2026 Boys Program Highlights

Weather permitting the U9, U11, U-13 and U-15 programs will start the week of March 16  and run to early-June 2025. Travel teams practice at the Nobadeer Turf fields and the Delta Fields. Boys are a part of the Crossroads Township League.

Games will be held on the following weekends: 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17. Playoffs will be held 5/30-31. Please note there are games on both ends of the April vacation. 

The Boys Learn to Play Program (Grades 1 & 2) will start early April and end late May 2025. Practices are on Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:00- 6:00 PM and starting late April there will be games are on Sundays from 9:00- 10:00 AM. LTP is held at the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club and is free to all participants. New this year is an expanded program for students in grades 3-5. More details coming soon. 

The practice schedule for each age group is as follows: please note it is subject to change based on coaching availability.

• U-11 (Grades 3 & 4)- Mondays & Wednesdays 4:45-6:15PM and skills Fridays 4:45-6:15 PM
• U-13 (Grades 5 & 6)- Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:45- 6:15PM and skills Fridays 4:45-6:15 PM
• U-15 (Grades 7 & 8)- Mondays,Tuesdays & Wednesday 3:15-4:45 and Skills Fridays 3:15- 4:45 PM 

It is possible that a team (U-11, U-13, U-15) will have more kids register than is logistically feasible. Should that occur there will be evaluations for team placement. 

Registration for travel teams is currently. There will be NO LATE REGSITRATIONS 

There is a Mandatory Orientation on March 10th @ 6:30 PM for all participants in Grades 2-8 (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. Lacrosse is a spring sport and it is expected that all players fully commit to the travel program. 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.