2006 Boys Lacrosse (LAX) Details

Age groupings/ designations: ***NEW FORMAT***

• U15A & U15B – ‘Juniors’ – Birth years on 1991 & 1992
  • This can include 9th graders not on a High School or a JV club roster
  • U15A is a ‘select team’, it requires a tryout; U15B does not require a tryout
  • 15A teams play other 15A teams; 15B teams play other 15B teams
• U13A & U13B – ‘Midgets’ – Birth years on 1993 & 1994
  • U13A is a ‘select team’, it requires a tryout; U13B does not require a tryout
  • 13A teams play other 13A teams; 13B teams play other 13B teams
• U11 – ‘PeeWees’ - Birth years on 1995 & 1996
  • This league ALLOWS BODY CHECKING with a focus of “playing the ball”
• U 9 – ‘Bantams’ Birth years on 1997 and younger
  • Does not allow body checking;
  • modified game play (7vs7) and field size to optimize instruction; similar to last year

Tryouts for select teams

U13A & U15A teams are select teams; attendance for tryouts is required. $5/ player (for facility rental) – Be on time!

Urbana Boys:

• U13A tryouts are scheduled to occur on Monday 27 Feb 2006 at 6:15-7:30 PM
• U15A tryouts are scheduled to occur on Monday 27 Feb 2006 at 7:30-8:45 PM

Linganore Boys:

• U13A tryouts are scheduled to occur on Tuesday 28 Feb 2006 at 6:15-7:30 PM
• U15A tryouts are scheduled to occur on Tuesday 28 Feb 2006 at 7:30-8:45 PM

Tryouts located at the All Star Complex in Gettysburg (where we play indoor LAX)
U15B, U13B, U11, U9 teams do NOT require tryouts.

Waivers
No additional waivers required

Equipment
Equipment required for practices and games;

• LAX helmet
• Mouthpiece
• Shoulder pads
• Arm pads
• Gloves
• Boys LAX stick

Equipment recommended/optional;

• Athletic supporter/cup
• Rib pads

Forms to complete

• Volunteer form
• US LAX membership

Key Dates

• Season starts on 1st week of March 2005
• Boys Coaches Clinic – Date TBD
• A-team tryouts on 27Feb2005 (Urbana) & 28Feb2005 (Linganore)

About SMYLA

In order to meet the evolving needs of our boys within our lacrosse program, we are excited to inform you that our boys will be playing within the Southern Maryland Youth Lacrosse Association (SMYLA) starting this Spring 2006. We will adopt the SMYLA rules and begin league play in March 2006.

SMYLA is organized into three divisions.
 

North Division teams will play each other two times (home and away), in addition to playing one home and one away game against a Central or Southern Division team (total of 10 games, weather permitting). There may also be a non-league game scheduled for fun. At the end of the season a League playoff will be held to determine the league champion in the U11, U13, and U15 age brackets.

Teams will be formed based solely on birth years. In our previous conference, grades were considered, however beginning 2006, the only determining factor on which age bracket to play in will be birth year, therefore 9th graders born in 1991 who are not on a High school level roster (including JV club) may be eligible to play. Depending on registration numbers, U15 & U13 will have an A-team and a B-team; B team players will generally have equal playing time over the course of a season. The competition in the A brackets will be very strong this year. To be fair to coaches and teammates, players on the A teams will need to be prepared for a strong commitment to lacrosse during the spring season.

Linganore and Urbana are thrilled with this new opportunity to play within SMYLA and look forward to a great new season of lacrosse.