Welcome to the home of Lexington Youth Lacrosse.
LYL provides instruction and competitive opportunities for girls and boys in grades 1 through 8. Specific details on each program can be found under the 'Girls Program' and 'Boys Program' tab.
There are a number of initiatives going on at LYL we want to make you aware of as we prepare for the 2012 spring season.
First and foremost, due to the popularity of youth lacrosse, LYL has experienced the most significant growth of any other youth sport in town. Due to limitations in field availability, we must cap the number of teams we can accommodate. In order for each player to receive the coaching attention and playing time they deserve, there is a limit to the number of players on each team. Registration will be opened first to past players, and then new players. Waitlists will be created and we will pull players from the waitlist IF SLOTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
LYL will be creating a more formal organizational structure this year in order to help manage the tremendous growth in players that we have seen over the last 10 years. This will include specific roles and responsibilities in order to spread the effort, broaden engagement, and ensure high quality programs. LYL will also be looking for an increase in parent volunteers and participation.
We have been examining the programs, by grade level and by gender, and will be making the following changes:
Both the boys and girls U9 programs will be in-town only to focus on core fundamental skills. We believe that travel and games at this age take too much time away from the kids learning the core skills.
Our boys will continue to play in MBYLL with the following enhancements.
We are seeking to secure a higher level of commitment from players for practices and games, through up-front communication, expectation setting, and enforcement.
U11 will focus more on core skills, potentially a reduced travel schedule in order to focus on skills, and games will be modified to 8v8 as opposed to full field (all of MBYLL is moving to 8v8 small ball at this age). We will also be working to build our coaching capabilities through recruitment, training, and coordination.
U13 and U15 will work to improve the coaching, by striving to add coaches who have played college lacrosse, creating a standard practice plan for the season, running the same offense, defense, rides, clears across all teams, and coordinating with the high school more effectively.
We will be working closely with the high school, coordinating with LHS Varsity Coach Dave Walsh, who has been supporting our Fall Ball program this year with practice plans, coaching clinics and running practices.
Our girls will continue in the MBGLL.
We are also looking for a higher level of commitment from the players, and anyone who registers for a travel team should understand and accept the time commitment involved and be prepared to attend the majority of practices and games.
Coaching education and training will be a major focus of the season, in an effort to provide consistent, high quality instruction. This will include US lacrosse sponsored clinics, coach-the-coach training, and coordinating with LHS Varsity Coach Kerry Richmond.
LYL truly values the support and huge time commitment that our coaches and volunteers make. There is always room for more under the tent! If you would like to be involved with coaching, managing a team, helping with equipment or any other volunteer opportunity, please contact us via the 'feedback' option under the LYL Home tab.
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