Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Three quick things that you need to know:

1. If you checked out a helmet for this summer, you need to return it now so that we can send them out to be reconditioned and recertified. Please turn them into the Athletic Office no later then the end of the school day Thursday 8/29.
2. Remember if you have not signed up for the VEL yet, please do so ASAP. We are still short a number of players.
3. We have pushed back the closing date of the State Championship Team Store. You now have until 9/1 to place your order!

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We hope that you have had a fantastic summer of spending time with your families, relaxing, and playing a little lacrosse! 

Now it is time to register for the VEL Lacrosse Fall League. This league is very well organized and extremely competitive. Playing against top level competition will help our entire program grow. To sign up please follow the link below. 

http://www.virginia-elite-lacrosse.com/?nomobile=true&org=WP.VIRGINIA-ELITE-LACROSSE.COM (Please choose the appropriate Varsity or JV button)  

*Note: 

We would like all returning Varsity Players and/or 11th and 12th graders to sign up for the Riverside Varsity team. 

• We would like remaining 9th and 10th graders to sign up for the Riverside JV Team. 

We feel that splitting the teams this way will optimize each players’ experience and allow them to grow their skills with quality repetitions. Please also note, that playing in this VEL league in no way indicates which team you will be on during the spring season, nor does it solidify a spot in the program. This league is a way for you to improve your game as a player and do so by having fun with your Riverside Ram teammates. 

Tryouts for the Spring teams will begin on February 17th, 2020. We make all decisions for spring teams at that time. 

Go Rams! ALL IN! 

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We have opened a team store for all of you that wish to purchase some State Championship Gear!! This is an awesome opportunity to represent a fantastic achievement. Orders will be delivered to Coach Worek at the high school, and then they will be distributed. The store is open now until 8/23/19.

Below is the link. We have many different options of gear and colors. All items have “State Champions 2019” somewhere on the layout.

https://thesidelax.logoshop.com/

Spread the word, tell a friend, rock our gear! Roll ‘Side!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

What an amazing game last night. The boys played with so much heart and pride, and the crowd was electric. We are fortunate enough to now be playing in the last game of the season, for the State Championship!

Today has been a very busy morning, with scheduling logistics and such for our trip to Salem. Game times have been moved up due to expected weather. We now play at 9am on Saturday 6/8.

• Game Location 9:00am : Salem High School, Spartan Field.
  •  250 Spartan Dr, Salem, VA 24153
• Hotel information:
  •  Best Western Plus Valley View. Address: 5050 Valley View Blvd N NW, Roanoke, VA 24012.  Phone (540) 362-2400. Website: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g58134-d72807-Reviews-Best_Western_Plus_Inn_at_Valley_View-Roanoke_Virginia.html
  • It is the expectation that the players take pride in our program and treat this trip as one of business.

Please refer to the files tab for 2 documents. The 1^st document is our itinerary for the week, to include our travel timeline. The 2^nd document is a travel packing list to help the players.

Lastly, we need volunteers to help make this trip memorable for the players as well as run smoothly. Mrs. Drennan will be sending out a Parent Email shortly. Please sign up to help. ALL IN!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Let’s all bring the Riverside Ram spirit to Salem and come home with a State Championship!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

This has been an incredible season so far. The Varsity team is 16-2 and the 4A North Region Champions. We are now in the last week of the season, “State Week”! This week’s times and locations will be subject to change to do the nature of the week. As of now we have the early practice times for the week.

Regarding logistics for the second half of the week, we will have a clearer picture of the way things will go after Tuesdays State Semi Final. I will send a new email out Wednesday morning with all information.

Monday 6/3 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm. (Practice Turf)

Tuesday 6/4 - State Semi Final Game vs. Dominion HS. Game time is 7:30pm @ Home.  

• We need the biggest and loudest crowd we have had to date. Cheer loudly!

Wednesday 6/5- Practice 4:15-6:15pm (Practice Turf)

Thursday 6/6 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm (Practice Turf)

Friday 6/7 - Practice most likely around 10:00am (Practice Turf)

Saturday 6/8 - State Championship Game. Salem HS. 10:00am

Monday 6/10 – End of the year banquet. Riverside Cafeteria. Meal starts at 4:45pm. Awards start at 5:15pm. Players please wear game day attire to celebrate an amazing season.

Go Rams, ALL IN!

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We hope everyone has had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend spent with family and friends. Welcome to the 2019 Virginia 4A State Tournament. We are so blessed to have the opportunity to extend our season. There are only 8 teams remaining, and we are 1 of them. By winning the Northern Region Championship, we have guaranteed ourselves home field advantage for the Quarterfinal and Semi Final.  Let’s keep working hard every day to make ourselves better. Be sure we are drinking water, eating correctly, and getting sleep to ensure our bodies are the best they can be.

Here is how the week looks:

Tuesday 5/28 – Practice 4:15-6:15

Wednesday 5/29 – Practice 4:15-6:45

Thursday 5/30 – Practice 4:15-6:15

Friday 5/31 – State Quarterfinal, Home, vs. Fauquier HS. 7:30pm

Saturday 6/1 – Practice 8-11am

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We are fortunate enough to have advanced to the Regional Championship Game for the 3rd straight year. We have also punched our ticket to the state tournament as well. 

We have a huge game tomorrow vs. Dominion. Game time will be at 7pm. We will be traveling to Dominion HS. Lets be LOUD in the stands! Invite everyone. Lets pack the place with Riverside Rams. 

All In! 

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We would like to share with you some playoff information as we get it. Here is what we have as of now. Please remember these are subject to change with weather and other situations.

4A Northern Region Tournament:

We have made it to the Semi-Final of the Regional Tournament. The two teams that reach the Region Final will represent the region in the State Tournament.

Region Semi Final – Tuesday May 21^st  @ Top Seed. Time 7:00pm.

Region Final – Thursday May 23^rd  @ Top Seed. Time TBA

4A State Tournament:

The top two teams from the Northern Region Tournament will enter the State Tournament. There are 8 teams that qualify for the State Tournament. Top 2 from each of the 4 regions. This is a single elimination tournament . 

State Quarter-Final – Friday May 31^st @ Top Seed

State Semi-Final – Tuesday June 4^th @ Top Seed.

State Final – Saturday June 8^th @ Salem HS.  

Let’s take things one day at a time, and focus on each game as they come. 

ALL IN!

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend with the Color Run, great NCAA lacrosse games on tv, and the sun coming out all weekend. This week should be an exciting one. We have an opportunity to extend our season to the State Tournament with a win on Tuesday against a gritty Loudoun Valley team. Let’s spread the word and get a great crowd! The team truly does feed off your loud, positive cheering. Bring out the playoff cow bells, “defense” chants, and “Let’s go Rams”!

