General Information
2017 & 2018 birth years
Note: We try very hard to accommodate these dates, however, final practice schedules do depend on City of Richmond arena allocations and registration numbers so these could change.
Training Camp Schedule (Optional) (Feb 24 - Mar 23)
Feb 1 - Mar 15 Saturdays 12:00pm Tomsett Elementary School
Mar 22 12:00pm Steveston Lacrosse Box
Regular Season Schedule (Mar 24 - Jun 29)
There is no evaluation or tiering done for U9 for team assignment. U9s will practice and play in house initially. We will move to indoor floors as they become available.
Weekly Team Practice 1: Mondays 6:00pm
Weekly Team Practice 2: Thursdays 6:00pm
Weekly Home Games: Saturday 10:30am - 12:00pm (Minoru Silver)
Away Games: Schedule is TBD based on rink allocations and registration in neighbouring associations. We expect to play in the U9 League West which should include Vancouver, Surrey, and North Shore. Most games are played on Saturday mornings. Except for tournaments, we will have only one game per weekend.
RAMP Team App
Players/parents will be added to selected teams in RAMP prior to the start of the regular season. Confirmed schedules including changes (i.e., weather cancellations) will be communicated via RAMP. Please update your attendance to practices or games a few days prior to the event.
Tournaments
1 weekend tournament in Greater Vancouver. Schedule TBD.
Gameplay
According to standard BCLA Box Lacrosse Rules
For U9/Tyke Rules see Appendix E Option X (p. 149)
No body checking, cross checking, or slashing
Penalties will be called
Equipment
Goalies
A rotation will be established giving everyone a chance to be goalie.