Our first Indoor Lacrosse practice is Saturday January 15th. Details are below.

Location: MVP Field House 143, E. Main St, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Date: Saturdays starting January 15th 2022

1/15, 1.22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19. 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19

Times:

U14 (7th & 8th grade) 8am-9am

U12 (5th & 6th grade) 9am-10am

U8 (K,1st, 2nd grade) & U10 (3rd, 4th Grade) 10am -11am

*Needed for practice: Lacrosse Helmet, Shoulder and Elbow pads, Gloves, and Lacrosse Stick. No cleats (Gym or turf shoes only)

A few have reached out that would like to try lacrosse. We will be bringing equipment for you to use. If you are not able to make your grade time please let us know..

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Make sure you take advantage of our early bird discount and other savings.

2022 Lacrosse Spring Registration is now OPEN! Our spring season will start with indoor practice on January 15th at our new indoor facility in Lake Zurich. We plan to go outdoors as soon as the weather permits.

This year's registration fee will be $325 for each player. We will still offer the early bird discount, of $25, if you register prior to 1/31/22. In addition to the early bird discount, we are introducing a new way to save even more money on registration. Since we are reusing the uniform design from last year, if your child’s uniform (jersey and shorts) still fits, you can save an extra $75 on registration.

When you register, you will be given the option to pay in full or split the registration fees into two equal payments. The first payment will be due upon registration and the remaining balance will be automatically charged to your credit card on 2/25/2022. If a family needs financial assistance, please reach out to lacrosse@bulldogyouthsports.org with your request prior to 1/31/2022.

For those of you that are considering registering for the season but find that you don’t have all of the necessary equipment, please reach out to us. Through generous donations of past players, we may have what you need. **Please remember that the new chest protector requirement goes into effect January, 1 2022.

More information and registration will be posted on our website

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at lacrosse@bulldogyouthsports.org

**If the season is cancelled by the League due to the Pandemic we will refund all money paid minus any processing fees for the registrations (approximately $10 per child)

Happy November from the Lacrosse Board. We hope everyone enjoyed their Summer and Fall sports.  With Winter approaching, we wanted to take this opportunity to share recent Lacrosse news and what's coming up next season.

Mike Silverman and Brad Watkins have flipped positions. Mike is now the new Lacrosse Board President and will be accompanied by Brad our new VP.  In addition, we have KC Godair (Merchandise Coordinator), Tom Mroz (Treasurer), and newly appointed Amber Soutar (Secretary & Communications).

A few words from our newly appointed President:

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the families who support Bulldog Youth Sports, especially our Lacrosse families.   Without all of you, youth sports in Wauconda wouldn’t be possible. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Brad and Rachelle, who led the effort of making this sport successful in Wauconda. The first day I met Brad was at a practice session in Volo, where we quickly became friends. Little did I know he was recruiting me to coach with him. It truly has been an amazing experience learning so much from him over the years.  It is so great to have Brad as part of our organization, not only as a Board member, but also a team coach and mentor to new coaches.

I know it seems early to start talking about Lacrosse, but we have so much good news to share with you.

We have secured a new Winter indoor location in Lake Zurich!!  The location is called MVP sports, located at 143 E Main St, Lake Zurich, IL 60047. They have a state-of-the-art facility for us to run skills and drills so we can prep for the Spring season.  In addition to the great fields, this location is much closer to restaurants and shopping for anyone who would like to run errands while your kids are at practice. They also have an indoor electronic golf range and beautiful sitting area. We received feedback that Saturday night was not ideal because it took away from other activities.  As a result, we have secured times on Saturday mornings to allow you to have your Saturday evenings back with family and friends.

Indoor Practices will be on Saturdays from January 15th thru March 19th.

We are expecting to have opportunities to offer clinics and other and skills training for players prior to the Season starting. Please take this opportunity to fill out a very short survey if you are interested.

https://bulldogyouthsports.sportngin.com/register/form/325856990

As some of you may know, last year we made a very conscious effort to keep registration prices down, in fact they were lower than previous years.  This upcoming season, we plan to offer an option to save you money, by allowing your athlete to reuse his/her jersey and shorts from last year. Stay tuned for more details.

We are planning on opening registration after Thanksgiving. Stay tuned for our registration email.

We will be playing in the IBLA League again, but this year, they are going back to a regular 8 game season.   Here are some key dates to keep in mind:

Key 2022 Dates:

Early December - registration will open

January 15th - first indoor practice starts

Mid to late January - Early registration discount ends

Jan 15 - Mar 19 - Saturday morning practices

March 27th - First day IBLA games can start

June 4th & 5th - Playoffs

Some of you may already be aware of this, but USA Lacrosse recently released new standards for safety equipment regarding chest and shoulder protection. This new standard is to ensure player safety and may require you to purchase some new equipment.  We are currently looking into a way to secure a discount option to help with the cost.  Below is an excerpt from USA lacrosse to help make sure everyone understands the new standard.  If you have any questions, please reach out to anyone on the board.