This week:

Monday 5/20 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Tuesday 5/21 – Regional Semi-Final Game, Home vs. Loudoun Valley 7:00pm (Come out early to support our awesome girl’s team, as they will play Valley before us starting at 6.)

• With a win our season is extended, as we will qualify for the State Tournament.

Wednesday 5/22 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Thursday 5/23 – Regional Final Game  vs. TBA time TBA (we will know Wednesday Morning)

Friday 5/24 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Saturday 5/25 – Practice 8-11am

Monday 5/27 – Memorial Day. Practice 8-10am

• If we are lucky enough to extend our season, this is one of the awesome traditions of playing deep into the season, getting the opportunity to practice on Memorial Day. We want everyone to have a relaxing day of bbq’s and lacrosse. We will be finished by 10am, plenty of time to spend with family and friends.

Go Rams, ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

The early practice slot has been freed up this afternoon, which means we will be changing our practice time. We will now practice from 4:30-7:00pm. 

Thank you so much for your flexibility. 

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We are looking forward to a great week ahead. The Playoffs are here, and an excitement in the air. Here is how the week looks:

Monday 5/13 – Practice 5:40-8:00pm

Tuesday 5/14 – Regional Quarterfinal Home Game vs. George Mason. 7:00pm

Wednesday 5/15 – Practice 5:40-8:00pm

Thursday 5/16 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Friday 5/17 – Practice 5:40-8:00pm

Saturday 5/18 – Practice 8:00-11:00am

Last week was a fantastic week of practice. Lets keep it going this week!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We are looking forward to a great week ahead. Here is how the week looks:

Monday 5/6 – Away Games @ George Mason HS (JV 6:00 / Varsity 7:15)

• This is the last JV game. JV players please be sure to bring all issued gear. We will be collecting it all after the game.

Tuesday 5/7 – No Practice

Wednesday 5/8 – Practice 4:15-6:15

Thursday 5/9 – Practice 4:15-6:15

Friday 5/10 – No practice. Enjoy the Prom and make good decisions.

Saturday 5/11 – Practice 9:15-11:00am

• Please notice the later start time.

Let’s be sure to all look after each other and have a safe fun prom night.

ALL IN

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Due to the possibility of weather tomorrow evening, the game times have been adjusted. The Varsity game will be first and faceoff at 6pm and the JV game will follow after the conclusion of the Varsity game. Both games are still at Dominion HS. Should be an awesome night of lacrosse. Be loud and proud. Roll 'Side Roll! 

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope you all have had a relaxing weekend. We have an exciting week ahead. Here is how it looks:

Monday 4/29 – Practice 5:45-7:45

Tuesday 4/30 – Home Games vs. Woodgrove 6/7:15pm

• This game will be Senior Night
• Please wear black in support, as we will be having a bit of a different look when we take the field Tuesday night!
• Senior Parents, please arrive down to the track at the beginning of the JV 4^th quarter. Approximately 6:45pm.

Wednesday 5/1 – Practice 5:45-8pm

Thursday 5/2- Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Friday 5/3 – Away Games @ Dominion 6/7:15pm

Saturday 5/4 – Away Games @ Loudoun County 1:30/3pm

• JV needs to report to school @ 11am
• Varsity needs to report @ 11:30am
• There will be no team meal. Please eat before you arrive.

Big games this week. Let’s start getting playoff ready. Cheering loud and proud for our Rams! Roll Side!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Due to the weather. Our games tonight have been postponed to Saturday May 4th @ 9:30/11:00am . 

Practice will be normal time this afternoon 4:15-6:15pm. 

ALL IN

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Slight change to today’s schedule. Due to some construction at Heritage HS. The Varsity Girls game is being moved here to Riverside. What does that mean for us? Not a huge change with times:

• JV Boys Game will be @ 6pm on the practice turf (“The Cage”)
  • Fans, please bring a lawn chair, and sit on the opposite side from the teams.
  • You will still need to pay admission to the JV game, you will NOT be charged twice when you head the stadium for the Varsity game.
• Varsity Girls Game will be @ 6pm in the Stadium
• Varsity Boys Game will be @ 7:15pm in the Stadium

This is an awesome opportunity to watch both programs in action! Our girls are AWESOME, get there early to watch them compete! Let’s pack the stand for both games, should be a great night.

ALL IN,

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I made a slight typo in the weekly schedule sent out. My sincere apologies. Our games vs. Heritage tomorrow are HOME. I have corrected the mistake below and the website schedule is correct.

Again, tomorrows games are HOME at Riverside.

ALL IN,

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We hope you all have enjoyed a fantastic Spring Break! We should all be rested, bodies healed, and our minds excited to make the final push of the regular season, and then continue the momentum into the playoffs.

I also wanted to take a moment, being that we are moving into conference play and then the playoffs, for a friendly reminder. As we get deeper into the season, our games will be become more meaningful, more intense, and emotions will be heightened. Lacrosse is an emotional, and physical game. Everyone can get caught up in that emotion from time to time, players, fans, and coaches. Let’s be sure that we carry ourselves at a higher standard of class then the other schools we play. Let’s cheer positively for all the boys on the field. Let’s continue to respect official’s and understand that they will miss calls from time to time. Let’s continue to be ALL IN, on and off the field. Our coaching staff loves the enthusiasm you all bring to the program, thank you so much for all that you do in support!

Below is the schedule for the week:

Monday 4/22 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Tuesday 4/23 – Home Games vs. Heritage HS (6/7:15pm)

Wednesday 4/24 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Thursday 4/25 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm

Friday 4/26 – Away Games @ Loudoun County HS (6/7:15pm)

Saturday 4/27 – Practice 8-11am

We can’t wait to get back to it!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Great week behind us, busy week in front of us. Let’s finish our last week before spring break with a bang! Here is how the week looks:

Monday 4/8 – Home Games vs. Langley HS (6/7:15pm)

Tuesday 4/9 – Away Varsity Game vs. Park View HS (7:15pm)

• No JV Game or Practice

Wednesday 4/10 – Practice 5:30-7:30

Thursday 4/11 – Home Games vs. Loudoun Valley (6/7:15pm)

Friday 4/12 – No Practice (Spring Break)

Saturday 4/13 – No Practice (Spring Break)

Practice will resume on Monday 4/22. Please make sure you work on your stick work/shooting. As well as your conditioning (RUN.) and strength (pushups and sit-ups) during break! 

Roll Side. ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Tomorrow after school there will be a ceremony honoring our senior athletes that will be taking their talents to the next level. It is very important that we show them our support, as they have put 4 years of hard work into making Riverside Lacrosse such a great program. Therefore practice will now be from 5-7pm. We encourage all players to attend the ceremony and support our seniors. 

