Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Last week was fantastic. Three big wins, but what matters more was the way we won. It was a full team effort. Hustling, playing with heart, sharing the ball, and playing tough defense. 

We are looking forward to two more games this week.

Here is how the week looks:

Monday 4/28: Practice 4:30-7:00 (JV will be finished at 6:30pm)

Tuesday 4/29: Home Games vs. Dominion (JV 6:00pm / Varsity 7:15pm)

Wednesday 4/30: Home Games vs. Briar Woods (JV 6:00pm / Varsity 7:00pm) 

• Please note: The JV game will be played 7v7 due to Briar Woods low roster numbers. 

Thursday 5/1: Practice 4:30-7:00pm

Friday 5/2: Practice 4:30-6:30pm

Saturday 5/3: Practice 8:00-11:00am 

Looking forward to a great week. ALL IN!

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We have had a great week so far! Thank you for all your positive as we continue to navigate the season. With that being said, we have had a change in the schedule for this Saturdays away games at Atlee HS. 

Due to expected afternoon storms, and the fact that Atlee has a grass field, our JV game for Saturday has been canceled. The Varsity game that was scheduled for a 1pm start time, has been changed to 11:00am start. The Varsity team will report at 6:30am Saturday, with our bus leaving at 7:00am. 

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. ALL IN. 

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

First, my apologies for not sending this yesterday, I had some issues with my computer, and I needed to be in the building to have them fixed. All good now. 

I hope you all had a great spring break. I hope you found some time to relax, enjoy quality time with family and friends. We are super excited to be back and enter the second half of our season! 

Let’s all remember that every season is a process, there are ups and downs, good times, and bad times. As in life. We say, “it will not always be easy, but it will be worth it”. Stay the course and let’s take each moment, one at a time, and enjoy the journey together. 

We have a busy week ahead:

Monday 4/21 – Practice 4:30-6:30pm (Practice Turf) 

Tuesday 4/22 – Away Games @ Woodgrove (6:00pm JV / 7:15pm Varsity) 

• Varsity Team Meal @ 4:30pm in 1807 
• JV Reports right after school

Wednesday 4/23 – Home Games vs. John Champe (6:00pm JV / 7:15pm Varsity) 

• Varsity Team Meal @ 4:30pm in 1807
• JV Reports @ 4:30pm 

Thursday 4/24 – Practice 4:30-6:30pm (Practice Turf) 

Friday 4/25 – Practice 4:30-6:30pm (Practice Turf) 

Saturday 4/26 – Away Games @ Atlee HS (11:30am JV/ 1:00pm Varsity) 

• JV Reports @ 6:30am 
• Varsity Reports @ 7:45am 

Looking forward to a great week back! ALL IN. 

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. This past week was a tough one as we know. Let’s keep in mind the love of competition, playing high school sports, and the great game of lacrosse. We will take things one moment at a time, and work to improve each day. There is an old saying “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”, we will become stronger from tough times and stay the course. 

Here is how this week looks:

Monday 4/6 – Home Games vs. Madison HS (5:45pm JV/ 7:00pm Varsity)

• There will be no team meal tomorrow as we do not have school. 
• JV players report at 4:30pm 
• Varsity players report at 4:45pm

Tuesday 4/7 – Practice 4:30-7:00pm

Wednesday 4/8 – Away Games @ Lightridge HS (6:00pm JV/ 7:15pm Varsity) 

• JV players have early dismissal @ 4:00pm. 
• Varsity will have a team meal @ 4:30pm in 1807. 

Thursday 4/9 – Practice 4:30-6:30 

Friday 4/10 through Sunday 4/20 – OFF for Spring Break

• Enjoy your spring break. Stay safe and make good decisions. 
• Keep up on your stick work and conditioning. This is very important. 

