Girls Youth Lacrosse

MLA offers competitive girls lacrosse for Spring and Summer seasons. We offer teams for players born from 8/31/2018 to 9/1/2010, or typically 1st through 8th grade.

Our spring practices and home games are typically held at Badger Field, 5745 Country Club Rd, Shorewood MN and away games are played across the metro.

WINTER CLINICS

Preseason dome clinics are held on Saturdays at the Minnetonka High School Dome and are free with season registration.

8U & 10U: 5-6:30pm

12U & 14U: 6:30-8pm

January 25
February 1
February 8
February 22

Tryouts will be held March 22, 2025, 4-9pm - age group timing is TBD. See our "Tryouts - 12U & 14U" information below.

Ages

Players are divided into teams by their birthdays:

6U: 8/31/2019 - 9/1/2018 (see our 6U co-ed program)

8U: 8/31/2018 - 9/1/2016

10U: 8/31/2016 - 9/1/2014

12U: 8/31/2014 - 9/1/2012

14U: 8/31/2012 - 9/1/2010

Cost Per Season

SPRING

8U: $150

10U: $385

12U: $450

14U: $475

SUMMER

8U: $150

10U: $335

12U: $400

14U: $425

** $25 discount per season if registered before January 1! **

Spring Season

Spring season runs April 7 - June 1.

Practices begin the week of April 7.
Games begin the weekend of April 12.
Season ends with a tournament May 30-June 1.

8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U teams have 2-4 events per week:

2 practices a week (8U & 10U: 60 minutes; 12U & 14U: 75-90 minutes.)
1-2 regular season games weekly, held as double-headers on Saturdays or Sundays.

And participate in 2 tournaments during the spring season:

Wayzata Invitational - May 16-18, 2025
State Spring Tournament - May 30-June 1, 2025 @ White Bear Lake HS.

Summer Season

Summer season runs June 9 - mid-July.

Practices begin June 9.
Games begin the week of June 9.
All practices and games are held Monday-Thursdays ONLY.

8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U teams have 2-3 events per week:

1-2 practices a week
1-2 regular season games a week.
NOTE: All summer practices and regular season games are held Monday-Thursdays ONLY.

And participate in 1-2 tournaments on the weekends:

Woodbury Black & Blue - June 28-29, 2025.

Tryouts - 12U & 14U Only

Tryouts for 2025 teams are for 12U and 14U players only. Tryouts are required for players who want to be considered for A-team placement. For all other players, tryout attendance is highly recommended but not required.

There are no summer tryouts: team rosters will rollover to the summer season.

When: March 22, 2025

Where: Minnetonka HS Dome

When: 4-9pm - age group timing is TBD.

Required Equipment

Girls must have the following to play:

Mouth guard. Must be visible to referees, so no white ones. Invisialign retainers are not mouthguards.
Women's lacrosse stick. Shop local at Northstar Lacrosse (mention MLA for a discount!) or find one at Dick's Sporting Goods. List of regulation girls sticks can be found here.
Goggles. Protective eyewear use is required. Stores listed above carry certified goggles on this list.

Cleats are highly recommended but not required. While there are official "lacrosse" cleats, soccer cleats are perfect, too.

Jerseys

Game jerseys are required and must be purchased during registration. Players wear black bottoms of choice to complete the game day uniform.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What equipment is needed for your Spring and Summer leagues?

A: All players are required to have eye protection that meets the ASTM standard, a women's lacrosse stick legal for play (list here), and a colored mouthguard easily visible for referees. Invisalign retainers are not allowed.

Cleats are recommended but not required.

Q: If I'm an eighth-grader, can I try out for MHS lacrosse teams this spring?

A: The MHS girls lacrosse teams do not open tryouts for middle schoolers at this time. If you are an eighth-grader playing on a different high school lacrosse team during the 2025 high-school season you cannot, by MSHSL rule, participate in youth field lacrosse during the spring field season. Eighth-graders who participate on a high school team will receive a prorated refund for their primary spring lacrosse registration, minus the cost of a uniform if purchased in the Spring registration.

Q: Is my child too old [or sometimes too young] to start lacrosse?

A: No! With guidance from the "Lacrosse Athlete Development Model" developed by U.S. Lacrosse, we gear all of our progams to be age appropriate. In addition, we design our rosters and our league team registrations levels to be developmentally tied to the athletes at a given age, in a given cohort, and on a given team. In short, we do everything we can to make our lacrosse experience developmentally productive, with more emphasis placed on developing young athletes, lacrosse players, and citizens than on winning.

Spring 2025

Registrations after 3/15 will be placed on a waitlist. Registration will be CLOSED on 3/21.

Summer 2025