ALL IN!

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope you all enjoyed the great weather this weekend and spent some quality time with family and friends. We start a very busy stretch up until spring break these next two weeks, with 5 games in 10 days. Here is how this week looks:

Monday 4/1 – No Practice. This is a day off for the program. Make sure you let your bodies heal, and enjoy the rest.

Tuesday 4/2 – Practice 4:15 – 6:00pm (Practice Turf)

Wednesday 4/3 – Away Games @ Broad Run HS (JV 6/ Varsity 7:15pm)

Thursday 4/4 – Practice 4:15 – 6:00pm (Practice Turf)

Friday 4/5 - Away Games @ John Champe HS (JV 6/Varsity 7:15pm)

Saturday 4/6 – Practice 8-11am (Practice Turf)

As always please me know if there are any questions.

ALL IN.

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope everyone has had a relaxing weekend. Coming off of huge program wins vs. Oakton last week, we have an equally challenging week ahead of us. The 5A state Champions Briar Woods are coming to Riverside for the Battle of Belmont Ridge, and we cap the week off against a great 6A opponent in Patriot HS. Here is how the week looks:

Monday 3/25 – Practice 5:30-7:15pm (Practice Turf)

• We will start with stick work and warm up on the grass, then move to the Turf at 5:50.

Tuesday 3/26 – Home Games vs. Briar Woods (JV 6/Varsity 7:15pm)

Wednesday 3/27 – Practice (Practice Turf)

• JV 5:15-7:15pm
  • JV starts in the weight room
• Varsity 5:30-7:30pm
  • Varsity starts outside then with finish in the weight room

Thursday 3/28 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm (Practice Turf)

Friday 3/29 – Home Games vs. Patriot (JV 6/Varsity 7:15pm)

Saturday 3/30 – Practice 8-11am (Practice Turf)

Lets make it a great week with positive cheering and Riverside Ram Pride!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Spring is trying to break through weather wise and we are off to a great start this season. Home opener this week again the defending 6A State Champions, can not get much better then that! Here is how the week looks:

Monday 3/18 – Practice 4:15-5:50pm (Practice Turf)

Tuesday 3/19 – Home Games vs. Oakton. JV 6pm / Varsity 7:15pm.

Wednesday 3/20 – Practice 4:15-5:50pm (Practice Turf)

• Varsity will be lifting until 6:30pm
• JV will be finished by 6:00pm

Thursday 3/21 – Practice 4:15-6:20pm (Practice Turf)

Friday 3/22 – Practice 4:15-5:50pm (Practice Turf)

Saturday 3/23 – Practice 8-11am (Practice Turf)

Let’s make a fun and awesome week. Roll Side!

ALL IN.

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We are having a practice time change for tomorrow 3/13. We will now have the early slot. JV will practice from 4:15-6:15 and Varsity will practice from 4:15-6:30. 

Be sure to bring clothes to lift in as well as practice outside. 

ALL IN!

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready to go for our first week of games! Cheer loud with Riverside Rams pride!

Today is the LAST DAY for our preseason online store. Check the Team Files tab for the flyer.

Keep selling your cards. Final Collection will be Wednesday!

Here is how the week looks:

Monday 3/11 – Practice 6:00-8:00pm (Practice Turf)

Tuesday 3/12 – Home JV Game vs. PVI 6:00pm (Stadium)

• No Varsity Practice. All players need to report to the stadium at 6pm.

Wednesday 3/13– Practice 6:00-8:00pm (Practice Turf)

• Final card collection will be done at 5:45 before practice. Please bring all remaining cards and money.
• JV Practice will start at 5:45 with a lift, and end @ 8pm (or when it gets dark)
• Varsity Practice will start at 6pm on the turf, then will be finished at 8:15pm after lifting.

Thursday 3/14 – Practice 4:15-6:00pm (Practice Turf)

Friday 3/15- Games Away @ Potomac Falls. JV 6:00pm Varsity 7:15pm

• Team Meals in Cafeteria
  • JV @ 4:10pm
  • Varsity @ 4:30pm

Saturday 3/16 – Practice 8-11am

Let’s make it a great week. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Due to many different reasons, most importantly being this afternoons weather. We are canceling our scheduled intra-squad scrimmage. Both teams (JV and Varsity) will be practicing however.

• 4:15-6:15pm on the Practice turf.

Also, a reminder to the Varsity Players about tomorrow:

• Bring a bottle of water and a packed lunch. Also, maybe a few snacks if you get hungry. 
• Dress for the weather. The weather looks to be in the mid 30’s during the morning, warming to the mid 40’s by the afternoon. Please consider hats, gloves, and as many layers necessary. As a good rule of thumb, everyone should bring at least one MORE layer than they think they will need.
• Wear closed toed/closed heeled shoes (sneakers or boots are perfect). It has been wet lately, so keep in mind that shoes might get muddy!
• Remember this program will run rain or shine.
• Cease use of electronic devices whenever possible. They will tell you to put your phones away while on the course.
• Bus leaves school at 7am. We should return to Riverside by 4pm. 

Thank you for your flexibility. 

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Thank you all that braved the cold last night to watch our boys compete. Lots of positives and still a lot of things to work on as we head into regular season play. Just a couple of reminders I wanted to give you.

• Keep selling your fundraising cards! We will collect money tomorrow 3/7 before practice. Please remember your money and extra cards.
  • Remember those that sell all cards get a brand new set of cleats for free!
• The pre-season team store is set to close in 5 days. Please look under the Team Files tab for the flyer with details. They have some pretty good Under Armour deals.
• Huge JV game next Tuesday 3/12 vs. PVI. Game time is 6pm at Home.  Mark your calenders to be there in support!

That is about it. ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We need to make a few changes to our schedule for this week.

• We will not have access to the Stadium Friday night now, so we will hold our Blue/White Intra Squad Scrimmage in “The Cage” (Practice Turf) @ 4:15pm. All fans are still welcome. Please bring your lawn chair and sit on the near side of the field.
• JV Practice for Friday is still canceled except for those players asked to play in the Blue White Game.
• JV Practice time for Saturday morning has changed. It is now 9-11am. Be sure to bring clothes to lift and practice outside.

That is all for now! Please plan on coming out to watch our Varsity Team scrimmage St. Albans tomorrow @ 6pm!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse.

A busy and fun week ahead for our program. Here is the schedule:

Monday 3/4 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm (Practice Turf)

Tuesday 3/5 – Two different events going on.

