LacrosseTournament

SavannaFrancis
ExperientialPassageProposal
February26,2015
Trujillo

I.

Introduction
Beinginvolvedwithsportsissomethingalmosteverypersonhascometoknow.
Whetherifitisplaying,watching,coaching,ortalkingaboutthesport.Lacrosseisoneofthose
sportsthatisprettycooltowatchandplaybutisntreallydominant,especiallyatthisschool.
Majorityofmylife,lacrossewaspresent.Ineverofficiallyplayedbutwatchedmyfamilyplay
foryearsonteams.Atfamilygatherings,thesticksalwayscameout.Onnicedays,mybrothers
andIwouldgoplayalittleoneononegameorsimplytossingaround,attemptingtrickshots
andhandles.Thispastsummer,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoperformintheopeningceremony
attheFILWorldLacrosseChampionshipandmetoverhalfoftheteams.
Thisexperienceandpreviousmomentshasmademewanttoknowmoreaboutlacrosse.I
wanttolearnaboutsomeofthemoretechnicalfeatureslikerules,positionsandtermstothe
conceptaspectsofthegamelikeorigin,organization,andtheteamfacet.
ForthispassageIwashopingtoorganizeaoneday5on5lacrossetournamentforthe
community.ThereisntalimitonhowmanyteamscanplaybutIbelieveIwouldneedaround
fourtosixteams.Inthebeginningofthedayofthetournament,Iwantedtobringinafewofthe
playersthatwentandplayedattheFILWorldLacrosseChampionshipandwouldlikethemto
holdaclinicofsortsforpeoplewhoarenotnecessarilytotallyeducatedinplayingandcanteach
them.Alsowiththoseplayers,Iwouldlikeforthemtospeakaboutmeetingalltheplayersfrom
thediverseteamsatthesummerevent.Throughoutthedayofthetournament,therewill
hopefullybesmallboothswithminigamesforthespectatorstoplayorchildrentoenjoyonthe
sideofthefield.InadditiontotheculturalexperiencefromtheWorldLacrosseChampionshipof
theplayers,therewillbeaminiaturehistorylessonontheoriginofthesport.

II.LearningObjectives
A. Getabetterunderstandingofthebasicconceptsoflacrosse
B. Createaneventonastrongbasisandfollowthroughuntilcompletion
C. Developleadershipskills
a. Timemanagement
b. Communication
c. Stayingontrack
d. Planning
e. Integrity
D. Createanactivityforyouthwithintheschoolandinthecommunity
E. Networkwithdiversepeopleandgoingoutsideofcomfortzone
a. Buildrelationshipsandfriendshipsthatmighthelpinfuturecollegeand
career
F. Fundraiseforanythingthatneedstobe
G. Advertiseandadvocatetheeventinmultipleplacesandcommunities
H. Gainanunderstandingofthetechnicalgame
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a.
b.
c.
d.

Rules
Positions
Gameguidelines
Differenceinmenandwomensplaying

III.Timeline

Activities/Work Learning
/Task
Objective
HaveProposal
Written&
Finished

Conduct
Committee
Meeting
ReviseProposal

DetermineDate
andLocationof
Event

Documentation Time
Commitment

A.B.
Proposal
C.c.
Stayingon
track

d.
Planning
D.

Task
Completion
Date

1hours

Thirdweekof
FebruaryFeb.
20th

E.

SignatureSheet

30minutes

Endof
FebruaryFeb.
25th

C.a.c.d.e.

FinalProposal

30minutes

Endof
FebruaryFeb.
26th27th

34hours

Beginningof
MarchMarch
4th

B.
Formofevent
C.
Time
confirmation
management,
Stayingontrack,
&Planning

Scheduleand
meetwith
Administration
forworkingout
details

B.C.
D.E.
G.

Notesofideas
thatweregiven
&roughdraft
agendaand
activities

1hour

March12th
March20th

Speakwith
lacrosseplayers
forhelp/willing
toparticipate

A.E.
G.H.

Journaland
possiblyemails,
messages

3hours

FromMarch4th
toMay1st

Schedule&meet
withpossible
sponsors&
donors

C.b.c.d.
E.F.

Journal,emails,
businesscards,
letters

4hours

FromMarch9th
toApril1st

Makeflyerof
event

B.E.
F.G.

Flyer

1hours

ThirdWeekof
MarchMar.
20th

Shareflyerof
eventtovarious
communities/
teams&speak
withthem

C.b.comm.
D.
E.H.

