U9
Directors
U9 , like all other Lacrosse divisions, is based on birth year. For a listing of the registration divisions and their corresponding birth years please check out our registration page
here.
For the 2023 season U9 birth years are 2015/2016
U9 will have two floor times per week - Tuesday evenings or Wednesday evenings(depending on the number of teams) and Saturday mornings
Official schedules are not released until post evaluations - we are unable to accommodate schedule requests.
For the 2023 season, U9 evaluations will follow the following schedule - Week of April 1st-8th, 2023
U9 season runs until end of June and ends with a city-wide festival with play against other clubs.
The U9 program follows the guidelines as set forth by the Canadian Lacrosse Association Long Term Athlete Development Plan.
The format for U9 will be:
- U9 sessions are 1 hour
- U9 games are 1 hour floor time - 3 - 12min run time periods
- play full floor
- play 5 on 5 (with goalie)
- 3 x 3 nets
- referees on floor to call penalties and explain violations; players who repeatedly commit rule violations will be sent off the floor
- 3 minute shifts
- Contact rule is Place and Push.
- The fall back rule applies when the goaltender is in possession of the ball. All defensive players must enter the neutral zone where they must wait until the ball crosses the restraining line. The goalie must pass the ball to one of the offensive players who must be at least 9 feet from the crease.
- After each goal and the end of each shift, play shall start with the goalkeeper of the team that was scored on or was in possession of the ball at the end of the shift and the defensive players shall fall back to their zone.
- U9 require full gear. Visual guidelines of gear expectations are available here.
Please consult ALA Regulation 15.16 for full U9 rules.
Score is kept and entered into the League Management System.
Throughout the season, in order to encourage the development of this environment, there will be no standings for U9. Please note that although standings are not kept and the score is not recorded standard game results procedures must be followed (ie. sending in the game sheets).
Registration Opens 15 December 2023
For more information, please contact the U9 coordinator, Brie-Anne Risi, please email U9@axemenlacrosse.com
