The Groton Dunstable Youth Lacrosse program offers youth players an opportunity to enjoy the "Fastest Game on Two Feet". We offer boys and girls travel programs in grades 1-8. 

Our stick league program is a fun based introduction to lacrosse for those in Pre-K and K.  We provide all of the equipment.  This league is a co-ed teaching league that meets once a week on Sundays.

GRADES:

Both the boys and girls teams are created based on the age of the player. Teams will be based on grade level, provided that current age eligibility requirements are met.

• Grade levels are defined as follows:
  • 14U - 8th and 7th grades
  • 12U - 6th and 5th grades
  • 10U - 4th and 3rd grades
  • 8U - 2nd and 1st grades
  • Stick League - Pre-K & K

COACHING PHILOSOPHY

Our organization is committed to the Principals of Positive Coaching Alliance and against a “win-at-all-cost” mentality. PCA calls a Positive Coach a “Double Goal Coach.” A win-at-all-cost has only one goal – to win. A Positive Coach shares that goal (wants to win) but has second goal that is even more important – to use the sports experience to help young people learn life lessons and positive character traits that will help them to be successful throughout their lives.

 Help us promote the three PCA principles which have the power to “transform youth sports so that sports can transform youth”. The three principles, explained in this letter, are: (1) Redefining Winner, (2) Filling the Emotional Tank, and (3) Honoring the Game.

Principle: Redefining Winner

To help our children get the most out of competitive sports, we need to redefine what it means to be a “winner”. Winners are people who: make maximum effort, continue to learn and improve, and refuse to let mistakes stop them.

Principle: Filling the Emotional Tank

Like tanks in cars, athletes have “Emotional Tanks” that need to be filled to do their best. There will be times when you need to correct and criticize. Research has shown that a “Magic Ratio” of 5:1 (praise to criticism) is ideal.  

Principle: Honoring the Game

Honoring the Game gets to the ROOTS of positive play, where ROOTS stands for respect for: Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates and one’s Self. 

Goals and Hopes for the Season

1. Every athlete will enjoy the sport throughout the season.
2. Every athlete’s skills and tactical knowledge of the sport will improve.
3. Every athlete will get chances to test himself in game situations.
4. Every athlete will want to play the sport again next year.
5. The parents will enjoy the season as much as the athletes.