Memphis Saints Lacrosse Club: Saints Info

Saints Spring Season Information

Team Divisions 

Memphis Saints Lacrosse Club teams are divided by grade/age divisions and by skill level. 

• Varsity A - (7th/8th grades) will play local league games and out of town games/tournaments*
• Varsity B - (7th/8th grades) will play local league games*
• JV Purple - (5th/6th grades) will play league games**
• JV Gold - (5th/6th grades) will play league games** 

*Tryouts for the Varsity A team will be held Sunday afternoon on January 27th and February 3rd from 2:00-4:30pm, please check schedule for any updates or changes. Players interested in trying out for the Varsity A team must attend both sessions to be considered. The team will be selected by the coaching staff. Players not wanting to tryout or not selected will be placed on the Varsity B team

**The JV team will be split into Purple and Gold teams based upon skill level and/or grade. Decisions will be determined by the coaching staff. There will be no tryouts for JV teams

Any questions please contact Memphis Saints Lacrosse Club

Practices

The St. Louis School football field is our primary practice/game location. For directions go to Locations, click on the compass symbol for a printable map

Saturday practices are as follows:

Varsity A team start February 9th at 9:00am - 11:00 am

Varsity B and JV teams start February 9th at 11:00am - 1:00pm 

During the week practices are as follows:

Varsity A team will be Mondays and Thursdays starting Monday, February 11th. Practice times will be 4:30 - 6:00pm 

Varsity B team will be Tuesdays starting Tuesday, February 12th. Practice time will be 4:30 - 6:00pm

JV teams will be Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Tuesday, February 12th. Practice times will be 4:00pm - 5:30pm 

For complete team schedules see Practices. Practice times and dates are subject to change

**All new players must attend every session of our Skill Development Program. This program is designed to develop the new player's stick skills and game knowledge. These sessions will be Sunday afternoon on January 27th and February 3rd from 1:00-2:00pm, please check schedule for updates or changes.

Registration 

Memphis Saints Lacrosse Club handles player registration

ALL players must attend registration for correct sizing of SaintsGear and game uniform (if applicable)

You will need to bring the following information to registration:

• Emergency contact name and phone number (other than parent)
• Medical insurance provider and ID #
• Any medical conditions, i.e. asthma, allergies, etc.
• Primary physician and their phone number

Registration will be January 5th from 10:00am - 1:30pm at St. Louis Church/School in the cafeteria. For directions go to Locations, click on the compass symbol for a printable map

US Lacrosse

Every player must be registered with US Lacrosse

Register online at http://usl.ebiz.uapps.net/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=288 

This provides liability insurance for club/players/coaches/officials/fans. If one player or coach is not registered, we lose our liability insurance and can not play games or practice! The St. Louis Church & School, the Catholic Diocese of Memphis and the Memphis Lacrosse Youth League requires that we have ALL players and coaches registered

ALL returning players need to be re-registered before January 31st prior to the start of the spring season

Club Dues

Club dues will be $250.00 per player not including any applicable uniform fees (see Game Uniform below for more information).

If a player quits or is asked to leave the club for any reason, all monies will be considered a donation and non-refundable

Game Uniform

Each player will purchase a personalized game uniform. The game uniform will have the player's last name and their selected number 

Returning players will not be required to purchase a new game uniform unless they need replacement pieces

Fees for uniforms and replacement pieces are as follows:

• Full game uniform - $90.00
• Replacement jersey - $50.00
• Replacement shorts - $40.00

Sizing and number selection will take place during registration 

SaintsGear

Every player will receive the following SaintsGear upon registering:

• Numbered Saints logo purple/white reversible
• Gray numbered Saints shooting shirt
• Numbered Saints logo hoodie
• Saints logo helmet decals (if needed) 

Required Equipment & Colors

The following will be strictly enforced at all practices and games:

• Regulation lacrosse stick
• Helmet - Gold (CBHS); any other color needs coaches approval
• Shoulder pads - Black or White
• Arm pads - Black or White
• Gloves - Black, white or high school colors
• Athletic supporter with hard cup
• Football or soccer cleats -- NO baseball cleats
• Mouthpiece must be attached to face mask

Practice Uniform

The following will be enforced for all practices:

• Required equipment
• Numbered Saints logo purple/white reversible
• Athletic style shorts - no cargo, khaki or blue jean shorts permitted
• Saints logo hoodie on cold/cool days worn over pads and under reversible
• Warm-up pants on cold/cool days - easy to take off over cleats
• "Cold Gear" type shirt on cold days - optional

Game Uniform

The following will be strictly enforced for all games:

• Required equipment
• Game uniform
• Numbered Saints logo purple/white reversible - current year
• White or black socks - crew style or lower permitted 
• Gray numbered Saints shooting shirt on warm/cool days under pads
• Black "Cold Gear" type shirt on cold days under pads
• Saints logo hoodie on cold/cool days
• Warm-up pants on cold/cool days - easy to take off over cleats - optional

Rules

Basic rules and how-to-play are in Handouts

Parents

In case of inclement weather -- 2 hours prior to the event, please check the website or your email inbox 

We are always looking for parents to help coach. Even if you don't know anything about the game of lacrosse we will teach and assist you

We ask the following of ALL parents:

• Arrive on time to practices and especially when picking up
• Don't check your son's bag - assist him while HE checks HIS OWN BAG!
• Have your son practice at home with both hands
  • Work on the wall - passing/catching
  • Cradling 
  • Ground balls

We need as much advance notice of dates for the following:

• Spring Breaks for non-catholic schools
• Class trips
• Confirmations
• Graduations - 8th grade and high school

We will need volunteers to help at home games:

• Set-up/Tear down
• Scoring table
  • Time keeper
  • Horn
  • Score book
• Photos taken during the game

Finally, we want to remind everyone that these are competitive teams with no 50% play rule! On the JV team will try to get everyone in the games.

We will work with the boys but we want them to show improvement in stick skills. Practicing at home on stick work goes a long way. We will expect them to understand game expectations as we have explained and showed to them

Parents always want to know how we determine the line their son is on. We mainly base our decision on the following criteria: ability to use both hands (in passing on the move, catching on the move, cradling and ground balls) as well as their game recognition skills (understanding offensive/defensive situations, dodging and off-ball movement). This is the criteria applied in high school! Please understand that we are always trying to find the right mix to get the best team out on the field

The coaching staff will work with anyone to improve, remind your son not to be afraid to ask for help

The coaches see who has been practicing and who has not, it does show in our team practices and in games!

"Getting together is a start, remaining together is advancement, working together is an achievement"