School-Aged Lacrosse Season
Teams generally start early season in March. This year both girls and boys youth lacrosse start early season practices on March 10th.
The regular season practices and games run from early April through late May/early June, practicing 2 evenings a week at Garner Park in Madison, with games on a weekend day. Youth teams typically participate in 1-2 local tournaments, in addition to weekly games. Players do not have to be at every practice to be on a team.
High School teams are no longer part of Capital City, rather are at various Madison High Schools.
Age Groups And Eligibility
Capital City Lacrosse Club and Badgerland Lacrosse League use the below age grouping, and eligibility guidelines.
Our Girls Youth program has 3 teams: 14U (7th & 8th grades), 12U (5th and 6th grades) and 10U (1st-4th grades).
Our Boys Youth program has 4 teams: 14U (7th & 8th grades), 12U (5th and 6th grades), 10U (3rd & 4th grades), and 8U (1st & 2nd grades)
Equipment Requirements
Girls’ lacrosse equipment consists of eye protection (specific goggles), mouth guard and a stick. Goalies wear additional pads and a helmet.
The use of goalie chest protectors that meet the NOCSAE performance standard, ND200, is now mandatory in the USA Lacrosse girls’ youth and women’s rules. For more info, click here.
Boys’ lacrosse requires more equipment to ensure a safe experience given the contact allowed in the game. Standard equipment includes: Helmet, Chest pad, arm guards, gloves, and a mouth guard. Cleats are highly recommended. A protective cup is also highly recommended; required for goalies.
Boys’ and men’s field players must also wear chest protection that meets the ND200 standard. For more info, click here.
Lacrosse gear is specific to the sport. Alternate sport gear (hockey, football) are not allowed as protective gear. Cleats worn for other sports (soccer, football) are fine. No metal spike cleats of any kind are allowed.
- Play it Again Sports in Madison has a good selection of used gear (Note the need to meet a new NOCSAE requirements for chest protectors).