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Spring Lacrosse Program
Each spring, the individual clubs in the WMYLC participate in an outdoor league that follows classic outdoor field lacrosse rules. Most clubs begin registrations in December and complete registrations in late February. Late registrations may be accepted into mid-March if the team rosters have vacancies. It is important to make contact with the club coordinators in December each year to arrange for registration. If a club has enough additional players registered by late January to form additional teams, there is time to make arrangements with the Conference by that time. The listing of participating teams for the outdoor league is finalized by the end of second week of February each year.
Rules for the Outdoor Spring League are the same as the National Federation Lacrosse Rule book (for boys) and the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rule book (for girls). The WMYLC implements some age specific exceptions to these rule books to adapt the game to the abilities of the various age groups of players participating.
The Outdoor Spring League has the following team age groupings for both boys and girls:
- Under 15 (U15): Open to players under 15 years, that are also in the 8th grade in school.
- Under 13 (U13): Open to players under 13 years, that are also in 6th and 7th grades in school.
- Under 11 (U11): Open to players under 11 years, that are also in 4th and 5th grades in school.
- Under 9 (U9): Open to players under 9 years, that are also in K, 1st , 2nd and 3rd grades in school.
Age cutoff is December 31 of each year. Players may play “up” an age group. Players may only play “down” an age/grade group with a special exception from the WMYLC Commissioner.
The Outdoor Spring League is structured so that each team begins practices on March 1. Teams typically practice 2 to 3 times each week until games begin the third week of March. Teams will typically play one game per week for a total of between 8 and 10 games. Generally, boys teams play on Saturdays and Girls teams play on Sundays. Once games begin, many teams adopt a two practice per week schedule. Each team has independent practice and game fields located in the area near each club. Most teams play ½ the games at their home field and the other ½ of the games traveling to the other teams in the conference. At the end of the Outdoor Spring League, usually right after Memorial Day, the conference holds at conference wide round robin tournament of all teams. This is typically held at a large location in the Frederick County area.
Fees charged by each club for the Outdoor Spring League range from between $50 and $150 per player. The fees cover league administrative costs, referee fees, insurance fees, and team costs. Some teams have loaner equipment, many require players to provide their own equipment. Please contact the club representative for additional information.
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