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Lacrosse — Girls, for the parent in it.
Every read, drill, calendar, pathway, rule, and recruiting note we have on lacrosse — girls. Use this as the front door.
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Cost
What does lacrosse — girls actually cost?
Pre-filled annual estimates by tier. Edit any line.
Pathway
Lacrosse — Girls by age
What good looks like at 7, 10, 13, 15.
Calendar
The lacrosse — girls year
High school girls lacrosse under NFHS and USA Lacrosse rules. Tryouts late February or early March depending on state, games March through May, state playoffs in May. Club and tournament lacrosse picks up in June for players who want it.
Rules
Rules at-a-glance
Five-minute primer.
Reads
Lacrosse — Girls articles
age 15-plus · Jul 6, 2026
Club vs. High School Girls Lacrosse: Which One Actually Matters
Same sport, two calendars, and a spring that asks a 15-year-old to serve both.
age 15-plus · Jul 6, 2026
Girls Lacrosse Recruiting Video: What Coaches Actually Watch
Not a highlight reel. A tape of decisions, because that's what a non-contact sport actually shows.
age 15-plus · Jul 6, 2026
Girls lacrosse recruiting: what parents need to know
The mechanics, not the panic. Here's how the process actually runs once your kid is in high school.
age 15-plus · Jul 6, 2026
Varsity Girls Lacrosse Tryouts: The Real Odds and What Gets Cut
Twenty-five jerseys, a program that's grown fast, and a coach deciding who plays and who watches.
age 15-plus · Jul 6, 2026
When Your Kid Doesn't Get Recruited for Girls Lacrosse
September 1 came and went. No calls came with it. Here's what that actually means, and what it doesn't.
age all-ages · Jul 4, 2026
The Boys' Team Gets the Better Practice Slot. Again.
Third season in a row, the girls' team practiced under the lights at 8pm while the boys had the 5:30 slot. Here's how one family raised it without a fight.
age all-ages · Jul 4, 2026
When Your Daughter Asks Why Her Brother's Lacrosse Looks Nothing Like Hers
She watched her brother's practice for ten minutes and asked why he got to wear a helmet and hit people with his stick and she didn't.
age 13-14 · Jul 4, 2026
Recruiting Starts Freshman Year for Girls' Lacrosse. Nobody Warns You.
We assumed recruiting was a junior-year conversation. A club coach mentioned college camps to our ninth grader in October and we realized we were already behind.
age 8-10 · Jun 10, 2026
Your First Season of Girls Lacrosse
Goggles instead of helmets, a pocket so shallow the ball barely sits, and why the girls game is its own sport from the first whistle.
age all-ages · Jun 10, 2026
Goggles, Not Helmets: The Girls Lacrosse Gear Conversation
The eyewear standard that made old goggles illegal, the pocket rule refs actually check, and why the no-helmet question has a real answer.
Drills
Lacrosse — Girls drills
26 drills total. Most recent shown.
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· fundamentals
1v1 Ground Ball Battle
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· fundamentals
1v1 Take Away Check
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· fundamentals
Catch on the Run
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· fundamentals
Catch Over the Shoulder
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· fundamentals
Catch with Soft Hands
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· fundamentals
Cradle on the Run
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· fundamentals
Stationary Cradle
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Cradle with Pressure
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· fundamentals
Give and Go Pass
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Goalie Stance and Arc
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Pass on the Move
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Quick Stick Pass
The Sideline File
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The ACL prevention warm-up
Eleven minutes before practice. A structured warm-up that's associated with lower ACL injury rates in adolescent female athletes. Risk reduction, not a guarantee.
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Artificial turf temperatures: the burn-risk parents don't see
Synthetic turf can run 40 to 60°F hotter than air temperature. The skin-burn risk, the heat-illness contribution, and the practice-modification thresholds.
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Cleats and foot safety: metal vs molded, fit, and the growth question
When metal cleats are allowed, when they're not, and the fit rules that prevent the most common youth-sport foot injuries.
