SAFETY UPDATE - MILC families have the option to purchase certified chest/shoulder protection equipment through the MILC equipment store.

Beginning in 2022 lacrosse players must wear chest/shoulder protection that meets the NOCSAE ND200 standard (National Operating Committee Standards for Athletic Equipment). This standard enhances lacrosse player safety by reducing the risk of impact forces to the chest. This new rule is mandatory in 2022 at the NCAA (college) and NFHS (high school) levels. The new rule is not yet mandatory at the youth level (K-8th), although you may read information from USA Lacrosse stating that it is mandatory at all levels. Regardless, enhanced player safety is a good thing at all ages.  The MILC has coordinated to make NOCSAE ND200 standard shoulder/chest protection available to MILC players at discounted prices. The most significant discount is on the Maverik EKG Speed Pad. Products are expected to ship in Nov/Dec. 

If interested, please follow this link - MILC Equipment Store

PRESIDENT UPDATE

Welcome back to the 2021/2022 school year! Fall Ball is off to a great start with youth teams formed at every level (Kinder, 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th & 7th/8th) and coaches meeting at The Lid Park every Sunday. High school aged teams (9th/10th & 11th/12th) are also playing this fall, with teams entered into the Cascade Fall Ball League & I-90 Indoor League. We are also busy planning various club events including the Youth Program Mandatory Parent Meeting on November 3rd and the annual Poinsettia & Greens Sale will launch this week though mid-November. I want to thank all of the volunteers and coaches that have made this happen. It's so wonderful to see all the happy faces back on the field. GO MI! ~ Sarah Rowe, President

Black Team & Silver Team - Rosters

Congratulations to every player who participated in the 2021 Silver Team & Black Team tryouts. It was a very competitive day of physical fitness testing, footwork drills, stick skills evaluation and scrimmaging. Everyone did a great job! Fall rosters below:

Silver Team: Brown, Dubois, Galgon, Helman, Howard, Kile, Leclercq, Long, Luu, Rosato, Rozman, Stewart, Sweeney & Topol.

Black Team: Baxter, Burkey, Galgon, Jensen, Larsen, Law, Manson, McBride, Neher, S. Poole, Ronaldson, Rubenstein, Schatz, Weil & Wolff

All registered Fall Ball players (5/6 & 7/8) who didn’t make the Silver Team & Black Team rosters will automatically be placed on the 5/6 Maroon Team & 7/8 Maroon Team rosters. As we explained to everyone at tryouts, the coaching staff will continue to evaluate every player at Fall Ball and will eventually call-up additional players for both the Silver Team & the Black Team. Keep working hard!

ELEMENTARY - FALL BALL:

Kindergarten

• Cost = $40
• Season begins on Sunday, Sept. 19th, from 9:00am-10:00am
• Practices are held at Aubrey Davis Park/The Lid – Field C

1st & 2nd Grades

• Cost = $85
• Season begins on Sunday, Sept. 19th, from 9:00am-10:00am  
• Practices are held at Aubrey Davis Park/The Lid – Field C
• Local tournament play will be offered

3rd & 4th Grades

• Cost = $127 
• Season begins September 19th, from 10:00am-11:30am
• Practices are held at Aubrey Davis Park/The Lid – Field C 
• Games will begin in October
• Local tournament play will be offered

MIDDLE SCHOOL - FALL BALL: 

5th & 6th Grades

• Cost = $155
• Season begins on Sunday, Sept. 19, from 11:00am-1:00pm
• Practices are held at Aubrey Davis Park/The Lid – Field C on Sunday afternoons and will alternate with games held throughout the greater Eastside. There will be two teams for Fall Ball – the Maroon Team (B) and the Silver Team (A).
• Local tournament play will be offered

7th & 8th Grades

• Cost = $155
• Season begins on Sunday, Sept. 19th
• Maroon Team Practices are held at Aubrey Davis Park/The Lid – Field C from 1pm-3pm
• Black Team Practices are held at Aubrey Davis Park/The Lid - Field C from 2pm-4pm
• Games for both teams will alternate each Sunday
• Local tournament play will be offered

HIGH SCHOOL - FALL BALL: 

9th & 10th

Cascade League Fall Ball – Field games on Sundays on the eastside (September 12 – October 31) and the WA Love – Play For A Cause jamboree in Bellevue, WA.  WA Love will be held on November 13-14 in Bellevue, WA.  Cascade League is open to all 9th – 10th grade players.  Cost is $60.  REGISTER here for Cascade League:  CASCADE LEAGUE REGISTRATION

11th & 12th

I-90 Indoor League – Six box/indoor games at Arena Sports in Issaquah (September 12 – October 24) on alternating Sundays between 2:20 pm and 6:30 pm.  I-90 Indoor League is open to varsity players only.  Cost is $100.  REGISTRATION will be sent separately. 

Would you like to make a donation to the Mercer Island Lacrosse Club (a 501c3 Non-Profit organization)?  Donate here: