Southside Lacrosse League
2020 Spring Season
Boys Competitive Middle School Division

Grade 7 & 8

The Boys Middle School League is open to experienced players in grades 7 & 8. This is a competitive league and recommended for players who have intermediate to advanced experience levels. All players must be current members of US Lacrosse through 5/31/20.

8-Game Season

Wednesday Evenings

March 18 - May 2

Princess Anne Athletic Complex

**All Games on Synthetic Turf Fields**

Registration: $200/player

>> $25 Early Bird Discount for Players paid in full by 12/15/19 <<

[​$25 Late Fee after 01/27/2020]

Please note the uniforms are not included in registration fees.

Purpose:

The Middle School league is established as part of a larger plan to develop lacrosse players in a fun and safe environment while facilitating alignment with the spring High School structure

Key Goals:

The key goals are to:

• Increase participation in Coastal Virginia.
• Develop a robust pipeline of players feeding into the high school teams.
• Encourage player affinity and awareness of their prospective high school team and future Coaches
• Afford a structure for high school coaches to assist in recruiting and player development in their zones.
• Play competitive lacrosse in a competitive format.

Format:

• 10 game season, playoffs and Championship
• No play Public School Spring Break week or Easter Weekend

Practices and Team Management

• Practices at coaches discretion in local area (coaches responsible for procuring space) approximately 2-3 times per week depending on age
• Uniform is NOT included in above fee

Supplemental

• Zoning will follow the area Spring High School League zoning rules as player registration supports
• All players and coaches must be current members of US Lacrosse.  
• All coaches shall be US Lacrosse Level 1 certified at a minimum.  
• All sideline participants must have a current background screen in place and have valid US Lacrosse Membership.

Game Day

• US Lacrosse 14U Youth Rules
• League provides game balls
• Onsite Trainer or Paramedic

*League structure is subject to change based upon final player registration. Emphasis will be placed on aligning teams with their zoned high school club wherever practicable.

Note: Where enrollment is sufficient league placement will follow the same zoning assignments as the Spring VA South Non-VHSL Club High School League (sponsored by www.hrlax.com).  "Free Agent" players are welcome and will be assigned to a team with the closest available match to their school zone based on space available.  If a team has multiple players but not enough for a stand-alone team, all of those players will be kept together to the extent possible.