We are offering this as a separate registration for those players who want to keep their skills sharp during the fall but cannot commit to the Sunday games. We highly recommend that if you are a new player or have the time, that you sign up for our regular fall registration for more individual coaching and field time.
This will be a fun, unstructured Saturday morning weekly program. Includes wall-ball and informal, ad-hoc scrimmages and games supervised by lacrosse parents and coaches. Parents are welcome to participate with their kids!
Date of Birth for 8U/10U Session: 9/1/2014-8/31/2018 (typically 1st to 4th graders)
Date of Birth for 12U/14U Session: 6/01/2010-8/31/2014 (typically 5th to 8th graders)
Fee: $30
Location: EHS Lower Turf south field and wall
Dates: Saturdays August 24- October 26
Time 8U/10U: 9-10am
Time 10U/12U: 10-11am
Who can Register? New and Returning lacrosse players with Date of birth between 9/1/2016 - 8/31/2018 (typically 1st and 2nd graders)
FEE: $160
Practice Info: 7 weekly practices on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30pm at Wooddale park (August 27-October 8)
GNLL Fall League Games: 4 games over 2 double-header Sundays, Location and Exact dates /times TBD (September 8th to October 6th)
GNLL Fall League Jamboree: 3 games on Saturday, October 12th at Levi P Doge Middle School (Exact times TBD)
Fall Wall Ball and Play Sessions Included: 9-10am on Saturdays at EHS Lower Turf (August 24th to October 26th)
All skill levels from beginner to experienced welcome! Practices will start the first week of May. Teams generally practice 2 weeknights per week, Monday to Thursday. Some coaches may schedule extra weeknight practices depending on game schedules and coaches’/players’ availability.
League play is anticipated to start as early as June 3rd and end the last week of July. Game schedules will be known at the end of May. The 6 games are played on weeknight evenings Monday through Thursday with half the games being AWAY games. The 8U End-of-Season Jamboree games run on July 20 and 21.
A local weekend tournament is also planned June 7-9 in Shakopee And we may have some opportunities for a few weekend scrimmages as we gear up for the season
Our uniform ordering process has changed this year. Registration fees do not include uniforms. Instead, upon close of registration, an email will be sent to all registered players with link and directions for ordering uniforms directly from Squad Locker. You will pay for uniforms directly to Squad Locker and they will be sent directly to your house.
Required Uniform Pieces ($96.90):
1 jersey $55.95
1 pair of shorts $39.95
Full protective equipment is required per USA Lacrosse: lacrosse helmet, non-tethered mouth guard, chest protector NOCSAE certified for the prevention of commotio cordis, elbow pads, gloves, protective cup, cleats, water bottle, and lacrosse stick for position.
REMINDER: Chest protectors must be NOCSAE certified for the prevention of commotio cordis as of 1/1/22. Please see details at https://www.edinalacrosse.com/boyslacrossegear.
1. PRACTICES START THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY
Practices will be 2 weeknights per week - 1 hour per practice. May schedules will be available after registration closes and the number of teams and coaches has been determined. June and July practice schedules will be determined in late May after the June/July game schedules have been announced by the league.
2. PRESEASON SCRIMMAGES
During May, we will look for opportunities to do some preseason scrimmages with other area lacrosse associations. More details to come.
3. REGULAR SEASON YLM GAME PLAY - JUNE & JULY
Regular season games will occur in June and July. The schedule will be announced in late May by the league.
The first game could be as early as Monday, June 3rd.
Expect 1-2 games per week - some in Edina, some in other areas of the Twin Cities. Games are scheduled on weeknight evenings Mon-Thu. 8U will have 6 regular season games. 3 will be home games.
No scheduled games July 2-6 in observance of the July 4th holiday.
8U Travel teams will participate in the end of season YLM jamboree on July 20-21. Teams may be consolidated and/or reorganized depending on availability.
4. TOURNAMENT
8U TRAVEL: $325*
*A payment plan is offered at sign up that will allow you to make 3 equal payments: 1st at registration, 2nd automatically withdrawn 30 days later, and 3rd payment automatically withdrawn 30 days after the 2nd payment. (NOTE: a 3.15% transaction fee of the full registration amount + $1.50 service fee is added to each payment).
Registration fee includes:
Certified and experienced coaching staff
Edina Park & Rec per-player fees and field costs
League fees
tournaments and scrimmages
End-of-season 8U Jamboree
Edina Lacrosse Association is a non-profit volunteer run organization. Without family volunteers, we cannot function. Each summer season one adult family member from each family must volunteer at least one time for at least one of the following:
Team Manager (1 per 8U Travel team and 1 for the 8U House program). This is a team’s communication liaison between the coach and parents, plans tournament needs/communications, ensures game volunteers are assigned and plans in-season and end-of-season fun. Please note your interest in this position during your registration. Training will be provided.
Parents interested in assisting coaches are also welcome! If interested, please note on your registration. Lacrosse experience is helpful, but not necessary. New volunteer assistant coaches will be paired with experienced program and head coaches.
Scoreboard operator during home games and scrimmages (ALL families, on rotation)
Game clock operator during home games and scrimmages (ALL families, on rotation)
Field set-up for home games (ALL families, on rotation)
Field close-down for home games (ALL families, on rotation)
“Chill” side-line managers (ALL families, on rotation)
Please visit this link for details.
VP of Boys Program
8U Boys Program Coordinator
Phone: 225-931-9187