Spring 2012 Registration Is Now OPEN!

Algonkian Lacrosse is proud to announce registration for the Spring 2012 Season.  This Spring will include some exciting new opportunities for the Tribe... in addition to our traditional Northern Virginia Youth Lacrosse League (NVYLL) travel slate and Little Lax program, we will also be offering Loudoun-only, Algonkian Recreation teams. 

What's the difference?

NVYLL Travel
We are now re-branding our longstanding NVYLL league play as our "travel" offering.  For $160, players will compete with teams from all over Northern Virginia... from Fairfax County to Fauquier to Stafford to Alexandria and more.  Tryouts will commence in early February, all players registered for NVYLL will be placed on teams participating in an 8 game season, concluding with playoffs in June. 

Recreation Teams
A brand new offering for 2012.  Algonkian Rec is targeted for our elementary schoool aged beginner players.  For just $75, rec players will begin practice in April and participate in local, Loudoun-only weekend games in April and May.  We expect it to be VERY popular with elementary school aged players.

Little Lax
For our youngest laxers... primarily 4 and 5 year olds, who are experiencing organized sports for the first time.  Players will receive a lacrosse stick to play with and keep after the season.  Sessions will utilize a sponge ball, incorporating skills introduction and scrimmaging.  No formal games, nor travel involved.  Emphasis is on FUN!

Program	Associated Ages/Grades	Registration Fee	Games	Travel Scope	2012 Tribe Shorts ($30)	Lacrosse Stick	US Lacrosse Membership Required ($25)
Little Lax	GIRLS & BOYS Ages 4 & 5	$65	None	Sterling	Optional	Included	No
Recreation	BOYS ages 6-10 * GIRLS grades K-4 *	$75	Several	Loudoun County	Optional	Supplied by Player	No
NVYLL	BOYS ages 11-14 GIRLS grades 5-8	$160	8 + Playoffs	Northern Virginia	Included	Supplied by Player	Yes

Divisions	Beginners (Less Than 2 Spring Seasons)	Intermediate (2-4 Spring Seasons)	Experienced (4+ Spring Seasons)	Comments
BOYS Under 9 GIRLS Grades K-2	Rec	Rec *	Rec *	All skill levels register for Algonkian Rec.  Intermediates + Experienced register for Rec and have the option to tryout for NVYLL Travel. Additional cost associated with NVYLL Travel team play.
BOYS Under 11 GIRLS Grades 3-4	Rec	Rec *	Rec *	All skill levels register for Algonkian Rec.  Intermediates + Experienced register for Rec and have the option to tryout for NVYLL Travel. Additional cost associated with NVYLL Travel team play.
BOYS Under 13 GIRLS Grades 5-6	NVYLL Travel	NVYLL Travel	NVYLL Travel	All skill levels register for NVYLL Travel
BOYS Under 15 GIRLS Grades 7-8	NVYLL Travel	NVYLL Travel	NVYLL Travel	All skill levels register for NVYLL Travel

To register, please click on the Register Online selction on the left pane of the website, or the big, orange Register Now button on the top-right..


Scholarships
If your child would like to play lacrosse this Spring, but your financial situation would prevent that from happening, please let us know.  Thanks to our club sponsors, we may be able to subsidize or even cover your costs.  Please reach out to the Tribe at for details.

Questions?  Please visit our FAQ page or drop us a line at or .

by posted 12/09/2011
 

Interested in Learning About Coaching or the Game of Lacrosse?  Learn from the Pros...