• JV Practice 4:15-5:15pm
• Home Varsity Scrimmage vs. St. Albans @ 6pm (Riverside Stadium)
  • Varsity Team Meal @ 4:10pm

Wednesday 3/6 – Practice 4:15-6:30pm (Practice Turf)

Thursday 3/7 – Practice 4:15-6:15pm (Practice Turf)

Friday 3/8 – Friday Afternoon Fun

• No JV Practice
• Blue/White Intra Squad Scrimmage @ 4:15pm in The Cage (Practice Tuf). 
  • Some JV players will be notified about playing.
  • All fans are welcome! Come out to support the boys and watch our program play our final tune up.

Saturday 3/9 – Two Different events going on.

• JV practice 9-11am
• Varsity Trip to The Edge @ GMU Prince William Campus.
  • Players must arrive to Riverside High School @ 6:45am.
  • Bus Leaves @ 7:00am
  • Bus will return to Riverside @ 4:00pm

Notes for The Edge trip. Each player MUST:

• Turn in an Acknowledgment of Risk Form and LCPS Field Trip Form.
• Bring a bottle of water and a packed lunch.
• Dress for the weather. It is still a bit far out to get an accurate forecast, but please consider hats, gloves, and many layers if necessary. As a good rule of thumb, everyone should bring at least one MORE layer than they think they will need.
• Wear closed toed/closed heeled shoes (sneakers or boots are perfect). It has been wet lately, so keep in mind that shoes might get muddy
• Remember this program will run rain or shine
• Cease use of electronic devices whenever possible. They will tell you to put your phones away while on the course.

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

What a great first week we had to start off the 2018 season. Lets keep it rolling into this week.  Please notice the practice times and different events.

Monday 2/25 – Practice 6:30-8:30pm (Stadium)

• Athletic Fee is due to the Athletic office
• Spirit Pack Checks are due to Coach Worek
  • Checks made out to “Riverside High School”. Note “Boys Lacrosse”
  • Varsity $140
  • JV $130
  • If you have any difficulty with payment, please speak with Coach Worek.
• ETeamSponsor email sheet is due to Coach Worek

Tuesday 2/26 – ETeamSpnsor Fundraiser and Practice 5:30-8:30pm (Stadium)

• Practice will start in the cafeteria at 5:30pm with Mr. Ferry from ETeamSponsor to start our fundraiser. Please do not be late.

Wednesday 2/27– Picture Day, Baseline Testing, Parent meeting

• All players please report to locker room by 4:25pm
  • Blue Shooting Shirts. We will pass out uniforms.
• Certain players will be conducting their baseline concussion testing as well.
• Parent meeting begins at 7pm in the Main Gym. We will then break out from there to discuss our program.

Thursday 2/28 – Practice 4:15-6:15 (Cage)

Friday 3/1- Scrimmages Away @ WT Woodson.  JV 6:00pm / Varsity 7:30pm.

• JV reports at 4:10 in locker room.
• Varsity reports at 4:20 for team meal
• Shirts and Ties to school

Saturday 3/2 – Practice and Blitz Day Card Fundraiser 8:00am- 2pm

• Mandatory for all players to participate in the fundraiser.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope everyone has had a relaxing two days off of school and are ready to finish up the last day of tryouts.

We are excited that we will have the opportunity to get outside tonight. With the high temperatures, sweats will be optional tonight, but encouraged.

Our practice time is 7:00pm in the stadium. Be sure to arrive by 6:50pm to get dressed and ready to go. We will warm up at 7:00pm and then take the field at 7:15pm. We will try and be finished as soon as possible tonight to get players home, but as we have said we feel as though it is important to address each player.

Estimated end times to go home are as followed:

• Younger players should be done around 8:45.
• Older players around 9:30.

See everyone tonight. ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Happy snow day! As the snow continues to fall, we are reminded that the forecast is calling for rising temperatures and rain to continue throughout the night, this may cause some serious melting. With that said, we wanted to send you all the information that we know as of now.

With Basketball winning last night, their season has been extended for at least 7 more days, causing a bit of a scheduling change for indoor space.

As of now, this is what we are looking at for tomorrow:

• If we have school and the rain/temperatures clear the snow off the turf field, we will tryout from 4:15-6:00pm outside.
  • Remember, we will dismiss players a bit later then 6pm for player meetings.
• If we have school but cannot get on the turf due to the snow, we will tryout from 8:15-10:15pm in the main gym.
• If there is no school and no extra-curricular activities, there will be no tryouts tomorrow. Moving our 3^rd and final tryout to Friday.
• If there is no school, but they allow extra-curricular activities, a new master practice schedule will be created, and we will communicate that with you as soon as possible.

Please monitor email, text message, website, and twitter tomorrow for updates. We will try and get information to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

ALL IN

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

The season is finally here! We couldn’t be more excited to get started bright and early tomorrow morning. As we have done in the past, we will be posting the weekly schedule here on the website under Varsity Team News (for both JV and Varsity).

The weather is looking good for Tomorrow and Tuesday; however, Wednesday may bring an issue. As always, please be flexible when changes to the schedule arise.

Here is what the week is going to look like:

Monday 2/18 – Tryout Day 1. (Practice Turf)

• (Practice 1) 8-10:00am
  • Goalies and Faceoff Guys are on the field at 7:44am. All other players, the whistle blows at 7:59am. Please do not be late.
  • Remember all equipment, full sweats, and a lunch for in between practices.
  • Players will not be permitted to leave between practices. We have meetings.
• (Practice 2) 12-2:00pm

Tuesday 2/19 – Tryout Day 2. Practice 4:15-6:00pm (Practice Turf)

Wednesday 2/20 – Tryout Day 3. Practice 4:15-6:00pm (Practice Turf)

• This is the last day of tryouts. Please be prepared to stay a bit later as we feel it is important to talk to each player about their tryout.
• If we do not have school Wednesday due to weather, the third and final tryout day will be the next day we return to school.

Thursday 2/21 – Practice 4:15-7:00pm (Practice Turf)

• We will be passing out all player gear after practice on this day, that is the reason for the longer time.
  • Spirit Pack checks can be made out to "Riverside High School" (“Boys Lacrosse” in the note).
    • $140 for Varsity
    • $130 for JV
  • If any player has a financial issue with paying for the spirit pack, please come speak to Coach Worek.

Friday 2/22 – Practice 4:15-6:00pm (Practice Turf)

Saturday 2/23 – Practice 8:00-11:00am (Practice Turf)

Please let us know if you have any questions. Be sure to hydrate, eat correctly, sleep, and be ahead of your school work. We are excited for a week of high energy and positive enthusiasm.

ALL IN

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Last week of the 2019 offseason! We are getting close. Just wanted to remind you of what is coming your way this week. There will be NO WEIGHTROOM this week. We want your bodies to be recovered and ready to start the season next week.

