Registration for the 2010 Norwalk Junior Lacrosse spring season has begun. Registration this year will be online, but there will be limited in-person registration opportunities to be announced later.
REGISTRATION: To register online and pay with a credit card click on “Register Online” in the left menu on this home page and follow the directions. Register early—registrations will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis in case we have too few coaches.
COST: The total cost for 2010 NJrLacrosse spring play is $150.00. Our new online registration program separates the $125.00 Norwalk Junior Lacrosse participation fee and the $25.00 US Lacrosse membership. Your child must be a current member of US Lacrosse to participate in Norwalk Junior Lacrosse. The US Lacrosse membership also enables your child to participate in Norwalk Lacrosse Association summer activities and many camps and programs that require US Lacrosse membership. If your child is not a member of US Lacrosse, or if the membership is due to expire during the 2010 spring season, this registration system will have you join automatically and charge a US Lacrosse fee of $25.00, in addition to the $125.00 NJrLacrosse fee.
Refund Policy: If a player registers and then decides not to play before his/her age/gender group’s sixth practice, NJrLacrosse will refund their participation fee, less $10.00 which covers non-recoverable costs such as City of Norwalk field use fees. US Lacrosse membership is non-refundable. After the fifth practice, the participation fee is non-refundable.
ORGANIZATION & SCHEDULE: For boys, NJrLacrosse offers play in four age divisions: Under-15 Senior (born 1/1/95 or later and in 8th grade or lower), U-13 Junior (born 1/1/97 or later), U-11 Lightning (born 1/1/99 or later), and U-9 Bantam (born 1/1/2001 or later –Dogs and Underdogs).
For girls, play will be in divisions by grade: 7th & 8th grade Senior, 5th & 6th grade Junior, 3rd & 4th grade Bantam. There will also be a girls "Little Laxers" program for 1st & 2nd grade girls. Little Laxers online registration will be handled separately from the normal registration with more information to be supplied shortly.
The spring season runs from March through mid-June. Practice for all girls and for Under-15, U-13, and U-11 boys will begin in early March with the Preseason Tune-Up Camps on the Norwalk High and McMahon turf fields, and continue thereafter with regular practices at Veterans Park on a schedule that will be announced later. U-9 boys will begin March 28th. Check www.norwalklax.org frequently for updates and details.
Special Circumstances & Financial Aid:
Parents seeking to register children born after December 31, 2003 or seeking financial aid must make special arrangements through Norwalk Lacrosse Association President Jack Couch. His email is
or you can call him at 203-838-0232.
Normally, the youngest children admitted into the NJrLacrosse program are age seven or older. However, on a case-by-case basis, younger children will be considered, and have sometimes succeeded admirably. Special conditions will apply to underage players, but they are not onerous and are designed to protect the interests of the child and his/her teammates. If you want to register a child born after December 31, 2003, or have other special considerations you want to discuss, contact Coach Couch.
The Norwalk Lacrosse Association does not want any child to be denied an opportunity to play because of family financial circumstances. Parents seeking financial aid should contact Coach Couch. All financial aid discussions and transactions will be held strictly confidential between him, the parent, the Registrar, and the Treasurer.
Use of NJrLacrosse Equipment (Boys Only): Norwalk Junior Lacrosse has a limited supply of helmets, shoulder pads, gloves, and arm pads available for players to use throughout the season. Equipment is available on a first come, first served basis determined by day and time of registration until supplies are exhausted. So register early. Those using NJrLacrosse equipment must provide a $100.00 security deposit check when checking out the equipment. NJrLacrosse will cash the security deposit check only in the event of loss or damage to the equipment, beyond the normal wear and tear of play; the check will be returned or destroyed when the equipment is returned in satisfactory condition
