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What South Florida schools offer lacrosse?
 

 

What is the process of facilitating a lacrosse team at your school?

The best way to accomplish this is to:

Identify a group of students wanting to play lacrosse from your school and enter them as a team within a recreational lacrosse league, such as FLY Lacrosse League.  You must demonstrate that there are kids already committed.

Identify a Faculty Sponsor. Ideally this should be a long-standing coach and/or teacher at the school; someone who has a positive relationship with both the Athletic Director and Principal.

Write a short proposal for a Lacrosse "Activities Club" to your school's athletic director covering:

Purpose of the club, i.e. to offer girl's lacrosse to students in the Spring. Include the names and signatures of the student players and their parents, other students and parents, faculty sponsor and all who support the school having this activities club.    Your proposal should state that you will incorporate as a legal entity, non-profit, e.g.  XYZ Lacrosse Club, LLC dba Mustang Lacrosse (HS Mascot). Identify qualified coaching candidates.  You might be able to find a parent to coach from a nearby league for free.  This will get your proposal accepted; however, once you have the club approval you should find a qualified coach that has the expertise and time. You'll end up paying this person between $1,500 - $2,000 for the season.   

Should your school say that there is no field availability to accommodate this sport, that's no problem.  Your club can use the FlyLax fields to play your games.    If you are not within our geo-region then you can play your home games away. 

Should your school say that they cannot financially support the startup of the program, that's no problem. The cost is paid by the players.  $250 per player is the most it should cost per player to cover uniforms, equipment, umpire fees, field rentals and coaching stipend.  The field equipment such as goals can be obtained through the US Lacrosse grant program, which is offered every year.  If you are using the FlyLax fields, we have fully lined fields with goals.  For Broward County schools missing the US Lacrosse deadline for applying for an equipment grant, the East Broward YMCA can loan you the field equipment until you qualify and have received the equipment.  

What about practice times?  You do not need fully lined fields with goals to practice. Small practice fields are ideal for learning as everyone touches the ball more.  There will always be available space at your school or through a neighborhood park.  You do not need official size goals to replicate the game environment.  Two sticks in the ground six feet wide works just fine.  It is called bootstrapping. 

Colleges in Florida offering lacrosse include...

 

University of Florida Gators Varsity- UF (2010)	Varsity Girl's (2010)
Florida State University Seminoles (Club) - FSU
University of Miami Hurricanes (Club)  - UM
University of Central Florida Knights (Club) - UCF
University of South Florida (Club) - USF
University of West Florida
University of North Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University
Rollins College	Varsity Girl's/Boy's (2008)
St. Leo's	Varsity Boy's
Barry University	Planning
Eckerd College	Club
Embry Riddle	Planning
Flagler	Planning
FAU	Planning
FIU	Planning
Florida Southern	Planning
Florida Institute of Technology (FIT)	Planning
Lynn University	Planning
Northwood	Planning
Nova Southeastern	Planning
Palm Beach Atlantic University	Club
St. Thomas University	Planning
University of Tampa	Club
Webber	Planning
Ave Maria University	Planning

Many of these college players came from Florida High School Lacrosse Championship teams, the current State tournament held under US Lacrosse.  Lacrosse has been recognized by the Florida High School Athletic Association (" FHSAA").  Lacrosse is expected to be sanctioned by FHSAA within the year.   

"The harder you practice, the luckier you get."

How do I register? Contact by email the YMCA Program Director or (954)617-9622.

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