2023 Spring Boys Youth Registration

Registration Dates

November 1st - January 18th (due to our league’s team declaration deadline, registrations post 1/19/2023 are not guaranteed)

Season Details

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade: Practice begins around Feb 21st, the first game is March 18th, the season end is May 20th

3rd & 4th Grade: Practice begins around Feb 21st, the first game is March 11th, the season end is May 20th

5th & 6 Grade: Practice begins around Feb 6th, the first game is March 4th, the season end is May 20th

7th & 8th Grade Black: Practice begins Feb 6th, the first game is March 5th, the season end is May 20th

7th & 8th Grade Cardinal: Practice begins Feb 6th, the first game is March 5th, the season end is May 27th

Game schedule is GELL’s tentative schedule until approved by the League

Tournaments:
Mid-Season (Cardinal Teams: 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)

• We are evaluating doing a mid season tournament 4/29-30 in Kennewick, WA (pending tournament finalization)
• If we attend, all players must be available to play 4/8 (the first weekend of Spring Break)
• Tournament will require separate registration fee

Post Season Tournament (K-2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)

• We will attend Harvey Cup, June 2-4 in Snohomish, WA
• Tournament will require separate registration fee

Practices:

• Practices per week: K-2 - 1 time, 3/4 - 2 times, 5/6 - 2-3 times, 7/8 - 3 times
• Fields: Inglewood MS, Eastlake Sammamish Park, Eastlake HS Community Fields
• We do not have the final practice days of week or times yet but our goal is to make it as consistent as we can throughout the season.

Games:

• Saturdays, one game per week (generally youngest teams play earliest in the day)
• Number of games: K-2 - 8 games, 3/4  - 9 games, 5/6 - 10 games, 7/8 - 10 games
  • If uneven number of teams in league age group, there could be 1 bye week per team
• No K-2 games during Spring Break
• Depending on Mid-Season tournament (3/4, 5/6, 7/8) we may need to play 4/8 (first weekend of spring break) with no games 2nd weekend of spring break

Fees

K-2nd: $200

3rd/4th: $400

5th/6th: $500 (Cardinal team with additional $50 fee)

7th/8th: $700 (Cardinal team with additional $75 fee)

A valid USA Lacrosse membership is required. See our FAQ to find out more.

Player Packs sold separately

• K-2nd & 3rd/4th: Mandatory ~$25 - Pinnie, Shorts; Optional ~$75 - Shirt, Long Sleeve, Sweatpants, Sweatshirt, Socks
• 5th/6th & 7th/8th: Mandatory ~$35 - Pinnie, Shorts, Shirt; Optional ~$65 - Long Sleeve, Sweatpants, Sweatshirt, Socks

Description

Eastlake Lacrosse is a part of the Greater Eastside Lacrosse League, which is the most competitive youth lacrosse league in Washington competing against other programs in our area. Our 78 Cardinal Team is now 2 time defending GELL Championship!

Eastlake fields teams at 4 age divisions (K-2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8). The number of teams at each age group depends on participants. Last year we fielded 2 teams at each age group, and plan to do that again this season. For K-2 and 3/4  we split the teams evenly based on school attendance. For 5/6 we are evaluating if we want to split evenly or into Cardinal (A Team) and Black (B Team), which was done by 4 programs last year in our league. When this happends our league matches A & B teams with other programs doing the same first, and then games are filled in with evenly mixed teams. For 7/8 we split into Cardinal (A Team) and Black (B Team) matching our leagues requirements for programs with 2 7/8 teams.

At Eastlake Lacrosse we pride ourselves on developing our players as young men first through the context of sports. While also giving them the opportunity to compete at the highest level of lacrosse in Washington.

We have a fantastic coaching staff lead by Jason Montoya our Program Director and Varsity Head Coach. Jason took over the program last year, and has coached High School Lacrosse for 9 years after playing Division 1 at Lafayette College. Beyond Jason we have some fantastic returning coaches including players who have come back to coach with us and parent volunteers. If you are interested in coaching please reach out to jason.montoya@eastlakelacrosse.org.

Required Equipment

• Stick, Helmet, Shoulder Pads (note that most shoulder pads purchased before 2021 will need to be replaced per the new NOCSAE requirements), Elbow Pads, Gloves, Cup, Mouthguard, Athletic Cleats (football or soccer cleats work well)
• All new players will have the option to check out a loaner stick during registration