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

We hope you all are enjoying the warm weather this weekend! We are super excited about a fun and challenging week ahead. Every year we attempt to challenge ourselves against some of the nation’s best teams that we normally wouldn’t play. This week we will be traveling to two of those schools. The boys have been preparing hard, and we feel good about our game plans. We are excited for the challenge and understand our goals (playing hard, playing with heart, staying positive, and enjoying the experience). 

Here is how this week looks:

3/31 – No School. We will have practice from 12-2pm on the practice turf. (We are trying to avoid the predicted afternoon thunderstorms.) 

4/1 – Away Games @ Landon School (Both Games will be at 4:30pm)

• Both teams have early dismissal at 1pm. (Busses leave at 2pm) 
  • Please use that time to eat lunch (like normal). You may go to the cafeteria as you normally do. Players be in the locker room area at 1:30pm.
• There will be a “post-game program meal” at the busses directly at the conclusion of the contests. 
• JV will be playing on the grass field near the entrance of the campus. Varsity will be playing in the Stadium. 

4/2 – Practice 4:30-7:00pm (Practice Turf) 

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

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

4/5 – JV is OFF. Varsity Away Game @ St. Christophers (Richmond) Game time is 12:00pm. 

• Varsity Players arrive at 7:00am. Bus leaves at 7:45am. 
• There will be breakfast sandwiches provided at school when you arrive. 
• Players will be provided lunch at the bus after the game is completed. 

Let’s make it a great week! ALL IN. 

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend! We are excited for our Home Opening Game this coming Friday! Weather (as of now looks to be great). Let’s get a huge crowd out there and be loud cheering on our boys. 

The website I have been told has been updated. It has been reported to me that some people did in fact receive last week’s notifications, emails, and texts. If you did not, please re-subscribe to the Boys Lacrosse Team (emails/text alerts) located on www.riversiderams.net.

This week we will be discussion and explaining the difference between Goals vs. Standards. Goals are performance-based. They reinforce what we want to achieve. Such as winning a game, scoring well on test/quiz, meeting quarterly business numbers, or winning a championship.  Standards are behavior-based. They reinforce how we are expected to behave while achieving our goals. Such as coming to practice on time, practicing with high energy and enthusiasm, hustling, being positive with teammates, and many other things we do daily. Goals and standards together provide us with structure. And we all perform best with structure. It is our job as leaders - parents, coaches, and teachers to provide both.

Here is how this week looks:

Monday 2/23 – Practice 4:30-7:00pm (Practice Turf) 

• We will Lift

Tuesday 2/24 – Practice 4:30-6:30pm (Practice Turf) 

Wednesday 2/25 – Practice 4:30-7:00pm (Practice Turf) 

• We will Lift

Thursday 2/26 – Practice 4:30-6:30pm (Practice Turf) 

Friday 2/27 – Home Games vs. Freedom SR (5:30pm JV – 7:00pm Varsity) 

• Varsity Team Meal @ 4:30pm (High Top Tables outside the cafeteria) 
• JV reports @ 4:30pm for jerseys. 
• Let’s be loud and cheer positive for our boys! 

As always, any changes that may come up we will communicate to you all ASAP. 

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. We are anxiously awaiting game week this week! The players have been working extremely hard and we are exciting to see them in action. 

This week we are going to be discussing the concept of Great Team Leaders, and Great Teammates. Great Team Leaders do two things. 1. They accomplish the mission. Whatever that mission may be.  It can be as small as being sure everyone has the same socks on. 2. They take care of their teammates. They make sure their teammates come first, always.

Great Teammates also do two things. 1. Meet the standards of our team, consistently and at a high level. 2. Hold fellow teammates accountable for meeting those same standards. 

To be a Great Team Leader you also must be vocal. We have discussed there is no such thing as the saying “leading by example”. A player that is consistently doing the right thing, coming to practice on time, giving great effort, meeting all our standards, is in turn “setting the example”. “Setting the example” is fantastic, and held in high regard, but it is not leading. To lead you must be vocal and express what is needed to accomplish the mission. Leading can be difficult, and may not be for everyone, and we understand that. We will continue to help guide players in how to become Great Team Leaders and Great Teammates throughout the season!