USA Lacrosse recently released new standards for youth lacrosse equipment. These new standards will be observed by the IBLA. Player safety is of the utmost importance to us, and we will therefore require all participating organizations to ensure their players have equipment that meets these standards as they are outlined below.

The following is from USA Lacrosse:

• Effective January 1, 2022, shoulder pads for boys’ field players must be designed for lacrosse and meet NOCSAE standard ND200. Products are now available.
• Effective January 1, 2021, boys' and girls' goalie chest protectors must be designed for lacrosse and meet the NOCSAE standard, ND200.
• All chest protectors and shoulder pads must contain the NOCSAE logo and SEI certification mark on both the packaging and the product to be legal for play.

Questions???

Contacts us at: lacrosse@bulldogyouthsports.org

"After practice, every kid comes off the field looking like a winner. It shows on their face. The coaches are very positive and encouraging with the kids."

"The sense of community within the Bulldogs Youth Sports family."

"Homegrown competitive team; kids & families"

"Local program; dedicated board members to keep it going & help feed a high school program. Love the peoples feedback from last year was utilized...having less coaches on the sidelines was definitely an improvement!"

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2019 Season

• 2 full High School Club teams JV and Varsity 
• We had 119 kids this season.
• We have 4 youth teams (U8, U10, U12, U14 A)
• We participated in 5 non reg season tournaments
• The U10 team won their spring season championship and LAX Geneva Championship

2018 Season

• Fielded our 1st High School Club team which ended up a respectable 8-4!  
• We had 120 kids this season.  6 were girls!
• We have 5 teams (U8, U10, U12, U14 A, U14B)
• We participated in 4 non reg season tournaments   

2017 Season

• We had 110 kids this season.  6 were girls!
• We have 5 teams (U9, U11, U13-1, U13-2, U15)
• We had 4 new coaches with 2 Jr Coaches
• We participated in 5 non reg season tournaments - our U13 team won the Lacrosse America Prairie State Games Championship!  
• Our 12 kid U9 team made it to the Crossroads Cup Championship!  

2016 Season

• We had 100 kids this season.  4 were girls!
• We have 5 teams (U9, U11, U13A, U13B, U15).
• We had 5 new coaches with 1 Jr Coach.
• We added a practice locations
• We participated in 2 post season tournaments
• We had our 1st Fall Lacrosse team

2015 Season

• Brad Watkins, Nick Suda, Rachelle Watkins, Maureen Stephan and Shannon Doschadis decide it's time to bring Lacrosse to the Wauconda area under Bulldog Youth Sports
• We planned for 2 teams and we had 4 teams (U9, U11A, U11B, U13).
• We had 73 players (1 girl)
• We had 14 Coaches 
• We had 1 practice location
• We joined the NWCYL Federation.
• We participated in 1 post season tournament

Founded in 1998, US Lacrosse is the national governing body of lacrosse.

Through responsive and effective leadership, we provide programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the sport.

We envision a future that offers people everywhere the opportunity to discover, learn, participate in, enjoy, and ultimately embrace the shared passion of the lacrosse experience.

• Make the Sport Safer – We have invested more than $500,000 in safety research projects, studying everything from head injuries to hydration.
• Train and Certify Coaches – More than 20,000 people have participated in our Coaching Education Program, helping them to teach the sport correctly and safely.
• Train and Certify Officials – Nearly 6,900 officials took our online courses in 2012 alone, helping them to keep games safe and fair.
• Create Opportunities to Play – Through initiatives like our First Stick Program, we have provided 1,028 grants since 2000, totaling more than 27,000 pieces of equipment that have given hundreds of thousands of kids the opportunity to play.
• Elevate the Sport's Visibility – Our 27-time world champion U.S. National Teams set the standard for excellence in international lacrosse.
• Pioneer National Standards – Our Youth Rules & Best Practices Guidebooks, which focus on age-appropriate player development, team play, sportsmanship and safety, have been distributed to more than 320,000 players, parents, coaches and officials.
• Educate the Lacrosse Community – Our US Lacrosse Convention has grown to bring more than 7,000 coaches, officials, administrators and fans together each January.

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NEW! - Check out Play It Again Sports in Crystal Lake for special Lacrosse equipment pricing and rentals.  Just tell them you are with BYS in Wauconda.  

Lacrosse equipment package available new or used for less than $120!  

Packages include: helmet, stick, gloves, elbow pads, shoulder pads, mouth guard and ball

http://www.playitagainsportscrystallake.com

6124 Northwest Highway 
Crystal Lake, IL 60014