The practice schedule for the U-11 (Grades 3 & 4)- Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:30 PM and Saturdays 10:30- Noon. Games for the U-11s, U-13s and U-15s will be played on Sundays on April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, June 2 with League Playoffs on June 8/9. Half of the games will be played at home and half off-island.

Registration will OPEN on November 15th and CLOSE on January 15th.

There is a Mandatory Orientation on February 13th @ 6:00 PM for all participants (kids) and their parent(s)/ guardian(s) that will be held at the Nantucket New School. At that time we will provide all the important information about the youth lacrosse program generally and then break into gender/ age groups so that you can meet your coaches and go over specific team information.

PLAYING TIME POLICY: It is the policy of NYL that each player shall have approximately an equal amount of playing time over the course of the season- all other things being equal.

So in what circumstances are unequal playing time ok? (1) In a particular game penalties, man up/ down situations may result in unequal playing time (2) during the last few minutes of a close game a coach may play certain players more than others in order to give the team the best chance of winning (3) a coach may use playing time as a motivational or disciplinary tool for violations of team rules, missing practices or games and repeated failure to follow directions or for a lack of "hustle' during a practice or game. (4) NEW- Missing practices or games to play another spring sport WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF PLAYING TIME IN SUBSEQUENT GAME(S)- this is only fair to those players that commit to attending all practices/ games and make lacrosse their primary sport. Missing a practice or a game due to sickness or an injury will not fall under this new guideline. If and when this occurs the coach should explain how he/ she failed to meet the coach's expectations and the impact that this will have on playing time.

Required Equipment: helmet, mouth guard, shoulder pads (NOCSAE ND-200), elbow pads, lacrosse gloves, lacrosse stick and a protective cup.