US Lacrosse boys/girls coaches live instructional clinics being held in our area in the coming months: 

• Level I - Sunday, January 29, 2012 - Simpson Middle School, Leesburg, VA
• Level I - Sunday, February 12, 2012 - St Stephens & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA
• Level II - Sunday, February 19, 2012 - St Stephens & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA

For one of the Level I clinics, go to the US Lacrosse web site to register - 
http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Right/EducationTraining/USLCoachingEducationProgram/CEPInstructionalClinics/Level1Clinics.aspx

For the Level II clinic, go to the US Lacrosse web site to register -
http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Right/EducationTraining/USLCoachingEducationProgram/CEPInstructionalClinics/Level2Clinics.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: All Algonkian head coaches are required to have successfully completed either the US Lacrosse CEP Level 1 Online Course or attend a US Lacrosse CEP Level 1 Instructional Clinic .  These courses are free of charge, being subsidized by the USL Potomac Chapter and NVYLL.   (Past completion qualifies... your certificate should be available via your USL online account) 

by posted 12/06/2011
 

NEW SPONSORSHIP and DONATION OPPORTUNITIES
We are working hard to make lacrosse more affordable for all Sterling youth  

ALGONKIAN PLAYERS & FAMILIES:
"Buy" a tax-deductible donation through our spiritwear store, directly contributing to fund registration costs and/or equipment for Sterling youth who are unable to afford spring lacrosse. $10, $25, $50, or $100 donations available for purchase.

LOCAL BUSINESSES:

• Orange Sponsorship:  $500
• Blue Sponsorhip:  $1,000

All sponsorship dollars will go toward partial or full scholarships for those demonstrating financial need, a general reduction in equipment rental expenses, and in the near future, a reduction in registration fees for all Algonkian Lacrosse participants.

Benefit	Orange	Blue
Your business name/logo on an Algonkian Lacrosse T-shirt, to be sold online and at Algonkian home games
Press release on our website announcing your Sponsorship
Your business logo and a link to your company website on our website, along with the option to offer specials and discounts to the Algonkian Lacrosse families through our website.
Thank you letter and plaque for your business
Interview - advertisement on our website
Marketing material delivered to all participants through coaches at beginning of season
(Future) Individual team sponsorships, marketing table set up at home games, and banner with your logo displayed at home games

For information or questions, please contact Tim Rankin at

by posted 12/02/2011
 

by posted 11/21/2011
 
Algonkian Boys and Girls Have Big Weekends at the Fairfax Fall Brawl

The Tribe boys and girls had a banner showing the past two weekends, with strong showings.  In the four boys youth divisions, we had a Semi-Finalist, two Runner-Ups and Tournament Champion (U-15)!  The Dominion JV girls also captured a Tournament Championship!
Way to go TRIBE!!!

RECAPS...
The boys had a great showing, many participating in their first tournament.  The Tribe opened the tournament with convincing wins against Dulles South and Ashburn.  The boys lost in the U-9 Championship 2-1 in a real nail biter.  Great effort by the boys!

All Set and Ready to Go...	Got Wheels?		Celebrating a Successful Day

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Girls JV - Tournament Champions

Twelve 8th and 9th grade girls from Algonkian Tribe competed as a Dominion JV team.  They triumphed with a clean sweep that afternoon.  6-0 and Tournament Champions!   

Congratulations to all the players and coaches on a great win and a Fairfax Fall Brawl Championship!
 

1st Row - Maria Keener, Carly Farmer, Bridgit O'Coonor, Hannah Tarro, Sydney Knego
2nd Row - Coach Knego, Maddie Flood, Megan DiDomenico, Lindsey Bush, Bailey Hartzel, Izzy Keener, Maddie Thompson, Lauren Granata, Coach O'Connor.


Any additional pictures and/or recaps?  Please forward them to

 

by LaxPower.com posted 08/31/2011
 

HS Lacrosse Sponsorship/Participation Rates

Lacrosse at the high school level has grown over 100% just since 2001 and is continuing to expand rapidly while most other sports are not. In fact, lacrosse remains among the top three fastest growing sports among those that are in the top 15 in popularity. And, for the first time ever, girls' lacrosse has cracked the top 10 in number of participants, with almost 75,000 players at the schools covered by the NFHS survey.

by posted 08/08/2011
 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The current 10-second count to return to the goal area in high school boys lacrosse will be eliminated beginning with the 2012 season.

