What programs does the Falls Church Youth Lacrosse Club provide?
Can my child play more that one sport?
How old does a child have to be to play FCYLC lacrosse?
When does the spring season start and end?
When are the fall clinics?
What equipment is required for lacrosse?
Does FCYLC rent equipment?
What uniforms are used for lacrosse?
What is the time commitment for lacrosse?
How and when do I register my child for lacrosse?
Is there a volunteer commitment for Falls Church Youth Lacrosse Club?
Does Falls Church Youth Lacrosse club conduct fundraising in addition to the registration fee?
Where are the practice fields?
Where is our Home Game Field?
1. What programs does the Falls Church Youth Lacrosse Club provide?
The major lacrosse season is in the spring where we form teams to play surrounding towns in the Northern Virginia Youth Lacrosse league (NVYLL). To help children improve their lacrosse skills, FCYLC provides a weekly fall clinic on Saturdays beginning mid-September and concluding mid-November
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2. Can my child play more that one sport?
We encourage children to plan multiple sports. Involvement in multiple sports allows the child to enhance their athletic development, while being fun. Our fall clinics are scheduled to minimize conflict with a fall sports, such as football, soccer, or cross country. Make as many clinics as you can. In the winter, we encourage that your child play basketball, wrestle, or another sport. In the spring, we would like the child to make lacrosse their primary sport. If your child also plays another sport please let us know.
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3. How old does a child have to be to play FCYLC lacrosse?
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4. When does the spring season start and end?
Regular practices usually begin in early March. The first games are usually schedule for the last weekend in March. Most teams will play an approximately nine or ten game schedule that will conclude in early June. The regular season is followed by a tournament week for the top eight or twelve teams in each division.
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5. When are the fall clinics?
We typically hold the fall clinics on Saturday afternoons beginning in mid-September and ending the 2nd weekend of November, with Columbus Day weekend off. We also try to field tournament teams for both boys and girls.
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6. What equipment is required for lacrosse?
Girl’s lacrosse is non-contact. Girls need a women's lacrosse stick, protective eye gear, mouth guard and cleats (soccer or football). The mouth guard and USA Lacrosse Approved Goggles are REQUIRED for practices and games. Suggested sticks for beginning players are 36" in length for girls under 5' tall and 48" in length for girls over 5' tall. Only the goalie wears protective gear that is provided by VYI.
Boys lacrosse is a contact sport. In addition to a stick, cleats, a mouth guard, and a protective cup; each player must have a helmet, shoulder pads, arm pads and gloves.
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7. Does FCYLC rent equipment?
FCYLC runs a seasonal rental program for both boys and girls. Rentals are provided for:
- those families just trying the sport, or
- for those families who are not able to afford it.
Once the family makes the commitment to the sport we ask that they purchase it for their child. We believe that every child should have the opportunity to play lacrosse regardless of whether they can afford the equipment or not. Therefore, even after the family makes the commitment to the sport, but does not have the ability to buy the equipment the club will provide rental equipment for them.
To ease the burden of purchasing the equipment, this website has an EXCHNAGE section where families can advertise used equipment for sale. If you have equipment that you would like to sell, simply fill out the form to post it. We hope this Exchange feature will be very beneficial.
We rent for both the fall clinic and spring league seasons. Rental costs are $25 for each season for the boys and $10 for the girls.
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8. What uniforms are used for lacrosse?
For girls, FCYLC provides a skort and shirt. Both of these are returned at the end of the season.
For boys, FCYLC provides a team short and jersey. Both of these are returned at the end of the season.
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9. What is the time commitment for lacrosse?
In the NVYLL league, most teams will practice two or three times a week from March through early June. Most teams will play nine to ten games. Generally, boys' games are played on Saturday and girls' games are played on Sunday. We practice on field in and around Falls Church. Our home field is the stadium turf field at George Mason HS.
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10. How and when do I register my child for lacrosse?
Registration for FCYLC Lacrosse is handled on-line. On-line registration is available at http://www.fclaxclub.com. Simply, follow the directions for on-line registrations. More information on the current/upcoming season is available on this site. Please refer to the links on the left-hand side of this page.
The Commissioner can waive the registration fee in the event of financial hardship.
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11. Is there a volunteer commitment for Falls Church Youth Lacrosse Club?
Yes. FCYLC is a 100% volunteer organization. The success of the program depends directly on the involvement of each player's family. Therefore, it is expected that everyone will contribute some time, talent, and effort to support the program. There are a host of ways you can volunteer. Commissioner, Dave Cogar at
to explore these and other volunteer opportunities.
At the league level, you can help on a committee, such as:
- Women's Program (We need parents of our young girls to become more involved in this side of our program. )
- Fundraising (Help drum up corporate sponsors and coordinate fundraising activities.)
- Field Coordination (Become one of the volunteers to help line and care for game day fields.)
- Preseason Clinic (Help with coordination and registration for the VYI/Madison Preseason Clinic.
- Equipment/Uniforms (Assist with the boys equipment rental program; assist in selection and distribution of each season's uniforms.)
- Registration (Assist with walk-in registration sessions.)
- Finance (Coordinate all financial matters with VYI Treasurer. Requires significant participation in registration activities.)
- Each of the above activities requires a lead for the Boys program and a lead for the Girls program. Contact our
At the team level, you can volunteer to be a:
- Team parent (Help organize the team by coordinating snack duty, phone tree rosters, and team events.)
- Field representative (Ensure proper documentation for the game; handle any conduct problems, keep the official score if the electronic scoreboard is not functioning.)
- Assistant Coach (Actively participate in team practices, communication, and games.)
- Game Official (Help ensure the NVYLL rules are followed and may referee in the event of a no show by the referee provided by NVYLL)
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12. Does Falls Church Youth Lacrosse club conduct fundraising in addition to the registration fee?
Yes, we have developed a fundraiser that all players will receive.
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13. Where are the practice fields?
See our web site www.fclaxclub.com for information on our practice fields.
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14. Where is our Home Game Field?
George Mason High School
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