Here is how the week looks:

Monday 3/17 – Practice 4:30-6:30pm (Practice Turf) 

Tuesday 3/18 – Away Games @ Patriot HS (5:30pm JV / 7:00pm Varsity) 

• Shirts and Ties to school
• JV will have early dismissal at 3:30pm. JV Bus leaves at 3:45pm. 
• Varsity has a team meat ASAP after school. Varsity Bus leaves at 4:45pm. 

Wednesday 3/19 – JV Away Game @ Langley HS (7:30pm). Varsity Practice 4:30-7:00pm.

• JV shirts and Ties to school 
• JV please bring a sandwich/meal with you for after school. You game is a later start time and we would like you have something to eat. Coach Florczyk will communicate what time you will eat with you this week. 
• JV Bus leaves at 5:15pm 

Thursday 3/20 – Practice 4:30-7:00pm 

Friday 3/21 – OFF 

• It has been a long 4 weeks of hard work. We do not have a game until Friday 3/28. Enjoy the afternoon. 

Saturday 3/22 – Practice 8:00-11:00am 

ALL IN

-Coach Worek 

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Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

This weekend will be a busy one for me, so I wanted to be sure to get next week’s schedule out. We have a fun week ahead with two tough scrimmages against top 6A competition. 

This week into next week, the program will continue to discuss Accountability. Specifically, the difference between being “Nice” and “Kind”, as well as the meaning of how “Silence” effects the team.

 “Nice” is saying hello, please, and thank you. Nice is sitting down with a lonely teammate or classmate or holding the door for someone. Be nice! “Kind” is holding a teammate accountable. We understand that it may hurt their feelings or make them upset at us at times, but because it will make them (and our team) better, kind people hold teammates accountable. Be nice and kind! “Silence” is neither being nice nor kind. Silence is consent. We stay silent because we lack moral courage. Don’t. If our teammates (in our school or on the lacrosse field) are doing something wrong or falling short of our program standards, say something! Have the moral courage to be a great teammate. 

Weekly Schedule:

Monday 3/10 – Away Scrimmages @ Battlefield High School (JV-5:30pm/Varsity-7:00pm)

• JV players have early dismissal at 3:45pm (Bus Leaves at 4:00pm)
• Varsity players have a team meal @ 4:30pm in the cafeteria. 
• All Players, be sure to bring all spirit pack items, and wash your practice jersey. 

Tuesday 3/11 – Practice (5:00-7:45pm) 

• Practice is a little longer then normal. We will be watching film, practicing, and lifting. 

Wednesday 3/12 – Home Scrimmages vs. Robinson (JV-6:00pm/Varsity-7:15pm)

• JV players report to the locker room area by 4:30pm. 
• Varsity players have a team meal @ 4:30pm in the cafeteria. 

Thursday 3/13 – Practice (4:30-7:00pm)

• JV will be lifting.

Friday 3/14 – Practice (5:45-7:45pm)  

Saturday 3/15 – Practice (8:00-11:00am) 

• Remember tennis shoes, and clothes to lift in. 

Action Items:

• We still need a scorekeeper/timekeeper for JV home games. If anyone is interested in having a great seat in the press box, and can help run the scoreboard we would really appreciate it. (we need someone by Wednesday 3/12). Please contact Kerry Smith if you can help. 
• Please make sure to submit payment for your spirit pack. We need to pay the bill. https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/46548/371/False/True

• Team Stores close on Monday 3/10! Be sure to get your orders in. 
  • Extra Spirit Pack Items: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/fCLTaHYEHq 
  • Family/Fans Items: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/YrTddzkW3o 

Thank you all so much. Let’s make next week a GREAT week. ALL IN!

-Coach Worek 

Greetings Riverside Lacrosse, 

Just a quick reminder, we will NOT be having an intrasquad scrimmage today 3/6. Today is a normal practice from 4:30-6:30pm. 

ALL IN

-Coach Worek