GIRLS LACROSSE

Girls (or Women’s) Lacrosse, sometimes shortened to WLAX or LAX, is a sport played with 12 players on each team. Originally played by indigenous peoples in the Americas, the modern women’s game was introduced in 1890 at the St. Leonard’s School in St. Andrews, Scotland. The rules of Women’s Lacrosse differ significantly from men’s field lacrosse, and the equipment required to play is also different from the men’s. In the United States, women are only required to wear eyewear (or lacrosse goggles) and a mouth guard.

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HOW TO REGISTER

Join the Fastest Sport on Two Feet!

If you would like to sign up your child for our Girls Lacrosse program, please click the button below.

There, you can select the park of your choice and pay the fee for the league. Your local park will also have the registration form you need to complete.

Once you have completed the steps above, you are ready to hit the field and start playing.

Ages 10-14

Must be 14 during the start of the season. If you your child turns 15 during the season, we will allow them to play.

Register for Lacrosse

LEAGUE HISTORY

The Girls Lacrosse program is very special to our Department. Before launching in 2015, lacrosse was literally an unknown sport at many of our County parks. Also, our coaches had to be trained to master the rules of the sport so that, in turn, they could instruct and motivate girls who were interested in playing.

The Department saw the need to get girls more involved in non-traditional sports that could perhaps open doors for them in the future. The response was very positive. Anticipation about a new sport for girls being played at our County parks sparked an interest in many communities, and soon, more and more people requested information.

Girls who had never played a sport – or maybe tried one, but felt timid or shy – have become excellent lacrosse players on the field. The sport has undoubtedly also opened new horizons to young women by giving them confidence and raising their self-esteem.

Girls who didn’t know how to hold a lacrosse stick or use a mouth-guard in the beginning of the season left the program with a sense of empowerment. Today, they know they can apply the strength and discipline learned on the field to help them succeed in life.

In addition to learning the sport, participants also attend lacrosse clinics taught by professional college players, and some attend games at the University of Southern California and Whittier College. Those who had never thought about college learn that participating in a sport – such as lacrosse – is an asset that can get them there.

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