries supported by a DOCTOR'S NOTE only. We budget according to anticipated rosters and last year we had a significant number of injuries that financially hurt us.
Consideration for injuries accompanied by doctor's note is as follows:
- Injury before June 1, 2022, that will result in missing entire summer season: 75% refund of after sponsor registration fee minus player package
- Miss 1 tournament due to injury: No Refund
- Miss 2 consecutive tournaments due to injury: $100 per tournament
All refunds will be credited to future Unity offseason event or next summer's registration fee.
No refund for any other reason besides an injury regardless of if we can backfill the roster position.
Admin Unity Lacrosse Club
Phone: 315-767-0268