Monday 2/11 – Important interest/information meeting @ 4:15-4:45pm after school in the Cafeteria (or 1130A across from the cafeteria). If you are planning on trying out for the boy’s lacrosse program, you need to be there. If you cannot make it, please communicate with Coach Worek, Coach Burke, or Coach Fenner. Important information regarding tryouts will be discussed.

• Please note, if we do not have school tomorrow due to weather, we will meet on the next day back to school. Same time, same location.

Thursday 2/14 – Equipment Issue/Conditioning test/Paperwork check. We consider this the first day of lacrosse. If do not have a winter sport conflict, it is the expectation that all players wishing to tryout are in attendance. Please bring cleats and indoor shoes, as well as full sweats to be outdoors in February.

• We will meet in room 1130A (Coach Worek’s classroom on the backside of the Library).
• 4:15pm-6:00pm. Be dressed and ready to go. You can carry your cleats.
• You need to bring water, cleats, full sweats.

The coaches are very much excited to start the 2019 campaign. Some new things coming your way, some changes, but the same old work ethic and toughness. We are always ALL IN!

If you have any questions please ask,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Please mark your calendars. Next Monday 2/11, there will be an extremely important meeting for all players interested in trying out to be a part of the Riverside Lacrosse Program. The meeting will take place at 4:15pm in the Cafeteria. 

Again, all players planning on trying out, please make plans to attend. Information regarding tryouts and other important items will be handed out.

13 Days until tryouts. Will you be ready?

ALL IN

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Just a reminder that due to school cancelation, we are not authorized to hold stick work today. 

Next week is looking better weather wise, keep your fingers crossed!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Just a reminder that due to school cancelation, we are not authorized to hold stick work today. 

Next week is looking better weather wise, keep your fingers crossed!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We have been pretty unlucky with weather here in January, seems as though it always comes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hopefully the pattern will change soon. 

With the two hour early dismissal today, the green day scheduled for tonight has been canceled. 

Tomorrow, they are expecting dangerously cold wind chills around the time that we have stick work scheduled. We will check tomorrow if that forecast holds true, and have an email out by noon. 

As always, be sure to check out twitter account as well @RVHSLacrosse 

ALL IN. 

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

After consulting with our athletic administration and coaches, we we have decided to cancel tonights Green Day. We do not feel that a green day tonight in the extreme cold would be a productive decision. 

As of now we are still planning on having stick work tomorrow afternoon. 

ALL IN, 

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

With the amount of snow on the field, we will be canceling stick work for tomorrow as well. You can always find a wall and get some touches on your own. 

• IMPORTANT! Please mark a date on your calenders. We will be doing a team building day at GMU on March 9th. It will last until mid-afternoon. We reserved that date in the fall, however there seems to be an SAT on that day. There are two more SAT dates after that as well, May 4th and June 1st. If you are in fact planning on taking the SAT on March 9th it is imperative that you let Coach Worek know by next Wednesday. If too many players are taking it that day, we will be forced to move the team building date or cancel that activity... 

If you have any questions please reach out and ask. 

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

I hope you all enjoyed the snow and stayed safe and warm. We just wanted to update you all on a couple of things going into this week. 

• Please remember that if we ever have a 2 hour delay on a lifting day, there will be no lifting that day.
• Due to the fields covered with snow, the Green Day scheduled for tomorrow 1/15 has been canceled. 
• We will wait and see about stick work for Wednesday 1/16. Temperatures are forecast to be warmer Wednesday, so if the fields melt, we will try and still hold stick work. 

Thank you for you patience and understanding!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Happy New Year! 2019 is off to a great start and we are getting ever so much closer to the start of the season.

This week:

• Tomorrow 1/8: Green Day from 6-7:45pm for 9^th grade, 10^th grade and new players ONLY. Practice will be in the Stadium. Full Equipment, and Full Sweats. Bring Water.
• Wednesday 1/9: Stick Work from 4:15-5:15pm for all players that want to work. Stick Work will be on the Practice Turf. Sticks, Gloves, Helmets and Full Sweats. Bring Water.

Note: All equipment can be stored in your school lockers or in the spring sports closet. The door will be open in the morning before school.

ALL IN

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Congratulations to the boys who played in the Turkey Shootout this past weekend. The long day finished with us taking the championship back to Leesburg! Great job by all, and thank you to the parents that supported us the whole day.

That was the last lacrosse event of 2018. We will continue to lift every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning through December. Players please be sure to check TeamBuildr for updates, workouts may still go on during break if you are around and want to get better, Coach Kirkland will send you messages on your App.

Below is the schedule for Winter 2019:

Lifting: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. 7am. If you need a ride, ask. If you need to bring shower items to school, do so. We are finished between 8-8:15am every day, that is plenty of time to get things done before school. Make it a priority.

“We lift for ourselves, We lift for our teammates, We lift for June!”

Green Days: This winter, Green Day practices will be offered for 9^th graders, 10^th graders, and new lacrosse players only. They will be held from 6:00-7:45pm in the stadium. Full sweats are required. Dates are:

• Tuesday, January 8^th (Stadium)
• Tuesday, January 15^th (Stadium)
• Tuesday, January 22^nd (Stadium)
• Tuesday, January 29^th (Stadium)
• Tuesday, February 5^th (Stadium)

Stick Work: This winter we will hold stickwork sessions for 1 hour after school on Wednesdays. These sessions are for all players to improve their stickwork and shooting. Players are to wear Full Sweats, Helmets, Gloves, and Sticks. They will be held from 4:15-5:15pm on the Practice Turf (or until it is too dark). Dates are:

• Wednesday, January 9^th (Practice Turf)
• Wednesday, January 16^th (Practice Turf)
• Wednesday, January 23^rd (Practice Turf)
• Wednesday, January 30^th (Practice Turf)
• Wednesday, February 6^th (Practice Turf)

Important Dates:

• Tryout Interest Meeting. Thursday, February 7^th 4:15pm in Auditorium (location my change). ALL PLAYERS wishing to tryout must attend.
• Paperwork Collection and Conditioning Test. Thursday, February 14^th 4:15pm in Aux Gym. We consider this the first day of lacrosse. This is mandatory for all players. Bring Full Sweats, Cleats, and water.
• First day of Tryouts. Monday, February 18^th. We do not have school that day. Please block out the entire day as there will be 2 tryouts on that day. Times are TBD.

Spring Break:

As we have done in the past, Spring break will be free for players. As of now we are planning on practicing on Friday 4/12 after school. So that means, beginning Saturday 4/13, players will be free until Monday 4/22. Please enjoy that time with family and friends.

We know this is a bunch of information, but we wanted to get it out to you all early. Print this out and put in on your fridge, or plug it into your calendars.

