South Jersey Youth Lacrosse: About SJYLax
Wednesday, January 24What is the South Jersey Youth Lacrosse League
South Jersey Youth Lacrosse (SJYLax) offers South Jersey youth from Kindergarten through high school the opportunity to learn, play and compete in the greatest game on two feet, lacrosse. SJYLax is a non-profit associations and associated with US Lacrosse, the national governing body of lacrosse.
Although different events are held year round, the SJYLax season is primarily held in the Spring from early March through mid June.
Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States. Youth membership (ages 15 and under) in US Lacrosse has more than tripled since 1999 to nearly 100,000. No sport has grown faster at the high school level over the last 10 years and there are now more than 130,000 high school players. Lacrosse is also the fastest-growing sport over the last five years at the NCAA level and that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are more than 500 college club programs, the majority of which compete under the umbrella of US Lacrosse and its "intercollegiate associates" level.