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Girls Lacrosse
Fall Lacrosse - Girls 18U/High School
Practices: Start first week of September. Expect once weekly.
Regular Season: 5 week season: Sundays, September 10, 2023 - October 8, 2023.
Games: 8 regular season games throughout September & early October. Played in a 7v7 (including goalie), small-sided format with (2) 20-minute, running halves. Games run between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, on Sundays.
Locations:
Northwest: Maple Grove Fernbrook Fields
Divisions: Varsity and JV (if interest allows)
Eligibility: Open to girls in grades 8 - 12 (Based on 2023-2024 school year).
Rules: NFHS Lacrosse Rules with MN Offseason Guidelines
Fall Lacrosse - Girls Youth
Practices: Start first week of September. Expect once weekly.
Regular Season: 5 week season: Sundays, September 10, 2023 - October 8, 2023.
Games: 7 regular season games throughout September & early October. Played in a 7v7 (including goalie), small-sided format with (2) 20-minute, running halves. Games run between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, on Sundays.
Locations:
Northwest: Wayzata HS/Maple Grove Fernbrook Fields
Divisions: 14U / 12U / 10U
Spring Lacrosse
GAMES: Games are held through-out the week and weekend.
During the week games are played in the evening.
- 12U Teams will have 4 home and 4 travel games.
- 10U players are encouraged to reach out to bylcgirls@gmail.com for more info
Games are held in rain unless fields close and there is lightning - please see weather guidelines on MSSLAX website.
Practices: Practice will be 2-3 times per week based on coach and field availability. As soon as a schedule is set practices will be posted to the calendar.
Summer Lacrosse
GAMES: held through-out the week in the evenings.
Teams will have 4 home and 4 travel games. Home games are usually Tuesday or Thursday evenings.
Games are held in rain unless fields close or there is lightning - please see weather guidelines on MSSLAX website.
Practices: Practice will be 2-3 times per week based on coach and field availability. As soon as a schedule is set practices will be posted to the calendar.
The Registration "Girls Lacrosse" is not currently available.
2023 End-of-Season Tournaments
Fall Tournament
October 14-15, 2023 Farmington HS
Summer Tournament
July 28-30, 2023 Maple Grove HS
Spring Tournament
June 3-4, 2023 Orono HS
MSSLAX
MSSLAX is the governing body for girls youth lacrosse in Minnesota.
GNLL Fall Field League
GNLL is the governing body for girls fall field lacrosse and boys youth lacrosse.
US Lacrosse Youth Girls' Rule Book
US Lacrosse Youth Girl's Rule Book
National Federation of State High School Associations
The NFHS promotes amateur sports participation and athletics programs at the high school level and writes playing rules for high school sports.
Summer Heat Guidelines
With Minnesota's occasional high heat index, we follow the MSLax policy on safe playing conditions.
MSLax follows the MN High School League’s policy for practices and games. A link to this policy is here (Refer to chart on Page 4, red/South area):
https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/mshsl_policyweatherconditionscompetitionpractice.pdf
A distinct difference between this and other policies (including Boys Lacrosse) is the use of the Wet Bulb Globe Temp (WBGT). It is a measure of the heat stress our bodies feel in direct sunlight. Whereas heat index uses temperature and relative humidity, the WBGT uses temperature, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, effect of shade and sun angle for a more accurate heat stress risk.
This is a link for monitoring live WBGT results by location. It’s quite confusing trying to calculate on your own! The factors change quickly, so decisions could be last minute; your coach or Girls Director will update all teams as soon as we are notified of changes or modifications.
https://www.hennepinwestmesonet.org/heat-stress
Extra actions to take: On days with moderate or high WBGT Risk, make sure your player gets plenty of water, and wears lightweight, light-colored clothing (for practice) that reflects heat and sunlight. As spectators, make use of the shade, avoid direct sun exposure, drink lots of water, and for everyone - use sunscreen!
Girls Lacrosse Gear
Please see the 2022 approve list below