Go Rams. ALL IN!

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Unfortunately, we are going to be canceling the Green Day planned for tonight. With the sudden drop in temperatures, high winds and low 20s wind chill, we feel it would be detrimental to what we want to accomplish this evening.

Friday, we will still be having a Green Day @ 6pm for those playing in the Turkey Shootout. That practice is very important in preparation for Sundays Tournament.

Good turnout this morning at our lift, keep staying the course and we will see great things.

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

A couple of quick things to remind you of:

• Remember that we are lifting as a team on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 7am. This is the program expectation if you are not playing a winter sport. This is something that the coaches and seniors feel as though is important to best prepare our program for a long season in the spring. We want to gel positively as a program, build relationships, get stronger, and be at our best to help prevent injury. The only way that can be done, is if you are there in attendance. Be a great teammate.
• We have two green days scheduled as of now for this week. Both days we are moving to a 6pm start time.
  • Wednesday 11/28 @ 6pm. This practice is for all players interested in attending. Weather is looking difficult, we were issued a high wind warning by our LCPS athletics for tomorrow. If the weather is bad (windy/cold) we may need to cancel. We will communicate with you.
  • Friday 11/30 @ 6pm. This practice is for those players playing in the Turkey Shootout only.
• The Turkey Shootout is this coming Sunday 12/2. The location is at South County HS. Be on the lookout for an email from Mrs. Drennan regarding base camp sign ups. It always makes things more fun for the players when we have a great basecamp!

Looking forward to a great week of Riverside Rams Lacrosse!

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Thank you all for creating such a positive and fun weekend for Riverside Lacrosse. Both Varsity teams had strong showings against very talented teams in both divisions. Our Riverside JV team (made up of all Freshmen players) won their Division. Moving forward they were the top seeded team going into the championship bracket. They then won two tough games in the playoffs to take home the 2018 Fall Brawl Championship! Great weekend all around.

Moving forward:

• Please be sure to check the schedule posted earlier this fall for remaining fall green days and events.
• Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, organized lifting for the remainder of the week will be canceled.
  • Workouts for Wednesday and Friday are posted in your teambuildr accounts if you wish to work on your own outside of school with your teammates.
  • Always be sure to check teambuildr apps for messages from Coach Kirkland
  • Workouts will resume Monday 11/26
• Enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends!

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Just wanted to send out a quick note with an opportunity for you to continue to work on your game. Former local player, now pro and supporter of Riverside Lacrosse, Dylan Maltz will be hosting a skills camp this January.

All the information can be found on the flyer under Team Files and you can sign up by using this link.  

https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=1712&GroupID=1491308 

This is just an opportunity that we want you all to be aware of, not something that is mandatory.

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

A few quick updates:

• We just wanted to remind you of the inclement weather policy with regards to workouts. If school is ever closed, all workouts for that day are canceled. If we have any type of delay in the morning (i.e. 2 Hour Delay), and we have a scheduled morning workout, that workout is canceled. If there is a delay, but we have an afternoon workout, that workout will still be held unless otherwise told. 
• Tomorrow due to the terrible weather expected in the evening we are canceling our Green Day Practice.
  • If we have have school at all, we will still meet as a team for an important meeting after school at 4:15 in the weight room. The meeting will last 15-20min.
• Due to some last minute scheduling conflicts, we will not be lifting Friday morning. We will start fresh on Monday 11/19.
• Fall Brawl players:
  • Saturday Players: Plan on reporting to Robinson High School no later than 7:45am. Be sure to eat something when you wake up. Bring layers of clothing to stay warm and dry. Extra socks. Bring plenty of water.
  • Sunday Players: Plan on reporting to Robinson High School no later than 7:15am.

Looking forward to a great weekend of lacrosse!

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Two quick things:

• Tomorrow 11/14 is a very special day for two of our seniors. They will be signing their National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at the next level. We will be having a ceremony and celebration at 5:15pm in the Library, all are welcome to come support and celebrate your teammates special day.
• We have 1 day left to place your orders on the Fall Fan Gear Site. There is great stuff for you too look at and wear. Take a look at Under Armour Cold Gear Compression items to wear under your pads, first class stuff for a great price! https://ktforms.com/forms/16739

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope this email finds everyone doing well, and recharging. Just wanted to send out a few quick notes about this week:

• As a reminder we are still in the VHSL Dead Period for spring sports. That means we can have no contact as coaches with the team until Thursday 11/15.
• Thursday 11/15 we will have a very important team meeting at 4:15pm in the weight room for all interested in playing lacrosse this spring. The meeting will last 15-20min.
• Thursday 11/15 we will be changing the Green Day time. We will now practice from               5-6:45pm in the Stadium. So, we will meet in the weight room, then change and go to the stadium for practice.
• Friday 11/16 we will start lifting again @ 7am. Now that winter sports have started, we will be changing our lifting days back to Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. This will hopefully give us more space to function and work hard.
• Saturday 11/17 and Sunday 11/18 we will be competing in the Fairfax Fall Brawl at Robinson High School. Both Varsity teams will play on Saturday and our Freshmen will play on Sunday. This tournament is meant to be a fun tournament, celebrating the game in a positive way. We are looking forward to spending that time together. An email will be coming out to parents about logistics for our Ram Tent City.
• Lastly, our Fall Fan Gear Store closes on Wednesday 11/14. Be sure to check it out. Info under TEAM FILES Tab.

Looking forward to seeing everyone and having a great 4 days of lacrosse!

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

This just in! We have opened a fall team store through our friends at Kollegetown! We are offering custom Under Armour Riverside Lacrosse apparel at discounted prices. Many ladies cut items this year, as well as some great things for dads and siblings as well. One of the best items, that will not be included this spring in the player packs (but players will be allowed to wear in the spring), are custom Riverside Lacrosse Under Armour cold gear compression (Top and Bottom), perfect for wearing under your pads and keeping you warm early in the season!

Instructions are posted under the Team Files Tab, here is the link to the store: https://ktforms.com/store/rshla

As always, this is NOT the players spirit pack items, there will be a mandatory spirit pack that players will get when they make the program in the spring, and they will be required to wear those items.

These are just extra items that may be purchased for fans of Riverside Lacrosse to wear in the stands and show their Ram Spirit, they are not mandatory, nor does buying them guarantee a spot in the program.

Looking forward to a fun November of Riverside Lacrosse as we wrap up the 2018 Fall Season!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask,

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

The Turkey Shootout Admin has extended the registration without late fee until 11/7. Reminder that we treat this tournament as the culminating fall event for Riverside Lacrosse. This is a very competitive day with very good lacrosse. Most teams, if not all teams, will have their complete rosters in attendance.

