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A veteran lacrosse official in Georgia, Ron was a Charter Member of the association who passed away in 2004 after a brief battle with cancer. Long-time Atlanta lacrosse fans who met Ron undoubtedly remember his unique passion for the sport of lacrosse. His presence was welcomed on the field by coaches, officials, and players due to his outgoing nature, his enthusiasm, and his friendly demeanor.

Veteran Club Player Jon Ochsner recalled how unique Ron was. “Ron officiated our men’s club games by himself, which is unheard of today. He understood the flow of the game very well and always called a safe and fair club game. He always made a point to get to know all of us club players off the field.”

In his memory, GLOA created the Ron Mallonee Fund which annually awards camp scholarships to deserving high school boys who have a passion for the sport of lacrosse and a desire to improve. Since the Ron Mallonee Fund’s inception in 2005, GLOA has been able to provide scholarships to over forty players from the state of Georgia to attend lacrosse camp.

The eleven Ron Mallonee Scholarship winners for 2011 are as follows:
Jared Arntzen (Harrison)
Tony Battle (Whitewater)
Mitchell Beck (Lakeside Evans)
Andrew Bryant (Dunwoody)
Simeon Johnson (Decatur)
Blake Martin (Archer)
Christian Matos (Collins Hill)
Demetrius Milling (Druid Hills)
Chris Miller (Brookwood)
Scott Mudrak (Greenbriar)
Titus Zeiglar (Grady)

These eleven players were all nominated by their high school coaches and will receive their award at halftime of one of the two GHSA Lacrosse State Championship Games played this weekend.

“This is fantastic news and testimony to the Ron Mallonee Award recognizing deserving players, said Archer Coach Matt Jackson.  “This will go a long way not only with Blake Martin, but also for Archer HS Lacrosse which just finished its first season. Thank you!”

“Thank you so much for bestowing this honor on Chris Miller.  He is a well-deserving young man and I know that he will represent the Ron Mallonee Award well,” added Brookwood Coach Kris Muir.

“We greatly appreciate their generosity of the numerous lacrosse referees and the Mallonee Family that have made contributions to the Ron Mallonee Fund over the last few years,” said Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association President Sonny Pieper. “Ron would be so pleased at how well the sport has grown in Georgia.  Special thanks to Ken Lovic for hosting these deserving players at the Georgia Tech Lacrosse Camp.  I invite all lacrosse fans to help support a great and worthy cause by donating in his memory.”

If you would like to learn more about the Ron Mallonee Fund, please visit the GLOA web site online at GALAXREF.com and click MEMORIAL on the top right tab.  Tax deducible donations to the Ron Mallonee Fund can be made through the Georgia Chapter of US Lacrosse.

I recently received a very nice thank you note from Laura Mallonee (Mother of Ron Mallonee) for our continued work on the Ron Mallonee Fund (RMF). I wanted to share the note with all of you. You can view the note here.

We will conduct a raffle at this end of year GLOA party (Friday, May 13th) once again to raise additional funds to support the RMF and the Kevin Moore Fund (KMF). GLOA has awarded over 40 camp scholarships to deserving high school players through the RMF since 2005. You can learn more about our two GLOA Charities on the GLOA Memorial page.

Our GLOA Awards committee is soliciting items for this raffle. We are specifically looking for electronics, vacation related items, sporting tickets, sports memorabilia, golf items, restaurant gift certificates, auto accessories, professional services, etc.

Jeff Greene has already secured 2 sets of AirTran roundtrip airline tickets donated for the raffle, along with ground transportation, plus complimentary hotel rooms from The Ritz Carlton Hotels, W Hotels, and Renaissance Hotels. So there will be some excellent prizes up for grabs in this raffle!

Here is how you can help.  The GLOA Awards Committee has developed a form letter that GLOA members can use to solicit donations from businesses.

Please download the letter at
http://galaxref.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/RMF-Raffle-Donation-Letter.pdf (PDF file)
http://galaxref.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/RM-Donation-Letter.docx (Word Document)

We encourage all GLOA members to use this letter and talk with some folks you know who maybe able to help us. Remember, the Georgia Lacrosse Foundation (GLF) can write you (or a business) a letter stating the dollar value of the donation for tax purposes.

If you or your company would like to donate items for the raffle, please contact Tom Smith (tomdsmith@na.ko.com, 404-245-7711) or Bob Foster (uva71@comcast.net or 678-770-1485) for more information.

I hope all of you can get involved with the RMF/KMF and support this worthy cause.

Thank you!

Sonny Pieper
President – Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association (GLOA), Inc.
www.GALAXREF.com

As always if you do have a question about the rules please contact Ryan Rowe, at rules@galaxref.com.

Unfortunately, uploading restrictions prevent us from showing the video directly on galaxref.com. To view the video please visit this link: http://vimeo.com/19718486

Cheers,
GLOA Staff

Subject: 2011 Boys Lacrosse Rules Book and Exam Corrections

Date: March 11, 2011

Two additional items have come to our attention with regard to the 2011 NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Book and exam.

Situation and Ruling 1.10.1 on page 17 was not updated to reflect the revision in rule 1-10-1b. The revised wording for that situation and ruling follows:
1.10.1 SITUATION: Prior to the game, the Team B coach requests the referee to examine a  cast/splint on the forearm of one of his players. The protective item has “hard” material, but is covered with at least ½-inch thick, closed-cell, slow-recovery foam padding. The coach: (a) provides; or (b) does not provide, written authorization from an appropriate health-care professional directing the use of the cast/splint as necessary to protect an injury. RULING: In both (a) and (b), the cast/splint may be worn during the game. A letter from an appropriate health-care professional is not required.

2. Question number 19 on the 2011 NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Exam incorrectly lists the answer as A, true. The correct answer is actually B, false. The question with the correct answer follows:

19. A player who accumulates five fouls of any kind is disqualified from the game.

Answer:  False

Rule Reference:

Page 54, Rule 5 Section 10 Fouling Out

Any player who accumulates five personal fouls, regardless of the penalty time accrued, shall be disqualified from the game.

We apologize for the errors.

KS/ah

Kent Summers, Assistant Director
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

1. BULL SESSION REMINDER – We will have our 2nd Bull session this Sunday evening at Westminster’s Turner Gymnasium from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.  Please bring your 2011 NFHS rule book with a pen or pencil.  If you still need GLOA or GHSA patches, please bring exact change ($3/each).
2. SURVEY ON PROFESSIONAL LACROSSE TEAM IN ATLANTA – Please see the note below regarding a survey about a potenial pro lacrosse team in Atlanta.  Please complete the survey at the link below,if you are interested.

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All,
We are contacting you because you are leaders in the Greater Atlanta Lacrosse Community and we need your help.

We are a group of Emory students who are working with 2 gentlemen who are working on bring a professional lacrosse team to Atlanta. Yes, you read that correctly…A PROFESSIONAL LACROSSE TEAM IN ATLANTA!!!!! The prospect of this happening is exciting for all lacrosse enthusiasts, but before that can happen, we need to better understand the potential fan base.

We are collecting data through a 5-minute survey that can be reached at this link: www.tinyurl.com/atllacrossesurvey

Can you please take the survey, but also forward the link (and encourage others to take it as well) to all coaches, players, officials, parents, or fans who you know?

Your help in distributing this survey will have a significant impact on the birth of this franchise, which in turn will provide good times for the entire lacrosse community.