BusinessCards,
journal

5hours

March20th
April11th

Createthe
Releaseof
Reliabilityand
AccidentWaiver

A. B.
C.c.d.e.
D.H.a.c.

TheForms

2hours

March25th

Journaland
possiblyemails,
businesscards

2hours

FromMarch9th
toApril17th

Meetfor
technical
aspects(refs&
coaches)for
rulesand
guidelineson
runningthis
event
Create/Come
upwithsmall
activities
Compilelistof
materials
neededforevent
andsmall
activities&
approximate
costs

A. E.
H.

B.D.
G.A.
B.C.c.d.
D.

Journalandflyer 23hours

ThirdWeekof
MarchMar.
20th

Listofneeded
supplies

2hours

April1st

23hours

FromMarch2nd
toApril24th

Planforthe
specialevent

A. B.C.D.
G.H.

Paperofagenda
andactivitiesfor
theevent.

Announceto
facultyplanfor
theactivityand
possiblygettheir
feedback

C.E.G.

Grouppictureof
30minutes
thefacultyandI
andpapernotesof
ideasthatwere
given.

EndofMarch
March27th

Makean
announcementat
Community
Meetings

G.

Buynecessary
itemsfortheevent

F.G.

Receiptof
12hours
materialsbought
alongwith
picturesand
videosofthetrip.

Beginningof
MayMay1st

Confirm
participants,
volunteers,&
mediators,&
administration

C.b.c.d.e.
E.

Emails,messages, 23hours
sheetofnames
confirmed

May15thMay
29th

Holdevent

B.C.D.E.

Picturesand
videosofthe
activity.

Everyoneshould
seethe
announcement&
Iwilltakea
pictureofmaking
it

3minutes

7hours

March27th,
April24th,
May15thor
22nd

EndofMay
May30thor
31st

IV.Domains
ThispassagewilladdressandfollowthreeofthefourGlobalLeadershipdomainsand
outcomes:CommunicateIdeas,InvestigatetheWorld,andTakeAction.
InvestigatetheWorld:
throughtheentireprocessfromthestartofcreatingandschedulingtothefinishofactually
holdingtheevent,
Iwillbegainingthebackgroundandskillsnecessarytohaveaglobalimpact
inthefuture.Iwillbeusinginternationalandinterculturalresourcesandassistance.Inlearning
aboutallthethingsinlacrosseandhearingfromplayersofdiversecultures,Iwillbeaddressing
InvestigatingtheWorld.
TakingAction:
Throughoutplanningandexecutingtheevent,Iwill
knowandevaluatemyoptionsandplanactionsbasedonsuggestionsthatindicatethepotential
forimpactwhilealsotakingintoaccountpreviousapproachesandattempts,thevaried
perspectives,and/orpotentialconsequences.FurthermorewithTakingAction,onthedayofthe
eventIwillreallyneedtohavetostayincontrolandontrackforthingstogosmoothly.Ifthere
shouldbeanyproblemsarise,mostlikely,Iwillneedtobetoaddressthat.
Communicate
Ideas:
Inorganizingthisevent,Iwillneedtobuildonbeingabletocommunicateideasand
takingactionofstayingontrackwithplanningandcollaboratingwithothers.Bynetworkingand
speakingwithdifferentpeople,Iwillestablishandrecognizewhatpeopleexpectandwhatthey
thinkaboutit.Iwillacknowledgeandunderstandtheexpectationsofmyaudience,participants,
andcollaborators.Thesedomainswillenhancemysocialskillsanddevelopabilityofgoing
beyondmynormals.

V.DocumentationandFinalProduct
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Mydocumentationwillmostlikelybeinmultipleformsofemails,journalingof
interactionsandexperiences,andtranscriptofinterviewsandlearningopportunities.Myfinal
productofcompletionwillofcoursebemycommunityevent.Alongwiththat,Iwouldliketo
takeandkeepphotosandvideosofthelacrosseevent.
AttheendIwillcollaborateallofthe
videosandphotosintoavideopresentationandpresentthiswhileIampresentingmy
ExperientialPassagejourneytomypassagesclassand/orothercommunitygroups.

VI.AnticipatedChallenges
Overall,thecompletiondatesofmyPassagearestillveryuncleartome.Thus,themain
challengeIanticipateonencounteringistimemanagement.AnotherchallengeIbelieveIwill
encounterwillbecommunicationandnetworking.Iamapersonthatchoosesnottotalkand
unfortunatelythathasbeenhardtogetthingsaccomplished.Majorityofthechallengeswillalso
bewithmakingitallcometogetherwithlocation,date,approximateattendance,havingthe
playerscome,andthesmallactivities.Ibelievethatkeepingeverythingflowinganduptodate
onmyschedulewhilekeepinginconstantcommunicationwithallpeopleinvolved.

TherearemanyworriesIhaveforthisactivity,butIwilltakeallchallengesandsolve
them.Iwillcompletethisactivitynomatterwhatthechallengesmaybe.