As of now we only have 12 players signed up. There is a very long waitlist to play on this day. Without a roster of 20 players we are at a risk of having our team dropped from the tournament. Please spread the word and remind your teammates to sign up ASAP.

As stated before, we would like all returning Varsity Players (ended the season on Varsity), and/or 11^th and 12^th grade players to sign up to play. Please click on this link for Player Registration.

Hopefully we will have a full roster by the end of the weekend if not sooner. Please let me know if you have any questions or issues.

ALL IN!

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

As posted previously, we are fortunate enough to be playing in the Oakton Turkey Shootout on Sunday December 2^nd. This is a highly competitive day, boasting some of the best lacrosse teams in the DMV. Registration is now open. This is essentially our last competitive event of fall ball.

Player Registration is NOW OPEN for the 19^th Annual Oakton High School Boys Lacrosse Turkey Shoot Out. We would like all returning Varsity Players, and/or 11^th and 12^th grade players to sign up to play. Please click on this link for Player Registration.

There will be a location this year.

• George Mason University 17 Rapidan River Rd. Fairfax, VA 22030
   

Games start at 8AM with Check in beginning at 7AM. Concessions/snacks are scheduled to open from 7AM to 4PM. Vendors will be on site for apparel/gear sales. They accept non-perishable food donations to benefit the Oakton HS Pantry and Second Story.

If you have any questions please let me know, ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

There is no school tomorrow 10/22 for students, however we will lift in the afternoon. We want you to sleep in and have the morning to yourself. We will start our workout at 2pm tomorrow. The effort and work we are putting forth in the weight room is already being noticed and it has only been 4 weeks. Continue to embrace the process and build that bond with your teammates. We have 4 months to continue to improve our physical strength, mental strength, and team unity. 

Fantastic job finishing the regular season in the VEL Fall League. Next Saturday is the last day for the VEL. It is the Championship Tournament day. Our teams are guaranteed at least 1 game, if we keep winning we keep playing. The Varsity secured the 3 seed in the top division, The JV secured the 2 seed in the top division. Lets have great attendance and finish the VEL strong next weekend. 

Reminder, there are still spots open for the Varsity Fall Brawl Teams. Please sign up asap. 

See you all tomorrow, ALL IN!

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Due to football moving their practice time back until 8pm, we need to change our time. Since we lost our Green Day last week, we did not want to do that to the players again. We will hold our Green Day practice tomorrow from 8:00-9:30pm in the stadium. 

Players, with the later practice time, please use your time wisely after school. Take a break, and then use the remaining time to work on your homework. Your reward will be a chance to play lacrosse with your teammates afterward. 

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility, the coaches are very excited to be out there tomorrow evening!

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

It is now time to register for the 2018 Fairfax Fall Brawl. I have attached the instructions to register under the “Team Files” tab. Please follow them carefully.

If you are a 10^th-12^th grade player, we would like you to sign up for the Riverside Blue Boys Varsity Team. These teams will play on Saturday 11/17.

If you are a 9^th grade player, we would like you to sign up for the Riverside Boys JV team. This team will play on Sunday 11/18.

Remember there are limited spots for both days so please sign up ASAP. Once the teams are filled, we will close registration.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Reminder that our Team Equipment Store is open for 1 more week and will close on Friday 10/19. Do not miss this awesome opportunity to get custom equipment at great prices! 

Please Note: Purchasing this equipment is NOT MANDATORY. Secondly, purchasing this equipment WILL NOT guarantee a place in the program for this spring.

Link for the store: http://ascuniforms.soccercorner.com/stores/riversideeqtf18

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Fairfax Fall Brawl sign ups have arrived. This year the tournament will be held on Saturday 11/17 for Varsity and Sunday 11/18 for JV.  Tomorrow morning 10/16 @ 9:00am instructions will be posted on how to sign up for the Fall Brawl. Please be ready to do so. We have limited spots for 10-12th graders for Saturday and limited spots for 9^th graders for Sunday. After we have reached our max numbers, the ability to sign up will be closed. Spaces are insured on a "first come, first served" basis. Thank you for understanding. 

Again, all instructions will be posted at 9am tomorrow morning 10/16. The instructions will include which teams we would like you to sign up for as well as how to register.

This tournament is meant to be fun and we have had a great time in the past.

ALL IN!

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Due to a change with field use and scheduling, our Green Day tonight 10/10 has been canceled. We will see everyone tomorrow morning for an awesome lift. 

ALL IN, 

Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

On Columbus Day this Monday10/8 there is no school. However we will have lifting if you can make it and want to have a great workout with your teammates. The lift will be at 10am. Lets have some awesome games today at the VEL and hope everyone has a great weekend. 

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

This just in. This year we have teamed with some fantastic people at Maverick/Cascade Lacrosse along with ASC Sports to bring you some awesome options. If you are in the market for new gloves, pads, sticks, or heads this is a great opportunity! We have custom designed an entire line of Rome pads that are not even offered in stores yet. The pricing is fantastic and the quality of the equipment is even better.  Please click on the link and order away. The store is set to close on October 19^th, please place your orders quickly.

• The team store does in fact include our custom team gloves along with custom arm pads (three different styles). We have changed companies to insure better service this year, as well as chose a new style glove and design. We also added top of the line customizable Rome Shoulder pads. Everything on the store is marked down greatly for us, and is very high quality gear. We will need a minimum of 12 orders to insure processing and lock in the discount. The equipment will be delivered to your home.

Please Note: Purchasing this equipment is NOT MANDATORY. Secondly, purchasing this equipment WILL NOT guarantee a place in the program for this spring.

Link for the store: http://ascuniforms.soccercorner.com/stores/riversideeqtf18

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We wanted to send out one last reminder to you all about paperwork. Next week we begin the actual lifting routine as well as begin our out of season practices known as “Green Days”. If you do not have all required forms for participation completed and turned in, we will not allow you to participate.

As said many times, all forms can be found on www.Riversiderams.net under required forms for participation.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

ALL IN,

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Due to an overwhelming number of teams and athletes that are scheduled to be in the weight room at the same time, we have decided to move our weight room days to help maximize the efficiency of our workouts.

Beginning Monday 9/24, we will be lifting every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday morning from 7-8am.

I have made the change to the original schedule below.

The coaches are extremely excited about the off season starting up. Time to build our foundation for the 2019 season. Thank you for your understanding.

ALL IN,

-Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

Hope everyone is off to a great start to the school year. The players in the VEL have been playing hard and representing the program proudly.

