2010 Season Registration & pre-season Clinics

Registration and Clinics for the 2010 season will be conducted at Leonardtown High School on January 10th, 17th, 24th and the 31st. The registrations and clinics will run from 2:00pm until 4:00pm on each date.


Age eligible players must be fourteen (14) years old or younger on Jan. 1, 2010 (birth year 1995 or later). Ninth graders meeting the age eligibility requirement may not be members of their High School Varsity or JV lacrosse teams.

The registration fee is $80.00 per player.

For families with multiple players the total cost is $120.00.

The Youth Lacrosse Club is required by St. Mary's County to possess Insurance Coverage. Therefore, all St. Mary's Youth Lacrosse Club players are required to be a member of the US Lacrosse Association. 100% membership provides Liability Insurance for the Club and comprehensive secondary insurance for individual players. The membership fee for one year is $25 for each player.

Please note - this fee is NOT INCLUDED in the Club's registration fee. US Lacrosse enrollment forms will be available at Registration. If you renew or join US Lacrosse online prior to Registration please have your Membership ID# available.

Free Youth Lacrosse Clinics will be conducted in the L.H.S. gym during Registration.

Age Division Reorganization for the 2010 Season:

After the conclusion of the 2009 season the Club's Board of Directors voted to discontinue the policy, in effect for ten years, of fielding two "equally talented" teams in each Age Division. The BOD was concerned about the significant divergence in lacrosse skills between the experienced and the less-experienced/beginning players. The skill mismatch has increased to the extent that no one group within an Age Division is optimally developing fundamental lacrosse skills when placed together on "equally talented" teams. The end result is that neither the experienced nor the less-experienced/beginners are progressing satisfactorily during the season. Moreover, the Club is not adequately supporting the High School programs when our players matriculate to ninth grade. Ultimately we are letting down our players.

The BOD has implemented the following specific changes:
  • Each Age Division will have ONE (1) team.
  • ALL players on each Age Division team will be divided into "RED" and "WHITE" squads.
  • Selection and the total number of players comprising the RED and WHITE squads shall be determined by the Age Division Head Coach with BOD guidance.
  • The RED and WHITE squads will have separate game schedules.
  • Age Division RED squads will compete in the Southern Maryland Youth Lacrosse Association (SMYLA) "A" Division.
  • Age Division WHITE squads will compete with teams comprised of players possessing comparable experience/skill levels affiliated with other Youth Lacrosse Organizations.
  • ALL players shall be eligible to be chosen for their respective Age Division RED squad.
  • During the course of the season ALL WHITE squad players shall be eligible to be selected for their Age Division RED squad as their experience/skill levels improve.
  • ALL Age Division teams, with their respective RED and WHITE squads, will practice and play Home games at Lancaster Park.
  • The 2010 Age Division Team Practice schedule will be announced in January.
  • The policy of St. Mary's #1 teams practicing Mondays and Wednesdays and St. Mary's #2 teams practicing Tuesdays and Thursdays has been discontinued.
Volunteers are sought for help as Assistant Coaches, Team Parents, Web-Site Administration and Concessions.

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Last updated 8 Dec 2009.