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Cold-weather practice: frostbite, layering, the temperature threshold
What an outdoor practice should look like below 40°F, when the wind chill makes it actually dangerous, and the layering rule for kids who run hot.
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Concussion: protocol, return to play, your state law
What a concussion actually is, what the trainer or coach should be doing in the first ten minutes, and how return-to-play works under your state law.
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Goalkeeper gear safety: gloves, headgear, padding
What protects a soccer or lacrosse goalie. The headgear data, the glove sizing rule, and the chest protector debate.
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Hand and finger fractures: the kid's growth plates change the math
Buddy-taping a 'jam' that's actually a Salter-Harris fracture can cause permanent deformity. The on-field triage and the X-ray threshold.
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Heat and hydration
What an August practice should look like under NATA's youth heat acclimatization rules. How much water, when. And the signs that say stop now.
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Heat exhaustion vs heatstroke: the line that matters
Both look bad. One is recoverable with rest and water. The other is a true emergency. The signs that distinguish them, and the protocol for each.
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Heatstroke right now: cool first, transport second
The protocol that saves lives in the August heat. Cold-water immersion before EMS transport. The signs that mean act now.
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Helmet, bat, and mouthguard certification: the stamps that matter
NOCSAE for helmets. USA Baseball and USA Softball for bats. State-by-state rules for mouthguards. What stamps to look for, what's expired, and what used gear is fine.
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Humidity and dew point: practice modifiers when WBGT isn't on hand
WBGT is the gold standard for heat decisions, but most youth programs don't have a reader. Humidity and dew point are the backup metrics, and they tell you more than air temperature alone.
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Hypothermia on the field: recognize, warm, escalate
The signs the kid is past 'cold' and into hypothermia. The protocol that warms safely. When to call 911.
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Knee braces in youth sport: what helps, what doesn't
Functional braces, prophylactic braces, neoprene sleeves. The published evidence on what each does and when to use them.
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Mosquito-borne illness in outdoor youth sport: West Nile, EEE, and the basics
Outdoor practices at dawn and dusk during summer carry small but real risk of mosquito-borne illness. The repellents, the timing, and the regional patterns.
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Mouthguard fit: boil-and-bite vs custom
The boil-and-bite option works. The custom option works better. The actual difference, and when paying for custom matters.
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Patellar dislocation: the kneecap is not where it should be
The kneecap slipped sideways and may have popped back. The on-field protocol, the imaging that matters, and the recovery picture for repeat dislocators.
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Pollen and allergic conjunctivitis: the spring eye-irritation kids underreport
Itchy red eyes during outdoor practice. The seasonal patterns, the over-the-counter management, and when to see a doctor.
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Sun and skin: youth athletes, sunscreen, and the melanoma math
The cumulative-exposure problem with kids in outdoor sports. SPF, the two-finger rule, when to reapply, and why hats and shirts are still the best UV protection.
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Suspected concussion right now: same-day pull, written clearance
The first ten minutes after the hit. What the trainer, coach, or parent does in order. Sideline triage, not medical advice.
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Tick prevention and Lyme disease: the protocol for outdoor youth sports
The repellents that work, the post-practice tick check, the bullseye rash, and when a tick bite needs the doctor.
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Wet field decisions: when surface conditions make play unsafe
Standing water, soft mud, ice in cold months. The published thresholds and the questions to ask before a game starts on a marginal field.
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Wildfire smoke and AQI: when to cancel a youth practice
The AirNow AQI thresholds for kids, how PM2.5 affects developing lungs, and the practice-modification rule the EPA actually publishes.
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What's actually dangerous about youth field hockey
Concussion, eye and dental injuries, stick contact, and the rules that have evolved to reduce them.
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What's actually dangerous about youth girls' lacrosse
Different rules, different gear, different injury profile. Concussion from stick-to-head and head-to-head, ankle and knee injuries, and the goggles question.