A couple of quick reminders of things coming up:

• Lifting begins next week, Monday 9/24 @ 7:00am sharp. May be a good idea to be here a few minutes earlier then 7am. We will be finished by 8:00am. Please come with your cell phone fully charged, as you will be using them to access your program. It is time to change our mindset and become as physically and mentally strong as possible.
  •  Please bring items to shower with if you will not be going home. You will have plenty of time to shower, get ready for the day, meet with a teacher, and get to class. Successful people get up early, and dominate the day!
• In order to participate, paperwork needs to be completed and turned in. If you have a question about paperwork, please check with Coach Worek or the Athletic Office. Everything can be found on Riversiderams.net under “Required Forms for Participation”.
• Ashburn Youth Clinics will also be next week. Tuesday and Thursday evening. Times will be coming soon. All returning players grades 10-12 are welcome and urged to come participate. Seniors will be in contact along with Coach Ash.

If you have any questions please come see Coach Worek or Coach Burke.

ALL IN,

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

We hope that your school year is off to a fantastic start!  

Off-Season Fall Schedule – Below is the off season fall training schedule. It mirrors what we have done in the past. Green Day workouts and lifting sessions are designed to give players the opportunity to improve their game. They are not mandatory, but highly encouraged. We love our players to play multiple sports. If you are involved in a fall or winter sport, they have priority. Please note that some dates may change, however, any change will be communicated via email, posting on the website, and twitter.

Important: In order to participate in any offseason workout, players need to have all of the required paperwork turned in and submitted. Please look on www.riversiderams.net  under required forms for participation.

Weight Room (Most Important)

Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday morning starting Monday September 24^th. From 7:00-8:00am. Please meet in the hallway outside the locker room. Bring Water.

• Note that after football season is complete, we may move to the afternoons. This will be communicated to you.

Green Days

Wednesday, October 3rd              7:15 pm to 9:00 pm               Riverside Stadium

Wednesday, October 10th           7:15 pm to 9:00 pm               Riverside Stadium

Wednesday, October 17th           7:15 pm to 9:00 pm               Riverside Stadium

Wednesday, October 24th           7:15 pm to 9:00 pm               Riverside Stadium

Thursday, November 15h             7:00pm to 8:45pm               Riverside Stadium 

Wednesday, November 28th          7:00pm to 8:45pm              Riverside Stadium

Friday, November 30^th                     7:00pm to 8:45pm              Riverside Stadium (Shootout Team Only)

Fall Tournaments/Leagues:

1. VEL League: Games on Saturdays during the Fall. If you have not signed up yet and would like to play, 9/1 is the last day to sign up without $20 late penalty.

• http://www.virginia-elite-lacrosse.com/Registration/Default.asp?org=virginia-elite-lacrosse.com
• We would like all returning Varsity Players and/or 11^th and 12^th graders to sign up for the Riverside Varsity Team.
• We would like remaining 9^th and 10^th graders to sign up for the Riverside JV Team.
• Games being on Saturday 9/8 (Schedules should be out soon).
• Freshmen and JV Football Players, the VEL/Football staff has been willing to work with us to adjust the schedule so that you all will be able to play in the league. The majority, if not all, of our games will be after your football practice has let out.

2.Fairfax Fall Brawl: November 17 (Varsity) and 18 (JV)

• Information will be coming soon (Please keep the weekend open)

3.Oakton Turkey Shootout: Sunday December 2^nd 2018

• Location will be at Woodson HS this year.
• This is a very competitive tournament. More information will be coming. Please keep that date

open.

4. Ashburn Bandits Clinics:

• Tuesday Sept 25; Thursday Sept 27; Thursday Oct 11
• Times and Location TBA
• This is a great opportunity to give back and help the youth lacrosse players
  • Any returning player, grades 10-12, can help out
  • This does count towards NHS hours
• Coach Ash will be in touch with more details

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse,

I hope you all are excited about starting a new school year and about building toward the 2019 Lacrosse Season! The coaches could not be more excited about working with this fantastic group this year. We are going to work hard, see the results of our work, and have a blast doing so!  A couple of quick things that we wanted to get out to you today.

1. We will be having a meeting for ALL interested in playing Boys Lacrosse this year on Thursday 8/30. We will meet in the Weight Room @ 4:10pm. If you are a Fall Sport Athlete please let your coach know that you will be attending the meeting and that you may be 5 min late to practice. I have spoken with those coaches and they are good with it; however, YOU need to communicate with them.
2. Those who checked out Riverside Helmets for summer ball, please turn them into Coach Worek no later than Wednesday 8/29. Find me in my office or the main gym. Those helmets need to be sent out for reconditioning.
3. VEL sign up. If you have not done so already, please sign up for the VEL Fall League. I have spoken with the football staff and they have expressed that they are willing to work with us once the schedule comes out and we can discuss it further. Again, you as a player, need to communicate

• http://virginia-elite-lacrosse.com/  (Please choose the appropriate Varsity or JV button)  
  • We would like all returning Varsity Players and/or 11th and 12th graders to sign up for the Riverside Varsity team. 
  • We would like remaining 9th and 10th graders to sign up for the Riverside JV Team. 
  • Be aware that after September 1st there will be a $20 Late Fee to sign up. 

                   4. As we start the school year, please remember that you are representing the Riverside Lacrosse program in everything that you do. When you wear our gear people know you. We will be the most respectful, hard working, and positive leaders in the building. That is the expectation and standard set by those before you. Being a Riverside Lacrosse player is special. 

We will finalize the Fall workout/Green Day Schedule this weekend and have that out to you all. Nothing will be starting until the Week of September 24^th (last week in September). I will say, we have purchased an amazing workout program that will allow players to track their progress online and we will be stronger and tougher going into this season than ever before!

Go Rams, ALL IN!

Coach Worek

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We hope that you have had a fantastic summer of spending time with your families, relaxing, and playing a little lacrosse! 

Now it is time to register for the VEL Lacrosse Fall League. This league is very well organized and extremely competitive. Playing against top level competition will help our entire program grow. To sign up please follow the link below. 

http://virginia-elite-lacrosse.com/  (Please choose the appropriate Varsity or JV button)  

*Note: 

We would like all returning Varsity Players and/or 11th and 12th graders to sign up for the Riverside Varsity team. 

• We would like remaining 9th and 10th graders to sign up for the Riverside JV Team. 

• Be aware that after September 1st there will be a $20 Late Fee to sign up. 

We feel that splitting the teams this way will optimize each players’ experience and allow them to grow their skills with quality repetitions. Please also note, that playing in this VEL league in no way indicates which team you will be on during the spring season, nor does it solidify a spot in the program. This league is a way for you to improve your game as a player and do so by having fun with your Riverside Ram teammates. 

Tryouts for the Spring teams will begin on February 18th, 2019. We make all decisions for spring teams at that time. 

Go Rams! ALL IN! 

-Coach Worek