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee – at its July 12-13 meeting in Indianapolis – also clarified rules regarding offside situations and a “Get it in/Keep it in” command for game officials. All rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

Rule 4-15-1 regarding advancing the ball into the goal area was expanded to describe three situations. A team shall bring the ball into the goal area within 10 seconds 1) after crossing the center line with possession, 2) after initially gaining possession in the offensive half of the field, or 3) after regaining possession in the offensive half of the field following a defensive possession. This change eliminates the need for players to continually “get a touch” in the goal area every 10 seconds.

“This change allows teams to run their offense more efficiently and simplifies the counting requirements for officials,” said Kent Summers, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee.

In Rule 4-11, “a team is not considered offside if a team with too few players at either end of the field has not gained an advantage because the player(s) in question are off the field of play.” The official should withhold the whistle or flag in this situation, and observe how the potentially offending player re-enters the game.

“The team has not gained an advantage in this situation, and, in fact, may be at a disadvantage by having too few players on the field,” Summers said. “If the team with too few players gains an advantage by delaying the substitution, then an illegal procedure foul rather than an offside foul has occurred.”

In Rule 4-34, the committee adopted the “Get it in/Keep it in” command for officials to use in two situations involving offensive possession. When the ball is outside the goal area, the official verbally announces “get it in,” forcing the team in possession to advance the ball into the goal area within 10 seconds and keep it in. The “keep it in” command forces the team in possession to keep the ball in the goal area. The two “Get it in/Keep it in” situations are “Under two minutes remaining in the game when the game is not tied,” and “Stalling.”

See the complete article at Inside Lacrosse.com

by posted 06/17/2011
 

by posted 06/16/2011
 
Tribe U-13 C2 Take Bracket Title!

Talk about peaking at just the right time, our U-13 C2 Boys, coached by Chad Parello, finished out their season strong by winning the U-13 C2 Tier IV bracket.  After receiving an opening round bye, the Tribe took it to Manassas 6-0, advancing to the finals of their bracket.  In the finals, they held a 4-2 lead late in the 3rd quarter, when a dangerous weather system moved into our area.  The Algonkian U-13 C2 was declared the winner.  Congratulations to all the players and coaches.  Great way to finish the season!

by John Raby, Associated Press posted 03/24/2010
 
Lacrosse enjoying US college boom

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -At spring break, Joe Ernst took his college athletes on a memorable road trip to compete in their thriving sport.

Basketball? Nope. Baseball? Guess again. The Southwestern University team headed north from Texas to play lacrosse in Michigan.

What was once a niche sport in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states is now one of the fastest-growing games in America.

The Associated Press asked all 95 of the NCAA's multisport conferences to list the sports being added in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, and lacrosse topped them all, far outpacing golf.

In the three NCAA divisions, 20 women's lacrosse teams and 12 men's teams have debuted this year, most of them in Division III. At least two dozen more teams are scheduled to come on board next year.

The reasons are simple. The game has an exhilarating pace and high scoring. It's not too expensive to put a team together. And in an atmosphere where colleges want to add sports to increase revenue, it's a good fit. Several schools that are expanding their athletic programs cited the need to boost enrollment and thereby generate more tuition, particularly in Divisions II and III, where athletes often don't receive scholarships.

"It is just blowing up at the Division III level, particularly moving westward," said Ernst, Southwestern's coach. "There's really no expenditure on our part. It's equipment and travel."

Four of this year's new NCAA teams are outside the Eastern time zone, including a women's team at Carthage (Wis.) College and a men's team at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. For some, playing is an unexpected bonus.

"I definitely didn't come to school expecting to turn into a Division III lacrosse player," said Milwaukee goalkeeper Ian Wilson, who had last played lacrosse as a freshman in high school in Illinois. "It's the exact opposite of what I thought I would be doing my senior year."

The debut of the first NCAA men's lacrosse program in Texas - at Southwestern - comes nearly four decades after Navy and Johns Hopkins played the first varsity college game in the state at the Houston Astrodome, according to US Lacrosse, the Baltimore-based national governing body.

See the complete article at NBC Sports